Healthy Snacking Works

This past week was a turning point for me. Monday I wrote about my cute lunch bag and snacking. I followed through with my all day snacking on healthy foods and lost another 3 lbs. You better believe I'm going to continue carrying my cute lunch bag full of food with me each day. Phil gave some more great information on healthy snacking and I thought I would pass it along.


Fruit snacks:

• Unsweetened applesauce
• Dried fruit (Be sure and watch calories and sodium)
• Frozen fruit (Great to thaw and use in yogurt and oatmeal)
• Smoothies
• No sugar added popsicles

Veggies:

• Keep broccoli, celery, carrots handy
• You can make dips
• To make a salad easily, keep spinach and salad fixings handy
• Edamame (soy beans)
• Veggie pockets
• Ants on a log (celery with peanut butter with raisins on top)

Healthy Grains:

• Breakfast cereal - cheerios, shredded wheat, Kashi go lean
• Whole wheat pitas, muffins or tortillas. Serve with hummus, bean dip or veggie dip

Other healthy foods:

• Tricuits with peanut butter, laughing cow cheese, of almond butter
• Air popped popcorn
• Rice cakes make from whole grain
• Baked tortillas chips
• Granola (watch for sugar content)
• Low fat dairy snacks
• Low fat cheese
• Nuts

Beating the Midnight Munchies:

• Realize cravings have a root
• Herbal tea
• Air popped popcorn
• Plan for the late night munchies -- protein shake, Greek yogurt with fruit
• Same some of your calories for late night munchies
• Develop new habit, munchies are usually a habit
• Make sure your calories are distributed throughout the day . . . fat, carbs, protein

Yep, have to go buy some more zip lock bags when I go to the store to get my fruit and veggies. For another 3 lb. loss on the scales this upcoming week, I will be happy to pick up some more!!!!