Chic Snacking
Good Morning,
It’s Friday and I am so ready to sleep in on Saturday. For me sleeping in is sleeping until 9 a.m. That is the longest I can stay in bed. I am an early riser so staying in bed past 10 a.m. is hard for me. This weekend I have to take some shoes in for repair, I need to pay a visit to Costco and I need my car washed. I really would like to visit the antique store so we will see if I can fit that in.
Well on to today’s post. I am still reading through Fiona’s book Thirty Chic Days and at lunch this week I read a section about snacking. Now I have really slowed down my snacking the last 2 years but there are some days out of the month where I need something to satiate my hunger.
photo credit: Mrs. Shockley
These are my favorite items to snack on. I love blueberries, my Oui yogurt, and almonds. Now the almonds have been a recent purchase. I was inspired by Dominque’s video to get these almonds for my office drawer and I must say that they are so good and I am enjoying them!
Other snacking items are fresh fruit and I love peanut butter and bananas. I will take a banana, slice it up, and spread peanut butter over each slice. It is like heaven to me.
There was one section in this chapter that caught my eye and it was called, “Give up kid food”. Fiona said, “We are adults, so there is no reason to eat children’s treat food. I’ve told myself it’s time to grow up. Since it is only my husband and I, there is no need to have any juvenile food in the house at all. By the same token, you do not want to eat at fast food places painted bright colors- you will not find it to be a chic dining experience.”
I repeat this to my husband all the time. He still eats like a 12-year-old but then I realized that was him. I don’t have to eat this way and so I don’t. I enjoy my “rabbit food” as he would call it. But it fills me up and it tastes wonderful.
What are your favorite “chic snacks”? I would love to know what healthy snacks you all love. Please share in the comments section below. Have a great weekend!
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Good morning Mrs. Shockley,
I hope you are able to sleep in. My sleep in time is 7am, and I do look forward to those occasional days. My favorite chic snacks are Greek yogurt with local honey granola, Nut Thins Rice Crackers, and grapes and cheese which is my absolute favorite. I’ll have to try the banana and peanut butter.
As for the kiddie snacks, I try to limit those with my girls, but my husband too snacks like a kiddo too so he brings them home.
Oh my, you can only sleep in until 7? Oh no fun! The local honey granola sounds good. Is that a brand or something in your city?
It’s local honey from a farmer’s market here in my town. So much better than store bought!
Good morning,
That’s great you’ve been diving back into Thirty Chic Days. I’ve read about five of Fiona’s books and they are all helpful and inspiring. I plan to re-read one this month. Sometimes you just feel like you need a refresher course!
Kelsie
Absolutely Kelsie! I have been looking at a lot of my books and telling myself that I need to re-read some of these. A refresher course is always good!
I must admit I enjoy cheddar bunnies and apple juice boxes occasionally ? I try not to snack Mrs Shockley. Rice cakes with peanut butter and jelly or pineapple chunks with cottage cheese? Often times when I know I’ve eaten enough, I drink water instead. Sometimes that curbs the urge to snack?
Oh Lord Ms. Tracey, what’s a cheddar bunny? I have never heard of this before. I agree with you about water drinking. It stops me too! We all have our snacky moments. It’s hard, especially as you get older, it gets really hard!
Cheddar bunnies are made by Annie’s Organic and they are basically a goldfish crackers but bunny shaped. They taste do much better to me than goldfish. The cheddar is real and not powdered cheese cheddar. They make chocolate bunnies too lol ?? so good Mrs Shockley. This is what happens when your friends have toddlers lol