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What are your favourite low-cost healthy snacks?

NakeshiaB

I'm getting bored of the usual snacks I have at work (crackers, nuts, sugar snap peas, popcorn, plain fruit) and I'm looking for new ideas on low-cost healthy snacks.

What are your favourites?

Replies

booboo68

Greek Yogurt
Cheese Stick
Boiled Egg
Tuna Pouch
Turkey and mustard wrapped in lettuce leaves
Buddig Ham packet 90 cal (if you don't need to watch sodium)
SF Jello Cup

NakeshiaB

Hump de Bump

brynnsmom

Apples and peanut butter, or berries and cottage cheese

mdepko

Here's one I love, lite vanilla yogurt, whatever kind you like, take a pack of 100 calorie oreo thins and crumble them in it. Awesome!

Tuala42

Here's one I love, lite vanilla yogurt, whatever kind you like, take a pack of 100 calorie oreo thins and crumble them in it. Awesome!

Oh that sounds really good! I have vanilla yogurt all the time with fruit, sometimes with unsweetened cocoa powder, but hadn't thought to crumble up those oreo thins. Can't wait to try it.

Bunnaliqua

- popcorn and babaganoush

- low fat smk salmon cream cheese piped onto a slice of cuke topped w tomato or red pepper - this has been a hit when having girlfriends over

- cherry tomato, fresh basil leaf and a small pc of cheese like buffalo mozza all on a toothpick. It's good on own and you could drizzle w oil & balsamic if you like

- carrots and hummus

- pilsbury makes a low fat cresent roll that I roll up w veggie dogs and eat w mustard. You still have to really portion it but it's a great finger food for watching weight without feeling deprived. I cut everything small so they are bite size and looks like I'm eating more visually.

- this veggie smoothie is pretty good, I have it for breakfast sometimes but it could be a great snack too:
whole tomato
2 handfuls spinach
1/4-1/2 avocado
no sugar coconut water
Sounds crazy to some but I like it! You could sub avo for protein powder

Hope you enjoy my suggestions!

NakeshiaB

Great suggestions, thanks!

I love the sound of apple and peanut butter, sweet and salty is right up my alley!

Popcorn and babaganoush sounds delicious too. I'm not sure 100 calorie Oreo thins are sold in Australia, if they are then I'm going for a hunt...

zandraak

Plain greek yogurt with a bunch of cinnamon is also delicious.

honeyandmilk

Baby carrots: $1.69, sometimes on sale for $1.29, with hummus (I get Sabra when it's BOGO; not cheap but worth it if it's on sale).

Greek yogurt: I snag a bunch of Chobani, Voskos or Fage when they're on sale for 10/$10.

Dark chocolate: I get a few bars when they go on sale - Endangered Species is my favorite and is sometimes on sale for 2/$5.

Larabars or Lunabars: I stock up when they're 10/$10.

Banana or apple w/ peanut butter: The PB I buy is $2.99 and an apple/banana is less than a dollar.

Hard boiled egg(s): Maybe $.20/each

Nuts: Sometimes I get Emerald almonds/cashews when they're on sale for BOGO, 2/$7 or something similar.

It's fairly easy to find healthy, inexpensive options if you shop smart (and have the resources available, of course).