Comments on: ADVERTISEMENT: Conscious Snacking

By: Shari Connolly

Shari Connolly — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:23:54 +0000

I am a college student as well as a mom… so, I am always on the go with my balancing act of study group, work and playdates.

I always reach for a cheese stick and a pack of raisins. I have the raisins in my purse so I can eat them in class and no one can hear me I also keep an Emergen-C pack so I can pop it in a bottle of water when I feel depleted.

By: samantha jo campen

samantha jo campen — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:37:33 +0000

I make sure to pre-measure my snacks. If I do the portion control then I’m good.

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By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:26:32 +0000

Granola bars are a lifesaver!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:47:44 +0000

The best snack for me is a handful of granola. It’s satisfying and has enough fat, carbs and protein to keep me going for awhile. However, if I can’t find granola I will head straight for the french fries.

By: Jen Singer

Jen Singer — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:45:41 +0000

I am a fan of the mid-morning snack. If I don’t have something — a banana, a snack bar — I wind up eating a lot more for lunch. So, to keep my face out of the peanut butter jar, I go for the mid-morning snack, preferably one that doesn’t say “Klondike” on the wrapper.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:34:15 +0000

Whenever I have the urge to snack I always have a big glass of water to see if what I thought was hunger was actually thirst. It’s amazing how often I realize I don’t actually want anything to eat after a glass of water.

If I truly am hungry I love tahini almonds, pita chips or veggies and hummus (I love the roasted red pepper hummus from Trader Joe’s!), Trader Joe’s white cheddar corn puffs (a way less guilty Cheeto), a banana or crackers and peanut butter.

I, too, portion up snacks ahead of time to help cut down on mindless eating out of the bag. Also, my toddler pretty much wants whatever I’m having so that seems to cut my portion down, too!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:56:16 +0000

Damn, that was good! Lately we’re phasing through the vanilla yogurt in the large Activia tub, and mixing in cut up strawberries, grapes, pineapple. And grilling much, with those steam-in-the-bag veggies…tons!! Corn in the cob, scraped off, yum. Even been whipping up Kraft Jello and Pudding lately.

Must be the heat of the summer telling me to enjoy it!

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:16:22 +0000

The 100 calorie snacks are great, I could eat a whole box of them, they’re so great.

Which is why I had to quit buying them. They’re too delicious.

What I do, is after I grocery shop on Mondays, I bag everything up for myself and my kids in those small snack size baggies, and have the entire middle shelf of baggied up carrots, grapes, cherries, orange sections…All cut up and ready to grab. It’s great…no excuses. It’s all ready.
We snack b/c we’re hungry at that moment, if something’s ready…we’ll grab it.

By: Chriss

Chriss — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:59:57 +0000

the 100 calorie snack bags are my favorite.I keep them at work so when Julie down the hall comes in with those cupcake she baked I can keep myself from attacking them all day! Also, i don’t have to keep track of calories, it’s right on the bag (just keep track of how many bags!!).

By: NotaCoolMom.com

NotaCoolMom.com — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:32:05 +0000

My favorite snack after the kids go to be though is a Skinny Cow ice cream sanwhich!

By: BKC

BKC — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:44:12 +0000

Okay, I admit that if I don’t completely over-plan my snacking, I wake up in a stupor with sticky fingers and covered in pretzel dust. When we buy bags of “snack food” I divide it up into ziplocks that go in a plastic tub in the cupboard. That way I can grab one if I’m packing a lunch, or running out the door, or sitting in the living room reading so I don’t plow through a whole bag of white cheddar cheesy cheetos all by myself (ahem…)