# What's a healthy snack that you can eat with tea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235 "2014-07-15T23:42:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/1 "2014-07-15T23:42:20Z")
I usually drink tea with chocolate before I go to sleep, but now I’ve decided to try and eat something healthier. I just don’t know what. Any ideas? What do you guys have with your tea? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/2 "2014-07-15T23:55:53Z")
Fruit, nuts, or perhaps a darker chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/3 "2014-07-16T00:03:37Z")
I eat yogurt with my tea, but that might not be for everyone. You could go for one of the higher protein healthier yogurt options. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/4 "2014-07-16T01:19:23Z")
Dates and figs are a nice snack and they help move things along as nature intended. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/5 "2014-07-16T02:56:56Z")
Graham crackers? ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/6 "2014-07-16T03:22:03Z")
Dark chocolate-covered fruit or nuts? Still chocolate, but with some added fiber and/or protein. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/7 "2014-07-16T03:36:55Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > Dark chocolate-covered fruit or nuts? Still chocolate, but with some added fiber and/or protein. Ooh, good call! Trader Joe’s makes dark chocolate covered almonds with turbinado sugar and sea salt that I am completely addicted to. Highly recommended, but approach with caution 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/8 "2014-07-16T04:55:32Z")
Peek Freans’ Digestive Biscuits. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/9 "2014-07-16T11:47:11Z")
Since the only two beverages I consume most days are tea and water my answer is “everything”. Anything that’s a healthy snack you can eat with your tea. Now, healthy snacks - lately I’ve been favoring home-made trail mix: dried fruit and nuts, no candy included. You do have to be careful not to overdo the quantities. Fresh fruit is also a good one. Cheese and crackers (again, don’t overdo quantity). Raw vegees. ---
**Author:** ![Absinthe\_Anecdote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Absinthe\_Anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absinthe_Anecdote)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/10 "2014-07-16T11:54:38Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > I usually drink tea with chocolate before I go to sleep, but now I’ve decided to try and eat something healthier. > > I just don’t know what. Any ideas? What do you guys have with your tea? Snacking before sleeping? Please forgive me, but that seems like such an alien concept to me, I have to know more. Why do you do this? Does it help you sleep? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Cashless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Johnny\_Cashless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Cashless)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/11 "2014-07-16T13:20:08Z")
Yep, it goes straight to fat. I guess, if anything, maybe a fruit. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/12 "2014-07-16T14:43:14Z")
A slice of non-white bread of some sort. Oatmeal, whole grain, one of those fancy artisan breads that sell for $5 in the bakery dept. of an upscale grocery store. Even the canned brown bread you eat with baked beans. Toasted and spread with a little almond butter, cashew butter, or natural peanut butter, or cream cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/13 "2014-07-17T23:55:32Z")
> [@Absinthe\_Anecdote](#): > > Snacking before sleeping? > > Please forgive me, but that seems like such an alien concept to me, I have to know more. > > Why do you do this? Does it help you sleep? It actually makes it harder to sleep because the chocolate has caffeine in it. The tea I have is caffeine free. I do it because I’m addicted to tea before bedtime. I think it’s a Russian thing. In any event, I was raised to have tea before bed and now I’m addicted. I have tea with chocolate simply because I love chocolate and it’s fantastic with tea. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/14 "2014-07-21T03:47:57Z")
I drank tea with sugar and canned evaporated milk before bed since I was 12 years old. I think it IS a Russian thing, as is the spiced orange tea mix. My mom’s Russian Orthodox church sold buckets of this at every church doing. (will provide recipe upon request). ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/15 "2014-07-21T04:10:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_Cashless](#): > > Yep, it goes straight to fat. That’s untrue. Calories don’t know what time it is. ---
**Author:** ![Absinthe\_Anecdote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Absinthe\_Anecdote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absinthe_Anecdote)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/16 "2014-07-21T04:17:21Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > That’s untrue. Calories don’t know what time it is. Your body does know if it is active or not when it metabolizes those calories. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/17 "2014-07-21T04:49:26Z")
> [@Absinthe\_Anecdote](#): > > Your body does know if it is active or not when it metabolizes those calories. If you’re still within a range of eating fewer calories than you have expended, then it doesn’t matter. [Cite](http://www.bidmc.org/YourHealth/TherapeuticCenters/WeightManagement.aspx?ChunkID=156995). [Cite](http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/myth-debunked-late-night-eating-does-not-cause-weight-gain.html). [Cite](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060202080832.htm). ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/18 "2014-07-21T04:54:02Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > I usually drink tea with chocolate before I go to sleep, but now I’ve decided to try and eat something healthier. > > I just don’t know what. Any ideas? What do you guys have with your tea? just darker chocolate that’s healthy & you can get used to it. 70% is what you want, approach gradually. ---
**Author:** ![patsygonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@patsygonzalez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/patsygonzalez)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/19 "2014-07-21T05:12:49Z")
You can have whole grain biscuits to go with you tea. I think this is by far the best to eat with you tea. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2014, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235/20 "2014-07-21T06:45:57Z")
> [@Lakai](#): > > It actually makes it harder to sleep because the chocolate has caffeine in it. The tea I have is caffeine free. > > I do it because I’m addicted to tea before bedtime. I think it’s a Russian thing. In any event, I was raised to have tea before bed and now I’m addicted. > > I have tea with chocolate simply because I love chocolate and it’s fantastic with tea. Do you have to eat \*anything \*with tea? Can’t you just have the tea? (Commonly drunk by Brits before bedtime too, well, at anytime really). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-healthy-snack-that-you-can-eat-with-tea/693235.md?page=2)