SNACK...suggestions...?

[THE OAK]

hey ppl,
I am finding that b/t meals i become very peckish and i find myself eating those rice cracker things, they dont seem that bad nutrition wise, but they arent really helping in any way!

So i was thinking of trying the following -
baby food
yogurt
but have no idea what to look out for when buying either and what they can do for me nutrition wise....?

Or any other snacks you guys munch on...?

Thanks guys!

 

[Hammerlynn]

SF jello or SF popsicles

 

[kanun]

Baby foods?...

Gerber "Peaches":
Calories 70
Total Fat 0g
Total Carbohydrates 17g
Fiber 1g
Sugars 15g
Protein <1g
Sodium 10mg
Potassium 170mg

All sugar, no protein...

 

[Jodi]

Originally posted by Hammerlynn
SF jello

That was gonna be my suggestion as well. Its still not the best for you but better than those damn rice cakes. Maybe some raw celery or cucumber might help as well. It works for me.

Also, you may want to make sure your getting enough fat in your diet, it helps satiety.

 

[THE OAK]

Hey guys,

Well thanks for the replies so far.....
I know how fruit and vegies are good for you but to me its not enough i need something more......

and the yohurt?
good...bad....

Thanks

 

[w8lifter]

Instead of snacking...why not add another meal...w/ protein/carbs/fat...of course, that won't work w/ cutting though. Snacks don't go well on a cut anyway.

I'd say SF jello too....or make a pudding w/ a scoop of protein and some cream. Yogurt isn't that good for you, but neither is snacking, lol....and it depends on what your diet is like and what your goals are.

 

[QueenofSquats]

Whey & eggwhite crepes
simple recipe (1-2scoop flavoured whey isolate (I like chocolate), 5 eggwhites, 1-2Tbsp heavy cream,stevia, cinnamon
mix-heat non-stick pan, pour, done in two mins.
I put unsweetened peanut butter on top..yumm..it fills you up to 3hrs

OR

quick cheese cake
blow 2cups of water, remove from heat, mix unflavoured gelatin, when a bit cool, pour it in a blender, put 8oz cottage cheese or cream cheese,stevia, cinnamon, blend, let it cool in the fridge...enjoy..

 

[lina]

Great recipes QoS! You need to post them in the recipe section!!

 

[Fluid]

Do you mean rice cakes? Those are terrible for you. They possess of GI of damn near 100! You should not have any cravings inbetween meals. Are you consuming fiber with your meals? What are your current goals? What is your current caloric intake?

Fluid

 

[QueenofSquats]

Thanks Lina

 

[AtomicJim]

How about a Carmel Peanut Detour bar

 

[Yanick]

what i found to help me out in the past is splitting up meals. For example i'll have a tuna sandwich (tuna + mayo) on WW bread for meal 2.

I know that between meal 2 and 3 i get hungry, even though i'm eating every 3 hours. So cut the sandwich in half eat the first half whenever you eat meal 2 and then eat the 2nd half 1-1.5 hours later. That usually holds me over until my scheduled meal 3.

Yogurt is a bad choice. Of course it also depends on your goals. If you are bulking, snacking on some peanuts/almonds would help up the cals. On a cut you'll need to count the snack into your daily calories. Or eat some broccoli or something.

Stick to low GI/II, fibrous carbs. Try adding some greens to whichever meal you feel hungry after. Or try upping the fat. Snacking on crap is not an option.

 

[THE OAK]

my diet

hey ppl,

ok well here is a basic day,

meal 1 - 9am optimum nutrition shake w/ 15 g of flaxseed oil

9:45 gym

meal 2 - 12noon about 300-400g grilled chickrn breast W/ cup white rice, lowfat cottage cheese and some salad

meal 3 4-4:30 ish 200-250g chicken again in a pitta bread w/ salad lowfat cottage cheese and sweet n sour sauce

meal 4 8pm apple

meal 5 11:30 pm half plate of strawberries and mango

meal 6 12ish optimum nutrition protein shake w/ flaxseed oil

Now its not the best diet but im sorta cuttint atm for summer, also b/t 12-4 about 2:30 ish im having a Max wpi protein shake without the flax, to kepp my protein up!

Any suggestions of things wrong with my diet please let me know
thanks!!

 

[lean_n_76er]

Originally posted by w8lifter
Instead of snacking...why not add another meal...w/ protein/carbs/fat...of course, that won't work w/ cutting though. Snacks don't go well on a cut anyway.

I'd say SF jello too....or make a pudding w/ a scoop of protein and some cream. Yogurt isn't that good for you, but neither is snacking, lol....and it depends on what your diet is like and what your goals are.

Hey W8, what else do you add to that pudding recipe? Thanx

Nevermind, I answered my own question using the search! Thanx

 

[cornfed]

You know Lee Priest loves rice cakes

 

[Yanick]

Re: my diet

Originally posted by THE OAK
hey ppl,

ok well here is a basic day,

meal 1 - 9am optimum nutrition shake w/ 15 g of flaxseed oil

9:45 gym

meal 2 - 12noon about 300-400g grilled chickrn breast W/ cup white rice, lowfat cottage cheese and some salad

meal 3 4-4:30 ish 200-250g chicken again in a pitta bread w/ salad lowfat cottage cheese and sweet n sour sauce

meal 4 8pm apple

meal 5 11:30 pm half plate of strawberries and mango

meal 6 12ish optimum nutrition protein shake w/ flaxseed oil

Now its not the best diet but im sorta cuttint atm for summer, also b/t 12-4 about 2:30 ish im having a Max wpi protein shake without the flax, to kepp my protein up!

Any suggestions of things wrong with my diet please let me know
thanks!!

You have very little fats/carbs in your diet and your carb sources aren't great for satiety purposes.

Switch the white rice to brown rice or a yam or oatmeal. Add some carbs to meal 1, some oatmeal maybe?

Meal 2 needs fat. Switch to full fat cottage cheese (the most i've been able to find is 4% milkfat). Maybe add some heavy cream or flax to that meals, depending on cal requirements.

Get rid of the pita in meal 3, switch to oatmeal/yam/brown rice. Again full fat cottage cheese, and maybe some more fat from a different source.

Meal 4 isn't even a meal.

Meal 5 isn't even a meal.

Meal 6 is fine i guess, i would add carbs, but i'm partial to having all macros in all meals.

 

[P-funk]

Yeah I agree with Yan definetly add more fat/carbs. Also try to drop the white rice and pita bread.

QUOTE]meal 1 - 9am optimum nutrition shake w/ 15 g of flaxseed oil[/QUOTE]

You should take the shake that you drink for your first meal and drink it after the gym instead, or do you have one after the gym because you didn' post it? Maybe you should take the strawberries that you eat in your fifth meal and eat them at 9:00, 45min. before you go to the gym in place of the shake. Or if you are cutting and you can handle it try to go to the gym with an empty stomach.

Switch the white rice to brown rice or a yam or oatmeal. Add some carbs to meal 1, some oatmeal maybe?

Yan has definetly listed some good alternatives to white rice and pita bread so I would try and go with these. If you really can't do with out the bread in meal 3 I guess go with wheat bread. In meal three you might want to take the cottage cheese out and eat it with your apple in meal four because just like Yan said that can't really be considered a meal. You could also throw another meal in there somewhere, maybe some tuna fish with oil or eggs and egg whites with some oatmeal on the side.

 

[THE OAK]

mmmm

hey guys,

Well the first meal is a protein shake as from when i go to bed and wake up its a long time without protein in the body, so thats the main reason i have it before gym.

in referrence to the oatmeal, which one is the best and how could i eat it?

the reason why meal 4 is not really much is because i'm at work and dont have much time, any suggestions for a quick fix would be appreciated!

meal 5 is just after i get home from work, and i have read you shouldn't eat much calories before bed so thats why i eat the fruit, again other suggestions are welcome!

also i have my shakes with lowfat milk i guess you guys will suggest i change to fullfat?

thanks alot for your imput im always learning!!

 

[P-funk]

meal 5 is just after i get home from work, and i have read you shouldn't eat much calories before bed so thats why i eat the fruit, again other suggestions are welcome!

Not eating many calories before bed time is b.s. Just make sure you don't spill over (i.e. don't go over the calories you are allowing yourself for the day). I eat about a 1/2 before I go to bed. Just make sure you get those cals in you. I like to eat cottage cheese and an apple before bed. The cottage cheese is a good source of casein protien and it burns slower than whey so that can solve your problem of drinking the protien shake right when you wake up. Take the protien shake and drink it after your workout, you need it more there.

in referrence to the oatmeal, which one is the best and how could i eat it?

Regular rolled oats, The old fashioned kind. Don't buy the flavored instant kind because they are high in sugar and hydrogenated oils. If you can't handle the plain oatmeal try putting some of those straberreis in it.

also i have my shakes with lowfat milk i guess you guys will suggest i change to fullfat?

If you are drinking the shake after your workout you might want to take it with some dextrose or a banana blended in to speed up absorbtion. If you are using the shake to replace a meal try mixing it with heavy cream or some flax seed oil to slow down absorbtion.

the reason why meal 4 is not really much is because i'm at work and dont have much time, any suggestions for a quick fix would be appreciated!

You can buy small 3oz cans of tuna fish with a pop top so you don't need a can opener. Or you can try eating the apple and buying some little luch size packs of cottage cheese. Or you might want to eat the apple along with some all natural peanut butter. Or bring some protien powder, eat the apple and sipp off of the protien.

good luck.
peace

 

[THE OAK]

hey p-funk

p-funk,
thanks alot for the advice(advices as arnold says)
I'll make sure to try the oatmeal!
your help and suggestions are appreciated!