Katiebelle I don’t recommend any snacking on a fast day. It’s a bad habit to get into, a worse one to break and can lead to grazing rather than fasting. Best not to snack at all.

When I first started 5:2 if I got totally peckish. I’d have some beef broth with a diced up large brown mushroom in it microwave at medium setting until boiling and then I’d sip on the broth and when it was gone I’d eat the diced mushroom.

Mushroorm-Brown Large 1 each 5.4 calories, 0.8g Carbs 0.5 Protein 0fat 0.1 fiber
Beef Broth 1 cup 10 calories, 1g carbs, 1g protein,0g fat, 0 fiber.
Total 15.4calories, 1.8g carbs, 1.5g protein, 0 fat 0.1g fibre

Welcome to the 5:2 pattern of eating good luck on your changes.

You get the idea! Don’t be afraid to play around with how you split your calories because there are many different ways of doing this – different strokes for different folks – you quickly see this just from reading through the forums.

Personally, I prefer to save all my calories for a hearty 500cal meal in the evening (save a dash of milk in my morning coffee but not even really noteworthy as my evening meal is never more than 500cal!)

I do really have to fight through urges to snack on non-fast days but I know I can do without (if 2 days a week I can survive on 500 cal!) And this makes every meal I eat so much more satisfying.

Feel your hunger! Embrace it!

5:2 works best when the bad habits you kick on fast days (like not snacking) just feel normal on non-fast days. Its a bit more holisitic than just doing the fast days.

Enjoy your tuna salad tonight!

Nikki 🙂

Pickles. Check the calorie count. High sodium if that matters to you. Also they’ll keep water on a bit, but that doesn’t worry me. 4 mini crunchems dills are 2 calories and you can eat them in small little bites which alleviates boredom and they are crunchy so they fool your mouth into thinking you really ate something serious and they become tedious fast so you don’t eat 16.

Daikon…great crunchy snack

As others have mentioned I also try not to snack on FDs, but then I’ve been doing this a while and in the beginning I remember needing the “security” of having a safe FD snack on hand.
In the beginning my go to snack was a 250g punnet of strawberries. It takes a while to get through the whole punnet, but it’s only 270kj (64 calories) for 250g strawberries. I found I would grab a handful when I felt I needed them and there were still plenty more left for later.

You can try yogurt with fresh sliced strawberries, spicy soy bar nuts and apple chips.
I make my own snacks and often take them to work for a quick bite during the working hours. I found containers for snacks here https://allinpackaging.co.uk/food-packaging/ at affordable prices. Very convy.

I have to hide the snacks on Fast Days, and sometimes on Slow Days. If you feel hungry on a Fast Day, instead of giving into it, set the timer for 2 hours and then when it rings, have a cup of tea.