I saw my doctor recently and while talking about what a lazy fat-ass I am, he mentioned something about replacing the crap I usually snack on with healthier snacks like seasoned air-fried cauliflower or something like that. So what are your favorite healthy-ish snacks that can be made relatively quickly when I feel like shoving food in my face for no reason other than boredom and force of habit?
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Do air fried chickpeas count as healthy? Goes great with some spicy seasonings :3
This is the type of thing I was hoping for. Something savory or spicy. Any particular recipes?
I don’t follow any particular recipe tbh (and just buy them from the snack section at the store half the time lol), but basically you just want to get them really dry before frying https://basilandbay.com/crispy-chickpeas-3-flavor-options/ there’s a few recipes you can find online that detail the process :3 for spices I just kinda eyeball salt,.pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, and cumin sometimes
Bats eat those? As for healthy, probably depends mainly on how much salt they end up containing
Salt content can always be adjusted if you’re making it yourself :3
(And as far as im aware bats don’t generally eat chickpeas :3… most are insectivores, or frugivores (some vampire bats too) lol. For someone with a bat fursona I should really know more bat facts tho)
Mandarins
They are easy to peel and unlike banana peels, its peels are relatively dry and smell nice, you can keep them comfortably in your pocket until you find a trash bin.
Many people is mentioning nuts. Yes, they are healthy but they are very calorie dense.
Rude
Nuts are very caloricly dense, yes but since they are whole foods they do not have the same effect on your weight as a processes snack with the same amount of calories (say chips or candy). If you’re gonna snack on something, whole foods are always better.
That’s not how calories work.
Outside of a human body, a calorie is a calorie. Once inside being digested things get more complex. What I stated was not pulled out of thin air, take a look here
The truth is: Energy measurements of foods do not accurately reflect the energy a human body will get out of them.
Not to mention the fact that different people get different energy out of the same foods, since an integral part of our digestive system are hundres of different species of bacteria that vary between humans.
My favorite is frozen mango. I like to eat them as a quick cold snack straight from the freezer.
Another one is raw carrots with hummus as a dip.
I should get some frozen mango, that sounds good! Doesn’t it get very sticky?
I usually buy them pre-sliced in cubes, which is what makes it so convenient as a snack. You can just pop one in your mouth while they’re still frozen, just be careful with brain freeze :)
Alternatively you put them in a small bowl and eat them with a fork after they’ve thawed.After thawing is better.
Nuts are pretty healthy. I usually have a bag of various nuts nearby. If you like it put in some raisins or cranberries or other dried fruit.
And of course fresh fruits are king. A banana takes almost zero effort.
almonds with plain yogurt.
I need to gain weight and was recommended to eat nuts. The only problem is that I’m deathly allergic to tree nuts and even peanuts can be cross contaminated. The closest I’ve been willing to go is peanut butter.
Hell yeah brother
I absolutely love nuts, but plenty of them are very dense in energy. Not to discourage from nuts because they are healthy though in moderation and I could easily empty any size bag of pistachios without thinking about it.
No one mentioned it, so I’ll throw it out here:
Popcorn.
I’m not particularly concerned about avoiding fat or salt, so I drown it in butter, but you do you.
After one of my kids killed our microwave by putting a package of popcorn in it and turning it on for way too long and forgetting it, I banned microwave popcorn from the house and got an air-popper. The thing is awesome. I never liked the microwave popcorn, but the air-popped popcorn became my snack of choice.
Hmmm, yes, they do say popcorn can be a healthy snack, huh? Still, to invest in a machine that only makes one kind of food, in my not-too-big apartment…
Is it a big machine? Can you clean it in the dishwasher?
You can just make it on the stovetop in a pot with a top
I have a collapsible silicone bucket with a lid for popcorn making that goes into the microwave. It’s easy to use, doesn’t require any fat, also serves as a bowl and you can just throw it into the dishwasher. Size-wise, it’s probably not that different from an air popper when collapsed, but it’s easier to find a spot for; mine is on top of the stack of roughly bowl-shaped things. And you could also use it as a bowl for other things, so it’s not necessarily single-purpose.
I have one of these. A perfect product honestly.
You can take the plain popcorn and pop it in a microwave in a brown paper lunch sack that is folded over. No need for a one off machine.
Stove top popcorn is too stupidly easy to buy a one off gadget. I make popcorn on the stove at least 3 times a week just using vegetable oil and flavacol. My wife and I are now spoiled on this popcorn.
Trader Joe’s has ranch seasoning that is amazing on popcorn!!
I’ve been using nutritional yeast and it is like a cheese dust replacement. Would not recommend eating it by itself though (ie what’s leftover at the bottom of the bowl).
So a double whammy for health. To OP: Do an internet search for volume eating - lots of good suggestions there.
Yes!! I totally forgot about nutritional yeast, it is SO GOOD!!
Isn’t it!!! I might make some yeasty popcorn tonight.
It’s also important to change how you eat.
Do you tear open a box/bag of something and gun it down in front of a screen?
Try making yourself actual meals. Use napkins and silverware and non-paper plates. Make a protein, a carb, and some greens. Sit at the dinner table, not in front of the TV.
Even if it’s just a snack you can present it nicely. Cut the apple up and lay it out with bits of cheese.
Make the meal seem special.
I feel personally attacked
There was a cartoon. One person says that the only time they clean their apartment is when someone special is coming over. The other says “Don’t you think you’re special?”
Mind you, I do all that (without fail) and I’m still a lardarse.
https://leisureguy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rcaf_xbx_5bx_exercise_plans_text.pdf
15 minute a day plan. The only equipment you need is a stopwatch.
Starts at a level anyone who can walk around the block can do.
Ah. I can’t walk around the block. I have CFS and post exertional malaise.
Damn, thats tough, you have strict limitations on the level of physical exertion you can do. This means that your diet is really the only realistic way to manage your weight.
You mentioned you already eat healthy snacks but if you are still overweight, you have been eating more kcal than you use, over a long period of time. Tracking calories is not fun but have you tried it? Its not something you need to do forever, just long enough to have an understanding of what you need to eat.
Sometimes I just go to town on an entire container of cherry tomatoes
I take the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half, then add a dressing of balsamic vinegar, powered soup base, chicken flavored, olive oil and basil. The leftover taste even better the day after.
Edamame is great.
Just note that despite looking similar to peas, the pods are inedible.
That’s true of many peas as well!
Peanuts with shell, salt-free. The fact that it takes a bit of effort to open the shell is a plus, because it slows the consumption. And apples too
They’re great, but only healty if you eat just a few, there’s a lot of fat in them.
Blueberries are tasty and keep surprisingly long in the fridge.
When I’m at the supermarket, prepackaged salad is pretty nice and comes in portions that I eat before they spoil (in contrast to heads of salad). Try not to drown it in dressing, but honestly even drowned in dressing it should still be healthier than regular junk food snacks.
A tasty vinegar, evoo and seasonings is a good dressing with healthy fat. ACV with the mother can help digestion and gut flora, and maybe BP. A nice balsamic vinegar can double as marinade. Fruit infused vinegars are tasty.
What’s evoo, ACV and BP?
Extra virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, blood pressure.
A long time ago, someone on the internet gave me a link that’s been immensely helpful to me over the years! Maybe you will also find it helpful: https://acronymfinder.com/
Love these but they’ve gotten crazy expensive :(
Nori is fantastic, it’s very light and has a strong taste. So you’re not eating much by weight. It’s also healthy, if you’re not eating tons every day.
Don’t buy Aldi’s.
Why not?
I’ll put it this way: Aldi brands are hit or miss. This one was a miss. Also their coffee. Teas aren’t great, but not undrinkable.
I agree with you, but I don’t know if Aldi brands are the same in every country. I’m in Australia and I also find their tea lame and coffe horrendous, but I understand Aldis are not the same everywhere
Apparently Aldi USA is Aldi Sur, but even if Oz is the same, suppliers may not be.
More to my point then?
Yes, I was acknowledging your point I hadn’t prior considered.
Good beef jerky/biltong. Not the usual 7-11 stuff. Make it yourself ori have a few good brands if you want recommendations.
Roasted chickpeas
Nuts, mini carrots, berries, just a bottle of water sometimes goes as a snack (the water inside the bottle, not the bottle itself)
Air-fried spinach leaves.
Add some species you like to the leaves, spray them with some olive oil and airfry for 10-15 mins at 200°C.
Makes for a great alternative to normal chips but takes some practice to find the perfect timing to make them crispy but not burned.
This sounds good!
