UK low-calorie snacks

sim247

Bump for later....off to work now! :sad:

linzirussell

popcorn, if u get the popcorn kernals and pop it in the microwave, its quite low calorie (30 cals a cup) and it tastes nice and is good if u like nibbling on stuff:)
rice cakes (25 cals per cake)
carrot/cucumber sticks. (maybe around 50 cals for a large carrot & some cucumber)
sugar free jelly (30 ish cals in a pint)
almonds, theyre high calorie but also high protein, (60 ish cals in 10gram serving).
options hot chocolate, they come in loads of flavours and are lovely! really good for choc craving and all less that 40 cals

theres loads of stuff

Whinchat

I sometimes buy packets of roasted chickpeas from Holland & Barratt - they're called Garbanzo and come in several differnt flavours: sundried tomato garlic & herb, thai sweet chilli and bombay firecracker. They're nice and crunchy and 88kcal a packet with about 6 or 7g protein I think.

Nakd bars are yummy for a sweet snack too

Jade17694

I'll thank you not to jump to conclusions about my eating habits!

My meals are healthy and I do enjoy them. Nor did I say there is such a thing as a healthy snack. I just need something else to eat to make up my calories when I have days where I barely reach 1200 other than fruit. That is the purpose of this post.

Thats fair enough - just trying to be helpful, nothing more

I know Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Kaz4ebt

Low calorie jellies! You can get little pots of them - usually on offer in Tescos or the like so you can buy in bulk and they're under 10 calories a pot.

I buy these for when i am at work, they are really yummy and my body thinks I have had a naughty snack. Give them a try, you can get 4 for £2 at the moment, handy to keep in the fridge also

gtfcnat

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Zichu

Like someone else suggested, popcorn.

I bought a big bag of popping corn from Holland & Barrett last week:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?PID=3248&searchterm=popping corn&rdcnt=1

It says to use Vegetable Oil I think, but I use spray oil and make sure I spray the pan enough and the corn itself. I had about 25g of it yesterday with a few teaspoons of sweetener. It tasted great, the only problem is that it can burn pretty easily. So I think I would invest in a popcorn air popping machine, maybe then the popcorn won't burn lol. Anyway, that was under 100kcal and 18g carbs, so if you have room for some carbs on some days, try popcorn.

You could also buy blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. I had 75g of blueberries yesterday, which pretty much filled this small bowl I had. It's just under 50kcal, 11g carbs and 7g sugar.

If you enjoy something a little chocolatey, try Nairns Dark Chocolate Oat Biscuits:
http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2805&prodid=3937&sid=0

They're pretty good, 49kcal per biscuit, 6.4g carbs, 2.2g sugar and 1.8g fat. So if you still have room try a couple of these.

TourThePast

Pink n Whites

Yeah, only 50 calories each, marshmallow really is great "value" in terms of sweet / calories.

As another posted mentioned, weightwatchers now do a version of these with caramel inside, be very very careful if you decide to try them. I bought a packet and snarfed the lot in one go - and I'm not even into sweet stuff!

100lb

People have already suggested the ones I was going to :-) but there are others I hadn't heard of. It'd be great if people mention where get stuff from (unless its normal supermarket)

TourThePast

It tasted great, the only problem is that it can burn pretty easily. So I think I would invest in a popcorn air popping machine, maybe then the popcorn won't burn lol.

Popcorn does very well and cleanly in the microwave, mix the corn with a little oil, stick it in a paper bag, pop it until four seconds go by without a bang. Eat.

emeraldowl

The type of snacks that I like are:

nuts
unsweetened dry fruit like figs, prunes, cranberries
Babybel light
Total 0% with some fresh raspberries (my favourite snack as it is around 100cals and 10g protein)
watermelon (love this so much!!)
homemade popcorn with different seasonings
Apple with peanut butter

I like to portion my snacks out into little bags and I can just put one in my handbag to take to work with me or quickly grab without having to worry about weighing it all out every time.

I tend not to have too many processed snacks but I sometimes have a bag of Walkers Sunbites every couple of weeks. All flavours tend to be 120cals for a 25g bag

Zichu

Can you still use spray oil, like say spray the paper bag inside, then spray the popcorn in a bowl and mix it well?

BethieBoops

I try to eat unprocessed food, and I don't live in the US. I find it's easier to enjoy fruit, slices of organic mozzarella, veggies in dip (favourite dip is organic greek yogurt with chopped mint leaves or fresh chives) and nuts. I'm trying to eat less carbs, so slices of chicken, or turkey, dipped in a wee bit of hummus makes me giddy. I make my own hummus and dips so I can control the caloric/nutrient content and use dips for everything! I find it easiest to pre measure out my dips into small tubs, so I can grab one, with whatever sticks of veg I want, and know that inside is about 80-100 calories.

I only eat snacks I like, prepared the way I like. For instance, I don't like the feeling of my teeth puncturing an apple, but when I chop them, they are my favourite! Seriously, I love my snacks. I have a hard time eating a "meal" but snacks like these make me happy! i also find that eating like this keeps my blood sugar stable, and I eat less over all (I have become one of those crazy people who realise at the end of the day that I didn't eat enough calories... When did that happen?!)

Keep trying new ways, planning a bit ahead, and you'll find yummy treats that nourish your body and delight your tastebuds.

ChaleGirl

I eat snack a jacks quite a lot - they are v low calorie for a big rice cake
Quavers are only 88 cals per back
I also buy stuff from the boots shapers range, they have a lot of snacks and drinks for under 100cals
Most of my suggestions have been mentioned but also jelly is great for low cals
Lastly if you live near a selfridges you can get pinkberry frozen yog

Good luck & enjoy!!!

Carolejay

I like the Velvet Crunch too - I'd rather eat savoury than sweet, but I like sweet and sour as well, so these fit the bill, especially as they've got a good crunch to them. The cheese and onion flavour is as good as the sweet chilli, and the calorie content of both is snack size!:drinker:

RichardCh

I like snack a jacks low cal and more filling than most snack

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grrrlface

I like snack a jacks rice cakes! Come in loads of flavours and are only 40 - 60 calories depending on the flavour! Salt and vinegar are my favourite!
Popcorn too! I find to stop it burning in the pan, it helps to make sure you shake the pan every 15 seconds or so. :-)

Vegetablearian

Cereal bars and the likes are something ill never eat they are usually sugar filled junk with no benefits.

I dont really like snacking on fruit because again its just sugar and sugar highs and lows make me want more sugar! I appreciate fruit has loads of vitamins so I do eat 1 or 2 portions a day but the sugar levels in fruit is crazy !

I find nuts a perfect snacking food, I eat about 50g nuts a day various ones I cant get enough full of protein and other vitamins and healthy fats not just sugar :-)or a slice of wholemeal toast with light spread.

I get that some people dont like nuts and dont mind eating sugar though.

For junk snacks I eat salt and vinegar rice cakes they are just the best ,low calorie sugar free jelly (such as weightwatchers) or quavers. I also love breadsticks with low calorie cheese spread (like dairylea dunkers).

I am trying not to eat anything that has zero nutritional benefit to myself ... sweets included.

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Naughtybiscuit

The poster that said watermelon - I second this! You can have massive chunks of it for not many calories.Especially now we're getting nearer to summer .... Yum!

I do pretty much what's already been mentioned - treat sized choccys, sugar free jelly (this with walls light vanilla ice cream is a v low calorie pudding), I am a massive mini milk lover!! They're only 30 calories. Those little petit filous fromage frais pots are handy too.

For savoury snacks I love ryvitas with a laughing cow light cheese triangle on (I can't stand cottage cheese) or crab sticks, they've got very few calories in. Or rolled up slices of Serrano ham

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horsesandhipbones

Cheesestrings and nairns oatcakes! And also, I sometimes get Graze boxes delivered...google them if you haven't heard of them because they're amazing. You get four low calorie snacks for £3.75 and they all taste sooo good

xSophia19

What about Muller Light yoghurts? There all like under 90 cals per pot! and are really nice! I brought loads the other day :laugh: soo my fridge is currently looking all yoghurty

Or what about mini babybells, i think there not that bad in calories! Or try weight watchers crisps, or the weight watchers cookies or soemthing! Very nice, and low in cals! :bigsmile:

gtfcnat

For those that like crisps Pom-Bears are 77 cals for a packet.
I've just bought some fun sized pink panther wafers which are 57 cals per wafer (24 wafers in a packet, 2 packets for £2 in Farmfoods)

ChristineDiet

I love a cuppa of coffee (12 cals) and a tube of smarties (178) - total cals = 190!

I have to suck each smartie till it has completely melted. The tube lasts about an hour. It isn't a healthy snack but not many calories for the enjoyment of chocolate and better than my 2 or 3 glasses or wine followed by doritos and houmous that I used to have!!!

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ChristineDiet

Or you could have corn thins (like rice cakes but corn - I think they taste nicer - get them in all supermarkets near crackers, rice cakes etc) I have them sometimes with some reduced fat houmous on. For 2 corn thins they are 50 cals, plus your topping.

Also space raider pickled onion crisps are about 78 cals a bag.

Jade17694

i love space raiders but cant eat them because of my braces: they're just too hard!