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Mix & Match Snack Combosโฆ with no Afternoon Crash
Do you struggle with an afternoon slump?ย
Canโt seem to break your cheez it addiction?ย
Always reach for the office candy dish at 3pm?ย
If this is you, itโs not your lack of willpower, we just have to tweak your choices.
One of the biggest problems I see with typical โsnackโ options is theyโre mainly fast digesting carbohydrates. The problem is, we digest them quickly, they spike our blood sugar, and we crash shortly after, leaving you reaching for more snacks.
Problem solved.
Try out this perfect snack formula to be sure you keep your blood sugar stable, and your afternoon snack monster at bay.ย
- Pick a protein or healthy fat or both from the first list (theyโll slow down digestion and help keep you full longer)ย
- Pick a fiber filled carbohydrate from the second list (the fiber makes them digest more slowly, and will help to keep you full).
Protein & Healthy Fat Options:ย
- Antibiotic Nitrate & Nitrite Free Organic Turkey Breast Slices
- Hard Boiled Eggs (eat the yolk for healthy fat & nutrients too)
- Greek Yogurt (I love Fage or Two Good)
- Cottage Cheese (I like Good Culture)
- Tuna or Salmon Packets
- Organic String Cheese
- Protein Powder (look for all clean ingredients – always happy to recommend the one I use and love)
- Chomps Turkey Sticks
- Natural Nut Butter
- Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
- Pumpkin or Sunflower Seeds
- Flaxseed
- Nuts
- Hummus
- Yogurt Based Dips
- Avocado
Fiber Filled Carbohydrateย Options:ย
- Any Fruit fresh or frozen with no syrup/sugar added (bananas, apples, grapes, berries, etc… all travel well)
- Freeze dried crunchy fruit (only ingredient should be the fruit)
- Snackable Veggies (cherry tomatoes, snap peas, baby bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, etc…)
- Brown Rice Cakes
- Whole Grain Cereal (I love three wishes for a little extra protein) with at least 4 grams of fiber
- Siete Tortilla Chips
- Lesser Evil Popcorn
- Lesser Evil Power Curls
- Whole Grain Crackers (I love Simple Mills)
- Oats
- Sweet Potatoes
- Chickpeas
- Granola or Protein Bar with at least 4 grams of Fiber
- Birch Benders Pancake Mix
- Whole Grain Bread (at least 4 grams of Fiber)
Mix & Match Ideasย
- Snackable Veggies & Hummus or Greek Yogurt Dip
- Cereal with a Scoop of Protein & Unsweetened Nut Milk
- Apple Slices with Nut Butter & Lily’s Chocolate Chips
- Oats with a Scoop of Protein Powder & Nut Butter
- Hard Boiled Eggs & Dried Chickpeas
- Brown Rice Cakes topped with Hummus, Cottage Cheese, Nut Butter, or Protein Frosting
- String Cheese & Popcorn
- Whole Grain Crackers with a Tuna Pouch
- Greek yogurt with Fruit & Flaxseed
- Cottage Cheese with Sliced Tomatoes and Everything but the Bagel Seasoning
- Lesser Evil Popcorn with Pumpkin Seeds & Nutritional Yeast
- Whole Grain Toast with Avocado or Nut Butter
P.S. Still want to reach for the cheez its too? Add in a handful or a hershey kiss if youโve got a sweet tooth, but portion out and consume it last having your healthier snack combo first ๐
No foods off limits around here! Whatโs your favorite snack?
Food for Thought…
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ. โฃ
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๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ. โฃ
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We know our daily Starbucks addiction isnโt getting us closer to our weight loss goal, but we continue to cling to that habit. โฃ
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๐๐ฉ๐บ? โฃ
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Because in some way itโs serving you. โฃ
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Whether itโs your morning wake up jolt. โฃ
The one reward you treat yourself with. โฃ
Or the one time you feel warm and cozy all day. โฃ
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It has a purpose and in order to get to the bottom of how to change that behavior we need to first figure out how it is serving you.โฃ
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Then we can start to seek to gain that same benefit in some other, healthier way. โฃ
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Weโre very quick to judge ourselves for doing the things we shouldnโt be, but itโs rare we actually stop to look at why theyโre actually serving us. โฃ
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When we choose observation over judgment we can start to make positive steps towards actually changing the not so positive behaviors that are serving us in some way. โฃ
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Little mindset hack for your Tuesday and reminder to show yourself compassion and grace instead of constant grit, judgment and negativity. โฃ
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๐๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ? ๐๐ฏ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ?
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