Snack ideas please!

[pinkspangle]

I always eat 3 meals a day and this usually includes my 5 portions of fruit and veg, if i'm a little peckish in between i tend to reach for some fruit as always think this is the healthier option, but i eat so much of it already i am getting a bit sick of it. What other snack type things could i have instead.. i htought maybe dried fruit for a bit of a change but am stuck for any more interesting ideas. Can anyone help me out?x

[yolande]

How about the little red boxes of raisins, you can keep them in your bag for when you get hungry. I also have dates/apricots and sometimes pistachio nuts. You can't have too many of any of the above though as they have quite a lot of sugar in (and the nuts are salty). The new baked crisps by walkers have hardly any fat in and about 90 calories, so good for a snack.

[Eve]

How about some raw veg, cherry tomatoes or sticks of celery or carrot.

I love the thin Matzo crackers (you can get the normal cracker size as well as the big ones) with some thin spread and marmite on them.

A little pot of natural yoghurt is also nice and you can sprinkle fruit such as berries on top.

[Scarlett]

Oat cakes are great- they stop you from being hungry. Rice cakes too, with houmous, guacamole or peanut butter. Any raw veg is good too!

[pinkspangle]

Thanks guys! I went to the shops earlier and i got dried apricots, prunes, dates and mixed seeds. I eat rice/oat cakes already but couldn't find the Matzo crackers Jenna.. Maybe i'll have a peek in Tesco on the way home! Thanks again.. my snacks are now much more interesting!!

[BBWCHATT]

Pink - I love the taste and texture of a handfull of raw almonds - untoasted & unsalted - just don't overdo it because of the calories. They are supposed to be very good for you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond

Possible health benefits
Edgar Cayce, a man regarded as the father of American holistic medicine, also highly favored the almond. In his readings, Cayce often recommended that almonds be included in the diet. Claimed health benefits include improved complexion, improved movement of food through the colon and the prevention of cancer. Recent research associates inclusion of almonds in the diet with elevating the blood levels of HDLs (high-density lipoproteins) and of lowering the levels of LDLs (low-density lipoproteins).

[pinkspangle]

Thanks BBWCHATT, i shall give these a try aswell! The health benefits are enough to convince me!! Great stuff.xx