what are your 50 - 100 calorie "snacks"?

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  • HonduranHaze
    HonduranHaze Posts: 17 Member
    What a FANTASTIC thread!

    Most of my calories are snacks. I snack all day, especially now that it is summer!

    I eat 1/4 cup of prunes at least once a week.

    Mandarin oranges, banana dipped in chocolate silk Jif, guacamole with blue corn tortilla chips, half of a PBJ on Sara Lee light wheat bread.
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    1/2 cup slow churned ice cream or 1/2 cup frozen yogurt (90-100),
    popcorn
    a mini quesadilla (1 corn tortilla 50 cals, 1 ounce low fat shredded cheese around 50, nuke in microwave or cook on skillet with 0 cal spray)
    1/2 cup cottage cheese (mmm protein) with some melon or by itself with a little salt and pepper
    nuts (just watch out for portion sizes!!)
    1/8 cup sunflower seeds
    pretzel sticks
    veggie slices with hummus or dipped in plain greek yogurt mixed with spices like sage, dillweed, parsley, onion powder etc,
    slice an apple nuke it 30 seconds and sprinkle with cinnamon and stevia
    whole grain pita pocket with low fat ricotta cheese and some garlic powder
    frozen grapes or frozen mango for a sweet treat
    frozen banana blended to make an "ice cream" like texture
    1/4 cup oatmeal cooked add in applesauce and cinnamon
    applie slices with pb2
    1/2 a baked potato with salsa
    light soup
    plain rice cake with apple butter or pb or jelly
    1 cup frozen spinach thawed (30) with 1/4 cup fat free ricotta (45) and garlic powder and oregano

    i'm not a big fan of 100 cal packs that people have mentioned, just because of the refined flour and lack of nutrients, they prolly aren't as satisfying as something else. they are convenient though so nothing wrong with having them around, i always feel more satisfied having one of these snacks though instead of a 100 cal packet of chips ahoy or something
  • lisaekh
    lisaekh Posts: 3 Member
    two Ak-Mak crackers with a wedge of light laughing cow cheese = 79 calories
  • lemonmon1
    lemonmon1 Posts: 134 Member
    Almonds, raw, 15 almonds - 91 calories

    Dates, raw and pitted, 5 dates - 91 calories

    2 tbsp hummus and 1 small carrot - 90 calories

    Blueberries, 1 cup - 82 calories

    Fruit - Pluot, 2 medium (132g) - 80 calories

    1 multigrain rice cake and 1 Tbsp hummus - 75 calories

    Watermelon, raw, 1.5 cups - 69 calories

    Gala apple, small, 1 apple - 55 calories
  • lallaloolly
    lallaloolly Posts: 228 Member
    generally i have a clementine orange when i want a snack, and it usually does the trick.
    if i need something more satisfying, I go with a hard boiled egg, hummus and carrots, dry roasted unsalted almonds, a small banana, a pear, 2 clementine oranges, or a small spoonful of crunchy peanut butter. I have come to love fruit as a snack and I try to stay away from all pre-packaged, processed "snack packs," like the 100 calorie packs.
  • heatherbrosigyaskow
    heatherbrosigyaskow Posts: 28 Member
    I have yogurt popsicles that are only 40 cal. I feel like I'm still getting my sweet fix without all the cal.
  • katiebenson12
    katiebenson12 Posts: 80 Member
    Yoplait light yogurt, I love the Pineapple Upside Down Cake and Boston Creme Pie. I also try to eat a banana or have some grapes with it.
  • pooklesmum
    pooklesmum Posts: 2 Member
    wow wow wow! Thanks so much for all these fantastic replies! I am going to jot loads of these down for things to get in my next food shop!
    Thanks everyone - this is going to make snack time so much more interesting!
    :bigsmile:
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    Celery w/hummus, med kiwi , orange, special K 90 calorie bar, one cup of fat free plain yogurt with sugar free drink mix stirred in.
  • KimL122
    KimL122 Posts: 273 Member
    I Like the Dole banana dippers and pop chips
  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    Apple, mini light baybel cheese, Dannon light and fit Greek yogurt.
  • Brenda4105
    Brenda4105 Posts: 117 Member
    If your a chocolate nut (which I am) I like to take Kelloggs Krave cereal, the double chocolate one and eat it dry. 3/4 cup is only 120 cal. It is shaped like little squares, so by eating them one at a time it takes a while to eat and by they time your finished your no longer hungry and actually had something healthy.
    Fresh fruit is always a good thing. I also found a sugar free fudgesicle that is only 40 calories, again if you don't bite it it lasts a long time and your over being hungry by the time your finished. Plus you feel like you had a treat. The Fiber One bars - chocolate-pretzel is my current favorite for 90 cal. I did just find that Meijer brand fiber bars are only 100 cal and 1/2 the cost of the Fiber one.
    I loved this post. I learnt a lot of new ideas. Thanks for asking.
  • samanthawardle31
    samanthawardle31 Posts: 58 Member
    A small banana. a little over 100 cals but Danio high protein yoghurts are amazing, really creamy and filling, about 130 cals. I eat one daily! Kallo chocoalte rice cakes are a healthy snack.
  • Flan656
    Flan656 Posts: 24 Member
    I chop up loads of cucumber/celery sticks and make the most amazing curry mayo dip/ garlic mayo dip- its barely 50 calories for loads of cucumber and dip!

    Dip directions-

    2tbsp of either helmans 'lighter than light mayo'- = 20cal
    OR
    2tbsp of fage, fat free greek yoghurt- = approx 30 cal

    AND

    1 tsp of korma paste- I use a mild one made by Patak. - 20cal
    OR
    1/2 tsp of 'lazy garlic' or garlic puree from a tube.

    With the curry dip you can also add in spices like- cumin, or curry powder. Both dips are actually nicer if you make them an hour or two before, loads of flavor going on!
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Small banana
  • silmarilliane
    silmarilliane Posts: 133 Member
    if you're in the UK, alpen light bars are under 70 calories and have chocolate, lemon drizzle, cherry bakewell etc flavours. i use them to replace a chocolate bar most days. also in between meals i find boiled sweets like cherry drops are handy - last a while and only 15 or so calories.
  • Obscuring
    Obscuring Posts: 51 Member
    Cheese Stick!
  • jellyfish1976
    jellyfish1976 Posts: 66
    I mix cottage cheese and salsa. Yummy and satisfying!
  • gillporteous
    gillporteous Posts: 13
    two rice cakes (about 30 cals each) with houmous :)
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Cherries are my latest favorite snack.
  • mbelle97
    mbelle97 Posts: 37 Member
    light cheese stick
    100 grams of strawberries or watermelon
    hard boiled egg
    100-200 grams of cucumber
    "dip" maybe with light sour cream and ranch dressing powder
  • smesche
    smesche Posts: 234 Member
    My latest go to snack is strawberries drizzled with some wildflower honey I picked up at the farmer's market last weekend.
  • bobbimrn
    bobbimrn Posts: 75 Member
    I love crackers and hummus or the 100 calorie snack bags but I have found out the hard way I will eat the entire box so now I stick with the 100 cal popcorn or real fruit popsicle (80 cal). I find even it I "screw up and have 2" I still haven't done that much damage and it makes me happy! Another great go to is the veggie and hummus. It is filling and low-cal...and I can't go overboard. But thanks everyone because I got some new ideas I want to try! Go MFP
  • bwogilvie
    bwogilvie Posts: 2,130 Member
    Try black bean salsa on celery, a piece of sweet pepper, or a leaf from a romaine heart. The beans give protein and fiber, and the spiciness of the salsa makes it more satisfying.

    My go-to smaller snack, though, is a pickle. It's high in sodium, but otherwise largely water. A large dill pickle will give you 1.5 g of fiber, about 15 calories, and a feeling of being full.
  • Swampyankee512
    Swampyankee512 Posts: 4
    Seaweed. You can get it at Costco or in some grocery stores. It is delicious. Also one or two dried figs.

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