Snacks in the evening (no vegetable crudites please)

amdublin

Hi all,

So I'm on a health kick for the new year and hopefully forever!

Any suggestions for snacks in the evening at the weekends - when I used to eat pringles & minstrels (big cinema bag )?

:eek:
Unfortunately I don't eat 99% of fruit & veg (psychological fear!)

I am currently making sweet potato oven chips with spray oil
(a) how do you think this would compare in calories/fat to crisps & choc?
(b) any suggestions of other "snacks" I could make?

Thanks!
Amdub

whitewave

I'm in the same boat, although I love fruit so often snack on that with some greek yoghurt. I've started eating hummus with carrot sticks, or rye bread (possibly bad for me, not sure??). I've also started trying out tuna on rye bread, quite tasty!

kerrywoman1

I have been having some bowls of cereal in the evenings for a snack and i find them filling and depending on the cereal you choose healthy.

Orla K

I'm going to be to the point here

If you want to be healthy your going to have to eat vegetables, there's no other way around that.

It's better to get out of the habit of wanting snacks on the weekend.

There's no cereal that's healthy. It's sugary rubbish sprinkled with a multi vitamin.

If you like a little snack of choc 70%+ is quite good, but just one or two squares, it's always nice with some almond butter.

You don't need a snack on the weekend, your not missing out on anything if you don't go for it but you are missing out on getting to where you want to be health wise if you do.

Stench Blossoms

kerrywoman1 wrote: »

I have been having some bowls of cereal in the evenings for a snack and i find them filling and depending on the cereal you choose healthy.

Yeh as Orla already said. Cereals aren't healthy.

I really like carrot sticks dipped in hummus.

Merkin

Wholeseed ryvita are tasty and have a nice crunch with a low fat laughing cow and tomato with spring onions.Also lovely with hummus.

hardCopy

A big lump of cottage cheese mixed with a bit of peanut butter.

Lovely on it's own or on a rice cake, watch the calories though if you go for the rice cakes.

Beef Jerky is also good but expensive to buy.

Mr. CooL ICE

If you refuse to eat fruit and veg, you are not on a health kick

meijin

amdublin wrote: »

So I'm on a health kick for the new year and hopefully forever!

Unfortunately I don't eat 99% of fruit & veg

So what do you actually eat?

(psychological fear!)

Try working on that. See a psychologist, try hypnosis, or something else.
Fruits and veggies are not going to eat you.

amdublin

LordChessington wrote: »

If you refuse to eat fruit and veg, you are not on a health kick

I'm not refusing. I physically can't. To the point of gagging and vomiting.

But I agree with you so I'll rephrase, "I'm on a health kick, well as best a health kick, one who does not eat fruit or veg can be on"

meijin wrote: »

So what do you actually eat?

Try working on that. See a psychologist, try hypnosis, or something else.
Fruits and veggies are not going to eat you.

The only veg/fruit I eat
Roast sweet potato
Roast butternut squash
Home made soup - pureed butternut squash, tomatoes, garlic & onion
Corn on the cob
Baby potatoes

And that's it

I love all & any kinds of meat. The rarer the better!
Porridge
Cereal
Bread

Yes I will have to think of doing something (hypnotist, psychologist etc)

Orla K

amdublin wrote: »

I'm not refusing. I physically can't. To the point of gagging and vomiting.

But I agree with you so I'll rephrase, "I'm on a health kick, well as best a health kick, one who does not eat fruit or veg can be on"

What goes through your head when your faced with a plate full of vegetables? and what is it about it that makes you gag?

amdublin

I can't stand the smell of them. And the colour of them. And the feel of them in my mouth.

But the main thing that goes to my mind is that awful "earthy"(?) taste. At least that is how I describe it.

Recently my mother told me thatI got very sick (colic) after eating a banana and prune purée when I was about one years old, and would never eat any fruit/veg after that. I have no recall of this obviously.
But I do recall years of being tried to "tricked" into eating it (carrot/parsnip) being mashed into potato etc.

3rdDegree

hardCopy wrote: »

A big lump of cottage cheese mixed with a bit of peanut butter.

I would have thought that this would be high in calories.

As for cereals, Weetabix is alright.

I quite like stone baked brown bread of an evening.

Kimia

amdublin wrote: »

I can't stand the smell of them. And the colour of them. And the feel of them in my mouth.

But the main thing that goes to my mind is that awful "earthy"(?) taste. At least that is how I describe it.

Recently my mother told me thatI got very sick (colic) after eating a banana and prune purée when I was about one years old, and would never eat any fruit/veg after that. I have no recall of this obviously.
But I do recall years of being tried to "tricked" into eating it (carrot/parsnip) being mashed into potato etc.

Hi AM. I used to have the same problem. It felt and tasted like I was eating dirt. Very unpleasant.

However, as I got older my pallette changed - did you know that they believe now that children's tastebuds are underdeveloped so the taste of veg is hugely different to what it tastes like to adults?

I never thought I'd be able to stomach veg but I can now, although still HATE carrot & parsnip. :mad: Green beans that you sauteed in a pan are yum. Broccoli with some parmesan cheese on top and roasted in the oven until crisp is actually really lovely. Baby spinach leaves taste like nothing and they are really filling.

That may help!

amdublin

Kimia wrote: »

Hi AM. I used to have the same problem. It felt and tasted like I was eating dirt. Very unpleasant.

However, as I got older my pallette changed - did you know that they believe now that children's tastebuds are underdeveloped so the taste of veg is hugely different to what it tastes like to adults?

I never thought I'd be able to stomach veg but I can now, although still HATE carrot & parsnip. :mad: Green beans that you sauteed in a pan are yum. Broccoli with some parmesan cheese on top and roasted in the oven until crisp is actually really lovely. Baby spinach leaves taste like nothing and they are really filling.

That may help!

This may!

Those green beans sound interesting.

gubbie

amdublin wrote: »

And the feel of them in my mouth.

I have that with mushy food. I'd attempt trying different methods of preparation (I can't stand boiled carrots but could eat raw carrots for the rest of my life)

hardCopy

amdublin wrote: »

This may!

Those green beans sound interesting.

That's how I got started too. I started with peas and mangetout. I couldn't eat any veg apart from sweet potato until about 18 months ago.

Tonight I had an omelette with beetroot and bell peppers (i didn't eat eggs until last month).

I find it much easier to try new ingredients by cooking them for myself, especially if they're well chopped.

Best of luck

cypressg

OP don't mean to be too blunt but you'll have to cop on or you'll significantly shorten your life and have a poor quality of life as you'll be always sick.
Not everything tastes like peaches and cream and the more horrible it tastes the better it is for you usually.
The best things for you are like spinach,kale,cabbage,sprouts etc and they all taste like kack but that's how it goes so...sorry,rant over,just drives me mad when adults say they can't eat this or that cause they don't like it.

Mr. CooL ICE

I'm no doctor house, but I don't know how you haven't at least gotten scurvy by now.

I never had a problem eating any fruit, but would always have been picky with my veg, especially my greens. A german friend gave a simple suggestion which was to parboil my veg and then sautee it in butter for 5 mins, adding salt and pepper. I usually do this with carrot, green beans, broccoli and asparagus if I'm making a quick meal with a meat/fish portion.

Seriously, make an effort to eat fruit and veg if you want to be healthy. Research different ways of preparing them and find a way that suits you.

gctest50

Japanese-ish bits n pieces ?
Not sure how anyone can eat veg that has been boiled into wallpaper paste

Kimia

Also avocado is fantastically yum! Guacamole? Mmmmmm

pillphil

cypressg wrote: »

OP don't mean to be too blunt but you'll have to cop on or you'll significantly shorten your life and have a poor quality of life as you'll be always sick.
Not everything tastes like peaches and cream and the more horrible it tastes the better it is for you usually.
The best things for you are like spinach,kale,cabbage,sprouts etc and they all taste like kack but that's how it goes so...sorry,rant over,just drives me mad when adults say they can't eat this or that cause they don't like it.

Haven't you been listening, he doesn't like peaches.

Merkin

Have you tried experimenting with smoothies OP?

Cook that veg in butter.

wash a fist of brocolli, a fist of chopped Kale and 2 fists of whole spinach leaves. Melt 25g of butter in a large saucepan (low heat) and lash the veg in and drop a lid on top.

Cook for 5/6 minutes or until the spinach has wilted. Shake the saucepan vigorously more than once throughout this time to spread the butter over the veg.

Serve immediately. (no need to eat the butter remnants)

Crunchy, slimy and scratchy textures. Whole greens and some good fat. Pretty much ideal really. Also doesn't taste at all like what you'd be used to.

hardCopy

3rdDegree wrote: »

I would have thought that this would be high in calories.

As for cereals, Weetabix is alright.

I quite like stone baked brown bread of an evening.

Cottage cheese is fairly low in calories and high in protein. Use the peanut butter sparingly for a bit of flavour.

SunnyDub1

Try some Greek yogurt with berries or flaxseed.
Fruit
Smoothie
eggs

With regards not eating Veg, why not try puree the veg and eat it. Like carrots,parsnips, turnips.
Puree carrots and parsnips mix in some kale, sprinkle some black pepper - very eatable!
I wouldn't be a big Vegetable fan ( like most people) but I realized if you want a healthy diet vegetables are a must. I have gotten so use to eating them now that I don't feel like my lunch or dinner is complete without some sort of veg or salad.

BabysCoffee

I've just started eating tomatoes! Wow, I'm amazed at what I've been missing for all those 35 years!

Op, would you try an omelette with some lovely sweet red peppers chopped through it as a snack?

adox

I always have some whole almonds on hand for a snack during the day or in the evening.

Also some dark chocolate, 80%+ cocoa. Both used sparingly and in small portions.

Like a lot of things it's mind over matter.

RainyDay

Kimia wrote: »

Also avocado is fantastically yum! Guacamole? Mmmmmm

Snap - but is it healthy? I heard that avocado was high in cholesterol, which doesn't really bother me, as my count is OK. Is it fatty at all?

What about hummus - is that fatty?

RainyDay

RainyDay wrote: »

Snap - but is it healthy? I heard that avocado was high in cholesterol, which doesn't really bother me, as my count is OK. Is it fatty at all?

What about hummus - is that fatty?

fat is really, really, really very good for you.

Read the Stickies. Especially Nutrition101

Try to disassociate dietary fat (Call it Lipids instead if you have to!) from body fat.

Mr. CooL ICE

RainyDay wrote: »

Snap - but is it healthy? I heard that avocado was high in cholesterol, which doesn't really bother me, as my count is OK. Is it fatty at all?

What about hummus - is that fatty?

Possibly the biggest nutritional myth out there is that fat makes you fat. Fat is the most misunderstood food group there is an an awful lot of scaremongering stems from what Isabelle Early Veil said; dietary fat is not directly related to body fat or cholesterol