Low Calorie Snacks - From Fitness Magazine

jdelisle
jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Low-Calorie Snack Ideas
Pick two of these tasty treats each day to help you lose weight while eating great. Each snack is about 150 calories.

3 tablespoons hummus; 1/2 whole-grain pita, cut into pieces; and 1/2 cup pea pods
10 tortilla chips and 2 tablespoons guacamole
Salt-and-pepper popcorn (4 1/2 cups popcorn coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with salt and pepper)
1 chewy granola bar and 1 cup herbal tea with 1 teaspoon honey
1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice whole-grain bread, 2 teaspoons peanut butter, and 1 teaspoon jelly)
1 slice cheddar cheese and 1 crispbread cracker
10 potato chips and 1 tablespoon low-fat ranch salad dressing
1 small apple, sliced, spread with 1 tablespoon Nutella
1 VitaBrownie and 1 twelve-ounce cappuccino made with skim milk
1 container (6 ounces) vanilla low-fat yogurt sprinkled with 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
1 small pear and 5 walnut halves
Pesto & Swiss Turkey Rolls (4 slices turkey, 2 teaspoons pesto, and 1 slice low-fat Swiss cheese, cut into 4 long pieces. Spread pesto on turkey, top with cheese, and roll up.)
One 3 Musketeers Mint Bar
1 fat-free hot chocolate (made with hot water) and 1/2 cup mini marshmallows

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  • jdelisle
    jdelisle Posts: 1,050 Member
    Low-Calorie Snack Ideas
    Pick two of these tasty treats each day to help you lose weight while eating great. Each snack is about 150 calories.

    3 tablespoons hummus; 1/2 whole-grain pita, cut into pieces; and 1/2 cup pea pods
    10 tortilla chips and 2 tablespoons guacamole
    Salt-and-pepper popcorn (4 1/2 cups popcorn coated with cooking spray and sprinkled with salt and pepper)
    1 chewy granola bar and 1 cup herbal tea with 1 teaspoon honey
    1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich (1 slice whole-grain bread, 2 teaspoons peanut butter, and 1 teaspoon jelly)
    1 slice cheddar cheese and 1 crispbread cracker
    10 potato chips and 1 tablespoon low-fat ranch salad dressing
    1 small apple, sliced, spread with 1 tablespoon Nutella
    1 VitaBrownie and 1 twelve-ounce cappuccino made with skim milk
    1 container (6 ounces) vanilla low-fat yogurt sprinkled with 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice
    1 small pear and 5 walnut halves
    Pesto & Swiss Turkey Rolls (4 slices turkey, 2 teaspoons pesto, and 1 slice low-fat Swiss cheese, cut into 4 long pieces. Spread pesto on turkey, top with cheese, and roll up.)
    One 3 Musketeers Mint Bar
    1 fat-free hot chocolate (made with hot water) and 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
  • artschoolgirl
    artschoolgirl Posts: 598 Member
    those are great suggestions! It's great to remind ourselves that we don't need to be totally deprived of yummy snacks! thanks again!
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