HELP! Snacks!

[awold0 246]

Thank you everyone for all the suggestions. I rather not snack. But there are some days that I am actually hungry. I test my self by drinking Water and chewing gum to see if it's really hunger or head/boredo hunger.

I am not working at an office any more but when I was early out I did. I ate every 2.5 hour. Protein Iike cold cuts and cheese and nuts. Buy a ice pack lunch and have go to Snacks. I buy frozen soy Beans. Salt them they helped. I was a salt snacker. Low fat string cheese.< /p>

[terry1118 1,274]

My team recommends 3 meals and 2 Snacks. Some say yes to Snacks, some say no. Those who recommend them stress healthy, Protein rich snacks in carefully measured portions. For people who have trouble meeting Protein goals or schedules that make it hard to have regular scheduled meals, then 6 mini meals are recommended. I choose this option on 10-11 hour long work days (at least once a week). It's much easier to find time to eat a mini meal without rushing and getting sick, than it is to find enough time to slowly eat a bigger meal.

The point is, bigger meals or smaller meals, snacks or not, your daily total should be the same regardless of the number of times you eat. As long as you are meeting protein goals and not eating junk it should be okay. :-)

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

Could I recommend not chewing gum? When you chew gum, your salivary glands start working which sends a chemical signal to your brain that food is coming. When no food arrives in the stomach, the stomach will send a signal back to your brain as a reminder that it hasn't received food yet, which will make you think you need to eat.

I agree with JeanZ to not snack at all. Once you kick the snacking habit it gets easier to avoid. I also agree with other posters that drinking more Water would be ideal. You could also try Decaf iced tea either plain with an alternative sweetener if your mouth is just looking for flavor. Better than chewing gum since you are hydrating yourself and your stomach knows something is going in.

On days when you really need a snack, avoid fruit or anything with more than 5 net carbs per serving. The carbohydrates will make you hungry again before your next meal. Like others have suggested, beef Jerky would be great for this. Really chewy, full of Protein (just get the kind with no added sugars!), and low carbs. The only reason I say to avoid nuts is that they tend to be slider foods and you can easily eat 200 or more calories worth of nuts in a very short amount of time without feeling full at all.

Good luck!

[Kindle 8,667]

I am on the run all day, so no time for "meals". I snack all day...about every 3 hours...and drink Water and Protein smoothies in between. Non refrigerated Snacks include...

mixed nuts

beef Jerky

kashi whole grain bars

Natures Valley nut bars

GNC Lean bar

seasoned pumpkin seeds

Soy nuts

whole wheat sesame sticks

kale chips (easy to make homemade with a bit of olive oil and sea salt)

On weekends I can usually manage access to a refrigerator, so it's...

edamame

guacamole with pita chips

string cheese

Chobani Flip Greek yogurt

Plain Greek yogurt flavored with Protein powder

Regular Cottage cheese with peaches (used to eat nonfat)

apples with Peanut Butter (used to use PB2)

homemade Protein Popsicle

Homemade "ice cream" made with Protein Powder, milk and Torani Syrup

Frozen blueberries

I also "snack" on Decaf herbal teas in the evenings. Drinking Celestial Seasonings Black Cherry right now. Some people may frown on some of my snack choices, but once I reached goal, I started adding more carbs and fat to try and slow my weight loss....still lost 9 pounds in the last month.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Kindle