You've seen the memes, right? "I'd like to cancel my subscription to 2022. I've experienced the 7-day trial, and I am not interested."
Is that you today? Done already?
I feel like, two weeks in, we've reached the point where people are becoming discouraged, because they haven't been able to keep up with all their resolutions. (Maybe there were just too many resolutions?)
I also feel like many resolutions people make in January have to do with eating habits. While I hardly imagine myself to be the poster child for snacking imitation, I did think I'd share with you some of the things I enjoy snacking on these days. Maybe you'll come up with an idea or two for yourself that might pull you away from...a Snickers bar?
* Ryan and I are pretty committed to our afternoon smoothies, which I shared the recipe for a little over a year ago. (I actually didn't realize we'd been drinking them that long!) Ryan has started adding beet powder to his for a little extra boost, but I stick pretty closely to what the recipe says. Sometimes we use this for breakfast if we're on the go and can't sit and eat yogurt.
* I also often have a later evening snack of a Honeycrisp apple dipped in all-natural peanut butter. I did not like all-natural peanut butter when I first started using it, because I liked the firmer texture of regular version. But I actually like the all-natural version now and find the sugar in regular peanut butter kind of startling!
* Ryan and I found a trail mix at Aldi that we really like. Now it isn't the healthiest form out there, because it does have chocolate chips/white chocolate chips in it, but it is tasty, and we don't eat it by the ton. I find it really helpful if I have a long day of meetings with no time for a bigger snack in between. Gets me through the day!
* While I still enjoy my homemade granola on my yogurt, there have been some mornings where I just don't feel hungry enough for a whole serving of yogurt and granola. I've snacked on plain granola instead, and I really like it that way too!
* Ryan eats these more than I do, but he is really loving the little peanut butter filled pretzel bites from Aldi. We almost always keep some on hand and he likes having a handful of those when he's hungry.
* I haven't made these in FAR too long, but we both love these energy balls. I always make them when we go on vacation, but I fear I would just eat them all in one sitting if I kept them around on the regular.
We're doing better about not keeping cookies, peanut butter cups, and sugary cereals around the house. We love them and can't stay out of them! :)
How about you? What do you enjoy snacking on? Maybe you can inspire us with some healthy ideas?
7 comments:
Wasi crackers with a wedge of laughing cow cheese or celery with almond butter are my go to
Any suggestion on what could be substituted for coconut in the energy balls? I don’t like the flavor or texture of coconut. Thanks for the ideas. I eat string cheese stick or mixed nuts.
Almond banana flavored milk with a frozen banana - the BEST!
I have found that a snack of about 5 T. of sunflower seeds (or kernels) really settles my mid-afternoon cravings. Soon after eating them, I forget all about hunger until dinner. (You can get them in salted or unsalted. I prefer salted.) I buy them in bulk at the grocery store, so can get the quantity I want, but they are also available packaged. If I didn't have them on hand, I would be mentally searching for something and would usually end up eating something that wasn't nutritionally good and didn't really satisfy for long.
Lightly salted almonds fill a salty craving for me. Also, I've started keeping a veggie tray in the fridge all the time. I make up a tray like I was taking it to a party, with hummus in the middle and all the veggies washed and cut up. Then when I'm feeling snacky I just pull out the tray and munch away with no regrets. Jonathan loves it.
You guys have some GREAT suggestions!
Gerri - you pose a really interesting question that I don't know the answer to! I am wondering if it might work to just not include the coconut. I feel like the peanut butter and honey hold them together and the coconut is just extra flavor and texture. I'd give it a try without and see what you think!
At work I usually have a dried fruit/pressed fruit bar. Easy and filling and always an apple middafternoon. I keep grapes or berries in the fridge for home munching!
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