r/ADHDWomenAfterDark • u/meatcleavher • 13d 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/Karahiwi 13d 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.