Healthy Snacks

dumplingsx

What are some healthy snacks under 200 calories I can make, buy, or prepare especially in the evening when I do not want to eat anything heavy.

gsaxon

I was just sitting here wanting something sweet. I found a cup of Multi-Grain Cheerios eaten without milk is only 110 calories. These are slightly sweeter than regular Cheerios.

mensasu

Healthy means different things to different people. Are you following a particular eating style - clean, primal/paleo, low carb, diabetic or something else? Are there foods you will not eat? There are several groups for different eating styles and they have many recipes posted. Its hard to comment on your post without putting my own bias in which you may not agree with.

Pebble321

Boiled egg
Almonds
Peanut butter sandwich (one piece of grainy bread with no added salt/sugar pb)
Cheese and crackers
Avocado and crackers
Fruit
Dark chocolate
Soup - preferably home made
Microwaved potato or sweet potato - with some salad or tuna or baked beans
Hommus and veggies
Chicken or ham and salad

dumplingsx

My definition of "unhealthy" would be things like desserts (ice cream, brownies, cookies, etc) and salty, greasy food like certain potato chips, french fries, etc. Besides that, I have no particular restrictions on my diet. Honestly, as long as I consume about 1300 calories and do not go over, I am fine!

mensasu

some more:

apple chunks with almond butter
jerky
cheese
pumpkin seeds
greek yogurt (Plain) with berries
dark chocolate
hot cocoa

minizebu

Whatever you choose to eat as a snack, just make sure that you if you are eating carbohydrate, pair it with protein.

So, if you like crackers, eat the crackers with cheese, or crackers with peanut butter, or with almonds, or spread cottage cheese on them, whatever, be creative.

The point is that you want to avoid having a blood sugar rush followed by a blood sugar crash. That situation leads to more hunger, and more snacking. But if you pair protein with the carbohydrate, then your body gets the blood sugar quick fix, but it also gets the protein which takes longer to digest and staves off hunger longer.

200 calorie examples: 1 slice of raisin bread with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, 6 Lesley Stowe Rosemary Raisin Raincoast Crisps with 1 stick of string cheese. (You get the idea.)

You can have pretty much anything you want, just tailor the calorie level to what you desire it to be, and always match protein with carbohydrate.

dumplingsx

Thank you for the advice Minizebu! I will make sure to do that since I unfortunately have not been doing so!

gerripho

Most any of the Greek yogurts. I like the kind with fruit on the bottom. Or the ones with caramel.

Weight Watchers brand string cheese. The smoky flavor and the jalapeno flavor ones are terrific at about 50 calories each.

A dozen almonds.

Cherry tomatoes -- it takes quite a few to make 100 calories.

Three triscuits spread with a bit of peanut butter or any of the nut butters.

Four wheat thins spread with one wedge of laughing cow cheese.

Mostly, when I eat a 100 calorie snack, I try to make it last a long time. A dozen almonds eaten one every five minutes will last a whole hour. The string cheese can be eaten one string at a time and last a really long time. I eat the triscuits at four bites per cracker. You get the idea.

cathooo

Mini can of tuna and some crackers. My grocery store sells them in kits, and I now always have a few stashed in my desk to avoid the vending machine. The particular kit I get comes in at 160 cal.

Third to a half cup (dry) of quick oats, not instant with flavors. Add brown sugar to make it sweet if needed, or a splash of milk, but avoid doing both. It's only 1 minute slower than instant oatmeal for a single serving in the microwave, and is probably a lot better for you.

Brendajo510

Carrots
Special K bars (I'm lovin the Chocolate Peanut Butter) (110 Cal)
Keebler 100 cal cookies
Chewy Smores Granola bars
String cheese
Weight watchers icecream
Steamers broccoli and cheese
Oatmeal