Favorite 100(ish) calorie snacks?

DiHappy

I've been on MFP for a week now and am learning so much from you all, thank you!

What are some of your favorite "snacks"? I don't care what time of day or style of snacking you use, just trying to get creative.

Today I stumbled upon a delicious idea:
Dip skinless chicken drumsticks in skim milk, then bread and bake at 375 for 45 minutes. I made a bunch so I can have 2 a day.

Panko Bread Crumbs, 1/8 cup (28)
Chicken Leg Without Skin (76) =
104 calories of goodness, so crispy!

*I didn't count the milk calories but I guess it would be about 5? I don't know...it's a quick dip.

I'm only concentrating on calories right now, don't want to get too crazy stressed about all amounts of everything else. I just quit smoking this month, too.

amandanatal

My favorite (100)ish calorie snacks are:

- Progresso chicken soups - they range from 80-100 calories per cup
- Lucky Charms cereal - 110 calories for 3/4 cup
- Pops Chips - 120 calories for 23 chips
- Ka Pop Mini Popcorn Bags - 50 calories per bag
- Kirkland Signature sliced oven roasted turkey - 60 calories for 2 slices
- Wonder SmartBread Wheat - 100 calories for 2 slices
- Mr. Salty 100 calorie chocolate covered pretzels - 100 calories per snack bag
- Healthy Choice chocolate fudge ice cream bars - 100 calories per bar

Hope this helped! ;o) Good luck!!

McKayMachina

Good plan with focusing on cals first. I did that, too for the first two months and lost 17 lbs. Now that I am comfortable with the cals, I am working on eating healthier and hitting my nutrition goals. I track fat, carbs, protein, sodium and sugar and I'm excited to start learning and tweaking those numbers. Good timing, too because I lost 0 lbs. last week.

To answer your question, I found this list of 100-calorie snacks on WebMD:

1. Half an apple with 2 teaspoons of peanut butter
2. An orange and a few dry-roasted nuts
3. 10 cashew nuts
4. 10 almonds
5. 2 ounces of lean roast beef
6. Half a small avocado
7. 3 ounces cooked whole-grain noodles with 1 fresh tomato and 1/2 ounce hard cheese
8. 1 seven-grain Belgian waffle
9. 4 mini rice cakes with 2 tablespoons low-fat cottage cheese
10. 3 ounces low-fat cottage cheese and 3 whole-wheat crackers
11. 1/4 cup fat-free ranch dressing with mixed raw veggies
12. 6 Wheat Thins crackers with two teaspoons of peanut butter (or any nut butter)
13. 1 small baked potato with 1/2 cup salsa and 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream
14. 1/3 cup of unsweetened applesauce with 1 slice of whole-wheat toast, cut into 4 strips for dunking
15. 1/2 cup frozen orange juice, eaten as sorbet
16. 2 large graham cracker squares with 1 teaspoon peanut butter
17. 3 handfuls of unbuttered popcorn, seasoned with herbs
18. 4-6 ounces of no-fat or low-fat yogurt
19. A 5-ounce tossed salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and 1/4 cup fat-free dressing
20. Half a "finger" of string cheese with 4 whole-wheat crackers

Source: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/best-100-calorie-snacks

123nikki123

1% Cottage Cheese or low calorie vanilla yogurt with strawberries and blueberries...YUMMY!

time2runnn

Some that I like that come to mind are:

12 bite size tortilla chips and 2T salsa (85 cal)

Medium sized apple sliced and dipped in 1/3 c lowfat vanilla yogurt (100 cal)

1 medium tomato with 1 lite mozzarella string cheese sliced drizzled with balsamic vinegar (100 cal)

Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds 100 cal pk (these are my on the go snack)

Cristy_AZ

My favorite is 100 calorie kettle korn microwave bags.
Healthiest is probably an Apple. I eat a lot of both, they keep me full and get me through my 3:00 munchie attack

And great job quitting smoking! I know how hard it is!

Hotbysummer

i haven't craved potato chips for a looooooong time, but at subway today i saw LAYS lightfat free potato chips! 75 calories for a personal bag, and they are AMAZING!

tamaracorine

Yogurt. A low fat small tub of it. Filling and yummy and sweet!

jessalice66

• 25g pretzels (i like salted, but there's sour cream and chive which are amazing too)
• 1 fat free activia snackpot
• a small pot of muesli (probably adds up to less than 100 cals but whatever)

hope i helped!!

monkeyboy881

my favorite is half a cup of greek yogurt with a tbl spoon of honey this is no joke better than ice cream a serving of greek yogurt is one cup and has 20 g of protein

westcoastSW

weight watchers' dark chocolate rasberry ice cream bar!

jltdinga

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"I'm only concentrating on calories right now, don't want to get too crazy stressed about all amounts of everything else. I just quit smoking this month, too."
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How did you quit smoking, I can't seem to kick it? Dieting, quitting smoking, and adding more exercise is a hard trio to accomplish.

californiagramma

That is a great list of snacks, thanks.

mkcalderon

Either a handful of Whole Natural Almonds without salt

or

Oikos Greek Yogurt with Blueberry! YUM!

smilebhappy

bump for later

DiHappy

for jltdinga:

I am by no means, a health nut so some would probably hate my quitting method however:
Choose a date and stick with it. You will always have stress, it's never the right time, just do it on the day you say you will. I found having way too many cocktails out with hubby and friends the night before made it that much easier to quit the next day because I felt like crap anyway.

I started with the highest patch level after 1 cigarette the morning of my quit date (needed that last goodbye). I remove my patch at night because the dreams are CRAZY! if you're into that sort of thing, have fun but I didn't sleep well at all and felt way too anxious every morning .

Cleaned out my car top to bottom, and got a "smoke-eater" air freshener.

Cut out my morning coffee routine which used to be an hour of coffee and smoking on the patio. Instead, I drink Arizona diet iced tea or something with caffiene that doesn't trigger the coffee routine.

Used 3-4 pieces of Nicorette throughout the day for the first week when the urge REALLY had a moment with me (store brand knock-off is much cheaper)

Popped a low-dose xanax every morning for the first few days.

Ate 5-6 pickles spears a day, yes the sodium is intense but whatever. Endless carrot sticks, celery with low cal cream cheese & paprika, hard boiled eggs, wheat thins, all things snacky.

Walked my dogs an extra half hour a night.

And the saddest part, I cut out wine for the first couple of weeks. That was tough, but again- a trigger.

So bottom line...Stick to a quit date, Know your triggers, Stock up on healthy snacks, Exercise. Do whatever it takes and don't let anyone judge your method.

Haven't had a smoke in 30 days and barely miss it.

I am putting $35 a week (what I would be spending on smokes) in the bank for my wedding on November 5, 2011. That's $1400 extra dollars.

Here is a great list of pros and cons that inspired me as well: http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/nicotinelozenges/a/zoeslist.htm

Hope that helps, write me any time! It is do-able!!!! If you find yourself wanting more calories (totally natural) don't beat yourself up. You are quitting a habit far worse than extra snacking for a couple of weeks.

polar5554

"I'm only concentrating on calories right now, don't want to get too crazy stressed about all amounts of everything else. I just quit smoking this month, too."
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How did you quit smoking, I can't seem to kick it? Dieting, quitting smoking, and adding more exercise is a hard trio to accomplish.
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I quit smoking recently also (September of 2010)...It was the hardest thing I have ever done...

The message boards over at quitsmokingmessageboard are amazing and soooo supportive..

I highly recommend starting there.

http://www.quitsmokingmessageboard.com/