Weddingbee boards

Karma007    10/10/2009   Bay Area

I swear by 1 serving of fruit, and 1/2oz nuts; it's my snack twice a day. Filling, but not too much. If I'm feeling the need for extra carbs, it's the fruit + 1/2 a Cliff bar.

sminerva21    September 26, 2009   Chicago, IL/wedding in Upstate, NY

I started the search for a healthy, substantial snack a few weeks ago because I found that come 5 p.m., I was so drained of energy, I couldn't make it to the gym. I read online that celery and peanut butter was good because of the protein in the peanut butter. I started eating that around 4 p.m. every day, and it definitely holds me over! I keep a jar of all-natural PB at my desk, and put a small slab on each celery stick.

It's kind of a pain in the butt to cut up the celery the morning up, or night before (not as easy as throwing a 100-cal pack in your purse), but it works! And it feels indulgent because, well, PB is delicious!

mechiebaby    June 4, 2010   Malaysia / Washington DC

I put a fat free yogurt in the freezer for a few hours, and then its just like ice cream!

yoplait makes a bunch of them in dessert-like flavors (boston creme pie, orange sherbet, etc) that are awesome frozen :)

Arineya      

Roasted chickpeas! Roast with salt, pepper, and a tiny bit of olive oil until crispy, they are super yummy and full of protein and fiber

Kale chips- take clean, dry, fresh kale, toss in a bit of olive oil, vinegar, and salt, and roast until crispy- like potato chips, just better for you! Very tasty, surprisingly so!

Frozen nuts- that one is weird, but I keep a bag of raw brazil nuts, cashews, and almonds in the freezer and eat them when hunger strikes

Cheese and crackers are a great go-to: a good, solid white vermont cheddar on whole wheat crackers is pretty satifsying.

Fresh ground honey roasted peanut butter on crackers is really good too- common trick to feed it to older people in nursing homes about an hour or two after breakfast and it gets them through the day with more energy

I could eat cucumbers until the came out my ears, but I guess I'm weird that way, hehe 

beachwedding92509    09/25/2009   Southwest Michigan

Protein is quite filling, so I generally will snack on a protein bar to tide me over until my next meal. Make sure you do label comparisons...some brands have waaaay more fat than others. I buy Herbalife protein bars because they only have 5 grams of fat, 15 grams of carbs and 10 grams of protein. I find it especially filling to have the bar with a bottle of water.

If you are anti-protein bar, I also snack on light string cheese, lowfat cottage cheese, soy nuts, or apples. I'm on a quest to lose 100 pounds before the wedding (I've lost 83 thus far) and these have all worked well for me. Good luck!

gingerlex    June 25, 2011   UK

My mum found this recipe on a supermarket website for "Molly Cake" - it tastes just like christmas cake really, I highly recommend it; it tastes VERY naughty, it has no refined sugar/fat, no eggs/milk, so it's not really bad for you :)

<h2>Serves: <span class="black">8 to 10</h2> <h2>Ingredients</h2> <p class="spaced"> 250g stoned dates, roughly chopped
300ml water
85g plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground mixed spice
85g wholemeal flour
500g bag dried, mixed fruit
50g ground almonds
80ml orange juice
<h2>Method</h2> <ol class="greyBullets">

Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment.

Put the dates and water in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

Sieve the plain flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl. Add the wholemeal flour, mixed fruit and ground almonds and stir to combine. Stir in the wet date mixture and the orange juice. Mix well.

Spoon into the loaf tin.

Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

Turn out onto a wire rack and cool.

<h2>Serving tips</h2>

Serve in slices with a nice cup of tea.

 

sf_carrie       San Francisco

A ziploc bag full of snap peas is my latest work snack. 

sf_carrie       San Francisco

I also keep packets of unflavored instant oatmeal in my desk drawer.  Around 3 pm, I just nuke one and sprinkle some cinnamon and add raisins and I'm good until dinner and avoid our office vending machine or doing a Starbucks run.