Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 More snack ideas: -banana with peanut butter -celery with peanut butter or cream cheese -cucumber with fake crab and mayo -fake crab and shredded celery an mayo salad -fake crab dunked in cocktail sauce (catsup plus horseradish sauce plus lemon juice) -sardines -a date filled with peanut butter and rolled in coconut flakes -lentil salad Jane > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 More snack ideas: -banana with peanut butter -celery with peanut butter or cream cheese -cucumber with fake crab and mayo -fake crab and shredded celery an mayo salad -fake crab dunked in cocktail sauce (catsup plus horseradish sauce plus lemon juice) -sardines -a date filled with peanut butter and rolled in coconut flakes -lentil salad Jane > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 If you're getting sesame sticks, one of my all-time favorite salads is tuna with grated celery and carrots plus mayo and topped at the last minute with crushed sesame sticks, optional grape tomatoes or slices if you have them. If tapioca is okay, tapioca pudding is mostly milk and a real comfort food. Greek yogurt is much creamier than regular and I like adding extract and sugar or whatever sweetener. Jane > > > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > > IEing since March 2007 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 If you're getting sesame sticks, one of my all-time favorite salads is tuna with grated celery and carrots plus mayo and topped at the last minute with crushed sesame sticks, optional grape tomatoes or slices if you have them. If tapioca is okay, tapioca pudding is mostly milk and a real comfort food. Greek yogurt is much creamier than regular and I like adding extract and sugar or whatever sweetener. Jane > > > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > > IEing since March 2007 > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 For snacks I have one fruit or starch plus fat in the morning and one fruit or starch plus fat and one dairy in the afternoon. Gives me lots of flexibility. My morning favorites include: Orange/apple/banana & 2 tsbp peanut butter (any kind of nut butter will do) 1 1 oz bag pretzels dipped in 2 tsbp cream cheese (yummy combo of creamy and salt) 1 1 oz bag snack chips (any kind will do) 2 oreo cookies 2 fig newtons 1/2 slice english muffin with butter 1 waffle with butter etc. For afternoon snack I love: Individually boxed miniature " kids " box of cereal with 8 oz. soy milk and 2 tsbp. nuts on top Box cereal with yogurt pot and 2 tsbp nuts on top Waffle with butter and 8 oz. soy milk ETC. ************ As for gluten free products - depends where you live, but in the midWest and West there is Trader Joe's which has an amazing array of GF products. Here in the NorthEast there is Wegmans Food Markets which has an organic section called Nature's Marketplace. They have an entire aisle full of GF products. Plus there are local health food stores etc. Probably lots online too. And here there are GF bakeries if you look hard enough. The local kosher bakery here will make GF if you ask. I used to be lactose intolerant so I am all too familiar with GF/lactose free eating. It can be challenging at times to have to examine EVERY ingredient. I also imagine when one is eating intuitively one wants to be free to eat anything. I know sometimes I felt reined in somehow during my " diet " days by restrictions on certain types of lactose products like coffee creamer, cream cheese, baked goods etc. But it is worth it to check ingredients compared with the physical discomfort of an allergy reaction. I found by eliminating lactose and trying GF products that I love GF pasta, for example. Good luck with snack ideas! Kerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Great healthy ideas! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 30, 2012 1/30/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: Brainstorming SNACKS  Well, this isn't always the most convenient, but I've been advised to have a cup of homemade chicken broth with every meal and I'm loving it! It makes my meals more satisfying somehow. I throw chicken thighs, celery, carrot, and onion (I just heard unpeeled is good - will try that with the next batch) in a pot and boil overnight. Yum! I just ladle it into a pyrex bowl with rubber lid and sip hot or cold. i feel GREAT after i eat it. I also like avocado. Yogurt is great. Cheese. Whole milk (preferably raw). I have trouble with feeling drowsy and weak after fruit so find myself avoiding it. I also make a crustless (i am evaluating a possible gluten allergy) quiche - microwave some frozen veg (like brocoli or green beans), caramelize onion, then put in a pie plate and cover with beaten egg. bake for 40 minutes... slice it and you have a quick and complete meal ready to go anytime! i love it!  This is a tough one. Everything I might like to snack on arouses diet police feelings, so I've been tiptoeing into snack land. Plus I have severe gluten allergy and that creates complications. However after year and years of letting myself get so hungry I'd eat anything at any price, it is definitely time to tackle the feeding on demand issue. Lately I've been making GF sandwiches, cutting them in quarters and eating quarter (or two) if I'm hungry. Sandwiches are very portable and I can fix all sorts of kinds so there's some variety possible. Today I sliced an apple, put some cinnamon on it and some raw sugar. Haven't had any yet, but it might be nice. We'll see. At times I can get away with a little fruit on its own - not always. Often I need protein to balance out my blood sugar. Not sure the sugar on the apple will work, but it sounded good this morning. I guess I could carry some tuna or salmon mashed up with mayo and either eat that with a fork or use a chip or two. Boiled eggs are great in an emergency but get boring pretty quickly. Nuts are ok - but they're often not satisfying enough. I'd want something with them, but don't know what would make that work. I have liked walnuts and a banana from time to time. I find it takes very little to satisfy me when I feed myself the right kinds of foods for my body at the right time. But my imagination is limited and not everything travels easily Who'd think that after all these years, figuring out what to eat would be so complicated? Maybe that's the price for relying on fast food joints instead of planning ahead. Now there's almost nothing on their menus I can eat safely. Those are my starter ideas. Sandarah > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > THANKS! - Katcha > IEing since March 2007 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Great healthy ideas! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 30, 2012 1/30/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: Brainstorming SNACKS  Well, this isn't always the most convenient, but I've been advised to have a cup of homemade chicken broth with every meal and I'm loving it! It makes my meals more satisfying somehow. I throw chicken thighs, celery, carrot, and onion (I just heard unpeeled is good - will try that with the next batch) in a pot and boil overnight. Yum! I just ladle it into a pyrex bowl with rubber lid and sip hot or cold. i feel GREAT after i eat it. I also like avocado. Yogurt is great. Cheese. Whole milk (preferably raw). I have trouble with feeling drowsy and weak after fruit so find myself avoiding it. I also make a crustless (i am evaluating a possible gluten allergy) quiche - microwave some frozen veg (like brocoli or green beans), caramelize onion, then put in a pie plate and cover with beaten egg. bake for 40 minutes... slice it and you have a quick and complete meal ready to go anytime! i love it!  This is a tough one. Everything I might like to snack on arouses diet police feelings, so I've been tiptoeing into snack land. Plus I have severe gluten allergy and that creates complications. However after year and years of letting myself get so hungry I'd eat anything at any price, it is definitely time to tackle the feeding on demand issue. Lately I've been making GF sandwiches, cutting them in quarters and eating quarter (or two) if I'm hungry. Sandwiches are very portable and I can fix all sorts of kinds so there's some variety possible. Today I sliced an apple, put some cinnamon on it and some raw sugar. Haven't had any yet, but it might be nice. We'll see. At times I can get away with a little fruit on its own - not always. Often I need protein to balance out my blood sugar. Not sure the sugar on the apple will work, but it sounded good this morning. I guess I could carry some tuna or salmon mashed up with mayo and either eat that with a fork or use a chip or two. Boiled eggs are great in an emergency but get boring pretty quickly. Nuts are ok - but they're often not satisfying enough. I'd want something with them, but don't know what would make that work. I have liked walnuts and a banana from time to time. I find it takes very little to satisfy me when I feed myself the right kinds of foods for my body at the right time. But my imagination is limited and not everything travels easily Who'd think that after all these years, figuring out what to eat would be so complicated? Maybe that's the price for relying on fast food joints instead of planning ahead. Now there's almost nothing on their menus I can eat safely. Those are my starter ideas. Sandarah > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > THANKS! - Katcha > IEing since March 2007 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Great healthy ideas! Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone --- Original Message --- Sent: January 30, 2012 1/30/12 To: IntuitiveEating_Support Subject: Re: Re: Brainstorming SNACKS  Well, this isn't always the most convenient, but I've been advised to have a cup of homemade chicken broth with every meal and I'm loving it! It makes my meals more satisfying somehow. I throw chicken thighs, celery, carrot, and onion (I just heard unpeeled is good - will try that with the next batch) in a pot and boil overnight. Yum! I just ladle it into a pyrex bowl with rubber lid and sip hot or cold. i feel GREAT after i eat it. I also like avocado. Yogurt is great. Cheese. Whole milk (preferably raw). I have trouble with feeling drowsy and weak after fruit so find myself avoiding it. I also make a crustless (i am evaluating a possible gluten allergy) quiche - microwave some frozen veg (like brocoli or green beans), caramelize onion, then put in a pie plate and cover with beaten egg. bake for 40 minutes... slice it and you have a quick and complete meal ready to go anytime! i love it!  This is a tough one. Everything I might like to snack on arouses diet police feelings, so I've been tiptoeing into snack land. Plus I have severe gluten allergy and that creates complications. However after year and years of letting myself get so hungry I'd eat anything at any price, it is definitely time to tackle the feeding on demand issue. Lately I've been making GF sandwiches, cutting them in quarters and eating quarter (or two) if I'm hungry. Sandwiches are very portable and I can fix all sorts of kinds so there's some variety possible. Today I sliced an apple, put some cinnamon on it and some raw sugar. Haven't had any yet, but it might be nice. We'll see. At times I can get away with a little fruit on its own - not always. Often I need protein to balance out my blood sugar. Not sure the sugar on the apple will work, but it sounded good this morning. I guess I could carry some tuna or salmon mashed up with mayo and either eat that with a fork or use a chip or two. Boiled eggs are great in an emergency but get boring pretty quickly. Nuts are ok - but they're often not satisfying enough. I'd want something with them, but don't know what would make that work. I have liked walnuts and a banana from time to time. I find it takes very little to satisfy me when I feed myself the right kinds of foods for my body at the right time. But my imagination is limited and not everything travels easily Who'd think that after all these years, figuring out what to eat would be so complicated? Maybe that's the price for relying on fast food joints instead of planning ahead. Now there's almost nothing on their menus I can eat safely. Those are my starter ideas. Sandarah > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > THANKS! - Katcha > IEing since March 2007 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 These are all really really good ideas.... I see that I should perhaps expand what I pack every morning. I have been thinking in terms of meals, but maybe it isn't more MEALS that I need, but good snacks. What I notice about all of these is that they a SMALL, which means that all of you must be recognizing when you are satisfied, and are not snacking for reasons other than nourishing your body. Tilley > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 These are all really really good ideas.... I see that I should perhaps expand what I pack every morning. I have been thinking in terms of meals, but maybe it isn't more MEALS that I need, but good snacks. What I notice about all of these is that they a SMALL, which means that all of you must be recognizing when you are satisfied, and are not snacking for reasons other than nourishing your body. Tilley > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 These are all really really good ideas.... I see that I should perhaps expand what I pack every morning. I have been thinking in terms of meals, but maybe it isn't more MEALS that I need, but good snacks. What I notice about all of these is that they a SMALL, which means that all of you must be recognizing when you are satisfied, and are not snacking for reasons other than nourishing your body. Tilley > > > > Abby's recent comments got me to thinking about how I tend to have a limited 'resource' of snacks available. One of the reasons could be that I have a more negative idea about 'snacking' thus don't tend to have easily available, ready to eat items at hand. When I think 'snack' what pops up for me is all the old diet 'bad/junk' food items - chips, candy, cookies, as well as diet mentality UGH! items like celery and carrot sticks etc. > > > > Soooo, its apparent I need to broaden my 'snacking' category! I do have and eat a slice of cheese, couple slices of salami, apple with peanut butter but seem to have grown tired (bored?) with those for the most part. A hand full of almonds is a good option, but what else? I used to have jerky with me when I would be away from home for more than a few hours, but never really packed a Food Bag (as suggested by Overcoming Overeating). > > > > Any ideas/suggestions? What appeals most to me is either basics or home made things over commercially processed items. I'm rather stumped when I try to think about higher protein, some fat things. Crackers/breads further challenge me due to gluten issues. > > > > THANKS! - Katcha > > IEing since March 2007 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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