Comments on: Beating the Munchies

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:56:57 +0000

Great ideas! This is one thing I have really struggled with lately. I’m going to give the great ideas a try!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:27:39 +0000

I completely agree! If I eat good healthy meals and exercise I find myself less likely to snack as well. Thanks Cynthia! We need to update our list with everyone’s great tips!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:25:58 +0000

You’re welcome! I’m with you on the sweet tooth…sure gets frustrating at times. I sometimes find myself eating something sweet even if I don’t REALLY like it, but I’m getting better!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:24:03 +0000

Thanks for the whole grain tip! Any place you can sneak something a little more healthy, I say go for it.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:21:47 +0000

Thanks for sharing your savory snacks with us! I have tried the broccoli and it is delicious, but I’ve not tried the garbanzo beans….I’ll have to try it! Thanks!

By: SuzyQ

SuzyQ — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:22:48 +0000

Oh, this was such a relief! I’m a “grazer”… I don’t do large meals, but I can be *snacking* on something all day long. Glad to find I’m not the only one!

Liked all your tips, but I would just add: whole grains! For some reason, they’re more filling to me, and apparently, quite good for your heart? Any snacky food you can switch to or substitute with a whole-grain version will make a difference!

By: Tiffany Hoehne

Tiffany Hoehne — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:57:34 +0000

It helps me to eat savory snacks; I can’t stop with the sweet ones and they pack too many calories in small amounts anyway. Raw veggies and nuts (always have a bowl of each out on the counter), crackers and hummus, small salads, roasted broccoli (spread florets on jelly roll pan, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt; broil until it starts crisping), roasted garbanzo beans (dump a can on a jelly roll pan, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and garlic powder; broil until browning and crisp), turkey jerky. They are more like a mini-meal, so they keep me full until the next meal, and they taste great! I spend as much time preparing these as any other snack (often less time), so it’s been nice that way too. The beans and the broccoli sound weird, but they’re actually good–even to my three young boys.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:19:17 +0000

I also find that the more I exercise, the less I want to snack. It’s a psychological thing mostly – I think I don’t want to ruin whatever benefit I’ve just derived from exercising. I also find that if I spend a little more time making good lunches and dinners (meaning appetizing to me as WELL as my young children – so not mac&cheese or ramen , I’m less apt to snack because I know there’s something better coming, or I’m just not as hungry because I ate something earlier that wasn’t just empty calories.

By: Whatever DeeDee Wants

Whatever DeeDee Wants — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:39:09 +0000

I try to plan activities to keep me busy around the usual times I would get the munchies.

It doesn’t help that I have a major sweet tooth. I am always telling my husband if he buys treats, get the ones I don’t like.

Thanks for all your tips!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:58:39 +0000

I have tried the yogurt and cottage cheese together, it is pretty good. Getting ready to make another batch of banana bread! Thanks Suzanne!