When my energy level takes a nose dive in the late afternoon, I reach for a snack. Lately, my power-through-the-rest-of-the-day snack is a mozzarella cheese stick, a handful of nuts, and a piece of fruit. Let me say this though, I am getting a little bored with it. So I am curious what you reach for to energize yourself in the midmorning or the long hours between lunch and dinner.
Share your healthy snack idea in the comments section below, because I need some inspiration.
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Banana with peanut butter or apple slices with peanut butter. If I want some crunchy I grab the Japanese inari snack, or a small bowl of cereal.
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APPLES...especially Granny Smith apples. I'm obsessed. Low fat cottage cheese...mmmm! Cherry tomatoes and cucumber slices....yummmm! I also agree with nut butter from the post above me, but usually i'm too lazy to cut up the apple, lol.
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edamame! and I have a banana usually with a cup of tea and it keeps me full and energized wow I love bananas.
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edamame! if i'm craving something salty . . . or any fruit to satisfy my sweet tooth.
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Pepitas/pumpkin seeds! These are a great alternative for people with nut allergies as pepitas are very similar nutritionally to nuts, but without the allergic reactions. Pepitas are really high in magnesium and iron, two minerals that many women tend to be deficient in. I also
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fiber one bars... the oats and chocolate ones are great (and 35% of your daily fiber) Also whatever fruit happens to be in season locally (just finished a yummy orange).
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Organic fruit strips (Whole Foods or Trader Joe's, e.g.). Or carrots/celery with cheese curds or walnuts.
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Hi! I'm new... thought I'd put in my 2 cents. wow, looks like I need to branch out too! (and, I love kashi!)
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I have Wasabi flavored roasted Edamame in my drawer for when i crave salty. but the wasabe flavor is really strong so i cant eat too many... i guess thats a good thing
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I know this sounds like I'm a grandma but I LOVE prunes. As we all know, they have tons of fiber but they're really, really good. I also can't get enough yogurt - I got a yogurt maker for Christmas and the homemade stuff is way better then the stuff from the store.
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I love a Mango in the afternoon and salted almonds. Another favourite: plain yoghurt with fresh fruits! (many tiny pieces of apples, strawberries, grapes, bananas,...) Other than that: amaranth cereals with fruit and soy milk
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i love my healthy snacks! here's an inventory of what i have in my office drawer/fridge right now: whole grain wheat thins with the laughing cow light garlic and herb cheese pineapple chunks mixed melon fruit salad luna bars (i have a giant box of the smores variety) attune yogurt bars (love the wild berry flavor) simple harvest oatmeal with maple brown sugar, pecans, and flax seed fage yogurt with honey and walnuts sultana raisins radishes with balsamic vinegar
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I like to snack on a mini bag of popcorn, it's filling and takes a while to eat. If i'm really hungry and want more of a mini meal i might have a bowl of cereal with soymilk, or some chicken noodle soup.
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i love my healthy snacks! here are the snack options i have in my office drawer (or office fridge) right now: whole wheat thins and the laughing cow cheese wedges in garlic and herb luna bars (i have a giant box of the smores variety) attune yogurt bars (i love the mixed berry flavor) quaker simple harvest oatmeal with maple brown sugar, pecans, and flax seed radishes with balsamic vinegar fage yogurt with honey and walnuts sultana raisins i never get bored with these healthy snacks! it gets hard choosing my daily snack because i love them all!
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i don't know why this is posting twice (and different versions). might be a sign i need to get back to work!
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I love to have some type of fruit with a mini bag of popcorn or triscuits.
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Grapes, 100 calorie popcorn (sometimes I only need half a bag), veggies dipped in plain yogurt with a splash of lemon in it.
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I loooove having 2 Wasa Crackers with 2Tbsp. of Trader Joe's chipotle Hummus spread on and topped with sliced Grape tomatoes.....absolute heaven!
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I love cucumber slices and cottage cheese. I slice the cucumber and use them as crackers by putting the cottage cheese on top. Sometimes I like to sprinkle a little Maldon sea salt on top as well for some extra flavour.
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I do green apples, raw almonds, dried fruit, mangos (which I buy across the street nicely sliced -- it's so convenient!), bananas, light butter-free popcorn, soy nuts, roasted edamame, V8, Fuze Slenderize (I don't know if the regular kind curbs appetite).. Now I'm getting hungry.
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I love any kind of fruit! Mangos and apples are what I'm eating most currently. I love popcorn. and dried cranberries! YUM
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Has anybody tried the Frosted Flakes Gold?
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I brought my magic bullet to work and make a little smoothie with frozen berries (I keep in the work freezer), whey protein powder and either some almond milk or non-fat milk.
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I also love apples, especially on the way to the gym...plus anything soy, lunabars (I think they've been written about on fit before, but I am completely obsessed--especially the pecan pie ones!), and granola. For something salty I like turkey with hummus or mustard, veggies (cherry tomatoes!) with hummus, and tofu--I get the teriyaki kind and just snack off of it.
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Pears are my obsession right now. If I'm craving junk (which happens !)
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Granola bars and pretzels. The mozzarella cheese stick sounds really good, though.
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I love frozen grapes, mango, pineapple on warm days. If I'm really craving something sweet 'cause I do love ice cream, I opt for a Whipped Chocolate Mousse yogurt and to make it taste more like the real thing, put it in the freezer for a little bit before eating. It is so YUM!
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I keep a small can of V8 stashed in my drawer. Its the mini-can...5.5 fl oz. Its a full serving of veggies and it really curbs my 3pm cravings!
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Right now I usually snack on mini carrots with hummus, a handful of lightly salted cashews or almonds, or a grapefruit, but when it gets hott outside I LOVE skinny cows !!
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I go for mini rice cakes cheddar flavor or a 110 cal pria bar
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I love old school "ants on a log" celery with a smear of pb (or any nut butter, i love cashew!) and raisins. To spice it up, I might subsistute dried cherries with Dark chocolate Dreams pb from this company called Peanut Butter & Co. Their flavored pb's are usually lower in calories than other pb's. Their other flavors include white chocolate, spicy, chunky, regular, and cinnamon raisin.
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--Fage yogurt with honey and kashi granola
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Smoothies with fresh fruits, add vanilla yogourt and 3.25% of milk.
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*whole wheat pita bread (toasted lightly) with hummus *cucumber slices - I use them as a substitute for chips and I dip them in anything from balsalmic vinegar to cream cheese.
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OH and apple slices with cinnamon.
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Apple slices with peanut butter, Kashi golean crunch bars in chocolate peanut (mmmmmmm), and the 90-cal Lipton "cup-a-soup" in tomato soup. Also, string cheese, pita and artichoke/kalamata hummus, half a sandwich (I just use one piece of bread and fold it over)...I could go on and on
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Half a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch mixed with half a cup of plain yogurt. Delicious.
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whole wheat english muffing with pumpkin butter...yum!
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a 100 calorie mini bag of popcorn. love that!
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hummus and pita fuji apple carrots edaname!
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I have a few healthy snacks that I reach for: *Reduced Fat Wheat-Thins with cottage cheese Those are my faves!
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Apples Mmmm, its almost snack time again for me!
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Oh, I forgot bars:
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shirataki noodles with melted mozarella cheese and cayenne pepper mmmmmm!!! tasty and filling!
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yogourt
organic instant oatmeal (i can just make it in my coffee mug at work)
grapes!!! mmmm
this fits in the nut category but I like soy nuts with sea salt
... ill think about this