Snacks???

I had my surgery in February and I was wondering if anyone had ideas for snacks. I get the munchies and I can never find anything because of the no carbs, sugar, fresh veggies and fruit. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! :)

Babybel or Laughing Cow cheese and melba toast (if you are allowed) are all good!

Yep, string cheese or cheese sticks. Greek yogurt if allowed. Lots of people like cottage cheese (i'm not one of them). lunchmeat slices. Basically, anything you would do for a meal could be made into a snack. Oh, and nuts & turkey jerky when you are allowed, if you don't have sodium issues you are concerned with.

Good luck!

 

Amy

Wheat thins saved me!  I had surgery on 2/4 and I was having the same problem and asked my nutritionist and that's what she told me.  I also eat nuts and peanut butter graham crackers.  Hope this helps:)

I like sunflower seeds. In the shell. Takes longer to eat them when you have to get the shell off first! Love the salt.

Thank you so much for the suggestions. I see my nutritionist in a few days so I'm sure she'll have some ideas too! :)

Turkey pepperoni microwaved until crispy, and almonds or cashews if you are allowed those at this point.  I would also suggest, though, that you look at what is behind those "munchies" because snacking is one of the things that got most of us in weight trouble in the first place and can be problematic in the future even if you try to stick to healthy snack foods.

Lora

Good idea, thanks! I did talk to my doctor about feeling hungry between meals and he said it's totally normal and if I didn't feel that way he'd be surprised. It's not like I'm looking to eat a lot, just a few bites of something to hold me over until my next meal. So it shouldn't be a problem later.