Can I have healthy snack ideas to stop me from going to buy crisps/chocolate...

[salamanda]

I have an exercise class at 6 and can never think of what to eat beforehand for energy.

I hate fruit. Don't say banana...

Plain popcorn.

Hard boiled egg, sliced with a salad.

Or just water; do you really need that much energy for an hour's exercise?

Slice of maltloaf

Personally I wouldn't eat - have you had your lunch? If so there's no need.

Bananas are good, slow release energy and lots of potassium to help your muscles recover.

It's an hour and a halfs exercise...and I'm hungry! Thank you for the suggestions. I only have access to tempting cafes or tesco, no facility to make an egg. Otherwise that would be great - I will bring one to work next week :)

Raw carrot and cucumber and lettuce chopped up and kept in fridge.
Grab a handful as and when required and eat with asda extra special balsamic and red pepper dressing. Yum!!!

Ice cubes

Snack a jacks?

But being hungry is normal. It goes away again if you wait. Exercise usually kills it off tbh.

Gah, you're right, I should have just eaten a big lunch. I only had a sandwich at my desk.

SuchProspects bananas are horrible!

joan, thank you, I know being hungry is normal and I know when I need food. I am not trying to lose weight. I was just wondering what other people eat as healthy snacks - I don't usually snack, unless I've not had enough lunch or I have a very heavy exercise class to go to.

Kayano I like your idea! I need to be more organised with taking food to work.

Flapjack? Small portion of porridge? Small portion of pasta?

2 oatcakes

Carrots and cottage cheese

Flapjack is a good idea... Too much sugar to be healthy exactly, but surely better than chocolate as it does have fruit, oats etc. Thanks StuckUpTheFezziwigTree

Mikadosare only 10 cals per stick

mmm...cottage cheese, carrots and oatcakes, that sounds doable!

this is actually quite nice Not quite as nice as the butter and sugar laden versions but it is more than edible.

I also like Alpen Coconut & Milk choc cereal bars. About 125 cals, very tasty and good for slow release energy

I think oatcakes are quite healthy and low in calories. Possibly with some relatively low calorie chesse such as cottage cheese, fromage frais or feta.

Water biscuits with cottage cheese and a dab of english mustard - yum! I used to snack on that loads when I worked in a office, and I wish I had some right now!

Thanks Apocalypse but I'm going to need more than 10 cals to get me through this class! This is the problem - unless you prepare your own snacks at home, the only ones available to buy and eat quickly are either junk food or 'low fat/ low cal' things designed to stop you from eating the junk food. There should be more pre-prepared snacks on sale that are healthy and also give energy or I should just be less lazy and bring food to work.

Bramshott, another great idea, thanks :)

If your tesco had a deli/salad bar they do hard boiled eggs, so a small salad and an egg :-)

Good thought, Bill but it's one of those shite mini tescos.

Nuts. ANy sort, but without salt or chocolate!

Are you averse to tinned fruit? In juice? What about a small bottle of pure juice (not juice drink).

I do love an oatcake.