Help! Need new snack ideas!!!

[Princess_Gottalose 1]

I am having trouble with my snacks! I am tired of eating the same things!! I usually eat a piece of ham with cheese rolled up or a stick of cheese... Just looking for some new ideas of what fellow bandsters do!

[Icando 0]

I am having trouble with my snacks! I am tired of eating the same things!! I usually eat a piece of ham with cheese rolled up or a stick of cheese... Just looking for some new ideas of what fellow bandsters do!

Hi I just take low fat milk, 0 calorie milk flavoring, powder milk and ice and blend into a shake.

flavoring from pick and save 2T powder milk. The only snack I am allowed.

[TKW 501]

I don't typically snack between meals, but if i do it is usually cheese or yogurt. My bariatric center REALLY stress' NO SNACKING, but sometimes I still have too!

[Melissannde 41]

apple with 1 weight watcher's brand string cheese.

Wasa crisp & light with 1 wedge laughing cow (light)

50 calorie pack of Jack Links teriyaki steak Jerky

100 calorie packet cocoa roasted almonds

breakstones cottage cheese snack (comes in a 4 pack.. 90 cal each) with or without 1 tbspn bacon bits. Or add one or two strawberries if you prefer.

All I can think of off the top of my head. I'm guessing you want high Protein Snacks... some of these aren't exactly high Protein, but they all have some.

[Princess_Gottalose 1]

Thanks for the ideas! Is there a reason they dont want you to snack (the ones who said they didnt) My surgeon told me i have to have 6 meals 3 main meals 3 snacks... I guess it depends on where you go!

[sweetlemon 0]

I know they said no celery, but I love celery. It's clean and refreshing tasting and fills me up. SO . . . I cut it up into small pieces almost dice it, then I put it in snack bags and munch on them. So happy I found a way to eat it . I also like greek yogurt; it's thick so it sticks!

[Noturningback15 45]

I like frozen yogurt. 90 cal for 1/2 cup.

[honk 780]

Preworkout sometimes I have chobani non fat greek yoghurt/w fruit (with or without 1/2 scoop vanilla Protein powder) with Splendra. Fat Free Greek Yoghurt is sour so I think it needs some help. I usually have this for Breakfast and add 10g of Kashi go Lean Crisp, which is high in protein Cereal.< /p>

[Melissannde 41]

oh yeah, I forgot about Greek Yogurt.

I use Dannon nonfat plain greek yogurt. 80 calories, 15gram Protein, 6carbs in 5.3 oz. If I'm about to workout, I add 1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Muesli..110 calories, 4gram Protein, 21 carbs. I agree, lots of carbs, but I want to have carbs to burn during workout to prevent burning muscle. I do some pretty strenuous exercise most days.

Non pre-workout, I add some kind of fresh or frozen fruit and a packet or two of artificial sweetner to the greek yogurt. I avoid the greek yogurt that comes with fruit already added.. too much sugars. (but they DO taste good.. I do indulge every great now & then. The ones with Honey are really good!)

[razberry*kisses 0]

my new fave snack is turkey pepperoni, low cal & low carbs and high in protein!

of course tuna, one can has 20-22 g protein!

[Jess55 97]

Thanks for the ideas! Is there a reason they dont want you to snack (the ones who said they didnt) My surgeon told me i have to have 6 meals 3 main meals 3 Snacks... I guess it depends on where you go!

My surgeon also said no snacking. Right now at least, most days I don't think I'd be able to get through the day without a snack, or else the wolrd would be hearing the sound of my stomach growling..LOL. I think my nutritionist actually thinks differently though, I think she says a small snack is ok, I am going to check with her when I go on the 22nd. When I asked on the forum about snacking someone told me they probably meant no mindless eating, but if it is planned it is ok. Also without a snack, I do not think I'd be able to get enough calories in for the day. Because if you think about it, 3 oz Protein is maybe 150 calories, 1/2 cup veggies is maybe 30 calories, not sure how much 1/4 cup starch is, but let's say 70, so that is like 250 cal per meal, times 3 is 750 calories, yeah that intake is to low for me. When I use livestrong my iphone app, it says at my weight to lose 2 lbs per week I should be eating around 1470cal. Now I am not sure if I will end up eating that many, so far I have only gotten to 1100, but 750 is just a little more than half of that, yeah, to low.

But I can start reg food on Monday, so I will be buying WW string cheese, not sure what else for Snacks.< /p>

[stateofzen 46]

cheese is my fave-- mostly because it really does curb my hunger with just a couple of cubes. I will sometimes do almonds. I also sometimes do a tablespoon of hummus (just hummus, nothing dipped in it) as a snack.< /p>

[LanceBijeaux 6]

my Snacks are quaker 90 calorie chewy granola (smores choc chunk Peanut Butter choc) quaker rice cakes 100 calorie pack choc drizzle choc mint and my fav popchips found at Target

[Melissannde 41]

When I hear people say their doctors say "no snacking" I often wonder if this is a form of miscommunication.

I think the professionals are meaning no chips & salsa, no Cookies, no ice cream, no fritoes, etc. all the things that we thought of as Snacks pre surgery.

A healthy, low calorie, high Protein snack when worked into a sensible meal plan shouldn't be an issue with most doctors/nutritionist/dieticians. If it was, I'd really be curious to hear their reasoning. I might learn something!!

[vickyd 24]

My current favs are sliced cucumber dipped in hummus, turkey sandwich meat with LF laughing cow spread on and rolled up, Sargento Light string cheese and if I want something sweet then I reach for sugar free Jello pudding cups.