You’ve packed yourself a nice, healthy lunch, including a fresh turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread, carrot sticks, and some apple slices. When noon comes around you eat it all up, feeling good about your meal. But by the time the clock strikes 3:00 p.m., you’re hungry again.
The problem is your body most likely only converted half of that healthy meal into energy and turned the other half into waste. To fight afternoon hunger, consider splitting your lunch in half. Eat part at noon and the other part later. You won’t feel the urge to snack on whatever you find lying around, and you’ll have more energy to get you through the rest of the day.
Do you do the lunch split?
When I was working, after eating breakfast at 6 AM, I would find I'd be hungry before lunch time. I'd eat yogurt at 9 AM and that would hold me until lunch at noon. I would eat the majority of my lunch and save a fruit until about 3 PM. That would hold me until dinner time.
I split up my food to use throughout the day. If I don't, I crave what I shouldn't eat in the evening!
l usally eat small portion meal on my lunch time but around 3:00 pm l will crave for chips.Just last week l learnt from a personal trainer that instead of craving for those salty snacks around 3:00 pm reach for fruits or veggies.l tried that and l have more energy.
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No, I eat about every 4 hours and sometimes 2 snacks --- try not to eat after 7:oopm or over eat this is my problem --- most meals are well balanced that way I know I am satisfied 
No, but I carry a small bag (1/4 cup) of mixed nuts for later.
No, larger meals keep me from getting hungry a lot longer than smaller ones.
No, but I don't split my lunch. I make a light lunch and eat between noon and 1pm. I need get craving around 3pm and I get a fruit or nuts until dinner time.
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