So this will be a new addition to the blog. Codename Snacker
That’s Me!
I don’t know about ya’ll but I am a snacker. Unless I am super busy (meaning I have no time to think about anything but what I am doing at that very moment) somewhere in between my main meals I will have a hankering for something, anything. Sometimes I want sweet, sometimes salty, sometimes maybe chewy, or crunchy. Sometimes it’s anything and everything. Most of the time I will just drink water or even green tea to get rid of it because I feel like I may just be eating because I am bored.
Other times it’s just my body speaking to me. When I first started out changing my eating I adopted the meal,snack,meal,snack approach for my daily eating regimen . I credit this for helping me pretty much get through the beginning without any real issues. I was never hungry so I never had over-eating moments because I let myself slightly starve sometime during the day. Because of that though my body is accustomed to eating that way.
Usually I have 1 morning snack and One late afternoon snack. Occasionally I will have a evening snack (not dessert) but that doesn’t happen often. Basically I am the queen of snacks.
This series will focus on various snacks that you can add to your snack list (if you don’t have one,get one. It’s a life saver) and try overtime. For now I will go down my own list to share but maybe in the future I will actually try some new things.
So for the first edition I give you:
Wasabi Peas
Wasabi Peas are commonly found in the scary bowls on bars (don’t act like you don’t think about how many peoples hands touch that stuff) and in yummy bowls at parties. Most people don’t notice them until they taste their spicy punch in their mouth.
Well I am here to introduce you to this yummy low cal snack. First of all they are a Japanese snack. Secondly (thirdly and fourthly) they are spicy, have great wasabi flavor along with CRUNCH! I mean how can you not like them (well unless you don’t like spicy food but still I’d encourage you to try them.) The spiciness is actually a plus because after a while you really won’t want to eat them anymore. Also you won’t be putting handfuls of them into your mouth either unless you want tears streaming down your face.
Generally these little devils are made with ingredients like peas, rice, sugar, salt, wasabi powder, and oil. On my bad that I get from my grocery store about 1/3 cup is equal to 125 calories. There is also about 1g fat, and 3g of fiber. Let me tell you 1/3 cup is more than enough for me. They also have about 6 grams of protein. So as far as being a balanced snack they come extremely close. These are extremely portable if you have a small ziploc container or you can do like I do and scoop them into a small snack bag.
You can buy wasabi peas at any Asian market or in the Asian section of the supermarket. I believe I have seen them both at Trader Joes and Whole foods. If you cannot purchase them from anywhere near you check out Amazon.com.
If you do try these or have tried them before please leave a comment to let me know how you liked them.
Stay tuned for another Code Name Snacker!
How funny that you just posted about snacks too:) I have never had wasabi peas but I know in my pantry there is a bag of something similar, or maybe the same, that I found at Target one day. I have actually been afraid to open it because it looks all to easy to down in one sitting!
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