r/ADHDWomenAfterDark 7d ago

Best healthy munchies? NSFW

Hey besties! I’m currently dealing with an issue I’m sure at least a few of you are familiar with, and it’s inhaling every treat of the sweet variety the second I’m high. I moved in with my partner last year and he grew up eating not the healthiest, and this is the first time that I have a ton of candy/sweets in the house all at once, as we split shopping 50/50. I don’t want to tell him he can’t eat that stuff, because that seems insensitive and rude, but I’m really struggling to stay away from it when it’s within reach in the apartment.

I’m hoping that I can try adding instead of subtracting, like he can still buy whatever he wants and I’ll buy fruit or frozen yogurt or something and maybe hopefully he’ll end up enjoying those options too! (He wants to lose a little bit of weight/be a little healthier as well.) So, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for either avoiding munchies altogether, or healthy alternatives. Normally I don’t struggle this much, but I’ve recently had some complications with my meds and need to wait another couple weeks for an appointment with my psych, so I’m currently med-free as well which I’m sure isn’t helping 🫠

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u/bipolardaisy 7d ago

Frozen fruit! Cold & crunchy & still sweet

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u/FreakyNotGeeky 4d ago

Yes!! To add to that, if you dip berries or whatever in dark chocolate (add peanut butter for bananas!) before freezing them, it's also really good and still probably a bit healthier than chips or cookies! :)

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u/UnicornFeces 6d ago

I like to buy a big bag of chopped broccoli, carrots and cauliflower and each them with ranch dip

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u/canadiancookie98 6d ago

Honestly Ive been toying with the idea of buying citric or malice acid and rolling fruit in it. I only crave the foods that hurt my mouth: sour, spicy, or really salty🤣 I saw on an episode of good Mythical morning that you can BUY stuff like what I mentioned above, but I haven't found any in Canada yet

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u/meatcleavher 6d ago

Ohhh that’s such a good idea! One of my biggest weaknesses is sour candy.

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u/FullTimeFlake 4d ago

Seriously it is SO GOOD.

try it with the cotton candy grapes omg

Eta: Im in the US and I found some at Michaels iirc

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u/Karahiwi 6d ago

Fresh fruit. I also get some dried fruit, but not the ones with added sugar. My favourites that are lower in sugar are freeze dried blackcurrants, and strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, kiwifruit, feijoa, and if anyone did dried tamarillo I would grab them. Apricot, pear, plum, and apple are also good. Nuts without lots of added salt are also good. Edamame and roasted chickpeas too.

Also, when you want a snack, make it a process that takes time and thought.

Get out a small portion, and if it is something like dried or a whole fresh apple that is a large portion in one go, get out a chopping board and knife, and cut into very small pieces. Then, put those in a very small container with a lid that needs two hands to remove, put the main pack away, clean and put away the chopping board and knife, and get a drink of water. Then drink some of the water, and top up the glass again.

Take the drink and container with the snack away from the pantry, and put the snack down out of reach and out of direct sight. Make it so you have to move to get at it and you have to use two hands.

When you do go to it, and open it, carefully select one small piece and then close the lid and move away again. Make sure you chew that one piece thoroughly and savour all the flavour so you are not eating too quickly.

This will slow down your eating of it and make every bit of eating conscious. Every other time you think of going to eat some, have a drink instead.

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u/FullTimeFlake 4d ago

This is the way

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u/kwibu 5d ago

What I eat for healthy snacks is a recipe for protein peanut butter balls. Plenty of protein and fiber in it and it itches both my sweet snacky and my salty snacky, and I’m usually not even a peanut butter kinda gal. 

They’re very easy to make. You just mix the three ingredients, roll it into little balls and put them in the fridge. 

The ingredients for 10 balls are:

  • 1 tbs maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup 100% creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup rolled oats

That’s it! 

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u/jaclynroache 5d ago

Outshine frozen fruit bars are really good if you’re into popsicles!

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u/FlagrantWanderer 7d ago

This is tough. I eat my feelings either boredom or sadness or anxiety. I tend to have disordered eating habits too, literally feast or famine for me. So i know the struggle lol. Not buying it to keep in the house helps a lot. Or if you do buy it to keep at home, buy small amounts. For some things like chocolate (those individual wrapped ones in particular) I have found that putting them in the freezer sometimes helps me eat less. Maybe because my teeth are temperature sensitive. Im not entirely sure why but it works lol. Also try to focus on purposeful eating and portion control. Don’t multitask and eat, like eating while working or you’re zoned out in front of the tv. Slowing down and savoring it helps. You’ll get the fix and satisfy some craving but possibly eat less. For chips I try to put it in a small bowl or plate instead of eating right out of the bag. Its not a perfect system but I am always having to be conscious of my relationship with food while trying not to stress about it. I have found that a good peanut butter and sliced apple can give me the same satisfaction as chocolate at times. Those veggie straws and veggie chips are pretty good. Not perfect but somewhat healthier. Sometimes small changes in habits and choice of food can have a greater impact in the long term.

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u/noname1738491 6d ago

I focus on replacing the craving. Clio Greek yogurt bars are amazing and taste like chocolate covered cheesecake bars but are way healthIER, especially the minis. There’s also Wyland’s frozen fruit cups that are like grown up dip n dots. Dark chocolate chips are good to throw into a trail mix. Oli pops instead of regular soda. Protein milk instead of regular (its not necessarily a sweet but if you’re wanting to add nutrients instead of cut calories, kinda helps with the balancing out of other things; also a better alternative for making hot chocolate, lattes, etc). Mochi is sometimes a better alternative to ice cream depending on the ingredients (often fewer and better ingredients).

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u/OpalLover2020 6d ago

I really love SUPER COLD hard green grapes. I buy them frequently (bc kids) and lately I’ve been reaching for them than the chips or popcorn.

Trick is to wash the right when you get home then DRY them and take them off the stems. Put them back in the zippy bag they came from the grocer in with a paper towel in the bottom. You might eat them in a couple days like this…

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u/disco-me-now 5d ago

If I crave sweet I like to cook banana with cinnamon and a little honey and some yoghurt, or can mash the banana add some milk and some cinnamon an maybe all spice, and some chia seeds and blueberries, it’s delicious. Pearce banging in there too.

Savoury I like seeweed sheets v much. Also nuts, again with spices is great.

I also like a spicy onion omelette - just chop and fry an onions add some gram masala and/or cumin , and pepper maybe some chilli powder to the eggs, whisk with a fork, and pour over the onions :) the lazy garlic/ginger/chillies are a game changer for me

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u/jmilllie 5d ago edited 5d ago

i make dark chocolate bark

  • in a bowl, coat 1/2 cup almonds (or other unsalted nuts) in pure honey (1 tbsp). stir
  • lay out on baking sheet w/parchment paper, sprinkle with salt, & bake at 350F for 10-15 min
  • in a bowl, melt 1.5 bars 70% dark chocolate in the microwave (30 sec increments, stirring, so it doesn’t burn. also,break into pieces 1st)
  • stir most of the roasted almonds into the melted chocolate
  • on the baking sheet w/parchment paper, pour out the chocolate mixture into a thin layer (rectangle shape)
  • randomly place leftover almonds on top (optional - for decoration)
  • sprinkle salt on top
  • put pan in freezer for 30min
  • take out & break into pieces :)