I have given up bread and replaced snacks that were formerly toast and biscuits with things like Grapes, and Carrots with Humus.

Can you name any other good healthy snacks that take no time to prepare?


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Nuts, I like plain almonds and cashews

veronikka said:

I like to snack on walnuts with dried cherries mixed in.
Sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds

I like to dip my green olives in my humus.

trail mix!




and dried mangos someone passes me a bag full of these and i'm theirs...

Cheese, please.

I am on an apple kick. Crispy and juicy

pumpkins seeds

tofu.

i love these things they sell at the store at times called vegetables chips.

when snacking go vegan, usually that kind of food is low in fat, and go for you.

Nuts and Cheese are oily and fatty.

Vegetable Chips. Great idea! Haven't had them since I was a baby.

Green olives - great idea!

Just thought of hot green peppers, too.

Oh, and Sammi - DRIED FRUIT; best yet! I've added it to my shopping list!

benyamin said:

i really suggest getting a giant bag of dried fruit at a bulk food store

the one by my place has dried mangos, cantaloup, apricots, kiwis..

the best kind of "fuitsnacks"

benyamin said:

Nuts have good fats though, so they're okay. Cheese - not so much

I try not to snack much b/c I tend to want some bullshit But I do like yogurt & some dried fruits, particularly the dried strips of banana they sell @ Trader Joes (called Nothing But Banana, Flattened)

rice crispy treats

benyamin said:

Nuts and cheese are whole, natural foods that contain good fats.

Dried fruit is nothing but sugar. You might as well eat the bread you gave up.

If you want fruit, berries (fresh - not dried) are the least carb-intensive and have the highest fiber.

pie

Genesia said:

I always thought cheese had bad fat Nice

benyamin said:

Don't they have lots of fat too?

Vag.

fhqwhgads said:

evenstar said:

I'll take my tea and ladysnack in the drawing room thank you Jeeves.

CalhounSq said:

Get low fat cheese

fhqwhgads said:

i wonder how many calories, though?

veronikka said:

I do, but I always eat cheese with caution. I always thought the fats from dairy aren't necessarily good for you (like the ones in nuts)...

benyamin said:

they're the best ...

CalhounSq said:

Only in small quantities.

Genesia said:

I dunno where you buy your dried fruit, but over here in sexy England there's virtually no sugar, unless you choose to buy the sugar-filled version.

Also sugar does not equal carbohydrates, there's also a massive difference in the quantity consumed. I wouldn't eat dried fruits like I did bread. That would be quite ridiculous.

Cheese contains good fats, but in massive amounts - so not really good for, say, a 9pm snack.

I might just stick to grapes.

MoniGram said:

Errm, no - lots of oils, and we're not talking Burger King grease here.

I tend to snack on fruit or yoghurt. We have mango trees either side of us so we just lean out the window and pick them off the trees or ask the neighbours to knock a couple down for us if we're being polite. I like them quite unripe and very sour. There's always fruit around in the house, usually mango, papaya, bananas, melon or pineapple, which is only about 30p for one here.

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benyamin said:

OH! I just had always heard that. I guess Miss Moni learned something today.

veronikka said:

that's what I eat also but with pecans and raisins mixed in. I also snack on fresh fruit.

Life's too short.
Cottage cheese with salsa, and Poore Brothers vinagar chips.
Nachos: tortilla chips with grated cheese, jalepenos, salsa.
Glass of whole milk.
Salami and cream cheese on Triscuits. Great to eat, while reading.....YUM!

OR: a bottle of "Naked" Juice.
Spicey tuna handroll
That's my routine.