100 Calorie Healthy Snack Options!

Fitness_Chick
Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Found this and knew I simply HAD to share with you all:wink: ....so many great healthy ideas that are everyday foods we have around most of the time! Makes for planning a healthy snack simple!:heart:
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100 Calorie Healthy Snack Options

1. Tomato Salad and Low-Fat Cheese (100 Calories)

2 tomatoes, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2/3 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
Balsamic vinegar to taste
Combine all ingredients and mix well.


2. Waldorf Salad (100 Calories)

1 cup celery, sliced
1/4 apple, diced
1 teaspoon "light" mayonnaise
1-1/2 pecan halves, crushed
1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
Combine celery, apple, mayonnaise and pecans. Mix well.
Enjoy cheese on the side.


3. Chips and Salsa (100 Calories)

1/3 oz. baked tortilla chips (about 5 chips) (or better yet make your own!)
1 tablespoon salsa
1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
2 tablespoons avocado, diced
Spread cheese over chips.
Microwave briefly until cheese melts.
Top with salsa and avocado.


4. Berries, Low-Fat Cottage Cheese and Nuts (100 Calories)

1/2 cup blueberries or
1 cup strawberries
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
2 tsp slivered almonds
Combine all ingredients together and enjoy.


5. Tuna Salad, Cracker and Cucumber Slices (100 Calories)

1 oz. tuna in spring water, drained
1 green olive, sliced
1 teaspoon "regular" mayonnaise
Mix above ingredients well.
1 whole grain cracker
1/2 medium cucumber, sliced
Eat tuna salad with cracker and cucumber slices.


6. Applesauce and Low-Fat Cheese and Nuts (100 Calories)

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
6 peanuts


7. Spinach Salad (100 Caloriess)

1 hard-boiled egg white, (no yolk) sliced
1 spinach salad
2/3 teaspoon olive oil
Balsamic vinegar to taste



8. Cottage Cheese, Fruit and Nuts (100 Calories)

1/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese
1/4 cup canned "light" fruit
2 macadamia nuts or 3 almonds


9. Mini-Pita Pizza (100 Calories)

1/4 of 6-inch pita pocket topped with:
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
2/3 teaspoon olive oil
1 oz. fat-free or light mozzarella cheese


10. 1% or 2% Milk (100 Calories)

6 oz. 1% or 2% milk


11. Crabmeat Salad Sandwiches (100 Calories)

1-1/2 oz. of crabmeat
2 teaspoons light mayonnaise
1/4 of 6-inch pita pocket, cut into triangles


12. Veggies and Dip (100 Calories)

Mix 4 oz. of light-firm or extra-firm tofu with:
2/3 teaspoon olive oil, add
1 tsp of onion soup mix
1 green pepper, sliced, for dipping


13. Cottage Cheese, Tomato and Avocado (100 Calories)

1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
2 tomatoes, sliced
2 slices avocado

14. Chef Salad Snack (100 Calories)

1-1/2 oz. lean deli-style turkey or deli-style ham
1 garden salad
1/3 teaspoon olive oil and
2/3 teaspoon balsamic vinegar dressing for the salad


15. Taco Salad (100 Calories)

1-1/2 oz. ground turkey cooked with a small amount of
cooking spray and a small amount of taco seasoning
1 tablespoon salsa
1 garden salad
2 slices avocado
Assemble tossed salad, top salad with cooked ground
turkey, salsa and avocado.


16. Ham, Fruit and Nuts (100 Calories)

4 slices lean deli ham
1/2 apple
2 macadamia nuts


17. Cheese, Grapes and Nuts (100 Calories)

1 oz. fat-free or light mozzarella string cheese
1/3 cup grapes
6 peanuts


18. Skim Milk and Nuts (100 Calories)

6 oz. skim milk
2 macadamia nuts or 3 almonds or
6 peanuts


19. Wine, Cheese and Olives (100 Calories)

4 oz. glass of wine
1 oz. fat-free or light cheese
6 olives


20. Hot Dog (100 Calories)

1/2 soy hot dog
1/2 6-inch tortilla (use like a bun)
2 tablespoons guacamole

ENJOY!!:wink::drinker:

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  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Found this and knew I simply HAD to share with you all:wink: ....so many great healthy ideas that are everyday foods we have around most of the time! Makes for planning a healthy snack simple!:heart:
    *****************************************

    100 Calorie Healthy Snack Options

    1. Tomato Salad and Low-Fat Cheese (100 Calories)

    2 tomatoes, diced
    1 clove garlic, minced
    2/3 teaspoon olive oil
    1 teaspoon fresh basil leaves, chopped
    1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
    Balsamic vinegar to taste
    Combine all ingredients and mix well.


    2. Waldorf Salad (100 Calories)

    1 cup celery, sliced
    1/4 apple, diced
    1 teaspoon "light" mayonnaise
    1-1/2 pecan halves, crushed
    1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
    Combine celery, apple, mayonnaise and pecans. Mix well.
    Enjoy cheese on the side.


    3. Chips and Salsa (100 Calories)

    1/3 oz. baked tortilla chips (about 5 chips) (or better yet make your own!)
    1 tablespoon salsa
    1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
    2 tablespoons avocado, diced
    Spread cheese over chips.
    Microwave briefly until cheese melts.
    Top with salsa and avocado.


    4. Berries, Low-Fat Cottage Cheese and Nuts (100 Calories)

    1/2 cup blueberries or
    1 cup strawberries
    1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
    2 tsp slivered almonds
    Combine all ingredients together and enjoy.


    5. Tuna Salad, Cracker and Cucumber Slices (100 Calories)

    1 oz. tuna in spring water, drained
    1 green olive, sliced
    1 teaspoon "regular" mayonnaise
    Mix above ingredients well.
    1 whole grain cracker
    1/2 medium cucumber, sliced
    Eat tuna salad with cracker and cucumber slices.


    6. Applesauce and Low-Fat Cheese and Nuts (100 Calories)

    1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
    1 oz. fat-free or "light" cheese
    6 peanuts


    7. Spinach Salad (100 Caloriess)

    1 hard-boiled egg white, (no yolk) sliced
    1 spinach salad
    2/3 teaspoon olive oil
    Balsamic vinegar to taste



    8. Cottage Cheese, Fruit and Nuts (100 Calories)

    1/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese
    1/4 cup canned "light" fruit
    2 macadamia nuts or 3 almonds


    9. Mini-Pita Pizza (100 Calories)

    1/4 of 6-inch pita pocket topped with:
    1 tablespoon tomato sauce
    2/3 teaspoon olive oil
    1 oz. fat-free or light mozzarella cheese


    10. 1% or 2% Milk (100 Calories)

    6 oz. 1% or 2% milk


    11. Crabmeat Salad Sandwiches (100 Calories)

    1-1/2 oz. of crabmeat
    2 teaspoons light mayonnaise
    1/4 of 6-inch pita pocket, cut into triangles


    12. Veggies and Dip (100 Calories)

    Mix 4 oz. of light-firm or extra-firm tofu with:
    2/3 teaspoon olive oil, add
    1 tsp of onion soup mix
    1 green pepper, sliced, for dipping


    13. Cottage Cheese, Tomato and Avocado (100 Calories)

    1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
    2 tomatoes, sliced
    2 slices avocado

    14. Chef Salad Snack (100 Calories)

    1-1/2 oz. lean deli-style turkey or deli-style ham
    1 garden salad
    1/3 teaspoon olive oil and
    2/3 teaspoon balsamic vinegar dressing for the salad


    15. Taco Salad (100 Calories)

    1-1/2 oz. ground turkey cooked with a small amount of
    cooking spray and a small amount of taco seasoning
    1 tablespoon salsa
    1 garden salad
    2 slices avocado
    Assemble tossed salad, top salad with cooked ground
    turkey, salsa and avocado.


    16. Ham, Fruit and Nuts (100 Calories)

    4 slices lean deli ham
    1/2 apple
    2 macadamia nuts


    17. Cheese, Grapes and Nuts (100 Calories)

    1 oz. fat-free or light mozzarella string cheese
    1/3 cup grapes
    6 peanuts


    18. Skim Milk and Nuts (100 Calories)

    6 oz. skim milk
    2 macadamia nuts or 3 almonds or
    6 peanuts


    19. Wine, Cheese and Olives (100 Calories)

    4 oz. glass of wine
    1 oz. fat-free or light cheese
    6 olives


    20. Hot Dog (100 Calories)

    1/2 soy hot dog
    1/2 6-inch tortilla (use like a bun)
    2 tablespoons guacamole

    ENJOY!!:wink::drinker:
  • omid990
    omid990 Posts: 785 Member
    love this!!!
  • zoepane
    zoepane Posts: 209
    this is great thanks so much
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    :flowerforyou: Yea I saw alot of great options to try out:drinker:
  • jennib06
    jennib06 Posts: 101 Member
    oooh the tomato salad one sounds delish!
  • BxMom
    BxMom Posts: 363
    Wow those are awesome, I'm going to have to work that in for next week groceries. Thanks for the post.

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  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    Thanks, FC!!! :flowerforyou:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Thanks, FC!!! :flowerforyou:
    :bigsmile:
  • magichatter06
    magichatter06 Posts: 3,593 Member
    I just wanted to add that the Yoplait Light 100 calorie Thick & Creamy Cinnamon Roll is really good!!!!!!!!!!! :bigsmile:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Wow those are awesome, I'm going to have to work that in for next week groceries. Thanks for the post.

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    :bigsmile: You're most welcome, yes lots of great healthy ideas on that list...pleased I came across it!:flowerforyou:
  • danigirlmck
    danigirlmck Posts: 18 Member
    Awesome!! Thank-you Fitness_Chick!!!
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    Awesome!! Thank-you Fitness_Chick!!!
    :bigsmile:
  • this definatly is awesome, nice of you to share !
    - TJ
  • Heather125
    Heather125 Posts: 433 Member
    thank you so much.
  • BxMom
    BxMom Posts: 363
    Wow those are awesome, I'm going to have to work that in for next week groceries. Thanks for the post.

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    :bigsmile: You're most welcome, yes lots of great healthy ideas on that list...pleased I came across it!:flowerforyou:

    Have you tried the Yoplait Fiber One yogurt? I recently tried the vanilla and its was really good with only 80 calories
  • nwfamilygal
    nwfamilygal Posts: 635
    thanks fc :flowerforyou:
  • JasiBella
    JasiBella Posts: 1,168
    Great post FC!!!:flowerforyou:

    Don't forget sugar free popsicles 15 calories!!

    Oh, and these:

    100-Calorie Homemade Snacks:
    Try ½ cup Cheerios (50 calories) + 10 dried mango slices (2.8 ounces is 50 calories)
    Try 1 hardboiled egg (70 calories) and one fat-free cheese slice (30 calories)
    Try ½ cup of Japanese edamame (99 calories)
    Try eating 6 almonds (36 calories) and 1 sliced small banana (64 calories)
    Try 1 cup plain popcorn (35 calories) mixed with 10 small hard pretzels (65 calories)

    Ham & Pepper Roll-Ups
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43499-ham-pepper-roll-ups

    Less than 100 cals:

    JoJo’s Party Mix
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43504-jojo-s-party-mix

    Mini Greek Pizza Muffins
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43503-mini-greek-pizza-muffins

    Apple Confit
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43502-apple-confit

    Cheesy Popcorn
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43501-cheesy-popcorn

    Smoked Salmon Bites
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43500-smoked-salmon-bites

    Indoor S’Mores
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43498-indoor-s-mores

    Chocolate & Nut Butter Bites
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/43497-chocolate-nut-butter-bites
  • sunflower8926
    sunflower8926 Posts: 485 Member
    :smile: Thanks FC:heart:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    :smile: Thanks FC:heart:

    Thanks Jo & SF:flowerforyou: :wink:
  • dewdrop
    dewdrop Posts: 1,715 Member
    :heart: :smooched: :flowerforyou: Do I need say more? :glasses:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
    :heart: :smooched: :flowerforyou: Do I need say more? :glasses:
    :smooched: RIght back atcha Slick!:glasses: :flowerforyou:
  • pipinana
    pipinana Posts: 2,356 Member
    You rock FC! I so need to spice up my snacking ideas.... I tend to eat the same things over and over again..... THANKS! :flowerforyou: :heart: :smooched:
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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