I saw my doctor recently and while talking about what a lazy fat-ass I am, he mentioned something about replacing the crap I usually snack on with healthier snacks like seasoned air-fried cauliflower or something like that. So what are your favorite healthy-ish snacks that can be made relatively quickly when I feel like shoving food in my face for no reason other than boredom and force of habit?

  • Grace_Schlick@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 hours ago

    Fizzy water. When you feel like a snack, drink some carbonated water. I found a lot of time I wanted water and flavor more than the food.

    And high fiber/bran stuff fills you up. Get stuff made of whole grains like popcorn, whole wheat (or real corn) tortillas, fruits with peels on, and the like.

    Blueberries freeze really well, spread em on a baking sheet so they stay separate before you bag them. Muffins are pretty easy to bake at home and with a little practice you can make a whole wheat muffin with sunflower seeds fucking tasty.

    The pain in the ass is that healthy ingredients go bad much faster. Whole wheat flour goes stale in a hurry compared to AP flour.

    One thing that worked for me was fasting. It is far easier for me to skip a meal than to eat in moderation. I figure I want to eat a 2000 calorie meal every time i sit down, maybe that’s a sign I should only do it once a day, very much ymmv on that one, but I lost 50# in a year just … eating until I was full, but only once a day.

    As a nice side bonus, your bathroom schedule also becomes very predictable, which is handy for scheduling,

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    9 hours ago

    This is probably my #1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispbread Either plain or with low calorie butter

    Good suggestions for snacks but I think a lot of people missed the “when I want to shove something in my face as a force of habit.” You really want to get the lowest calorie thing possible, ideal would be lettuce and celery since those are basically nothing but still give you something to eat. Next would probably be apple slices, berries have surprisingly low sugar, egg white is basically pure protein but a full egg is fine too. Sprouts can be good if you grow them right. I sometimes just slowly eat a spoonful of peanut butter over like an hour but…

    I would also recommend having random drinks you can go between, like tea soymilk coffee, even diet soda. Just avoid anything with sugar or fat. Things like nuts are healthy but not a great constant snack food because they do have a lot of fat, so that should be an intentional thing rather than something to reach for.

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      Egg white being protein, yes (and one of the best suited for human). But if you don’t use the protein in excercise, it can be considered a dense form of calories, even more so than fat.

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      9 hours ago

      Seconding Crispbread, but also think about Zwieback - it’s at least twice as crunchy and delicious, it’s right in the name!

      For real though, Zwieback and tea ist ein perfekter Snack für Zwischendurch.

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    10 hours ago

    Nuts, fruit, steamed veggies (with or without seasoning), popcorn, GOOD beef jerky, yogurt.
    Highly recommend you read Ultra-Processed People. I found that learning about what’s in the normal unhealthy snacks sort of makes you not want to eat them at all, which will make eating healthy snacks so much easier. Just my experience though.

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    10 hours ago

    Yoghurt (plain is ideal but I like a little bit of vanilla), nuts, rice cakes, homemade dried fruit oat bars, apples, and homemade protein bars.

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    11 hours ago

    Fruit, sardines, kimchi, pickles, cucumbers, bell peppers, dark chocolate…

    Lots of veggies make tasty snacks if you chop them small, toss with olive oil, salt, and garlic powder, and roast them. Not as easy as grabbing a bag from a cabinet but still super easy. Does take some time, though.

    Similarly, lots of leafy greens can be cooked up quickly and easily as a snack.

    Marinated soft or medium boiled eggs, such as Korean mayak eggs, Chinese tea eggs, or Japanese ajitsuki tamago (ajitama).

    Down that vein, deviled eggs.

  • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.world
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    Popcorn is great. It’s like fiber, butter, salt and spices.

    Been snacking on pita, labne (Lebanese yogurt I love it it has just a hint of the taste of cream cheese but it’s light and quot like yogurt) and toum (ingredients: garlic, oil, lemon juice, salt, magic). I imagine it’s doing great things for my cholesterol and vampire infestation.

    Oh! And there’s the only one pounds bag of gummi worms. That’s healthy because shut up.

    Wife likes putting peas (with some BBQ rub on em, brush on a little oil or get em damp if you want the rub to actually stick) in the air fryer, she says it makes em poop

    MOINKs ate pretty great if you want to put the time into it

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    Chips and salsa, so many great options. You should check the calorie count, but you could always make your own if you wanna really get into it. Swap the chips for a baked version if you wanna cut back on fried things.

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    21 hours ago

    A few suggestions based on whether you need more calories. If you are trying to gain weight:

    Triscuit crackers and hummus

    Nuts, whichever you like.

    Whole fat Greek yogurt with honey or savory with olives and crackers (again, Triscuit if you need calories)

    If you need to reduce calories:

    Apple & a few slices of good cheddar

    An avocado

    Boiled egg

    Popcorn made at home

    NONfat Greek yogurt with fruit and/or a little honey.

    A walk. Sometimes you are bored not hungry.

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      Cheese and cold cuts (maybe besides chicken/turkey cuts, but especially anything salami or sausage related) I would argue are not healthy. Better than the worst of the worst like ice cream, desserts, and candy, but it is just saturated fan + saturated fat + a small amount of protein, zero fiber, and not many vitamins or minerals.

      Very tasty, and fine to snack on in small amounts, but literally any edible plant, nut, fruit, yogurt, legume, or even things like granola or protein bars have much more nutritional content.

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    22 hours ago

    Banana and nuts? I usually eat them as snacks. Any easy to peel fruits will do. I might add a glass of soy milk, too, if really hungry.

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    Hummus. There is some degree of effort involved, where you have to put 5 or so ingredients in a blender and blend them. Use crackers, pita, tortilla, veggies, etc. to deliver hummus to your mouth.

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      22 hours ago

      That’s a pretty calorie dense snack, though. After a couple of bites you’re basically having a meal.

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    It’s also important to change how you eat.

    Do you tear open a box/bag of something and gun it down in front of a screen?

    Try making yourself actual meals. Use napkins and silverware and non-paper plates. Make a protein, a carb, and some greens. Sit at the dinner table, not in front of the TV.

    Even if it’s just a snack you can present it nicely. Cut the apple up and lay it out with bits of cheese.

    Make the meal seem special.