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What are some of your "go to" foods that combat evening hunger?

(deactivated member)
on 4/25/12 1:34 pm
I usually ignore my growling tummy in the evening because I do not want to blow my calorie limits for the day and am usually out of calories by evening.  I eat 750 calories per day.  Well tonight, I had 50 potential calories and have already met my protein goals,  and as usual, I was hungry, so I opened a can of diced tomato's and blended them in my magic bullet, added some spices and nuked it.  It made a very satisfying tomato soup and only had 50 calories in it.  My tummy is all warm and satisfied, and I know that getting to sleep will be easier than usually, and I didn't blow my food plan. 

What do the rest of you do for a snack in the evening that fits into your goals?  Do you starve like I usually do, or do you have something like the soup I just had?  What do you do about evening hunger?  Thanks
INgirl
on 4/25/12 1:38 pm
I get this frequently now.. my body wants more than the 800 that I've capped as the max.. So, I do what you do.. I eat my veggies! Green beans, pickled veggies.. whatever. Sometimes I slice up a dill really thin and crunch it like chips.. I try to eat my last meal later in the evening, and have been eating more mini-meals as well throughout the day, but I do frequently go to bed with a growling stomach. I need to investigate making kale chips, those might do the trick.
frisco
on 4/25/12 4:30 pm
 
I also save my last meal or snack for late...... I have always not been able to fall asleep hungry.

Kale Chips Rule !!!

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PBJ
on 4/26/12 12:22 am
Hi Frisco,

Do you make or buy kale chips?  How do you make them if you make them...and were do you buy them if you buy them? I would love to try them

thanks
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(deactivated member)
on 4/26/12 1:22 am
I was going to ask him the same thing. 
(deactivated member)
on 4/26/12 2:33 am, edited 4/27/12 3:19 am
I am implementing the idea of eating my meals later starting today, GREAT idea!  And because of that soup last night, I slept like a baby!

Tell us more about those Kale chips please.

MacMadame
on 4/25/12 4:17 pm - Northern, CA
I save calories for the evening because I know I'll be hungry. I drink while watching TV so I won't mistake thirst for hunger and then I usually also have either a protein bar, protein hot chocolate or nuts as an evening snack.

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(deactivated member)
on 4/26/12 1:50 am
I'll be adding the protein hot chocolate, great idea.  Do you use the same one as Patty?

I usually suck down lots of water in the evening, but it doesn't help the hunger.
Mom4Jazz
on 4/25/12 10:06 pm
I always saved calories for a planned evening snack. I know a lot of folks say eating in the evening is "what made us fat" but for me mindless snacking in the evening off bad choices was the problem . A planned snack in the evening actually helps me avoid that, so I had (and still have) one every night.

Veggies are good, or a hard-boiled egg. Now that I have more calories in maintenance, it's nut butter time for me many days.

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(deactivated member)
on 4/26/12 1:27 am

The veggies are here to stay, and I like the boiled egg idea.  Thank you.

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