Diet Mishaps - #9

Your Fridge Resembles A Grocery Store Display Case...

To much temptation with a well stocked fridge or kitchen. The more choices the possibility for a bigger appetite.

What To Do...

Choose one item a week to splurge on. Have a little everyday to keep away the cravings. Be sure not to bu another snack type item until the first one is gone. When eating out, skip the buffet and stick to the specials board; fewer options and most likely fresher food.

Do You Snack??

If you are, are they healthy snacks? Healthy snacking is okay as long as you keep them to a couple of hundred calories each or fewer. Have a few slices of a lean meat and a piece of cheese or have some fresh fruit or veggies. If you are counting calories be sure to add those into you count. If you snack right you will find that you will eat less at meal times. Have snacks that are high in fiber, fiber makes you feel full.

My fav... blueberries, strawberries, watermelon and cantaloupe cut up and mixed together with a little lowfat vanilla yogurt on the side...yummyyy!!

What is your favorite snack?

Below are the approximate fiber content in some fruit. I say approximate because each site I looked at had different fiber content.


Fruit .....................................Fiber Content Per Serving

Figs (dried) ............................................10.5

Raspberries .............................................4.6 (1/2 cup)

Mango ......................................................4.5 (medium)

Blackberries ............................................4.4 (1/2 cup)

Apple ........................................................4.0 (medium)

Blueberries ..............................................3.8 (1/2 cup)

Strawberries ...........................................3.0 (1 cup)

Vending Machines

They are not my friend!! We have them at work and of course they are always full of goodies. Chips, candy, cookies, little bags of mixed nuts, oh and the snack cakes! Snack cakes are my weakness. I defiantly try not to keep any change or one dollar bills with me! What about you? What is your vending machine weakness?

If you must have a snack try to go for the Pretzels. I know, not going to cure a sweet tooth! If it is something sweet you crave, skip the fruit pies and go for the the Ho Ho's or a Hershey's Sweet Escape Triple Chocolate Bar!

Fruit Pie
Calories: 470
Fat: 22

Ho Ho's
Calories: 380
Fat: 17
Another Tip: Find a couple of friends at work and share them. That will defianlty cut the calories!

Hershey's Sweet Escape
Calories: 160
Fat: 5