Vicki....Or anyone with good healthy snack idea's

turtle520

I'm thinking of doing a modified version of phase 1 of South Beach....eliminating bread, potato & pasta but keep brown rice and fruits. My main concern is snacks. I know that if I eliminate toast with my eggs in the AM that I'll need something to snack on by 10am-ish. And the same with 3:30ish. I know I could do fruit but I'm looking for some more creative idea's.

And just to give you an idea of what I'll be eating:

Breakfast - quiche cups & fruit OR omelet & fruit OR oatmeal if I'm running late.

Lunch - 1 cup Progresso soup & small salad OR Big Salad with tuna or chicken or ham. I'll most likely have a jell-o cup and another fruit.

Dinner - Moderate portion of whatever I'm making and extra veggies.

Thanks!

melbride2005

plain nonfat greek yogurt

almonds

cheese stick

south beach bar

cut up veggies

you don't necessarily have to eliminate toast, if you're doing a pseudo phase 1.  you could have a slice of low carb bread. 

wed2506

not sure if this is what yoe are looking for but a co-worker of mine was a HUGE health nut.  She would often snack on animal crackers or stove top popped popcorn with no butter.

wed2506

another thought...can you do dry cereal??  maybe rice or corn chex, KIX?  no salt pretzels

bbzangel70j

an apple with natural sugar free peanut butter, hummus with cut up red peppers, sugar free pudding

ceetee

Almonds, raw veggies with hummus or baba ganesh , swiss cheese, the little barbel cheeses, apple with natural peanut butter,, some pieces of ciut up turkey or chicken breast, hard boiled egg,., cottage cheese, plain yogurt with fruit added,  If you just want to eat mindlessly..hot air popped popcorn.

I would try and make every snack include a protein. and keep the fruit to one or two pieces a day when you have a sugar craving.  The protein will keep you full and minimize the sugar cravings.

Also...you could sub out your toast with Ezekiel bread. It's a gluten free, flour less, complete protein bread. Keep it in freezer and eat slightly toasted if you can. 

Mc_Newlywed

ceetee:

I would try and make every snack include a protein. and keep the fruit to one or two pieces a day when you have a sugar craving.  The protein will keep you full and minimize the sugar cravings.

I was also going to suggest a protein for every snack.  Protein keeps you full longer and keeps your stomach busy (ultimately burning a few more calories).  And something I learned from my nutritionist when I had gestational diabetes - it may apply here since you aren't going carb-free - always combine a carb with a protein.  Never drink juices, your body needs no energy to digest it and it jacks up your sugar levels (leaving you wanting more).  Go easy on whole fruit - none for breakfast and none before bed.  Best if whole fruit is eaten as a snack or with lunch.  

If you chose to have that toast with your eggs in the morning, make sure it's a high fiber toast.  Just 6 grams of fiber can cancel out an additional 15 g of carbs. So just 1 slice is almost negative carbs (not quite, but certainly better than even plain whole grain toast).  This math is not exact though so don't think you can eat 2 carb free slices if it has more than 12 g of fiber!  

Also, Kashi makes some great snack bars that I used to much when pregnant with my daughter.  They have many more options now so I'd just read the labels and go w/ the ones that have the highest fiber.  They kept me full for awhile and kept my sugar levels stable.  (keeping my cravings at bay)

Good luck!