Low cal emergency snacks!

catt952

Machka9 wrote: »

Lightly salted cucumber slices
Lemon-ginger tea (no sugar, no honey, no milk)

Slightly higher cal ...
-- mandarin or kiwi fruit (40-60 cal depending on the size)
-- 150 grams of a light yogurt (60 cal)
-- 100 grams of cottage cheese (85 cal)

thanks for getting me on to the salted cucumber slices. I just ate a whole cucumber tonight

Faithful_Chosen

I thought I'd put some of my snacks on this thread that are under or around 100 calories

Tomato and cucumber mozzarella lettuce wrap (92 cal)
Chocolate mousse topped banana slices (81 cal)
Cucumber and cream cheese sandwich (38 cal)
Low-cal side salad (52 cal)
Granny smith sandwiches with cream cheese, peanut butter, and cheddar (200 cal for all three combined)
Bell pepper boats with cream cheese, Nutella, and cheddar (106 cal for all three combined)
Zucchini soup (98 cal)
Piping hot cherries and apple slices with cinnamon (92 cal)
Low-fat yoghurt and frozen summer fruit smoothie with cacao nibs (117 cal)
Low-fat quark with cherries and cocoa nibs (110 cal)
Simple four vegetable soup (52 cal)
Peanut butter and sesame chestnut mushroom treat (51 cal) (also works GREAT with Nutella for a 34 cal snack)

besee_2000

I'll chew on some gum to keep my mouth occupied.

Psychgrrl

Quest bars, Chia bars, jerky (low sugar for me), string cheese, mhp protein pudding, frozen berries (Trader Joe's very berry medley). Eating those last two right now!

kristn__

"Same for me. I tend to grab cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms (with nutella! Mmmmm...), deli chicken slices, etc. straight from the fridge and eat it. Always fills me up!"

Mushrooms.. and nutella.. together?!

Faithful_Chosen

kristn__ wrote: »

"Same for me. I tend to grab cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, mushrooms (with nutella! Mmmmm...), deli chicken slices, etc. straight from the fridge and eat it. Always fills me up!"

Mushrooms.. and nutella.. together?!

Try it, I dare you. Take a raw mushroom, remove the stem, fill with nutella. Eat. I know it sounds nuts, and if you dislike either ingredient, it's not going to do it for you, but I am absolutely addicted to those things

eihcir1

Lettuce,tomato,celery salad topped with croutons,bacos and lite Italian vinnegrette.

jeweidanz

I like cherries and berries. Also Cottage cheese......I like Nancy's low fat cultured. Has a tang way more than normal cottage cheese.

sunnyazgirl

For me:

Jolly Time Popcorn (110 calorie single serve bags)
raw veggies and Greek Yogurt dip
a piece of fresh fruit
Light Greek Yogurt
Flavored mini rice cakes
One plain rice cake with Nutella
Kozy Shack 90 calorie tapioca
Light Laughing Cow cheese spread in a celery stick
Banana Harvest Granola Bars (Be careful and weigh them. Package says 110 calories, but are more lke 135 calories)

adriaticsea

Broccoli with a little bit of hummus
Sliced Cucumber w lime
Carrots
Cottags cheese and blueberries
Bell peppers and hummus

KateTii

I don't know if they exist outside of Australia but paddle pops are 100 calories each and soooo tasty. I went looking for a low energy ice cream and it was even lower than the "diet" and "skinny" brands!

SugarSkullJax

I'm so glad I read through this thread! There are so many great ideas to a common issue. I've run into this problem before. I usually went for sunflower seeds but they're high cal/sodium. My second fav go-to emergency snack is a cup of almond milk. But again, not necessarily low cal. Thanks for posting this! So many great ideas!!

sunnyazgirl

I also adore the Skinny Cow Caramel & Chocolate Truffel Ice Cream Bars. I have one most evenings for dessert when I have the calories left (and I try to make sure I have the calories, LOL!). 110/100 calories. Yummy.

SLLRunner

85Cardinals wrote: »

my trusty wasabi peas have never let me down.

I love wasabi peas!

SLLRunner

Machka9 wrote: »

erickirb wrote: »

PAV8888 wrote: »

Ah, had to look up quark! Cottage Cheese? Yuck ;-) Greek Yoghurt is much better!

But cottage cheese has more protein than Greek yogurt.

And to me ... cottage cheese tastes better and has a better texture.

I'm OK with Greek yogurt, I just find it a bit like trying to eat a tub of margarine.

But to each his/her own.

How about cottage cheese and Greek yogurt mixed mixed together with blueberries or raspberries? Really good!

sunnyazgirl

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

I thought I'd put some of my snacks on this thread that are under or around 100 calories

Tomato and cucumber mozzarella lettuce wrap (92 cal)
Chocolate mousse topped banana slices (81 cal)
Cucumber and cream cheese sandwich (38 cal)
Low-cal side salad (52 cal)
Granny smith sandwiches with cream cheese, peanut butter, and cheddar (200 cal for all three combined)
Bell pepper boats with cream cheese, Nutella, and cheddar (106 cal for all three combined)
Zucchini soup (98 cal)
Piping hot cherries and apple slices with cinnamon (92 cal)
Low-fat yoghurt and frozen summer fruit smoothie with cacao nibs (117 cal)
Low-fat quark with cherries and cocoa nibs (110 cal)
Simple four vegetable soup (52 cal)
Peanut butter and sesame chestnut mushroom treat (51 cal) (also works GREAT with Nutella for a 34 cal snack)

Thank you! It is easy to get into the same old routine. After a year I needed to get some fresh ideas. I bookmarked your links to several of what looks to be my new favorites.

pearso21123

shadowfax_c11 wrote: »

Pickles. You can eat a lot of pickles and still not get very many calories.

But be careful with pickles. I love them and used them as my favorite low-calorie snack, until I realized how badly they affected water weight. I did not lose weight until I quit scarfing down pickles and the water finally left my body.

Faithful_Chosen

sunnyazgirl wrote: »

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

I thought I'd put some of my snacks on this thread that are under or around 100 calories

Tomato and cucumber mozzarella lettuce wrap (92 cal)
Chocolate mousse topped banana slices (81 cal)
Cucumber and cream cheese sandwich (38 cal)
Low-cal side salad (52 cal)
Granny smith sandwiches with cream cheese, peanut butter, and cheddar (200 cal for all three combined)
Bell pepper boats with cream cheese, Nutella, and cheddar (106 cal for all three combined)
Zucchini soup (98 cal)
Piping hot cherries and apple slices with cinnamon (92 cal)
Low-fat yoghurt and frozen summer fruit smoothie with cacao nibs (117 cal)
Low-fat quark with cherries and cocoa nibs (110 cal)
Simple four vegetable soup (52 cal)
Peanut butter and sesame chestnut mushroom treat (51 cal) (also works GREAT with Nutella for a 34 cal snack)

Thank you! It is easy to get into the same old routine. After a year I needed to get some fresh ideas. I bookmarked your links to several of what looks to be my new favorites.

You are so very welcome! I am currently working on the perfect ~50 cal chocolate mug cake, as I have a mighty need Nothing better than easy (grain free) chocolate cake! I try to upload something new every day so I am sure it'll show up soon. I already added cheesy zucchini spaghetti (129 cal), deli chicken wrapped cucumber sticks (58 cal), and my delicious Nutella mushrooms (32 cal) since the previous post. Low cal snacks are my salvation!

andympanda

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

hupsii wrote: »

I eat a handful of nuts - ok they are high in kcals but they fill you up nicely and are healthy

Am I the only one who does not feel full from nuts? I need at least two handfulls of the stuff to feel somewhat sated and that is a huge amount of calories!

A small apple works for me (~70 cal), or a large bell pepper (~30 cal) because it takes a lot of chewing. A little quark with some fruit is also great to sate the hunger (~70 cal) and of course things like munching on a cucumber or carrot. A few grams of chocolate also go a looooong way!

IF you eat salty nuts, do you wash it down with water? maybe you are mistaking hunger for thirst. I personally eat salt free nuts.

Faithful_Chosen

andympanda wrote: »

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

hupsii wrote: »

I eat a handful of nuts - ok they are high in kcals but they fill you up nicely and are healthy

Am I the only one who does not feel full from nuts? I need at least two handfulls of the stuff to feel somewhat sated and that is a huge amount of calories!

A small apple works for me (~70 cal), or a large bell pepper (~30 cal) because it takes a lot of chewing. A little quark with some fruit is also great to sate the hunger (~70 cal) and of course things like munching on a cucumber or carrot. A few grams of chocolate also go a looooong way!

IF you eat salty nuts, do you wash it down with water? maybe you are mistaking hunger for thirst. I personally eat salt free nuts.

Unsalted. I need about 700 calories worth to make a dent in my hunger with nuts. I need about the same in fatty meats, by the way (sausage, etc., and steak). Yet, give me 100 calories worth of dried raisin and I'll feel full up. My body is weird.