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What healthy things shall I put in my basket to stop me snacking on rubbish?

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Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:19

I WFH, have a sweet tooth and eat through boredom.

What nice and healthy things shall I put in my shopping basket to help me wean off all the snacky rubbish?

Also, any good ideas for breakfast please? I don’t have a great routine so tend to just graze.

thank you!

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vincettenoir · 28/10/2022 20:23

My go to snacks are rice cakes topped with kimchi (I like spicy food), satsumas or a mug of miso soup (surprisingly filling).

Longwhiskers · 28/10/2022 20:24

Cheese or babyels
oatcakes and peanut butter or houmus
those Nairn’s oatcake biscuits are good, not too much sugar in each one
crackers
Berries
i like Greek yoghurt with fruit and honey

Longwhiskers · 28/10/2022 20:25

Also I love those spicy hard rice cakes, you see them in tesco near the crackers bit. Love them dipped in houmus.

Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:25

vincettenoir · 28/10/2022 20:23

My go to snacks are rice cakes topped with kimchi (I like spicy food), satsumas or a mug of miso soup (surprisingly filling).

Miso soup, good shout! And you have also reminded me that I love Nori. Thank you!

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Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:26

Longwhiskers · 28/10/2022 20:24

Cheese or babyels
oatcakes and peanut butter or houmus
those Nairn’s oatcake biscuits are good, not too much sugar in each one
crackers
Berries
i like Greek yoghurt with fruit and honey

Nairns and Babybels now in the basket, thank you!

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KirstenBlest · 28/10/2022 20:27

Food

dumbstruckdumptruck · 28/10/2022 20:27

Blueberries
Chicken or some other kind of protein, cooked in strips in a sticky sauce and then kept in a Tupperware in the fridge
Cottage cheese with pesto.

Breakfast-wise, eggs are protein-heavy and filling. I like a bowl of high-fibre cereal and a boiled egg at around 11am - keeps me full for ages.

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purplewolfie · 28/10/2022 20:28

coconut chunks

Stripeyrug · 28/10/2022 20:29

vincettenoir · 28/10/2022 20:23

My go to snacks are rice cakes topped with kimchi (I like spicy food), satsumas or a mug of miso soup (surprisingly filling).

Satsumas on a rice cake!!

Easier said than done but just don't snack. You say it's out of boredom. You're not hungry. You don't need snacks. Eat more protein at your meals.

OldTinHat · 28/10/2022 20:30

Apple slices with peanut butter.
Rice cakes with hummus.
Sugar free jelly pots.
Fat free yogurt.
Individual malt loaves, the packed lunch size.
Low fat custard pots with fruit.

Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:30

purplewolfie · 28/10/2022 20:28

coconut chunks

In the basket!

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Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:33

Satsumas, Ryvita in the basket!

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Ongi · 28/10/2022 20:34

Cottage cheese in the basket!

thanks all. Hopefully this should help!

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BorisJohnsonsHair · 28/10/2022 20:40

Stoned dates, lovely squishy ones.
Sugar snap peas.
Toasted pumpkin seeds.
Hummus and carrot sticks.

Breakfast - live Greek yoghurt with blueberries, raspberries, nuts and seeds

DeanStockwooooo · 28/10/2022 20:41

Perhaps not very healthy but I am a suckered for dried fruit , fet the decent ready yo eat stuff not the one for cakes .
Flame sultanas, cranberries, raisens, mango, pineapple, ginger , personaly I don't like apple or banana but uou may.

It can all be added to porridge or snacked on on its own.
I also make my own candied peal
Any citrus fruit ( grapefruit is my fav ) wash the whole fruit in water hot enough to get rid of any wax coating .
Peal it , cut of some of the pith from the skin cut the skin into small cubes
Bring about a pint if water to the boil
Desolve about 6/ 8 table spoons of sugar in the water
Boli rhe skin for about 10 mins drain and put in a very low oven for about 45 mins depending on if uou like it crunchy or chewy
Dyst in sugar
Leave it out untill dry and cool, stores for months in a air tight container .

Use the sugar syrup to add flavor to porridge , cake , ice cream .

It's not a heathly snack but two or three bits sucked take the edge off my ' I want a snack' feeling

DeanStockwooooo · 28/10/2022 20:42

Good lord please excuse all the typos !

NCagainandagainand · 28/10/2022 20:42

Urban Fruit baked strawberries. Nicer than a lot of actual sweets, I have to ration myself.

motleymop · 28/10/2022 20:44

Good quality unsalted nuts and sultanas - to be eaten together. My particular faves are walnuts and almonds. The almond/sultana combination is like bakewell tart.

26twentysix · 28/10/2022 20:46

Dried sour cherries (they have them in Sainsburys in the baking aisle with other dried fruit) - crazy good
Sugar Snap Peas
Peppers cut into strips
Baby food - hear me out! I love those little yoghurt pot sized things of fruit puree. Absolutely delicious and no added sugar.
Cucumber slices
Watermelon chunks
Canned pineapple slices

Useyourfork · 28/10/2022 20:48

Raw carrots. Really big ones that take ages to eat! 😊

Meem321 · 28/10/2022 20:49

Apples and peanut butter

OoooSweetChildOMine · 28/10/2022 20:49

Seaweed crisps
Nuts
Greek yog & frozen berries
Popcorn
Dark chocolate

MrsPnut · 28/10/2022 20:50

Those little chicken satay sticks, about 22 calories each. You get about 20 in a pack.

tulipsunday · 28/10/2022 20:52

I like to use one of my toddler's bamboo plates with sections for snacks 😂 breadsticks and hummus in one, mix of nuts and seeds in one and a satsuma in the other. Now need to avoid the sweet treat in afternoon!