Mixing up the snack routine: Non-carb options

I finally took some of Ana's suggestions on non-carb snacks:

- Replace apple & PB with celery & PB

- Sunflower seeds

- Edadame

- Sugar snap peas with hummus

I'll post separately about my edadame and sugar snap pea adventures when I try those. For now, let's talk celery and sunflower seeds:

The celery is okay - not nearly as satisfying as apples. I am sure I'll treat myself to apples a couple times a week when they are at their peak this fall. However, the celery is do-able. It has a nice crunch to it. I depend on the taste of the PB more with celery than apple for sure. Another trick - cut the celery longer. When I ate celery with dip, it was mainly about the dip. You have to eat celery b/c then it will at least look healthy. The celery was the "vehicle" (as Ana puts it) to the dip. It should be that the dip is the vehicle to eat the celery, more celery than dip. Definitely not the case for 20's Rebecca. I discovered if I cut the celery longer, I use the same amount of PB but I eat more celery. Fun discoveries as I return to my life as a healthy eater.

Sunflower seeds are much smaller than I expected. These sat in my kitchen for several days before I tried them. It was a mental thing, I had to leave my preconceived notions of the "seed" at the door. When looking at the nutrition facts, I was shocked at how high the calories are! I have to say, good thing I didn't check in Trader Joe's I might not have bought them. I have to be very careful with these bad boys! Definitely measure out, not in a cup either - in the shot glass measurer. However, these should be filling even in small quantities. I had to buy the seasoned kind. I am all about baby steps! They were surprisingly good. Definitely perfect for a small snack. Not need for me to get into eating whole almonds, these are perfect replacements for that. Now I just have to find a baggie small enough for them... Annie carries around almonds just in case she needs something, I think these will be my "just in case" snack. Perfect since they don't add bulk or weight to an already ridiculously large workout bag :)

Two down, both passed the test. Onto the final two....