Ok, feeling guilty about my recent trip to the office vending machine. I've managed to find a lunch box that I can only fit sandwiches in so I've no excuse to by sweets/crisps for lunch at work. And its been working well mostly but I am finding I'm having moments of weakness and just buying snacks from the "Vendy of Doom"(tm)...
So can I get some recommendations for snacks that are healthy & filling? Oh and that won't get mashed to bits in my packet easily...
ta,
DanielB
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but, dried fruit/nuts?
Will have a go with dried fruit or nuts as a snack and see how it goes...
oooh I could crush a grape
what are you trying to do?
just eat more healthily? in which case dried fruit and nuts is a good one. as is normal fruit like an apple or something.
if you are trying to lose weight though then be aware that nuts in particular have a surprisingly high calorie and fat content.
snack a jacks would be a good plan (personally i think they are revolting but lots of people who are trying to lose weight swear by them). and if you need a chocolate fix jaffa cakes are pretty good - just don't eat a whole packet! the little packs of three are pretty cool.
As I've said in another post a while ago :
Apples - Natures Fast Food )
I also eat Snak-A-Jacks every so often but only the Caramel ones. I've recently seen some vanilla flavoured ones and tried them but am positive that flavour is not Vanilla.
Another one is the Ryvita Breaks - they're like normal Ryvita but have currants, oats and honey - 48 cal's a slice and only 0.4g Fat of which saturates is 0.1. 10.1g of Carbohydtrates (of which sugars 3.1g).
Depends how much room you have in your lunch box )
Chopped Peppers
Thinly Sliced Carrots (Julienne?)
Thinly sliced Cucumber
Sliced / Chopped Chinese lettuce
Top off with a lemon and cracked black pepper dressing. Maybe throw in an ounce or two of pasta.
Also, if you got a selection of chopped vegetables (stick size) - you could get one of those salsa dips (or even make your own) and then dip away. Then you get the savoury effect you've had from the crisps.
I make sure I have loads of snacks/desserts when we do our fortnightly shop, we're at the end of that period now and I've nearly run out - danger!
Typical options
Malt Loaf
Rice pudding pots
Low fat yoghurts
Rough Oatcakes (go well with yoghurt as a dip or crumbled in)
Apples (loads)
Geobars
Japanese rice crackers
Dried apricots are good for munching on.
Malt loaf with whole earth crunchy peanut butter on top is great
The worst thing I do is raid the cupboard and dip a teaspoon into the kids nutella. oh dear.
Try drinking more water too. This fills you up.
By the way, does anyone know a veggie alternative to jelly babies?? Everyone seems obsessed with them on these forums so I feel I'm missing out!
Wooster, was it you who asked before about veggie alternatives to jelly babies. If not I think someone said that joosters were a good alternative.
fruesli bars
lots of water.
Otherwise jelly babies & trinity's muller rice puddings though I prefer em cold.
Breakfast bars are nice, and elevenses...mmm, the ginger ones taste like ginger cake!
Munching on cereal is good, too, but not the sugary ones!
You can also get dried fruit bars- ideal for a bit of energy to get you through the afternoon.
Another one is crumpets, although not so ideal for work as they need to be toasted.
One more- dried banana from Oxfam (yes, Oxfam!) is soft and chewy, with no sugar coating. Will keep you going for ages!
Hmmm ... must be full of "healthy" fats though, surely?
Lots of protein too.
But it is 'good', unsaturated fat- not an excuse to pile it on, though!
Whats my goal? Well to eat more healthy food and ulimately to lose some weight through that but I'd rather get sorted on a healthier diet and then worry about weight.
Daniel
But the natural sort and then pour off the oil from the top = less fat.
so ok - 40g of it is unstaurated but thats still 50% fat and 10% saturated fat!!!!
but i haven't got any in the house at the moment and although i picked some up while i was in tesco yesterday i was good and put it back again :-(
everything in moderation etc etc - but i end up eating loads of it.
but good on you for just managing to have a scraping hilde - thats my aim when i next give in and buy some!!!!
How come I have enough willpower to avoid non-veggie sweets, puddings and crisps but yet can't avoid bingeing on other foods?!
Mmmmm, yummy. I had no idea that ML was not naughty.