Comforting period snacks

Some days you want a salad. Period days are often not those days. Here are comforting snacks that feel like a hug and bring a little extra along for the ride. None of them are rules.

Warm and cosy

• Porridge with banana and a spoon of nut butter
• Beans on toast (beans bring iron and fibre)
• Lentil or veg soup with bread
• Hot chocolate made with milk or a plant drink with added calcium

Grab and go

• Yoghurt with berries
• Hummus with pepper sticks and pitta (vitamin C plus plant iron)
• A handful of nuts with a few squares of chocolate
• Popcorn
• Dried apricots and an orange

Low on energy, in pain or short of money? Tinned beans, frozen veg, instant porridge and toast all count. If cooking feels like too much, or certain textures are hard on bad days, eat what you can manage. Eating something is the goal.