What is your favorite snack?

shadowlydarkness

Hi guys,

I'm new here, but not new on the weightloss journey.
I was just wondering what are your favorite snacks?
I'm always trying to stay healthy but every now and then I am just
craving something sweet or savoury, what do you guys snack on?

I know popcorn (low salt/no butter) can be a good choice
and of course fruit and veggies are great, but what else?

CloverCreeper

I usually only snack on fruits and veggies, so I'm not much help.

Kale chips are pretty amazing if you've ever had them.
(:

Dee_84

I like the fun-size bags of Teddy Grahams. They are only 60 calories each and have many teddies in them
When I have some more calories to play with I would dip them in peanut butter, flavored yogurt or ice-cream :blushing:

Yesterday I tried the Jello temptations chocolate mousse. Not too bad for 60 calories.

You can also look up the 3-2-1 cake. I've never made it but many on the boards love it.

Tdaughtersmom

hummus spooned inside those little mini bell peppers... YUM!

For portion control, I make cheese dip with one slice (one ounce) white American cheese, 2 TBS skim milk and 2 tsp of pickled jalapeno juice. Put that in a bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds: stir then microwave 30 more seconds. In the meantime, spray 2 corn tortillas with butter flavored non stick cooking spray sprinkle with salt. cut each into 4-6 triangles, and bake for 5-8 minutes to make low calorie tortilla chips. This snack is so satisfying. It is portion controlled, but still indulgent.

For a sweet snack (this sounds terrible, but don't knock it till you try it once.)
Stir 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 mashed banana and 1 tsp peanut butter together until the banana and peanut butter is well blended with the cottage cheese. Now, I don't particularly like bananas or cottage cheese, but this snack is delicious!!

pocketmole

wasa with cheese or peanut butter. :>

Natashaa1991

ice cream or cookies. not a lot, just 200-300 kcal a day.

SavannahStarves

Rice cakes different flavors and really low in calories

djkshdfd

cucumbersss!!

DrenRigs

pumpkin butter with rice cakes or bags of popcorn with nacho cheese sprinkles

VanessaHeartsMasr

I like to eat sticks of butter and bacon. Just kidding. If I'm in the mood for healthy, my favorite snack is grapes and low-fat string cheese. The light Laughing Cow cheese is awesome too. It's good on celery or english muffins.

_Fitgirl_In_Training_

I usually only snack on fruits and veggies, so I'm not much help.

Kale chips are pretty amazing if you've ever had them.
(:

Loveeee Kale chips... at first I wasn't a big fan, but really good when you want the crunch but also staying healthy.. one of my frequent snacks.

DrenRigs

@Natasha... :bigsmile: if it fits your macros huh lol

gmallan

Cucumber and carrot sticks with hummus and beetroot tzatziki (portion control on the dips)
Greek yoghurt with chia seeds and a little stevia if you like (sometimes with berries or 1/2 a banana)
Rice cakes/crackers with peanut butter

marianim35

nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc)

dried apple or prunes

greek yogurt with a little bit of honey and pumpkin seeds or nuts

pinky_pie

Fresh fruit, if it's in the house. Herbal dessert teas (Stash has an awesome vanilla nut creme decaf tea that I enjoy). Handful of almonds. If I'm having a good calorie day, I'll have something like cookies or a snack cake. Baby carrots and low-fat dip. Celery stalk and peanut butter. Unsweetened applesauce.

Ivey05131980

Special K butter flavor popcorn chips!

artickb22

I love the no sugar added frozen mixed berries with a lil fat free cool whip myself.

kdeaux1959

OK, I guess it depends upon how much your allowable caloric intake is but I like the Sweet and Salty bars.. 160-170 cal vs 250-280 for a candy bar. Protein bars provide 20 gr. protein for 200 calories... Raymundo jello cups are 25 cal. Fruit can be a good choice. Also I like the Antioxident Fiber bars that provide up to 35% fiber needs for 120-150 cal. In short, I try to make my snacks provide a nutritional need as well. The problem I had when I was 344 lbs+ was a lot of empty calories... Now, I do eat quite a few snack type items BUT try to ensure they also meet some nutritional values as well.... Maybe not the BEST choice but certainly a better one than engorging myself with hudreds of calories for no nutritional return.

shadowlydarkness

Thanks for all your awesome replies guys!

ChapinaGrande

I have just discovered the filling effects of a nice cup of coffee with milk. It's under 50 calories for two cups and fills my tummy for a long time. I'm concerned with becoming caffeine dependent, but I'm so bad at mindless snacking that it'll be worth it!

Oh, also I've also fallen in love with a serving of prunes with a tablespoon of dark chocolate chips. It feels really rich and naughty, but it's a better calorie count than a candy bar.

erinlibke

Pretzels dipped in Nutella- I discovered this when I was pregnant and craving chocolate covered pretzels (which are quite difficult to find in England). Its now a favourite and my son loves it too!

Also a toasted pita or veggies with hummus, melba toast with a bit of low fat cream cheese for when you want something crunchy, and homemade banana muffins- mine are only 85 cals

DestinationFitnessChick

mini rice cakes
fage greek yogurt
nature valley protein bars
frigo cheese sticks
triscuits
apple/peanut butter
Half naked popcorn
grapes
oranges
carrot sticks/hummus

FitGoal165

Blue Diamond Nut Chips. A serving is 14 but I usually eat 7 just to take the edge off.

AndreaEllen

Frozen Grapes
A Tablespoon of dark chocolate chips
Pop Chips dipped in salsa or FF Greek yogurt
Cucumbers!
Bell peppers dipped in salsa

BCSMama

nuts
berries
home made granola (I make skinny pumpkin granola by skinnytaste.com)
carrot sticks and hummus
fruit
cheese sticks
Greek yogurt with berries and a touch of honey; or with chocolate PB2 powder, protein powder and a splash of chocolate soy milk
bagel thin with peanut butter
rice cake with peanut butter
a square or 2 of dark chocolate
skinny cow ice cream sandwiches or truffle bars

1lexisva

No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies........so Delicious!!

dreamingchild

Nut Thins
I just discovered these and LOVE them. One serving is 16 crackers!! for 130 cals!! Not bad cause half that amount makes a good snack size. I like them with salsa or hummus.

deb3129

I usually snack on fruti, veggies, and nuts during the day. I have also been having Triscuits sometimes. They only have 3 ingredients, are delicious, and relatively low calorie.

Iron_Duchess

1. greek yogurt
2. 100 cal pop corn and ww light string cheese
3. Gala apple and 100 cal pack of natural almonds
4. 2 Korean popped rice crackers w/ i tbsp of natural peanut butter
5. 2 tbsp of hummus and 2 oz. of chicken breast
6. Raw carrot chips and hummus
7. 3pcs of dark chocolate (90cals)
8. WW snack size fudge pop (45cals)

iulia_maddie

Greek yogurt, tuna, almonds, cashews, leftover beef or chicken breast, piece of fruit, a couple of egg whites quickly scrambled.
If you are close to your calorie goal for the day but still hungry try this: Half of can tuna(in water), mixed with a spoonfull of greek yogurt, pepper and whatever spices you like. I use a dash of tabasco sauce too. Eat it on a piece of full grain toast or a couple crackers. It's pretty yummy.

yoovie

tortilla chips and homemade guacamole.

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