Operation "Keep Sarah Healthy" Snacks. Pre packaged or make from scratch ?

in food •  8 years ago  (edited)


I ordered some snack boxes on line. The delicious looking packets of wholesome goodness, sent my tummy into a spin. 74 snacks it said I can choose from. They contain ingredients, nutritients and calories etc. £3.99 for one but you get first and 5th free.


Imagine my face when they came and the little pockets of heaven were just that.......little. The size of a playing card deck and an inch high........only 4 in a box.  My husband thought that was amusing as he sat tucking into his Ben and Jerrys ice cream.


Lovely and convinient as the were it really didn't float my snack boat.

So I go back to homemade treats. There are plenty of recipes for under 150 calories (check amounts first) where you can make snacks at home such as:


Backed apple slices and cinnamon

Cocktail sticks with pickled onion, beetroot and feta or goats cheese ( steady on the cheese, but a good fat to eat ! )

Roast veg sticks/ raw veg sticks

Boiled eggs 

Tortilla (wholewheat) baked and cut into triangles with humous 

Small Baked baby potato with cottage cheese

Tuna filled lettuce wrap

3 squares of dark melted chocolate with a few strawberries rolled in


That's before you go into any fancy baking or cooking scenarios, there is loads on the net also but these are the ones I currently do.  Pre packed snacks like the ones I am trying are nice but I don't think I will buy again. 

Remember I am no dietry expert, I am just a woman who is a little bit fat trying to be a little bit thin. 



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Keep on keepin on! Small lifestyle tweaks that you can maintain over the long term will net the best results!

Thank you ! Yes that's what I am hoping. Skin feels loads better already after 3 weeks!

Nice....

Thank you!

You're doing just great! I would have advised against purchasing pre-packaged snacks (cost vs quantity/quality) as I did that once and didn't feel it was worth it either. Some of my "go-to" snacks are raw apple slices or celery sticks with a tbsp of peanut butter (yummy) and popcorn. For those who aren't diabetic, I've heard frozen grapes are really good, too. Keep up the good work. :)

peanut butter..............thankyou ! My friends do a lot of clean eating and i used to make peanut butter oats, which are so tasty and healthy too! I forgot about those.

Sounds yummy!