i really like to get a bag of frozen blackberries and strawberries and mix them in with vanilla yogurt. if it i eat it after a tough workout, i will throw in a scoop of vanilla protein. otherwise for a good snack i've been eating a ton of grapefruit.

if i am craving french fries i will microwave a baked potato and slice it into strips. after about 5 minutes it starts to get a little golden and you can't beat it.

id be interested to see what everyone else is snacking on.

Raw spinach with some kind of fruit, kidney beans and balsamic dressing.
Bananas or berries in protein shakes.
Home made soup - almost any kind of veggie and lots of them

Oohh, food. My favorite topic. I make a lot of beef stew (which is really more like veggie stew with some steak tips in it...) I throw in onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, celery, steak...water/beef stock and slow-cook it on a Sunday. For other dinners I sautee a lot of veggies in olive oil and some spices, and put them over rice.

Going the pasta route, a good idea is to cook up some pasta, then mix in cooked chicken (cut into pieces), sliced zuchini, tomatoes, and red and/or green peppers. Mixing in some parmesan cheese is good, too. Great post-w/o meal.

Food is also my favorite topic!

My most healthy meal is:
Collard Greens: washed and cut into thin 3" strips. Saute in olive oil with minced garlic.
Have cooked chicken cut into little bite size pieces, add to greens in pan once the greens start to wilt. Then dump pasta sauce over it all. That in itself is healty, balanced and tasty. Option to add small cooked pasta pieces.

Another favorite snack that's not too bad: sliced potatoes.
Take a potato and make very very thin slices, so thin that each is practically translucent. Lay those on a baking sheet with some Pam spray, salt them and bake about 20 minutes at 380 or until desired doneness. I like mine a little soft and soggy, others like them cripsy. Enjoy with ketchup.

A good smoothie: Frozen Acai juice (find at Whole Foods), let that dethaw, toss in blender with milk, banana, vanilla protein powder and puree it up.

Cut sweet potatoes into "fries" or just cubes. Sprinkle with olive oil and roast until crisp outside, but sweet and tender inside. Sprinkle with kosher salt.

As it gets cold, I'm a big fan of minestrone soup. Like KitKat, you can put anything in there. Instead of spinach, I'll use kale or mustard greens. Instead of baking potatoes I'll use turnips or parsnips. Stuff I wouldn't necessarily eat on its own, but gives me different approaches vitamins and minerals by using int in a soup.

If you want a sweet dessert, hollow out an apple and stuff it with its mashed insides mixed with nutmug, cinnamon and a touch of brown sugar. Bake and serve with vanilla yogurt.

When you make a rice pilaf, saute some onion or shallot before adding the rice and broth. Toss in some chopped dates or raisins, along with some pinenuts or slivered almonds. Serve with fish or chicken.

Toss veggies (raw or slightly sauteed eggplant, carrot, onion, pretty much anything) into jarred spaghetti sauce (find some like Newman's Own without HFCS). Eat by itself or with pasta.

I love wraps! Whole wheat, tomato basil, spinach or plain tortilla wraps i will eat every day for
lunch. I usually get a whole rotisserie chicken for the week and add that and some steamed
veggies cauliflower,broccoli, greenpeppers,onion etc. with some feta cheese and whatever
low fat dressing you like and voila lunch. Yummy! I also like to make a cabbage soup thats
good and lowfat. A whole cabbage cut up,canned diced tomatoes flavored if you like, onion,
beans your choice i like black beans, canned corn and for flavor i like to add a chili pack. yum!
I will eat this all week.

During the week I eat pretty much the same every day as far as fruits and veggies go.
I have a banana with skim milk before I leave for work.
I eat some raw baby carrots for mid morning snack.
I drink a V8 with my lunch which usually contains some form of cooked mixed veggies.
My mid afternoon snack is usually grapes, and maybe some raw broccoli.
Late afternoon I eat a few cups of salad greens with baby spinach leaves.
On my way home I have an apple.

Usually 7-9 servings of F & G a day.

Buckets of spinach with red onion, flaxseed, feta, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. You CANNOT eat too much. A big time racer got me hooked. Every time we hung out he was packing a big bowl of this mix. I can't take the credit, but it's surprisingly good and simple.