Any healthy snacking tips?

ellysiavash

All I want to eat are chips. Does anyone have any snack ideas that would be a healthy replacement?

festerw

Popcorn or pretzels.

BicepsAndBows

Fresh carrot sticks dipped in hummus. They are crunchy like chips and the hummus gives it some protein to fill you up or you could try 1/4 cup nuts. Also fresh fruit is always a good option, or a string cheese

ellysiavash

Thank you!! I'll try those

ana3067

A smaller portion of chips, or the entire portion if that fits your calories. Because there's nothing wrong with eating chips if you are wanting to eat chips.

Like, are you gonna tell me that eating 250 grams of frozen blueberries is wrong if I had felt like eating blueberries all day?

smai91

Cheese string
Apple slices + Peanut butter, PB2 or almond butter
Greek yogurt
Popcorn (Check out the 'Skinny Pop' brand)
Hummus or Tzatziki + raw veggies (ie. cucumbers, baby carrots, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes)
Tostito's Cantina Extra Thin Tortilla Chips (125 cals for 12 chips) + fresh homemade salsa
Healthy smoothie or protein shake
Sliced tomato + sprinkle of feta and olive oil
Edamame
Low Fat Frozen Yogurt
Trail Mix (just watch your portions here)
Kind bar or Clif Bar
Cottage Cheese + fruit
Turkey and Avocado Roll Ups
Hard Boiled Egg
Homemade Baked Zucchini Chips or Homemade Kale Chips

macgurlnet

It might be worth going half and half with your snack - half a serving of the chips, half a serving of something more nutritious.

That's what I like to do when I really want something that has minimal nutritional value and I'm still hungry. Don't have a lot of calories to work with so half servings are my friends

~Lyssa

twinzmom172

I like popchips - around 120 cals per serving
Tonight I tried roasting chickpeas with sea salt & pepper (they get crunchy and contain protein) - 1/4 cup = 120 cals or you can buy different flavors The Good Bean brand
I just found Jenny O Turkey sticks - each stick is only 20 calories and contains protein (Walmart in jerky section)

Noelv1976

Almonds, baby carrots, baby tomatoes. Sometimes unsalted saltine crackers with some peanut butter

marissafit06

Raw veggies
Beef jerky
cheese

I would need to eat something salty if I was craving chips.

mossylittleturtle

Popcorn, grapes, apples & cucumber slices are my faves.

vchan000

I use roasted chickpeas to short circuit my potato chip craving.

Preheat oven to 400. Drain a can of chickpeas and rinse well. spread in a single layer in a pan and roast for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and toss with 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder, 1/2 tsp of black pepper, 1/4 tsp of salt and 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Return to oven and cook until dry and crunchy (about another 40 minutes or so) shaking/stirring every 10-15 minutes to prevent sticking.

Keep in a covered container on the counter for 2-3 days. Serving size is about a 1/4 cup for 115 or so calories.

cleaver1

If you like eating chips you could try making your own with some low calorie frying spray and season them with black pepper. Try making them out of sweet potato and other root vegetables too.

Castrofreak

I was a chip fiend before I started this. There are some good replacements.
*Pop chips, other lower calorie health chips, I like bbq and sour cream & onion
*Saltines (or pita chips, I like Mediterranean herb) + pepperjack laughing cow wedge
*Snap pea crisps in the flavor ranch and umm sea salt.
*Those Mediterranean pita chips from townhouse I mentioned earlier. Delicious.
*Popcorn. I like this Parmesan and herb popcorn I found.

runmama411

smai91 wrote: »

Cheese string
Apple slices + Peanut butter, PB2 or almond butter
Greek yogurt
Popcorn (Check out the 'Skinny Pop' brand)
Hummus or Tzatziki + raw veggies (ie. cucumbers, baby carrots, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes)
Tostito's Cantina Extra Thin Tortilla Chips (125 cals for 12 chips) + fresh homemade salsa
Healthy smoothie or protein shake
Sliced tomato + sprinkle of feta and olive oil
Edamame
Low Fat Frozen Yogurt
Trail Mix (just watch your portions here)
Kind bar or Clif Bar
Cottage Cheese + fruit
Turkey and Avocado Roll Ups
Hard Boiled Egg
Homemade Baked Zucchini Chips or Homemade Kale Chips

Oooh-yum! Thanks for the list!