Healthy food ideas

I am always eating, usually too much chocolate, but I seem to have the same thing for lunch all the time (sandwiches of some description). I like pasta, but sometimes cannot be bothered to spend a long time making lunch.
I eat when I am bored, or when I am not even hungry. I am not overweight, I am probably slightly underweight for my height (5'3, 7 stone), but I need to stop eating at every opportunity. So any ideas for filling lunch and breakfast ideas, and things I can eat as snacks. I don't like fruit (because when I was a baby all I would eat was fruit, and now I can't stand it), although have just eaten it for Lent. I can just about eat an apple. All ideas appreciated. :smile:

(Especially ones which I can take to school).

Reply 1

DeeLondon

buy lots of carrots and eat those, they're good for you and cos they're hard it's makes you work at eating them,

Reply 2

queenselphie

Cereal is always good to munch on, as long as you get one that isn't too high in sugar etc :smile:

Very plain crackers can go with low fat cheese...
any light yoghurt is good to snack on :smile:

if you dont want healthy options there are far more to choose from :smile:

Reply 3

NickiM

OP

14

I have tried porridge for breakfast, but the stuff we have is really thick and you need about a litre of milk to make it funnier, also sometimes it doesn't stop me being hungry. I don't generally have cereal bars because I was comparing recently, and some have the same amount of fat and more sugar than a chocolate bar. I'll try eating more nuts, I don't think I could stand some dried fruit.

Thanks for your ideas though!

Reply 4

NickiM

OP

14

I really will have to like fruit. Ergh. It was the only thing I'd eat when I was a baby and as I was born weighing 2lb, I needed to put on weight!!! Do you have any recipes for those cereal bars?

Reply 5

NickiM

OP

14

Awww thankyou, that is very kind of you. I love your Tarepanda avatar by the way :biggrin:

Reply 6

NickiM

OP

14

Wow thankyou! I will check out those websites. I eat quite a lot from that food list, apart from fruit I like most things. Thankyou again :smile:

Reply 7

NickiM

OP

14

I like the way they describe the sandwiches, lol: "open face or closed, cut in quarters, squares, triangles, strips, rounds"

Reply 8

rainjan_4now

2

Dark Chocolate :smile:

Reply 9

NickiM

OP

14

Lol, and it isn't a Maths lesson either! ("Now, get your protractors and measure a 90 degree angle. This will ensure you get the perfect sandwich!!!")

Reply 10

NickiM

OP

14

Oh, I have been watching that series, and I have got some good ideas. I did try cooking the chick pea burgers, they were nice.

Reply 11

Monii

1

for example, you can substitute crisps for cornflakes...

and above all, eat proper breakfast - then you should be able to eat less during the day

Reply 12

NickiM

OP

14

I always eat breakfast, I couldn't make it to 10 o clock without it! Sometimes I eat porridge, but usually I eat Nesquik or Weetabix.

Reply 13

NickiM

OP

14

I really can't stand fruit. This is part of the problem, I feel sick eating it! I'll try water + porridge tomorrow morning. We have bran flakes too, so maybe have those the day after. I drink skimmed milk, I can't stand the full fat stuff, but I don't like it that much. I might try soya milk, thanks!

Reply 14

NickiM

OP

14

Ok, thanks, I don't generally have extra sugar in things! But I'll try it tomorrow, and see how long it is before I get hungry again. :biggrin:

Reply 15

NickiM

OP

14

Just to let you know, that I am eating porridge (oats and water) with a drizzle of golden syrup (we didn't have honey) and I quite like it!

Reply 16

missex

might i suggest a glass of soya milk.. say alpro... mid mrning if you are not keen on other stuff... i find this really stops me craving food thats bad, if you are really bad you can even have the choc one.. all that is is soya =cocoa powder!! yummy and it lines your tummy and is good for you!calcium low fat non dairy (i get hayfever so around that time i do not eat dairy as i get all blocked up!!)

Reply 17

habosh

13

ok my sister invented this thing that is so tastey easy and for snacks and not even fatty,though she doesn't need to lose weight she cut slices thinck ones of carrots,and put them in a plate full of lemon juice no sugar or water added she just squeezed alot of lemons and she put salt ,it tastes great it's wheny uo wanna just sit and snack on something not fatty and better than crap we eat daily

Reply 18

habosh

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NickiM

I always eat breakfast, I couldn't make it to 10 o clock without it! Sometimes I eat porridge, but usually I eat Nesquik or Weetabix.

I adore breakfast :p:

don't forbid(sp?)your self from eating snacks actully they are good between once and a while so that your body will be burning calories

Reply 19

NickiM

OP

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missex

i get hayfever so around that time i do not eat dairy as i get all blocked up!!

Oh dear, it wouldn't work for me either then! Why does hayfever always get in the way?!

Habosh - Carrots and lemon juice, sounds interesting, I'll have to try it. Don't worry, I am not going to stop eating snacks, I couldn't do that! Did you get my last PM? Are you feeling happier?

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