Snacks for the week...What do you buy?

robinbarten

Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds: Dark Chocolate flavor
Red Delicious Apples
Eat Smart Garden Veggie Crisps

Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds: Dark Chocolate flavor

These are on my list too!

I bought a pack of these when they were on clearance at one of the stores by me. Good stuff but I haven't seen them for sale since. I'll have to check a couple other stores.

You can get a 38 oz container at Sam's Club (Maybe Cosco if that is in your area) for around $10. I count out 18 for a serving for 100 calories.

hildyp

Great ideas in this post! I'm writing some of them down before I head to the grocery store tonight

vlynnvale

Anything dipped in Laughing Cow Cheese is so good!

bradXdale

rice cakes (there's like 8 different flavors, you can even put peanut butter on the cinammon or lightly salted ones), almonds, dried fruit, bananas, beef jerky, turkey jerkey, protein bars, pickles, vegetable chips, etc. healthy things!

BAMFMeredith

Bananas
Apples
Baby carrots (I could seriously eat my body weight in baby carrots, I love them)
Grape tomatoes
Hummus
Chicken breast tenders (I get a huge thing of boneless skinless breast tenders, cook the whole package of them on Sunday evening, and stick em in the fridge so I can eat them with lunches, dinner, and as snacks. I typically have half a chicken breast worth as a snack during the day for protein)
EAS Carb Advantage protein shakes OR Muscle Milk Light shakes
Pistachios

If strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries are in season/on sale I'll pick some of those up too---although they last maybe a day in our house because my 5 year old inhales them! Those are his favorite snacks (praise the Lord he goes for the fruit instead of chips or something!)

FalvoPS

Greek Yogurt with honey
Apples or Celery with Peanut Butter
Whey Protein Shakes
Hummus
Protein bars
broccoli
almonds


Recently, I found excellent recipes for high protein muffins and protein balls. I'm finding that they take care of my sugar and chocolate cravings.

robinbarten

one slice of bread with cream cheese is only 100 cals

That sounds great but most of the bread I see is more like 100 cals just for the bread with another 50-100 on top of that for the cream cheese...the only one I know of that is less is a 45 calorie sara lee bread but the slices are so small....

Wonderbread smart white is 50 calories and regular size slices.

jkrim941

Oranges are a mainstay for me. They come prepackaged in their own skin and are pretty resilient.

I like this detox salad. I make it and pack it into 1 cup servings and eat them throughout the week. http://eat-spin-run-repeat.com/2011/07/05/by-popular-request-the-re-created-detox-salad/

I like the peanut butter fiber granola bars from Aldi. 130cals and they are pretty filling.

I also keep a stash of Kashi frozen waffles and organic (Parkers Farms) PB at work. One waffle with a tbsp of PB is a great snack. 2 waffles with a tbsp of PB on each is a great breakfast.

I also have been finding and tweaking recipes for side salads (like a black bean corn salad and a potato avacado salad I found on Food Network.com- I like tex-mex, can you tell?) so that they are around 150 cals or less per serving. It's not that hard to do and you can get some great ideas from recipes that already exist.

jkrim941

one slice of bread with cream cheese is only 100 cals

That sounds great but most of the bread I see is more like 100 cals just for the bread with another 50-100 on top of that for the cream cheese...the only one I know of that is less is a 45 calorie sara lee bread but the slices are so small....

Wonderbread smart white is 50 calories and regular size slices.

Healthy Life makes a 35 calorie whole wheat bread. It saves a TON of cals on sandwiches.

dee492

Greek yogurt
Carbmasters yogurt (Frys or Kroger only) AMAZING, low cal, low carb, low sugar OMG!!!
String cheese (trader joes lowfat)
steel cut oats
Pirates Booty
Strawberries
Blueberries
Watermelon
Canteloupe
Lunch meat
hard boiled eggs
Almonds
Cottage cheese
WATER
Protein cake, individual made in the microwave out of protein powder, almond flour, egg, and SF Torani syrup
Protein shakes ( homemade )

Cyngen

I'll take chicken breast, cut them into strips, spice them to a personal taste, normally spicy, then bake them. Great warmed or cold.
I will have unsalted almonds or walnuts
Laughing Cow cheese on Wassa crackers is only 90 calories for the one wedge of cheese and cracker
Pineapple, strawberries
Hard boiled eggs

graelwyn

I snack a lot too. I snack on

Organix apple rice cakes.
Greek Yoghurt with pb2, mixed seeds and a little jam.
Pears.
Apples.
Small pieces of stilton cheese.
Hard Boiled eggs.
Seafood(yes, I sit picking at mussels sometimes).
Blueberries.
Apple Crings.
Nakd bars.

I tend to not keep much else in my home, other than cottage cheese, veggie sausages, canned beans, fresh veg, fish, quorn, brown rice, quinoa and sweet potatoes, so there isn't much I can snack on, lol.

aav903

Quick stuff: string cheese, 2 light Wasa crisps with Laughing cow, chopped fruit like strawberries, pineapple and bananas with some cottage cheese, Think Thin, Kind or Nu-Go bars. With Nu-Go, the dark choc mint is great! Veggie Crisps, Costco sometimes has these in big bags. Chopped veggies (carrots, red peppers, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and jicama) with dip. Apples. Yogurt. Wraps (light tortilla, little hummus or sand spread, turkey, lettuce, wrap and go)

Stuff you can make in advance: kale chips (wash, spin, chop the kale) for every 2 raw cups, 1 tsp olive oil, some sea salt and garlic salt plus ground pepper. mix it all up, spread on a baking sheet and toss in the oven at 350 for 7 minutes, then flip the pieces and 7 more minutes.
Since you have the oven on, toasted almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, are all good. 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Dips: there are some great recipes online (shape, fitness, etc). One I made up and love is 1 C hummus, 2/3 C cottage cheese, 1T giardiniera all in a food processor until smooth.
Another sand spread/ dip option: 1 C cottage cheese, 2 T light sour cream, horseradish (maybe 1/2 t), and fresh chives all in the food processor until smooth. I have used this in place of mayo and find it pretty solid.
In case you can't tell, I'm a little partial to dips, and it's tough to find healthy versions sometimes unless you make them yourself.

mommyweighless

one slice of bread with cream cheese is only 100 cals

That sounds great but most of the bread I see is more like 100 cals just for the bread with another 50-100 on top of that for the cream cheese...the only one I know of that is less is a 45 calorie sara lee bread but the slices are so small....

Another good bred that has large slices ut only 90 a slice is arnold whole wheat/ multi-grain...very filling with some pnut butter and bananas

Awkward30

I like carrots and celery, chocolate peanut butter on berries or pretzels, protein or snack bars and sometimes I make my own granola bars. Edamame, triscuits with lunch meat!

DBBA21

yoghurt coated strawberrys or raspberrys mmmmmm

mdg0421

Apple Cinnamon Straws or Veggie Straws...one serving is 38 straws which is roughly 120 cals and 2g sugar. Make sure that you portion them out b/c don't do like I did the first time and eat them from the bag..they are addictively good

Anieka260

I'm not much of a snacker..... But I think I need to start eating fruits though:(

TinaDay1114

I try to keep sugar snap peas (raw) around when I can -- they're crunchy, and it's another veggie besides peppers and carrots that I can munch on easily. I love apples, so I eat them constantly.

I also make an energy snack called "Honey Milk Balls" -- it's peanut butter, honey, oats, nonfat dry milk rolled into balls that are very portable and last forever. They're a little higher in cals than fruits / veggies, but fill you up well.

And I try to keep some of the usual suspects (almonds, yogurt, Fiber One cereal, oatmeal packets, cottage cheese, cheese sticks) in my desk / fridge at work at all times so it's easy to grab something good.

Sounds like you're doing well all on your own! Keep it up.

KFuerst27

For a different raw veggie, slice up a jicama if you haven't already tried it.

The Laughing Cow cheeses are great as others have mentioned. I have one wedge spread over three rice cakes. Love the cinnamon one that way. Haven't tried the strawberry yet.

I love all the different flavors of hummus. My current favorite is roasted red pepper with carrots.

Cook some broccoli, drizzle on a little olive oil and sprinkle on some seasoned salt. Yum.

Spread a wrap/tortilla/flatbread with some peanut butter and wrap around a banana.

mom2mozart

Snyders of Hanover Eat Smart Veggie Sticks (reminds me of Muncho's - only healthier - not as salty and doesn't tear up your mouth).
Celery stuffed with garden veggie cream cheese or peanut butter.
Luna bars (Chocolate Peppermint Stick is sinfully delicious).
Cottage cheese with beets.
Steamed cauliflower seasoned with Mrs. Dash Chicken Grilling Seasoning.
Sauteed asparagus - seasoned with Mrs. Dash Italian.
Devilled eggs (made with a little light mayo or greek yogurt, spicy mustard and a dash of hot sauce).
Fresh fruit.
Cucumbers.
Left-overs from dinner.
Rice cakes.
Low sodium crackers.
Greek yogurt.

shabounds

I eat raw snap peas with Hummas. I like the Athernos brand Spicy Three Pepper Hummas... It's the bomb!

Polly758

Sliced apples with lemon and chili. I could eat that all day.

EmergencyGraphics

I have a busy schedule and i hate shopping. I started ordering from a company called Nature Box. They send you 5 healthy snacks (each snack is a few servings) in a box monthly. They pick out the snacks for you...it comes right to the your door. Ive had it for 2 months now...love it.

MsSickOfBeingFluffy

Cherry tomatoes w/string cheese

Cashew Clusters

Apples w/peanut butter

Cottage cheese w/cherry tomatoes

Toasted WW toast w/laughing cow cheese

Hard boiled eggs

Panda_1999

Prunes or Black mission figs

Sharmender

Rice cakes, whole grain biscuits, fruit (mango, blueberries, grapes, apples, bananas, strawberries), greek yoghurt and nuts! And chocolate :P

TKHappy

My husband likes one hard boiled egg chopped with tuna and a tbsp of Italian dressing....he swears by it LOL!!

I also snack a lot, it usually cottage cheese and fruit, peanut butter on apples with granola, hummus and veggies with cheese are some of my favs!!

Linda_Darlene

Fruit. Veggies. More Fruit. More Veggies. Rice Cakes. Cottage Cheese with my some of my fruit. Hummus on my rice cakes.

linda1243

broccoli & hummus
string cheese
apple & 1/2 of banana
package of mixed nuts
cottage cheese
scrambled eggs

this is a typical day of snacks for me.