waynesworld Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Hello everyone, I'm looking for healthy snack ideas. I always seem to be eating the same things day after day, and want to inject a little variety into my diet. Here are some of my old standbys: - Almonds - Oatmeal w/ fruit - Cottage cheese (although, it is somewhat high in sodium) What are yours?
denise_xo Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 green beans (look dull but they are really tasty) dried mango dried banana nuts that have not been roasted/salted baby carrots/ regular carrots celery raw swede and just regular fruit (bananas, apple, etc.)
laRubiaBonita Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 fruit yogurt half a turkey sandwich, no crust with ketchup sugar snap peas, lightly nuked to be al dente
reservoirdog1 Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 -- Almonds with tamari (dark soy sauce). -- Baby carrots. -- Edamame (immature soybeans in the pod, with a bit of salt). -- Rice cake with natural peanut butter. -- Fresh pineapple. Love it -- so sweet it's like candy, but good for you.
Author waynesworld Posted January 14, 2011 Author Posted January 14, 2011 raw swede What is swede? -- Rice cake with natural peanut butter. Is there any nutritional reason for rice cakes over bread?
denise_xo Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 What is swede? It's those people who live up in Scandinavia, they're quite tasty It's a root vegetable: http://www.ukagriculture.com/face/four_seasons/images/swede.jpg http://www.hub-uk.com/vegetables/swede.htm It looks pretty boring, but if you peel the thick skin off it's pretty tasty both raw (just cut it into pieces and eat it, you can also grate it and use it in a salad) and cooked. If you're cooking it with a meal, you can either boil it, mash it, or bake it in the oven.
SmileFace Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) Roasted soy beans Almonds - walnuts Home made protein bars crasins roasted edamame peas soy crisps - full of protein and that crisp i need lol Edited January 14, 2011 by SmileFace
Eeyore79 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 What is swede? You probably know it as a rutabaga
Eeyore79 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Peanut butter is a good snack if you buy the sort that's 100% peanuts with no added oil. It's high calorie but very filling, so you need only eat a little bit, maybe on wholegrain toast or something. I also like those instant soup things you make with hot water, though they can be a little high in salt. I love miso with a few rice noodles dropped in, and maybe a little bit of tofu. You could also try swapping your oatmeal for quinoa or rice flake porridge, yum yum! Or what about baked kale chips? http://steamykitchen.com/6926-crispy-kale-recipe.html
sb129 Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I love rice cakes too, they are better for you than bread and good if you are cutting down on wheat/ gluten. I love them with cottage cheese, tomato and sweet chilli sauce. Some of the flavoured ones can be quite high in salt though, and sweet chilli sauce has a fair bit of sugar in it. I also love little rice crackers or carrot sticks with hummus. Hummus is yum yum yum and homemade stuff is pretty healthy. Any kind of homemade bean dip is yummy. Other healthy snacks I like are fruit, low fat yoghurt and those instant rice noodle things. I just made a batch of apple and banana muffins that have no butter or sugar in them and they were really nice too.
Star Gazer Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Fuji applies cut/sliced super thin Celery with peanut butter Baby carrots with roasted garlic hummus Edamame with garlic powder dipped in low-sodium soy sauce Kale chips!! Dried cranberries, in the little box like raisins...makes me feel like a kid again!
sb129 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 WB would crawl over hot coals to get a packet of raisins- she just needs to see an empty box and shes whining for them! The little boxes are really cute, and its cute to watch her fish the raisins out with her little fingers.
Flowersinherhair Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 I just discovered cocoa roasted almonds! yum! they come in 100 calorie packs and you get quite a bit. My favorite thing to snack on is raw veggies(red/yellow) peppers, sugar snap peas, cellery, carrots, cucumber. I chop them all up as soon as I get home from the store and put them into snack size baggies..that way I have no excuse for bad snacking. the whole bottom droor is full of fruit and veggie bags.
Nightsky Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Raw nuts like almonds or walnuts. Fruits like apples and bananas.
xpaperxcutx Posted January 21, 2011 Posted January 21, 2011 Edamame peas, raw nuts, and whole boiled eggs. They're all just protein and guiltfree when you eat them at night.
pookster72 Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 i looove hard boiled egg-whites with a little spicy mustard. fresh eggs from my mom's chickens are the best
SmileFace Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 I <3 oven baked brussel sprouts. Omg you should try it with Goat Gouda cheese ..... so so good!Brussel sprouts are the bess knees!
Linda9999 Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 Roasted chickpeas - we are always either making or eating these it seems. The whole family inhales them. Kale chips raw nuts raw cheese with homemade yogurt crackers raw milk yogurt fruit Lara bars homemade bread with raw butter - I just had some of this YUM!!!
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