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  • time2bhealthy
    time2bhealthy Posts: 211 Member
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  • Time2LoseWeightNOW
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  • therapyruns
    therapyruns Posts: 164 Member
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    my housemates think it's really weird,but I LOVE a banana cut in half longways and then half short-ways filled with peanut butter: like a pb sandwich but with banana instead of bread!

    yes this! and celery with almond butter (or fresh nut butter) and a few raisins. brings me back to childhood days of ants on a log. also, it's got fruit, veggie and a fat. I tend to lean towards this if I have a sugar craving after dinner!
  • michellecorvin
    michellecorvin Posts: 36 Member
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    I dice up a peeled cucumber and pour 2 T of Ponzu sauce (basically a citrus soy sauce) on it. Drink your water because of the sodium but I love the flavor!
  • littletiger97
    littletiger97 Posts: 49 Member
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    Bump! Can't wait to get some great ideas!
  • Katfor508
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    Sugar free jelly mixed with cottage cheese!
  • vickknick
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    -Soy crisps (about 5 cal each) with a smear of Smuckers natural peanut butter (or other nut butter) (about 55 cal for a TB).
    -Trader Joe's Seaweed Snacks. Yummy, sesame/salty flavor that reminds me of sushi. Only 30 cal for a 1/2 package.
    -Flavored coffee. (Not so unique but the flavored coffees offer a good way to satisfy cravings. I drink them black but a ts of sugar goes a long way.)
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
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    I love taking a small Oikos vanilla Greek yogurt (4 oz - the kind that comes in 4 packs. I find 6 oz to be too much), 1/2 tablespoon of some kind of nut butter (right now, I love PB & Co's Oatmeal Raisin Swirl), 1 teaspoon of whole roasted flax seeds, and chopped strawberries, and mixing it all together! Mmmmm.

    Sometimes I slice a cucumber into small rounds, then add hummus, tomato, and turkey slices and another round on top. Mini cucumber sandwiches!
  • stephabef
    stephabef Posts: 936 Member
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    -Soy crisps (about 5 cal each) with a smear of Smuckers natural peanut butter (or other nut butter) (about 55 cal for a TB).
    -Trader Joe's Seaweed Snacks. Yummy, sesame/salty flavor that reminds me of sushi. Only 30 cal for a 1/2 package.
    -Flavored coffee. (Not so unique but the flavored coffees offer a good way to satisfy cravings. I drink them black but a ts of sugar goes a long way.)

    55 cals for a TB?!!! What peanut butter are you using, because I need this! All the PB I've found is 95-100 calories per tablespoon.
  • marindak
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  • Ali_TSO
    Ali_TSO Posts: 1,172 Member
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    55 cals for a TB?!!! What peanut butter are you using, because I need this! All the PB I've found is 95-100 calories per tablespoon.

    ^^^^ YES! THIS!
  • trailblazer888
    trailblazer888 Posts: 33 Member
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    Sweet Potato Hummus with cucumber is my new favorite snack!! It has a bit of kick to it , something about it reminds me of a meal I have had at an Indian resturant.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
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    Someone posted this the other day.


    1. 1 tablespoon hummus with 1 rye crisp, 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, 2 celery stalks
    2. 1/4 cup berries with 2 tablespoons full fat, plain yogurt and 1 tablespoon chopped nuts or seeds
    3. 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk and ½ scoop chocolate-flavoured protein powder blended with a couple of ice cubes
    4. 5 almonds, ½ cup air-popped popcorn, 2 tablespoons raisins
    5. 1 small tomato sliced with 1 ounce crumbled feta chees
    6. ½ slice of whole-wheat toast with 1 tablespoon almond butter and ½ an apple or pear
    7. 1/4 cup cooked quinoa with 3 tablespoons chickpeas and ½ cup diced veggies
    8. 1 rye crisp topped with ½ sliced hardboiled egg and 1 sliced plum tomato
    9. 1/4 cup high-fibre, low-sugar cereal with 1/4 cup diced fruit or berries and 1/4 cup plain soymilk
    10. ½ mini pita stuffed with 2 tablespoons each of mashed avocado and chopped tomato
    11. Chopped steamed broccoli florets sprinkled with 1 ounce of cheese
    12. Can of diced tomatoes sprinkled with 1 ounce of cheese
    13. Small baked potato with a ½ cup salsa and 2 tablespoons non-fat sour cream
    14. ½ cup orange juice (try freezing it and eating it as sorbet!)
    15. 4-ounce container of low-fat yogurt
    16. 4-ounce container of low-fat pudding
    17. 1 container no-sugar-added rice pudding
    18. 1 piece of toast cut into sticks with ½ cup of applesauce for dipping
    19. 1 slice reduced-calorie bread with ¼ cup cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons applesauce and dash of cinnamon
    20. 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (or ½ cup sweetened)
    21. 1 cup berries with 3 tablespoons fat-free Cool Whip (or 1 tablespoon regular Cool Whip)
    22. 1 cup berries with 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt and 1 teaspoon honey
    23. 10 strawberries dipped in 2 tablespoons of light chocolate syrup
    24. ½ cantaloupe
    25. 3 plums
    26. 1 medium banana
    27. 1 large apple
    28. 1 medium orange
    29. 2 cups watermelon chunks
    30. 4 dates
    31. ¼ cup dried cranberries
    32. 10 dried apricot halves
    33. 30 grapes (try them frozen!)
    34. 1 cup chopped mango
    35. Small sweet potato
    36. Corn on the cob (1 ear)
    37. 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
    38. 10 cashews
    39. 10 almonds
    40. 10 walnut halves
    41. 25 pistachios
    42. ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
    43. 2 tablespoon roasted soy nuts
    44. 1 tablespoon nuts mixed with 2 tablespoons dried cranberries or raisins
    45. 6 crackers with 2 teaspoons nut butter
    46. 2 graham crackers with 2 teaspoons nut butter
    47. Large stock of celery with 1 tablespoon nut butter
    48. 1 rice cake with 1 tablespoon nut butter
    49. 1 small apple and ½ tablespoon natural peanut butter
    50. 1 rye crisp cracker with ½ tablespoon almond butter
    51. 1 cup pureed cauliflower with salt and pepper to taste
    52. 1 carrot with 2 tablespoons tzatziki
    53. 1 cup baby carrots with 2 tablespoons hummus
    54. One packet unsweetened instant oatmeal
    55. 1 cup minestrone soup
    56. ½ cup split-pea soup
    57. 1 cup tomato soup (with 1% milk; fewer calories with water
    58. 1 cup vegetable juice with 2 ounces roasted turkey breast
    59. 8 shrimp with 4 tablespoons cocktail sauce
    60. 10 jelly beans
    61. 14 gummy bears
    62. 15 chocolate-covered raisins
    63. ½ cup edamame (measured with shell)
    64. 3 cups air-popped popcorn
    65. 2 cheese strings
    66. ¼ pita bread with 2 tablespoons hummus
    67. ½ red bell pepper with 3 tablespoons hummus
    68. 2 egg whites on one slice whole-grain toast
    69. 1 hard-boiled egg with one slice Melba toast
    70. 3 breadsticks in 3 tablespoons of salsa
    71. 5-ounce tossed salad with ¼ cup fat-free dressing
    72. 1 multigrain waffle
    73. 1 low-fat granola bar
    74. 1 snack pack of plain cottage cheese
    75. ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese with 5 strawberries
    76. 1 serving of Jello sugar-free chocolate pudding
    77. ½ cup vanilla soy ice cream
    78. ½ cup sherbet or sorbet
    79. ½ cup frozen yogurt
    80. ½ cup unsweetened applesauce with 2 teaspoons of crushed walnuts
    81. 2 tablespoons of fat-free ranch dressing with chopped celery and red pepper
    82. 2 ounces smoked salmon with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
    83. 1 ounce smoked salmon on ½ mini bagel
    84. ½ cup of low-fat fibre-rich cereal with ½ cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk
    85. 2 ounces water-packed tuna with ½ cup chopped tomatoes sprinkled with lemon juice, salt and pepper
    86. Two ounces of water-packed tuna with 1 tablespoon fat-free mayo
    87. ¾ cup whole-grain, low-fat cereal
    88. 8 animal crackers
    89. 4 whole-grain crackers with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
    90. One slice pumpernickel bread with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
    91. 1 piece whole-grain bread with 1 tablespoon no-sugar-added raspberry jam
    92. 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk with 1 packet of light hot chocolate
    93. 1 cup skim milk and 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
    94. 3 tablespoons of guacamole with ¾ cup raw red pepper strips
    95. 2 sesame breadsticks
    96. ½ English muffin with ½ teaspoon butter
    97. 1 frozen fruit bar
    98. 1 fudge popsicle
    99. 50 small pretzel sticks
    100. 8 low-fat tortilla chips with 3 tablespoons of salsa
  • Sabresgal63
    Sabresgal63 Posts: 641 Member
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    Unique you say? I love me some sardines mixed with cottage cheese (sometimes avocado too). Tastes delicious to me, and gives my body lots of protein.

    Sounds delish! I eat Kipper snacks.....will have to try the sardines.
  • Ali_TSO
    Ali_TSO Posts: 1,172 Member
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    55 cals for a TB?!!! What peanut butter are you using, because I need this! All the PB I've found is 95-100 calories per tablespoon.

    ^^^^ YES! THIS!

    FYI, I message this person, and she used HALF a tbsp for 55 cals. Bummer.....
  • blewbell
    blewbell Posts: 30 Member
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    Fruit and Filo

    1 box Athens mini filo cups
    1/2 cup blueberries
    1/2 cup raspberries
    1 kiwi
    1 chobani champions honey nana yogurt

    Assemble, 3 cups have 74 calories!

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  • jujuevins
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    I LOVE salsa and almost any kind of salsa is low in calories and healthy (like 10-15 calories per 2 tablespoons). I snack on it during the day. Frankly, I don't usually eat it with tortilla chips but when I do, I measure out a small amount--say 7-10 chips and crack them up into smaller pieces. Then, I only bring that amount to work so I don't over eat. Really works for me.

    I also love baby carrots with my favorite dressing. Just don't overdo the dressing!
  • danascot
    danascot Posts: 100 Member
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    my housemates think it's really weird,but I LOVE a banana cut in half longways and then half short-ways filled with peanut butter: like a pb sandwich but with banana instead of bread!

    yes this! and celery with almond butter (or fresh nut butter) and a few raisins. brings me back to childhood days of ants on a log. also, it's got fruit, veggie and a fat. I tend to lean towards this if I have a sugar craving after dinner!

    Here's another twist to "ants on a log": celery, with a laughing cow swiss cheese wedge and craisins! It's delish!
  • babynew
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