This is the exact ‘to the point’ question one of my THRIVE members had written down during the first week of her 10 week program!
So let’s talk snacks!
I try not to snack and I explain why further down in the post.
But that doesn’t mean I don’t eat between meals or think it’s a bad thing.
Avoiding processed foods and packages, choosing real food ingredients, proteins, fats, fruit and vegetables, and even having smaller versions of proper meals are the way to go if you’re feeling peckish.
I’m not one to eat veggies on the go – I actually couldn’t think of a more boring snack to eat than some dried up celery stick cut up 3 days ago – so my choices are just honestly what I tend to go for these days. (If you can;t get enough of raw carrot by all means be my guest!)
Here’s my personal top 5 schnacks.
1.Plain full-fat Greek yoghurt.
I eat it straight from the tub because… I can. Andy doesn’t do dairy and the baby doesn’t know… It’s cool, refreshing, has a unique and slightly sweet flavour and I love it.
If you don’t love it, my suggestion would be to re-visit it once you’ve cut out a lot of sugar from your diet and you’ll likely appreciate the taste in a different way.
And secondly I would try all. of. the. brands.
They’re all different not only when it comes to taste but also texture.
If you don’t tolerate dairy… pass!
2. Nuts.
Unsalted, varied, no (or minimal) dried fruit. Sometimes they’re exactly what I want, sometimes nut so much.
(Eyeroll*)
3. Cheese or Cold meats.
a cold sausage, a handful of ham or turkey breast, a big lump of cheddar cut off the block or a quarter of a wheel of camembert… down the hatch.
4. A cup of full-fat organic milk.
This can be in the form of a coffee (if it’s before 12pm), or home made hot chocolate in the evening sweetened just with 1/4 tsp honey, or if I’m still hungry and I’m thirsty before bed – breastfeeding will do that to you! I will just down a whole glass of milk.
(Seems I love dairy…)
5. Protein bar.
I mentioned that I don’t snack that often (and this is related to number 1 of my 5 simple rules for weight loss because if I’m snacking it usually means that I’m procrastinating (truth!) OR I haven’t had a proper meal in a while.
So if I feel like snacking, or I find myself hanging out at the fridge door or looking in the pantry for the fifth time, I either change tack and get myself back to work or I stop and make something decent to eat.
Having a baby and two businesses means sometimes I am in the car, its 11am, I am starving and can’t see myself eating any real food for another couple of hours.
That’s when a protein bar in my bag can be a lifesaver.
I don’t have a favourite brand, I’ll choose a bar that sounds the tastiest as long as it’s high in protein (they can range from 8-30g protein), low in sugar/carbs, and not too full of other ‘stuff’.
If I get in the car and there are 5 protein bar wrappers in there… I know I’m not looking after myself very well and I change that pronto.
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Kelly Moriarty is an online health & nutrition coach and founder of The Green Body Plan.
After 5 years as a veterinarian Kelly was unhealthy, stressed out and generally dissatisfied.
She now helps professional women make the same changes she did to beat burn out, lose weight, recover their energy and take back control of their health naturally.
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