Boy snacks.....

[baby2016baby]

Hello everyone, have been on before but lost my log in details. Had a failed boy sway few years ago and were attempting no4 next month. Started all vits/minerals, diet etc. so will get a good 6/7 weeks in. The thing we struggled with last time, and its rearing its head again, is the snacks for boy diet. We manage the three meals and recommended drinks but we cant seem to vary the snacks and are sick of cereal bars, bananas and crisps (or chips as over the pond say!)

The plan I have from before is still pretty current from what I can gather but anyone who can advise on best boy snacks for between meals would be appreciated. My hubby works in a call centre or his car so needs to be easy finger food he can just open and eat. We both love nuts but cant seem to find out if they sway boy/ girl or neutral. We also love olives but no mention of them either. Any tips appreciated. There must be more things we can munch on between meals......I feel like I'm turning into a banana!!

Kindest regards

[Beau82]

I snacked on nuts a lot with all of my boys, mainly peanuts and almonds. Granola with yogurt is something I had often as well. Or a piece of toast with butter, peanut butter and jam. What about crackers and cheese or pretzels with dip? I know avocado is a good "boy" food. Do you like guacamole? I'm swaying girl and would love nothing more than a big bowl of guac with nacho chips :)

[XXforhubby]

I snacked on a handful of walnuts and raisins, cheese stick and triscuits, bagel thin and cream cheese, a protein bar ( loved Luna bar in chocolate chip cookie dough flavor).


[emoji170]DS1[emoji1379], DS2[emoji577], & DS3[emoji602][emoji170][emoji166]One last pink sway 2016[emoji166]

[Dreamsister]

Same here. Ate a lot of nuts, dark chocolate, whole grain dark pumpernickel bread, lots of fat cheese. Ohhh I look forward to go back to that diet one day [emoji39]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Beau82]

Same here. Ate a lot of nuts, dark chocolate, whole grain dark pumpernickel bread, lots of fat cheese. Ohhh I look forward to go back to that diet one day [emoji39]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

lol I know right?! Cheese, guacamole, yummm....

[Dreamsister]

Yahhhh, so yummy. Maybe I should just sway for another boy just for all the nice fatty food I would be allowed to consume [emoji39]


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Mulberry Smurf]

I also snacked on nuts, crisps, cottage cheese, smoked cheese, sweets and crackers when ttc xx

[atomic sagebrush]

Hi and welcome!!!

Bananas and crisps are not great for boy snacks anyway because they are pure carbs with very little protein. It doesn't mean you can never have them, but have them closer to a meal or WITH a meal because otherwise your blood sugar crashes after you eat them.

Nuts are great for a boy sway and among my fave blue sway snacks. :agree: Cheese or meat or a hardboiled egg (it doesn't need to be a massive amount) with fruit or some juice is another thing that works. Olives are fine but not super high in protein, if you were to have like a curried egg and a few olives that would be good. Hummus and crackers is another idea. :agree: with beau that granola or fruit and yogurt, and peanut butter are things I snacked on constantly when I got my little men.

Hubby doens't need to do the full HE Diet with you - he doesn't technically NEED the snacks so if he wants to skip them that is fine.

[baby2016baby]

Thanks you all so much for the replies very helpful. Some things I just hadn't even thought of. I think I'm getting myself all confused as I did some time doing the boy diet last time and id kind of accepted I had to limit dairy but since on the he I can have that's opened more doors for me. Thanks for the tips. Wishing you all the best whatever stage you are all at xxx

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh yes I wondered about that - some people have it so ingrained that they have to avoid dairy but most of us on here got 2-3-4 or more boys eating tons of it (or taking massive cal-mag-Vit D doses that were said to sway pink.)

I had yogurt and blueberries every night for a bedtime snack for years and got 2 boys in that time! :agree:

[essnce629]

Two boys here. Nuts (I LOVE almonds), string cheese, full fat yogurt with more nuts, and bars containing nuts (like KIND bars) would be snacks for me. I also loved ice cream with nuts and chocolate bars with nuts lol! Beef jerky is great too!