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Post by bbkeef on May 18, 2022 16:31:38 GMT
I eat string cheese and crackers nearly every day and sometimes twice a day. I'm just curious what others snack on frequently.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on May 18, 2022 16:36:40 GMT
Carrots. Sometimes just plain and sometimes dipped in hummus. Problem is they are the dog's favorite snack too so I have to either share or sneak around to eat them!
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Post by tommygirl on May 18, 2022 16:44:55 GMT
I really love a sliced up gala apple. I don't like biting into an apple but love to eat it sliced!
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on May 18, 2022 16:46:43 GMT
Fruit
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Post by kibblesandbits on May 18, 2022 16:49:32 GMT
chopped apple with Nutzo and Lily's mini chips.
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Post by Merge on May 18, 2022 16:51:46 GMT
Lately it’s been cheese and crackers or similar. Working to make it fruit or vegetables instead. The berries and melons are so nice right now.
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Post by ~summer~ on May 18, 2022 16:57:53 GMT
It used to be crackers and hummus or crackers and cheese/salami. But I’ve switched to either no snacks (boo) or walnuts or a piece of a banana.
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Post by workingclassdog on May 18, 2022 16:59:43 GMT
cheese/salami or some type of meat. Cashews.. Twizzlers.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 18, 2022 17:08:51 GMT
Thai chili almonds from Trader Joe’s Chomps meat sticks The goldfish crackers my son force feeds me all day
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Post by luvnlifelady on May 18, 2022 17:21:53 GMT
Cereal with a glass of milk (but no milk on the cereal).
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on May 18, 2022 19:17:05 GMT
My favorite snack is French's shoestring potato sticks.
But, I'm supposed to be watching my cholesterol. My new(for the last four-ish months) snack is organic blue corn tortilla chips. No trans fat or saturated fat.
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Post by ajsweetpea on May 18, 2022 19:25:07 GMT
I love pineapple slices, strawberries and green grapes. I also like Cheez It Extra Toasty crackers when I want something a little less healthy!
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Post by cmpeter on May 18, 2022 19:26:59 GMT
I don’t do the same thing everyday. But, I like a handful of nuts, string cheese, apples/oranges, cucumber with balsamic, cut veggies with lime juice, salt and pepper, olives or pickles or popcorn. It really depends on what I’m craving.
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Post by akkaren on May 18, 2022 19:56:36 GMT
I've been into eating bagged popcorn. I don't especially like kettle corn but if it has toffee or chocolate I'm all over it!
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Post by piebaker on May 18, 2022 19:59:45 GMT
It was crackers or pretzels, but since am trying to eat healthier, I have peeled cucumber slices with plain hummus or peeled apple slices now.
My husband likes grape tomatoes or carrot sticks with honey mustard dressing or cracker combos
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Post by katlady on May 18, 2022 20:03:09 GMT
I have one of the following everyday. - Nuts mixed with dried cranberries - Banana - Hershey’s Dark chocolate Kisses
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Post by mom on May 18, 2022 20:03:58 GMT
Sometimes meat + cheese. But this week its Siete Grain Free Mexican Wedding Cookies. OMG they are addicting.
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Post by papersilly on May 18, 2022 20:04:49 GMT
boom chicka pop kettle corn popcorn. not everyday but i like it. it's light but satisfying.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on May 18, 2022 20:07:34 GMT
I usually do some kind of snack plate with cut veggies, cheese and low carb crackers. I also like avocado toast, or a hard boiled egg with a slice of bacon. Sometimes I have nuts or a nut snack mix
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Post by J u l e e on May 18, 2022 20:08:30 GMT
I don’t eat snacks - as in random food throughout the day, but my lunch is basically a combination of a bunch of what’s been mentioned. If I don’t have anything leftover from dinner to have for lunch I eat hummus, baby carrots, cheese sticks, apple slices. So I get to eat fun snack food, but call it lunch.
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Post by kate on May 18, 2022 20:34:19 GMT
Popcorn (popped without oil)
Apple
pretzels and Nutella
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Post by Lexica on May 18, 2022 20:38:10 GMT
Strawberries. I could eat strawberries 3x a day. I recently bought 6 large packages and sliced them up and dehydrated them. I planned to put them in my Coach's Oats in the mornings. I have been putting them in my oatmeal every morning, but I have also grabbed a handful to munch on while watching TV if I don't have any fresh strawberries in the house. Freeze dried strawberries are tastier than dehydrated, but I don't have a home freeze dry machine.
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Post by Lexica on May 18, 2022 20:51:54 GMT
Carrots. Sometimes just plain and sometimes dipped in hummus. Problem is they are the dog's favorite snack too so I have to either share or sneak around to eat them! I have been buying those small bags of baby carrots. I put them in a bowl of water and microwave them until they are cooked through. Then I chill them and they are my dog's favorite snack. He doesn't like them raw, but is all over them when they have been cooked. Sometimes I will take a handful of the carrots when they are raw and eat them when I watch a movie. My dog sees them and is all over me to share. I know he won't eat it so I break off a small piece and give him that. He spits it out and looks at me like I'm a mean trickster. His disappointed expression is usually enough to make me get up and go cook him up a handful. I put them on my plate and I eat the raw and share the cooked ones with him. He also likes roasted broccoli and roasted Brussels sprouts. He's so funny with which vegetable he will eat and his preferences on how its prepared. I like to sprinkle balsamic vinegar on my roasted sprouts. I didn't think he would want them but he ended up finishing what was on my plate and looking for more.
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Post by 950nancy on May 18, 2022 21:58:16 GMT
Carrots. Sometimes just plain and sometimes dipped in hummus. Problem is they are the dog's favorite snack too so I have to either share or sneak around to eat them! My pups sleep with one eye open. Sometimes I'll sneak something into my nightstand and what for them to nap. I can never get away with carrots though. Too crunchy.
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Post by bc2ca on May 18, 2022 22:14:28 GMT
I don’t eat snacks - as in random food throughout the day, but my lunch is basically a combination of a bunch of what’s been mentioned. If I don’t have anything leftover from dinner to have for lunch I eat hummus, baby carrots, cheese sticks, apple slices. So I get to eat fun snack food, but call it lunch. I love dried fruit & nuts and will nibble on a bowl for lunch. Or tuna salad on cucumber rounds. These days I put out a bowl of blueberries mid-day and they are gone by evening between the three of us.
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 18, 2022 23:06:37 GMT
If I could just exist on snacks I totally would. I don’t usually eat the same snacks every day though. Lately I’ve been eating watermelon Jonny Pops, a small (maybe 1/4 cup) dish of Jelly Belly jellybeans (with all the black licorice, coffee and juicy pear ones picked out and thrown away), or salted cashews, or a honey crisp apple, or a couple double stuff Oreos.
My dog’s favorite snack is any kind of cheese. The dog who pretends he can’t hear me when I’m calling his name repeatedly can hear the refrigerator door being sneaked open even when he’s on a different level and on the opposite end of the house so I’m totally not fooled!
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Post by maryland on May 18, 2022 23:34:30 GMT
Great ideas here! I feel like all I ever eat is junk food. I also had to get a tooth pulled for an implant and also got a cavity "fixed" and it hurts to eat any hard/crunch food. So I am really limited.
I am so bad about eating fruit and vegetables. They are so expensive, so I am trying to stay on budget so I don't eat them but give fruit to my husband for lunch. I am also so lazy I hate to wash fruit and cut watermelon and pineapple.
I love the cheese and cracker ideas.
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Post by Skellinton on May 18, 2022 23:35:55 GMT
If I was not allergic it would be apples with peanut butter, I haven't had it in 45 years but I can still remember the taste! When I go to the grocery store I just smell the apples like a crazy person.
I don't have the bag with me right now, but whatever the dried vegetable snack bag from Costco is. It has dried cauliflower and purple potatoes and carrots and squash and tomatoes. I love that snack so much. I save all the squash and tomatoes for last because they are my favorite.
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Post by gizzy on May 18, 2022 23:44:56 GMT
I don't eat anything every day. My favorite snack is always changing. I either go for salty/crispy or sweet.
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Post by maryannscraps on May 18, 2022 23:54:29 GMT
I don’t eat snacks - as in random food throughout the day, but my lunch is basically a combination of a bunch of what’s been mentioned. If I don’t have anything leftover from dinner to have for lunch I eat hummus, baby carrots, cheese sticks, apple slices. So I get to eat fun snack food, but call it lunch. This what I do. Snacks cheese board sort of thing for lunch. I don’t really snack between meals.
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