Not Rocket Science Snack Ideas

Ok, I am a really, really, really picky and plain eater so these are just a few things that I like to snack on - nothing fancy.

A few Snack Ideas
1. Low-fat graham crackers with a little peanut butter or grahams with fat-free cool whip (maybe a slice of banana or strawberry too)

2. Sugar-free pudding with bananas/strawberries and a little cool whip mixed in

3. Handful of almonds and/or an apple - really curbs your appetite! I eat this about 20-30 minutes before lunch each day

4. 100% whole wheat toast with low-sugar strawberry jam and glass of skim milk

5. Kashi snack bars

One of my favorite DINNER ideas:
Tortilla Pizza
100% whole wheat tortilla
jar pizza sauce
low-moisture, part-skim mozz. cheese
onion
turkey pepporoni
any other toppings you like

Just brown tortilla on both sides by broiling in oven (watch carefully though - burns quickly), add sauce and toppings, put back in oven (can bake vs. broil) for 5 min. or so and you're ready to eat.

It's a really simple, thin-crust pizza, made just the way you like. This is great for your family because it is healthy and allows the kids to help out!

Whether it is a snack or meal, I'm trying really hard to stay away from the "Top 5." This comes from the book, You: On a Diet! by Roizen and Oz. If you haven't read it, it is a really great read. It is an informational book about your body and how it processes the foods you eat. Has some great receipes as well. Anyway, they say to stay away from the following if they are listed in the top 5 ingredients on the label (most everything in a box/jar!):
1. Simple sugars (brown sugar, dextrose, fructose, corn sweetner, honey, lactose, sucrose, ...)
2. Saturated fat (most 4-legged animal fat, milk fat, butter or lard, tropical oils)
3. Trans fat (parially hydrogenated fats, vegetable oil blends that are hydrogentated, many margarine and cooking blends
4. Enriched flours (want 100% whole grain or 100% whole wheat - not "whole wheat," but "100% whole wheat/grain")

You can check out a video with "You: On a Diet!" recommended exercises at www.realage.com

Kellie Konrad