Need healthy snack ideas

Kirstnr75

Hi! I am recently back on the wagon -- I know, totally wrong time of year for that! I have 2 young kids at home and they are constantly snacking. I am finding myself taking a nibble when they snack. I am having a complete mental block when it comes to healthy snacks for myself! I can come up with lots of meal alternatives, but the snacks are stumping me. I am either having a really hard time hitting my calorie goals or I'm going way over. Please, someone help!

Thanks!:happy:

Cueball55

12 almonds = approx 100 cal

1/2 apple with a slice of reduced fat mozza cheese on each = approx 120 cal

1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese + 1/4 cup fresh (your choice) berries = approx 100 cal

celery + light cream cheese dip (approx 3 tablespoons worth) = approx 100 cal

CaitlynSoder

Apple with cinnamon tastes like apple pie
A pile of veggies with hummus
rice cakes with salsa

carrie_eggo

My faves:

cottage cheese
greek yogurt or regular yogurt
Fruit
Light string cheese
Veggies and hummus
crackers and hummus
Anything from Kashi (I love )
Protein shake

amykach

I make healthy snacks for my kids so that I'm not tempted to dig into crackers and cheese, and it means that they are getting more nutrition into their bodies as well.

Our morning snack is always a pile of raw veggies (what ever we have in the house) with hummus. And usually almonds - but the tricky part is limiting to 10 or so....calories and fat add up fast with nuts.

In the afternoon I usually either have an apple with natural peanut butter, or a banana with natural peanut butter. And I put out another veggie tray with hummus that we all snack on.