Ideally, we want to avoid snacking. Our bodies need time in between meals to carry out various biological functions which get interrupted when we eat more than two or three times a day.

However sometimes, when we don’t hit our protein and fat requirements at mealtimes, or we overdid carbs at the last meal and now have low blood-sugar; or something stressful just happened… at these times it is worth some advance preparation to avoid filling up on less helpful foods.

Please note that I do not recommend commercially available plant-based protein bars, the hidden sugar content is likely to upset your insulin-cortisol cycle.

• Very dark chocolate with nut butter
• Gently roast and salt a tray of nuts. Add herbs or spices as preferred. Store in a jar and keep in car or in an office drawer etc.
• Beef jerky or biltong. Check the ingredients list to avoid unnecessary additives and added sugars
• Pork scratchings. These should only be from outdoor raised pigs and with no additives other than salt. Good for carrying around
• Once a week hard-boil a pan of eggs and roast a tray of sausages with high meat content. Store in the fridge
• Left over roast meat with sticks of carrot, pepper, celery, cucumber etc.
• Olives and cured meats
• Bone broth can be warmed in the morning and stored in a vacuum flask for later in the day
• Vanilla smoothie
• Cacao smoothie
• Cacao elixir
• Hot coconut and vanilla shake
• Whey protein drink
• Molasses cookies
• Bedtime yoghurt snack