Healthy Snacking

Degag

I have a bad habit of snacking at night on things that i shouldn't. Would love to find things to eat that would be good for me (or at least not bad!)

I was watching a program recently that had either hummus or guacomole eaten with pitta bread - sounded reasonably healthy i thought.... so any opinions on these or any other ideas?

Cheers!

The Hill Billy

The Nutrition & Diet folks may be able to provide good advice on this.

Moved from F&D.

HB

Lornen

Rice cakes are pretty healthy. If you spread some pb on them and a few raisins that'd work pretty good!

When i'm craving something late I tend to go for beans covered in hot sauce or cayenne pepper.

I feel if you have to prepare something you're likely to eat less.. That ravenous feeling goes.

Hummous is lovely.
Swap those pitta wedges for carrots and you've a deadly snack there.

Pitta wedges can tot up calorie wise if you eat a good few.

Degag

Cheers. Don't like peanut butter or raisens but might give the carrots and hummus a go!

Any more suggestions welcome!

gsxr1

tuna. great stuff

Mellor

Lornen wrote: »

Rice cakes are pretty healthy. If you spread some pb on them and a few raisins that'd work pretty good!

Rice cakes aren't healthy. They are pretty much nutritionally void.
Don't confuse low calorie with healthy.

Pitta wedges can tot up calorie wise if you eat a good few.

Peanut butter and rasins would probably add them up quicker

good nut butter is fine, but you have to allow for it if you snack on it. Very high in calories

Khannie

Saw a great tip the other day. Haven't tried it yet. Frozen grapes. They sound good.

I use sugar free jelly too if I'm hungry at night and watching my calories. It's a sweet treat that's virtually calorie free.

Lornen

Khannie wrote: »

Saw a great tip the other day. Haven't tried it yet. Frozen grapes. They sound good.

I use sugar free jelly too if I'm hungry at night and watching my calories. It's a sweet treat that's virtually calorie free.

+1 on the frozen grapes suggestion. They are so nice to snack on and because they put up a bit of a fight, you don't find yourself powering through them like you would if they were at room temp.

astra2000

How about some 70% dark choc a couple of squares with a cup of tea/coffee is lovely. Let it melt in your mouth lasts longer than a biscuit/bar. Also 25g mixed nuts, tesco and most fruit and veg shops do a great selection. When you weigh out the 25g it doesnt look like a lot but that amount is very satisfying and it doesnt leave you craving for more. Both of these are high in calories though so dont overdo it!

VW 1

Hey guys, just looking for a quick answer here.

I usually have a bowl of porridge for breakfast, fruit as a midmorning snack, chicken and veg for lunch, two slices of wholegrain bread as midafternoon snack and then either chicken and veg/mince and veg/lasagne/homemade burgers for dinner.

Trying to eat nice and clean.

However 3 nights a week I have boxing training half 7 to 9 and I dont get in from work until half 6 so too close to boxing to eat a dinner.

If I was to substitute another bowl of porridge in at about 5 or half 5, instead of the midafternoon snack, would this be too much porridge in a day or is it ok to have a second bowl, to keep me going until after my training at 9?

Also any tips on how to improve upon my daily food intake would be kindly appreciated!

metamorphosis

Frozen fruit is a great one like Khannie said - i usually pick up the bag of mixed froxen fruit - melon, mango, all different berries, pineapple. Nice to let it sit and soften in your mouth.

I'm a sucker for dark chocolate at night though - usually leave an allowance so i can have a nice big portion when i get back in the evening

Sometimes hot milk with a square of dark chocolate melted in does wonders too

Mellor

Khannie wrote: »

Saw a great tip the other day. Haven't tried it yet. Frozen grapes. They sound good.

I use sugar free jelly too if I'm hungry at night and watching my calories. It's a sweet treat that's virtually calorie free.

+1 to frozen berries/grapes and sugar free jelly

I have a packet of frozen berries uin the freezer most of the time. A add a spoon or two to steaming hot bowl of oats. (far better than jam, just as good)

VW 1 wrote: »

However 3 nights a week I have boxing training half 7 to 9 and I dont get in from work until half 6 so too close to boxing to eat a dinner.

If I was to substitute another bowl of porridge in at about 5 or half 5, instead of the midafternoon snack, would this be too much porridge in a day or is it ok to have a second bowl, to keep me going until after my training at 9?

Also any tips on how to improve upon my daily food intake would be kindly appreciated!

If would defo keep you going, you really aren't going to run out of energy by missing dinner. I always leave my dinner till after training just so that I'm not too full for training. Your brown bread snack will stil be working its way through your sustem.

If you want to try oats, go ahead, but have eggs the morning of boxing class, that way you aren't eating oats twice (nothign wrong with having it twice, just for the sake of variety)

Elohim

I eat these greek yogurts I found at the supermarket (america), Chobani is the brand name. I don't know if they sell them in Ireland but I'm sure there's something similar. They're a bit expensive but delicious, full of protein, zero fat, low carb, low calorie.

I also sometimes have hot milk chocolate made from chocolate protein powder.