Sep 10
mid afternoon snacking
i find myself wanting to snack around 3PM. just about every day. and i don’t want the healthiest of snacks - you know, fruit, veggies, yogurt, string cheese, etc. i want the dessert type snacks. i figure if i really wanted to, i can convince myself that i want something healthy. but i don’t. i tried today….i brought a peach & a sting cheese and a 100 calorie hostess chocolate cakes. i did try the peach first. but since i’ve only eaten one, i’m stll kinda picky about ‘em. and this one was not ripe enough for me. :( so i went for the hostess snacks. oh well…
anyhow…i’ve been cooking ALL night. first dinner for tonight. and then stuff for dinner wednesday night. and i’ll be cooking all night tomorrow night, too.  again, for wednesday night. so i’m outta here to spend some time w/DH. that, and puppy is driving us crazy…she needs some attention too! 
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I also snack at that time. This is crazy, but I was just at a health conference where this health official who trains on oral health for kids did a presentation where she said if kids or adults have sweets, the only time to have them is with lunch or dinner, and that if you have them mid morning, mid afternoon, or late at night the tooth decay that can lead to real bad oral health and disease is much much worse.
I don’t know if that helps you, but it helped me to know that. I can’t say I always avoid sugary foods, but it makes me pause and think about choosing something else. It’s only been a few days, but hey!
My favorite feels like cheating snack is a chocolate vitamuffin crumbled over a half cup of FF vanilla frozen yogurt. Roughly only 2 points with lots of fiber and some protein.