After School Snacks? | ADHD Information

My 17 yr old son takes 30 mg of Adderall XR for ADD.  The meds must start wearing off around 3:30 as he is typically cranky until after dinner.  His first choice of snack is sugar filled, and I'm sure that's not helping his body.  I'm thinking protein might be helpful?  Anyone have any good snack ideas?  Thanks!I think you are right to go for protein.  When my son was on stims, my psychiatrist advised giving him a fish oil tablet in the afternoons to help with mood adjustment, as well.  Still, some afternoon protein snacks my son loves are mini burgers, which I make by putting tiny hamburger patties on dinner rolls, and boneless chicken wings, which I make by frying chicken strips that have been dredged in flour, salt and pepper.  Once fried, they are dipped in hot wings sauce.  lillian38966.3921064815My kids are lots younger, but a teen might like this:  How about boiled eggs?  Or deviled eggs?  And the old peanut butter sandwich is a good standby.

O.K.  No one has added any, so I'll give some more adolescent friendly, protein snacks  .  Pizza quesadillas, which you can make by spreading pizza sauce, mozz cheese, and pepperoni (or whatever you son likes on pizza) on the inside of two flour or wheat tortillas, then heating in a nonstick pan, until the cheese melts.  Chicken and biscuits with gravy, which you can make by cutting boneless chicken breasts into biscuit-sized chunks, dredging in flour, salt and pepper, frying, and putting between a biscuit.  You either can make the gravy from the pan drippings or you can buy a dried instant gravy packet that just needs hot water added to it.  Fruit smoothies with plain yogurt added (the recipes for these are endless).  Sugar free milkshakes, which you can make by using milk and Healthy Choice "no sugar added" ice cream.  Queso and chips, which you can make by heating Velveeta cheese and tomatoes with peppers in the microwave until the cheese melts, stirring, and serving with tortilla chips. 

O.K.  That ought to do it. 

lillian,

I am coming over to your house for snacks. YUM 

We do mainly cheese sticks, yogurt and hard boiled eggs.  I have to watch how much they snack because my children won't eat dinner if they eat too much and too close to dinner.