Need Ideas to Make Healthy Snacks Posted: 09-15-03 11:20am
First post to this forum, I like to bike
and exercise daily, but I get hungry at
night before bedtime, I eat a lot of fruit
and vegies, any ideas or recipes for
making snacks to pick at, something
different, I know I can buy trail mix and
other stuff, I want to make something low
salt, something I can just pick at but yet
healthy, low salt, and low sugar, any
ideas would be appreciated.
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blu_eyes00
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 96 Location: Canada
Posted: 09-29-03 11:36am
I have the same problem too. At night I
am usually hungry. I found raisins
(although not the greatest for u before
bed) is good. Same with oatmeal, yogurt.
My favourite is pickles - they always
seem to hit the spot (but these can
sometimes be high in salt). I like
eating roasted soy beans or pumpkin seeds
as well...U can get unsalted. A small
piece of cheese is ok. I sometimes eat a
hard boiled egg before bed if I am
starved, or I will have a protein shake.
These usually hit my hunger. These are
my suggestions!
Thanks for your response,all your ideas
are good, I have tried all of them,
pumpkin seeds, where do you get them, I
can't find real pumpkin seeds, only ones
that are heavly salted in the shell in the
grocery store,
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blu_eyes00
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 96 Location: Canada
Posted: 10-03-03 11:06am
Um, I get them at the bulk barn....Im in
canada btw...So I am not sure if u are, or
if u have bulk stores near u. Halloween
is fast approaching....Save the seeds from
inside ur pumpkin(s) and raost them in the
oven yourself...That way you can put salt
on, or leave plain. I usually do up a
big batch around now, and get my
neighbours to give me the seeds from their
pumpkins too, since most people just throw
them out normally.
Good luck! But, to be honest, nothing
hits the spot at night than cold
pizza.....Hehehe...But that is why we are
trying to find good snacks...Just none
taste like yummy pizza! *sigh* my
boyfriend is a bodybuilder, so bland
snacks are all we have! But seriously,
pumpkin seeds are good because u can add
flavourings to them...Such as spices.
experient.
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kristina ann bergner
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Oct 2003 Posts: 23 Location: Sunnyvale, California
Snacks Posted: 10-19-03 21:50pm
how about a
smoothie? We make them for our kids when
they want a sweet dessert but we want them
to eat healthy.
Just combine frozen fruit (buy berries
frozen or freeze your own in baggies) with
a fresh banana, plain yogurt and/or soy
milk and/or juice. You'll need a blender
or stick blender, although you can also
just stir it with a fork and then freeze
it for a few hours too.
You can add all kinds of other stuff, like
cereal/wheat germ, honey, an egg (soft
cooked, not raw)... It tastes like ice
cream but it's actually good for you!!!!
P. S.
Even I like it and i'm only 9! (that's my
son's comment).
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qriosity
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Oct 2003 Posts: 40 Location: U.S.
Health Food Stores Posted: 10-19-03 22:51pm
I was going to suggest a great store
around here called trader joes... But
I looked it up, and the closest one to you
is 97 miles away!!!!
Buuuutt.... I'm sure there are plenty
of other stores like it, where you live.
It's a health food store. And most
of them carry snack type foods, like dried
cranberries, blueberries, or cherries.
Nuts, and all sorts of mixes...
Crackers, healthy soups, all kids of soy
and organic foods. Veggie chips...
Etc.
i hope this helps.
~qriosity~
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CrombieChic16
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Oct 2003 Posts: 745
Posted: 10-31-03 11:38am
Cut up apples with a little bit of fat
free peanut butter...Hits the spot every
time
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gym_guru
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Posts: 6 Location: Southern California
Choice In Foods... Posted: 12-17-03 09:20am
There is no way anyone can answer that
question without knowing the goals you are
trying to achieve with working out, weight
lifting, weight loss, and so on. Let's
start here. What are your body
measurements? What are you trying to
accomplish (weight loss - weight gain -
maintain)? What does your diet consist of
currently?
I am a gym guru by night. By day I am a
specialist on heel pain caused by plantar
fasciitis and heel spurs.
You can find information on both at: plantar fasciitis - heel spurs
experient.
how about a
smoothie? We make them for our kids when
they want a sweet dessert but we want them
to eat healthy.
