Snacks without much fat?

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  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    Jello Fat Free Chocolate Pudding... mixed with skim milk and a scoop of whey isolate protein powder (y)

    have your snack tonight... put the rest in an ice cube tray for sweet frozen "protein bites" when you need a little extra one day!

    Thanks a lot for your suggestion!:) Fat-free pudding never even crossed my mind lol, but I love it! Since I already had some yogart tonight, I'll probably have that some other time, but thanks again for the idea!
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,426 MFP Moderator
    If you're not worried about sodium then Beef Jerky is good for high protein and low fat.

    You are right to avoid fat, cause it carries a higher caloric amount per gram than both carbs and protein. You get fuller eating things lower on fat and higher in carbs and protein.

    There is ZERO reason to avoid fat. Fat is what makes your skin, hair and nails healthy. It provides greater brain function and organ function, etc... As long as you are in your calories, you should be good to go.
  • pat6250
    pat6250 Posts: 90
    Slices of apple with cinnamon sugar....baked apple.....fresh strawberries....Smoothy made of skim milk, ice, a half banana, and some low fat or fat free yogurt.....carrot sticks or celery sticks dipped into fat free dressing....pizzelles (23 calories each)......jicama slices sprinkled with lemon and chili powder.....cold coffee, skim milk, a little chocolate syrup and 4 ice cubes blended until frothy:love:
  • Balance27
    Balance27 Posts: 76 Member
    Nonfat Greek yogurt with frozen berries and maybe some honey.
  • Tajdancer
    Tajdancer Posts: 82 Member
    A big giant bag of Lay's Potato Chips! Just kidding.

    I like Sabra hummus. 6 grams of fat per 2 tbsp serving (really quite a lot, to my way of thinking--I could even have seconds!). Spread on some low-fat delivery device like veggies or low-fat crackers or such. Of course, I've been know to scoop it out of the container with my index finger. My index finger is very low fat. 'Cause, I don't eat the whole thing.

    Seriously, though, there are some great choices suggested here. Good luck!
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    kale chips, there's a recipe on the hungry girl website. but really really easy to customize. take some kale (I prefer baby kale but it works with any dark leafy green), spritz lightly with oil spray (whatever you prefer, I'm using coconut spray oil right now), sprinkle with any seasoning you like (bbq is awesome, curry powder, tex-mex, black pepper, tiny bit of sea salt, etc), broil for 4-6 minutes (watch closely they burn fast but are still yummy). voila! naturally low-fat, low-calorie, high fiber, and crispy yummy.
    Thanks! I already ate my snacks tonight, but I'll definitely use that for the future!:)
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    Have you ever tried the cheddar cheese flavored mini rice cakes? Aldi sells them and some other pretty good "fit n active" type low cal, low fat snacks. good luck!!
    Never had them. I'll give it a try:) Thanks for the suggestion!:)
  • jwaler
    jwaler Posts: 3 Member
    I just bought some Cracker Jack at Costco. It only has 2 g of fat for a box. It is a good snack especially if you are craving sweet & salty. Too bad the prizes stink in the box and you are lucky to get two peanuts in a whole box though. LOL.
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    If you're not worried about sodium then Beef Jerky is good for high protein and low fat.

    You are right to avoid fat, cause it carries a higher caloric amount per gram than both carbs and protein. You get fuller eating things lower on fat and higher in carbs and protein.

    There is ZERO reason to avoid fat. Fat is what makes your skin, hair and nails healthy. It provides greater brain function and organ function, etc... As long as you are in your calories, you should be good to go.
    I'm getting so many different answers about fat, on whether it's good for you or bad, so I don't really know what to think. I've always thought that having too much fat was bad for you, but I did a little more research, and it looks like it's good. Thanks for your answer!:)
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    Slices of apple with cinnamon sugar....baked apple.....fresh strawberries....Smoothy made of skim milk, ice, a half banana, and some low fat or fat free yogurt.....carrot sticks or celery sticks dipped into fat free dressing....pizzelles (23 calories each)......jicama slices sprinkled with lemon and chili powder.....cold coffee, skim milk, a little chocolate syrup and 4 ice cubes blended until frothy:love:
    Wow, thanks!:) Everything you said sounded so good! I already had my snacks for tonight, but I'll use it some other time:D
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    Nonfat Greek yogurt with frozen berries and maybe some honey.
    Yum, sounds good:D Thanks!
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    A big giant bag of Lay's Potato Chips! Just kidding.

    I like Sabra hummus. 6 grams of fat per 2 tbsp serving (really quite a lot, to my way of thinking--I could even have seconds!). Spread on some low-fat delivery device like veggies or low-fat crackers or such. Of course, I've been know to scoop it out of the container with my index finger. My index finger is very low fat. 'Cause, I don't eat the whole thing.

    Seriously, though, there are some great choices suggested here. Good luck!
    You're funny lol :D There are some great suggestions here. I'm definitely gonna to come back to this page when I need to have some low-fat foods, and even just to have a snack lol. Thanks for the hummus idea! I love it, but haven't had it in ages.
  • SandyPianoGirl
    SandyPianoGirl Posts: 66
    I just bought some Cracker Jack at Costco. It only has 2 g of fat for a box. It is a good snack especially if you are craving sweet & salty. Too bad the prizes stink in the box and you are lucky to get two peanuts in a whole box though. LOL.
    Lol! Never had Cracker Jacks before, but I do want to try them :D
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    betholiver Posts: 70
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  • monicamk1975
    monicamk1975 Posts: 298 Member
    lately my favorite snack is 1/4 c of mixed nuts with 1/3 cup craisins... not low in fat because of the nuts but a great snack when you need to add some calories in...about 300 calories and super tasty :)
  • reedkaus
    reedkaus Posts: 250 Member
    fat free cottage cheese
    chobani fat free yogurt
    corn flakes with skim milk
    fruit/veges
    dehydrated fruit
    that's all i got right now. i'll edit if i think of more
  • misschoy
    misschoy Posts: 125 Member
    kale chips, there's a recipe on the hungry girl website. but really really easy to customize. take some kale (I prefer baby kale but it works with any dark leafy green), spritz lightly with oil spray (whatever you prefer, I'm using coconut spray oil right now), sprinkle with any seasoning you like (bbq is awesome, curry powder, tex-mex, black pepper, tiny bit of sea salt, etc), broil for 4-6 minutes (watch closely they burn fast but are still yummy). voila! naturally low-fat, low-calorie, high fiber, and crispy yummy.

    OMG< sooo good. I am totally buying kale next time I'm at the store.
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    newve Posts: 82 Member
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