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HILLSEEKER50
Posts: 4,793 5/23/08 8:00 P
After reading all these suggestions my road trip next weekend doesn't seem so hard to plan for meal wise anymore!!!
I WILL be taking a cooler with me.
Thanks for these ideas team!!!
Dkidi
GOALS FOR 2009
Maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle (110-118lbs)
Run 1000miles in 2009
Strength train three times weekly
Run 2 out of Province Half Marathons:-
Personal motto:- Without sacrafice there is no victory!!!
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KAYOTIC
Posts: 11,371 5/23/08 2:12 P
I keep looking for cherries! My grocery store just doesn't have them yet, hopefully I'll see them soon too!
highest weight ever:202, SP starting weight: 143
New goal: 125 lbs, just to see what that looks and feels like! Hit it: Feb 2013!
H: 5''4" 49 y.o.
"Don''t let yesterday use up too much of today." Will Rogers
"Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants" Michael Pollan
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SUPERMOTO
Posts: 1,399 5/21/08 12:43 P
I've been slicing up sticks of jicama - sweet, crunchy, and lots of fiber.
Homemade trail mix is good too, but a little goes a long way for calories.
Oh! And cherries are in season. Great for snacking.
Edited by: SUPERMOTO at: 5/21/2008 (12:41)
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GEMINI1213
Posts: 65 5/8/08 8:55 P
I also have started making snack bags ahead of time. I measure out a small portion of a cereal, like kashi or muesli, add 1/8 c. nuts, sometimes rasins. I started doing this because it seemed like it would take a half hour to pack my food for the day! I'm sure you all know what I mean. Anyway, with that I either eat it with a piece of fruit, or mix it in with some yogurt.
KAYOTIC
Posts: 11,371 5/7/08 10:38 P
I got some goji berry trail mix from TJ's and it was really good, I do the same as Nancy, and measure out my almonds from the bulk bin and put them in little snack baggie for snacks. I did the same w/ my trail mix. Premeasured like that it's portion limited, and so easy to throw in the lunch pail or bag!
highest weight ever:202, SP starting weight: 143
New goal: 125 lbs, just to see what that looks and feels like! Hit it: Feb 2013!
H: 5''4" 49 y.o.
"Don''t let yesterday use up too much of today." Will Rogers
"Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants" Michael Pollan
Thanks so much Nancy. I always carry fiber bars/homemade protien bars and dried fruit with nuts.
A healthy attitude of graditude and forgiveness.
Motto: It is not what was yesterday, it is now. What will be tomorrow.
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NANCYVV
Posts: 5,997 5/5/08 8:37 A
Hi Wanda, I weigh out .625 ounces (or about 18 grams) in each little snack size ziploc bag. That equals 100 calories.
If you weigh out an ounce (28 grams) it would be 160 calories.
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"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." Unknown
TWODIFFSOCKS
SparkPoints: (19,608)
Fitness Minutes: (16,436) Posts: 2,116 5/5/08 8:32 A
Hi Ya'll,
dried fruit is portable & low in calories & 0 fat. The Heath food store here has a blend of strawberries & bananas that i'd knock my own childer over for! LOL
Almonds per baggie:12-24 Calories: 83-166 Calories from Fat: 7.3 g-14.6 g
I used our nutrition page for these facts
ps. eating dried fruit as we speak:
Crispy Delites 100% Natural Fruit Chips Baked Not Fried Packed with Nutrition Original Fuji Apple 1oz Size 1 Serving per bag Cost: 1.79 Calories:105 Calories from Fat:0 Total & Sat Fat: 0 Cholesterol: 0 Carbs: 25g Fibre: 3g Sugars: 21g Calcium: 4% Vitamin C: 25% Ingredients: 100% fUJI aPPLES Contains Sulfites
Other Flavours: Asian CUcumber, Carrot, Clelery, Red Onion, Pumpkin, Sweet Potato. Taro & Red Apple HTH
"When you had your indulgent meal of {name it here} instead of going all out, WHY not turn it around right there?
Anyone who has successfully figured out that SMALL SUCCESSES make BIG SUCCESSES.
In an enormous act of love, the kindest thing you can do is walk away from this junk food.
The act of saying NO lays down a boundary of love. NO to junk food means YES to you, which after all is the point."
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SHAKENBAKE
Posts: 1,427 5/4/08 7:42 P
OOPS I am so sorry. I wanted to ask NancyVV how much ALMONDS she ways out in a bag and how many calories it is? Thanks!
A healthy attitude of graditude and forgiveness.
Motto: It is not what was yesterday, it is now. What will be tomorrow.
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SHAKENBAKE
Posts: 1,427 5/4/08 7:40 P
Great idea on the almonds. Can you tell me how much you put in a bag and how many calories? Thanks! Wanda
A healthy attitude of graditude and forgiveness.
Motto: It is not what was yesterday, it is now. What will be tomorrow.
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KAREN7360
Posts: 3,795 5/4/08 7:21 P
The Kashi Go Lean is great to put in a snack bag with some almonds as a mix or I love putting some of it on my yogurt. Cut up a mix of vege's like all colors of peppers, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower etc to nibble on something different. Take a small container with All Natural Peanut Butter and eat some of that on an apple. Some cottage cheese with some berries is a great snack. I will grill several different kinds of meat for the week thereby being able to eat something different every day or every meal. Buy or make some hummus with roasted red peppers and use that as a veggie dip. Deviled eggs or hard boiled eggs make a great Protein + Fat meal. Here's a few more to add to the list.
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ECLIPSED
SparkPoints: (98,290)
Fitness Minutes: (49,254) Posts: 6,312 5/4/08 7:15 P
Bananas, grapes, most any fruit is portable. Nuts, celery sticks, peanut butter in the small cups, tuna and salmon either in the 3 oz packs or small cups, snack size cottage cheese. I'm sure you'll get plenty of ideas here!
Trish
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NANCYVV
Posts: 5,997 5/4/08 5:45 P
I buy a large bag of natural almonds and weigh them out into those snack sized sandwich bags. Then I just grab a bag and go. I started out buying the Blue Diamond Almond 100 calorie bags, but started making my own because it was much cheaper that way! They are a great snack.
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"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are." Unknown
CFJFILES
Posts: 148 5/4/08 5:24 P
how bout the tuna packs that dont need to be cold. cereal, protien shake(powder, then buy a 2%milk and shake it up). Vive, by kashi cereal has alot of protien in it. hope that helps
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SHELLYMJ22
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So my office is basically my car, I am a sales rep and spend LOTS of time in the car. I am good about packing a little lunchpail ahead of time, but I seem to pack the same thing EVERY weekday because it is habit for me I think and I know they are good foods. I typically pack a bag of baby carrots, a lite string cheese, a yoplait light yogurt, an apple, two kiwis, an orange, a carb control myoplex lite shake, and 2-3 oz of cooked chicken breast. [i know that is a lot of food, or seems like it, but I snack on it throughout the day...I dont like big meals just smaller ones frequently].
So my question is, does anyone have any good portable suggestions for protein, carbs, etc., or just things they have found to like? its always good to get other people's suggestion because I think I get stuck in a rut sometimes! I am getting so bored each day and its not fun for my mouth anymore hehe. Oh, and I do tend to switch up the fruits, sometimes blackberries, straberries, grapefruit etc, so I love fruit and thats no problem. I am just wondering of other things I could introduce to my daily grind!! :) thanks in advance for any suggestions!
*Michelle* 5'9.5"
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