What's your "healthy" junk food?

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Ben and Jerry's, Haagen Dazs or some other sort of ice cream
  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    Ben and Jerry's, Haagen Dazs or some other sort of ice cream

    Don't be calling that "junk". ;P
  • T34418l3angel
    T34418l3angel Posts: 474 Member
    It depends on who you ask. I eat chips and salsa as a healthy snack, but an awful lot of people on MFP seem to think it's bad.

    I also sometimes eat low cal frozen treats.

    Chips an salsa is mine also. I usually get it at work to prevent me from getting a worse choice food such as nachos or big ol burger (I work in a bar). The chips and salsa are the healthiest choice short of bringing my own food and are so yummy :)
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    It depends on who you ask. I eat chips and salsa as a healthy snack, but an awful lot of people on MFP seem to think it's bad.

    I also sometimes eat low cal frozen treats.

    A healthier option to the chips- Wasa rosemary crispbread. It's only 70 calories for two slices (think the size of a graham cracker sheet). It's soooo yummy with salsa, without the chips calories

    Lower calories doesn't make it heatlhier.

    Excuse me for not going into excruciating detail. Less fat, less saturated fat, less cholesterol, less calories. To me, that equates to healthier. But that's just me....
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Fiber one brownies....only 90 calories. Top with a spoonful of fat free cool whip...yummmm

    LOVE these too! I have the peanut butter chocolate kind. mmmmm.

    And PB2 is also AMAZING. I like to mix the chocolate kind into my protein shakes each morning. Chocolate peanut butter shake for breakfast- nothin better.

    Chocolate PB2 mixed with Optimum Nutrition Double Rich Chocolate Protein powder.

    how do you make those chocolate peanut butter shakes?
  • annajorgie
    annajorgie Posts: 9
    Just discovered Artic Zone ice cream! Yum
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Fiber one brownies....only 90 calories. Top with a spoonful of fat free cool whip...yummmm

    LOVE these too! I have the peanut butter chocolate kind. mmmmm.

    And PB2 is also AMAZING. I like to mix the chocolate kind into my protein shakes each morning. Chocolate peanut butter shake for breakfast- nothin better.

    how do you make those chocolate peanut butter shakes?


    chocolate PB2 with optimum nutrition double rich chocolate protein powder.
  • oOMusicBabii
    oOMusicBabii Posts: 494
    Kale chips...easy to make, super yummy and very good for you.

    And stove popped popcorn.
  • Lauramlimg
    Lauramlimg Posts: 3
    Ghiradelli dark chocolate squares. One a day is all I need. The flavor is intense and satisfying.
  • mirasmom02
    mirasmom02 Posts: 33
    I have 2: I save a bunch of calories by using salsa instead of veggie dip/salad dressing with fre4sh veggies or salad
    But my "healthy weakness" has got to be those Baked Veggie Straws (they also make them in veggie chips, but I prefer the straws)
    Has anyone else heard of these? I love them! (and so does my 1 year old). I was buying them fgrom Walmart/Sam's Club...but then I found another brand at the Dollar Tree! They totally help with my potato chip craving - I eat them plain or dipped in salsa....YUMMY!
  • mommyteran09
    mommyteran09 Posts: 1
    I love the special K sea salt cracker chips 30 chips for 20 fat calories/110 regular calories. I like to make fresh salsa to use it as a dip for the cracker chips. Its a healthy alternative for those who love chips and salsa. I also love the chili rice thins, which are oven baked, thin and crispy rice crackers seasoned with chili pepper and lightly salted. You can have 30 crackers for 25 fat calories/ 140 regular calories. You can buy both cracker chips at Walmart in the cracker section. These is what I have been using for snacks for the past 2 months and so far I have lost 3 pant sizes (with healthy eating and excercise).
  • AlayshaJ
    AlayshaJ Posts: 703 Member
    Yeah, I think you are confusing 'healthy' with 'low calorie'...
  • KodAkuraMacKyen
    KodAkuraMacKyen Posts: 737 Member
    Kind Bars and Pop Chips!
  • thedancingleper
    thedancingleper Posts: 158 Member
    Dried mango or cherries.
  • darkchocolate68
    darkchocolate68 Posts: 104
    Homemade Black Bean Brownies. It is different than regular brownies, but is satisfies my chocolate craving and I feel like I am getting dessert. IMHO, they taste much better cold and much better after 24 hours. I guess the flavors have time to blend better.
  • LeotaD
    LeotaD Posts: 25 Member
    Flourless chocolate cookies. I cut the sugar in half and add a small bar of spicy chili chocolate and it comes out to be only about 87 calories a cookie (which is great because it's really hard to eat less than two). Other than that, I am practically addicted to smoothies made with a random cup of yogurt and a frozen banana.
  • lornadanielle
    lornadanielle Posts: 2 Member
    Tall Nonfat Caramel Iced Macchiato from Starbucks! I almost always have to have it and I always fit it into my daily calorie count. Yummmm :)
  • katrinkap
    katrinkap Posts: 443 Member
    for this summer i have been eating nectarines and strawberries like candy... YUMMY!
  • MelissaDoc
    MelissaDoc Posts: 71 Member
    Not that I count points, but I love the Weight Watchers-Smart ones Desserts, specifically the cookie dough one. Yumm! The portion control helps me stay in control, and I have yet to eat more than one package :)
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    Sour cream & onion dip with green peppers or cucumbers and less often pepperoni & cheese.
  • delgadodelgado1120
    delgadodelgado1120 Posts: 102 Member
    I love the Publix Frozen Yogurt Berry and Granola!!! 120 Calories for 1/2 cup...amazing =)
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    I don't go for the low-cal, low sugar, low fat crap...I just enjoy the sugary/salty/fried stuff in more reasonable quantities. Generally, the thing that makes food unhealthy is the amount of it you consume, not the food itself.
  • aaeros
    aaeros Posts: 157
    Sliced Avocado with just a little bit of salt
  • ShaunaLaNee
    ShaunaLaNee Posts: 188 Member
    Grape nut ceral with bananas...I'm addicted, the last treat I was addicted too was melted PB with a few choc chips with bananas...YUM!
  • annwyatt69
    annwyatt69 Posts: 727 Member
    Special K Raspberry cheesecake bars or chocolately pretzel bars. Only 90 cals and absolutely delicious!
  • hikergrl17
    hikergrl17 Posts: 6
    it used to be the fiber one brownies...but with summer.. ALL THINGS SKINNY COW! i esp like the peanut butter heavenly crisps
  • GnochhiGnomes
    GnochhiGnomes Posts: 348 Member
    Sliced Avocado with just a little bit of salt

    Why is that junk food? :S
  • happythermia
    happythermia Posts: 374
    Skinny cow stuff! Except for their actual ice cream (I tried the cookies n' cream mini tub thing), everything I've tried is sooo good!
  • DJ478
    DJ478 Posts: 909 Member
    special k chips nd skinny cow ice cream
  • flutterqueen04
    flutterqueen04 Posts: 278
    The Weight Watchers strawberry yogurt bars.

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