DianeZee Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 My husband and I are doing our first Whole30. I have to eat breakfast very early before work but can't break for lunch until almost 6 hours after breakfast. I just can't make it that far on breakfast alone. I can work a small mid-morning snack into my work schedule but it is tough to prepare a protein for that at times. Is there a reason why nuts or nut butters (big raw cashew butter fan here!) don't suffice as proteins for a small snack like that. I would eat them with celery, a banana, etc. Appreciate your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Griffiths Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 An ideal snack should be a mini-meal, so fat + protein + veg. Nut butter on celery would probably be ok, a banana less ok (don't let fruit push more nutritious food off your plate)... A tin of fish with a few veg is good, though can upset people nearby (!), or a piece of leftover chicken with veg, maybe a little mayo? Think "meal" rather than "Snack" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Roy Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 How long have you been on your whole30? I was surprised that after a few weeks, I could easily go 6-7 hours between meal one and meal two. During the school year, I try to eat meal one before I leave the house-which means eating no later than 6:00-I don't stop for lunch until 11:30- and I am usually fine! I always keep some nuts and some cut up veggies just in case I need something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nuts and nut butters are considered fats, not proteins, on a Whole30. As Roz said, a Whole30 snack is a mini-meal including at least a protein and healthy fat. Think of a piece of chicken with olives, tuna with paleo mayo, hard boiled egg with your cashew butter on celery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeZee Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 I am definitely trying to look at this as a mini-meal; however, time and work make my ability to have even a mini-meal very limited. Using the nut butter and veggies is expeditious enough to accommodate my job. I am eating breakfast at 6:15. I eat as much as I am able, but I don't have the stomach at that time for a very large meal. I have no lunch break until 1:30 p.m. I was hoping I might be able to get "double credit" for the nut butter as both a protein and a fat if I am having it with veggies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeZee Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 By the way, I just want to add that I consume very little fruit. If I have the nut butter with a banana, it is with half a banana and that may be the only fruit I have all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted July 29, 2013 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2013 A mini-meal is best, but if your situation is seriously limited, then what you have in mind is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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