I am having trouble with my snacks! I am tired of eating the same things!! I usually eat a piece of ham with cheese rolled up or a stick of cheese... Just looking for some new ideas of what fellow bandsters do!

I am having trouble with my snacks! I am tired of eating the same things!! I usually eat a piece of ham with cheese rolled up or a stick of cheese... Just looking for some new ideas of what fellow bandsters do!

Hi I just take low fat milk, 0 calorie milk flavoring, powder milk and ice and blend into a shake.

flavoring from pick and save 2T powder milk. The only snack I am allowed.

I don't typically snack between meals, but if i do it is usually cheese or yogurt. My bariatric center REALLY stress' NO SNACKING, but sometimes I still have too!

apple with 1 weight watcher's brand string cheese.

Wasa crisp & light with 1 wedge laughing cow (light)

50 calorie pack of Jack Links teriyaki steak Jerky

100 calorie packet cocoa roasted almonds

breakstones cottage cheese snack (comes in a 4 pack.. 90 cal each) with or without 1 tbspn bacon bits. Or add one or two strawberries if you prefer.

All I can think of off the top of my head. I'm guessing you want high Protein Snacks... some of these aren't exactly high protein, but they all have some.

Thanks for the ideas! Is there a reason they dont want you to snack (the ones who said they didnt) My surgeon told me i have to have 6 meals 3 main meals 3 snacks... I guess it depends on where you go!

I know they said no celery, but I love celery. It's clean and refreshing tasting and fills me up. SO . . . I cut it up into small pieces almost dice it, then I put it in snack bags and munch on them. So happy I found a way to eat it . I also like greek yogurt; it's thick so it sticks!

I like frozen yogurt. 90 cal for 1/2 cup.

Preworkout sometimes I have chobani non fat greek yoghurt/w fruit (with or without 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder) with Splendra. Fat Free Greek Yoghurt is sour so I think it needs some help. I usually have this for breakfast and add 10g of Kashi go Lean Crisp, which is high in protein cereal.

oh yeah, I forgot about Greek Yogurt.

I use Dannon nonfat plain greek yogurt. 80 calories, 15gram Protein, 6carbs in 5.3 oz. If I'm about to workout, I add 1/4 cup Bob's Red Mill Muesli..110 calories, 4gram protein, 21 carbs. I agree, lots of carbs, but I want to have carbs to burn during workout to prevent burning muscle. I do some pretty strenuous exercise most days.

Non pre-workout, I add some kind of fresh or frozen fruit and a packet or two of artificial sweetner to the greek yogurt. I avoid the greek yogurt that comes with fruit already added.. too much sugars. (but they DO taste good.. I do indulge every great now & then. The ones with Honey are really good!)

my new fave snack is turkey pepperoni, low cal & low carbs and high in protein!

of course tuna, one can has 20-22 g protein!

Thanks for the ideas! Is there a reason they dont want you to snack (the ones who said they didnt) My surgeon told me i have to have 6 meals 3 main meals 3 Snacks... I guess it depends on where you go!

My surgeon also said no snacking. Right now at least, most days I don't think I'd be able to get through the day without a snack, or else the wolrd would be hearing the sound of my stomach growling..LOL. I think my nutritionist actually thinks differently though, I think she says a small snack is ok, I am going to check with her when I go on the 22nd. When I asked on the forum about snacking someone told me they probably meant no mindless eating, but if it is planned it is ok. Also without a snack, I do not think I'd be able to get enough calories in for the day. Because if you think about it, 3 oz Protein is maybe 150 calories, 1/2 cup veggies is maybe 30 calories, not sure how much 1/4 cup starch is, but let's say 70, so that is like 250 cal per meal, times 3 is 750 calories, yeah that intake is to low for me. When I use livestrong my iphone app, it says at my weight to lose 2 lbs per week I should be eating around 1470cal. Now I am not sure if I will end up eating that many, so far I have only gotten to 1100, but 750 is just a little more than half of that, yeah, to low.

But I can start reg food on Monday, so I will be buying WW string cheese, not sure what else for snacks.

Cheese is my fave-- mostly because it really does curb my hunger with just a couple of cubes. I will sometimes do almonds. I also sometimes do a tablespoon of hummus (just hummus, nothing dipped in it) as a snack.

my snacks are quaker 90 calorie chewy granola (smores choc chunk peanut butter choc) quaker rice cakes 100 calorie pack choc drizzle choc mint and my fav popchips found at Target

When I hear people say their doctors say "no snacking" I often wonder if this is a form of miscommunication.

I think the professionals are meaning no chips & salsa, no Cookies, no ice cream, no fritoes, etc. all the things that we thought of as Snacks pre surgery.

A healthy, low calorie, high Protein snack when worked into a sensible meal plan shouldn't be an issue with most doctors/nutritionist/dieticians. If it was, I'd really be curious to hear their reasoning. I might learn something!!

My current favs are sliced cucumber dipped in hummus, turkey sandwich meat with LF laughing cow spread on and rolled up, Sargento Light string cheese and if I want something sweet then I reach for sugar free jello pudding cups.