snacks under 50 calories!
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ShmareParks
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I OFTEN get to the end of my calorie limit and am still starving. So I've slowly been remedying this by changing the way I eat. When I know I'm going to run out of calories by noon if I have cream and sugar in my coffee and a high-fat breakfast, I start choosing lower and lower calorie options. And yes, I know I can also exercise more to "win" more calories in my day.
But for those night-times, kicking back with a movie, and only 100 calories left in the budget ... what are some things I can eat that aren't expensive in terms of calories?
Tonight, I discovered raw mushrooms dipped in soy sauce (About 20 calories' worth filled me up!)
Last night, I ate raw spinach with paprika (lots of bulk for your buck, there).
Sometimes I drink instant chicory drinks, black, which are only about 10 or 20 cals.
And of course there's always diet pop or herbal tea.
Is there anyone else out there who has discovered filling, under-50-calorie nibbles?
But for those night-times, kicking back with a movie, and only 100 calories left in the budget ... what are some things I can eat that aren't expensive in terms of calories?
Tonight, I discovered raw mushrooms dipped in soy sauce (About 20 calories' worth filled me up!)
Last night, I ate raw spinach with paprika (lots of bulk for your buck, there).
Sometimes I drink instant chicory drinks, black, which are only about 10 or 20 cals.
And of course there's always diet pop or herbal tea.
Is there anyone else out there who has discovered filling, under-50-calorie nibbles?
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what are you eating to run out of calories so fast? How many calories are you allowed a day? I eat
Breakfast
3 eggs and 2 slice turkey bacon
or
1 scoop protein powder and 1 cup milk
M2
4 oz chicken
3/4 cup brown rice
1/4 bag birds eye broccoli
M3 lunch(after work for me)
2 scoops protein powder 1/2 cup oatmeal with water
M4
4 oz chicken
3/4 cup brown rice or pasta with sauce
1/4 bag birds eye broccoli
M5 Dinner
6" Turkey Sub on wheat from Subway
Sun Chips
M6
Jelly beans
All of that is a little over 2000 calories.0 -
hmmm...thats tough but I would say 2 wedges of laughing cow lite cheese. or a light (cheese headz) string cheese.0
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7 almonds are 49 calories
2 Rye Cruskits are 39 calories - you could have them with 11 calories worth of light cream cheese or slices of tomato
A smalll serving of Greek Yoghurt (a couple tablespoons)0 -
I have two favorites, one is the twenty five calorie Swiss Miss hot chocalate. I add a tablespoon of evaporated milk and a tablespoon of whipped topping. The other is 1/2 carton of Dannon vanilla yogurt for diabetics, with a serving of sugar free strawberry jello, a couple of fresh strawberries sliced and a tablespoon of whipped topping. Both of these are around fifty calories & feel so decandent!0
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what are you eating to run out of calories so fast? How many calories are you allowed a day?
Well, I'm allowed 1200 calories, and I don't work out very intensely to win back that many calories (I just walk), so ... if I drink a lot of large coffees with cream and sugar, that adds up FAST. I've been drinking more black coffee and green tea instead, which is working way better.0 -
Oh and if, and only IF, you can resist from indulging in more.. a tbsp peanut butter can be quite statisfying - I do this often!0
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Salsa with veggies?0
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I too am on the 1200 calories limit as I have very little to lose. High calorie drinks can burn up those cal quick. I am an evening sweet and salty snacker with usualy few calories to spare. Here are a few of my go tos:
40 cal- sugar free fudge pops (Publix brand)
55 cal- 1/2 serving (about 13 chips) Special K Craker Chips
60 cal- Jello Temptations
70 cal 1 TBS of dark chocolate baking morsels0 -
Well, I'm allowed 1200 calories, and I don't work out very intensely to win back that many calories (I just walk), so ... if I drink a lot of large coffees with cream and sugar, that adds up FAST. I've been drinking more black coffee and green tea instead, which is working way better.
I'm on a 1200 calorie plan too, and I find myself with lots of calories left at night. I'm a huge coffee drinker, so I switched to splenda. I know it's crap...and it makes my precious coffee taste like crap, but if I wanted my coffee all day and still wanted to eat, I had to make some sacrifices. I also switched to light cream (5%). I drink green tea at night, so I'm still having my warm beverage. The Tetley Green Tea "Glow" is really good . I pretty much use egg whites instead of whole eggs, although I do enjoy a whole hard boiled or poached egg now and then.
Just a couple of adjustments like that can make a huge difference in your calories. I do feel your pain on the coffee issue though, I'm a total coffee junkie.
I also don't work out at all....and I've lost 14 lbs in the last 5 weeks. So far these little adjustments seem to be working for me...I just hope it continues!0 -
Those honestly sound like the saddest, grossest snacks.
Vegetables (carrots, cucumber, celery, bell pepper, grape tomatoes, etc) with 1 T hummus
1 T chocolate chips
1 cup strawberries
Bowl of mixed berries (1/4-1/3 cup each)
A peach, plum, apricot or clementine
Half a grapefruit broiled with brown sugar
1/2 cup grapes
1/3-1/2 cup edamame (unshelled)
Celery with 1/2 TBSP of peanut butter
2-3 egg whites
1.5 oz tuna fish
1-2 cups of airpopped popcorn
There are so many tastier things you can eat than raw mushrooms in soy sauce. Just thinking about that makes me sad.0 -
I keep cut up veggies in my fridge for a quick munchie grab if i need something crunchy...instead of grabbing that bag of chips.....theres always jello cups with reduced sugar...I forget the brand, but take a look, they are only 5 calories a cup, not much in them as far as health benefits go, but they are low cal, low sugar and fixes that sweet tooth.
Plain popcorn- no butter no salt.. is good, I sometimes dip mine in vinegar (balsalmic or plain, ur choice) or worchestershire sauce....
or vegetable soup..homemade, low sodium is sometimes just enough to make you feel full...0 -
Oh my word -- cream and sugar in coffee?! I understand this is the traditional way of taking coffee, but I don't know how you do it! And DonnaBee -- Splenda is even worse, I agree!!
I couldn't survive without coffee, but I find adding a teaspoon or two of liquid creamer in a 20oz. coffee adds a LOT of flavor for ~15kcals (and that's the full fat creamers!!) I know that creamer is very impure and god knows what they make it with so it keeps so long, but it is SO much better than Splenda in coffee. Also, have you tried flavored coffee? I mean, buying hazelnut or french vanilla, raspberry, chocolate--flavored coffee, and just drinking it black? THAT'S how I prefer it.
As for low-cal snacks, you can eat a couple handfuls of carrots for 50 calories, or a small apple--actually, a lot of vegetables are low cal, and the best part is, they a) reinforce your healthy mentality so you might not FEEL like going for a chocolate bar afterwards, and b) you know that you're really hungry if you'll eat some veggies. I mean, I'm a veggies lover, but I have this habit of being like "I want pizza, toast, chocolate, etc. etc. etc." and I think, "... If you walk into that kitchen, it's going to be for a vegetable." And my "hunger" just disintegrates.
But yeah, fruits and vegetables and black coffee is where it's at, for the absolute minimum calorie hit!0 -
My favourite 'night time' snack to satisfy my sweet tooth is 2 x sun rice caramel rice cakes with a banana chopped up on them and a drizzle of maple syrup. This is around 135cals, so you could halve the portion for around 65 cals or so.0
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Spinach and celery are great options, along with collard greens or basically any type of plain, undressed salad. You could eat a whole stock and not even hit 100 calories! LOL They are actually 'negative calorie foods' in that your body uses more energy to digest them than they provide nutritionally. Spinach and celery are mainly filled with vitamins, so you get the sensation of eating something without the consequences of calories.
Additionally, you could try pairing these low calorie snacks with a weight loss method that is popular for men in the bodybuilding community. It's called intermittent fasting. You essentially eat all your food in a small 4-hour window like from 2pm to 6pm, for example. You can make the window larger, but shouldn't be longer than 8 hours max. Look it up if you want to learn more. I like it and it works for me when I'm cutting extra weight. I basically stay hungry all morning and afternoon and then devour all my calories at once and that keeps me satisfied enough until bed time!0 -
sugar free jello, fer shurz ;-)0
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Popcorn is my all time low-calorie snack! I oil pop mine and do not put any salt or butter on it and I still love it!0
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you could probably plow though a pound of celery and be around 50 cals
or a half pound of strawberries0 -
Hmm...I thought it was unhealthy to skip meals...?Spinach and celery are great options, along with collard greens or basically any type of plain, undressed salad. You could eat a whole stock and not even hit 100 calories! LOL They are actually 'negative calorie foods' in that your body uses more energy to digest them than they provide nutritionally. Spinach and celery are mainly filled with vitamins, so you get the sensation of eating something without the consequences of calories.
Additionally, you could try pairing these low calorie snacks with a weight loss method that is popular for men in the bodybuilding community. It's called intermittent fasting. You essentially eat all your food in a small 4-hour window like from 2pm to 6pm, for example. You can make the window larger, but shouldn't be longer than 8 hours max. Look it up if you want to learn more. I like it and it works for me when I'm cutting extra weight. I basically stay hungry all morning and afternoon and then devour all my calories at once and that keeps me satisfied enough until bed time!0 -
Spinach and celery are great options, along with collard greens or basically any type of plain, undressed salad. You could eat a whole stock and not even hit 100 calories! LOL They are actually 'negative calorie foods' in that your body uses more energy to digest them than they provide nutritionally. Spinach and celery are mainly filled with vitamins, so you get the sensation of eating something without the consequences of calories.
Additionally, you could try pairing these low calorie snacks with a weight loss method that is popular for men in the bodybuilding community. It's called intermittent fasting. You essentially eat all your food in a small 4-hour window like from 2pm to 6pm, for example. You can make the window larger, but shouldn't be longer than 8 hours max. Look it up if you want to learn more. I like it and it works for me when I'm cutting extra weight. I basically stay hungry all morning and afternoon and then devour all my calories at once and that keeps me satisfied enough until bed time!
Negative calorie foods don't exist; it's a myth. Also, you need some fat to properly absorb nutrients in vegetables/salad, so noshing on raw greens isn't the best option. That's partially why salad dressing exists.0 -
Look at my pictures, does my physiqueI look unhealthy? LOL! Seriously though, it's not dangerous to skip meals, so long as your total calorie intake remains the same. Right now I am on ~3600 calories per day. I wake up at 8am and go to bed at midnight. That means I have 16 hours to eat. Whether I constantly eat 3600/16= 225 calories every single hour of the day or eat one big 3600-calorie meal will not affect my weight gain!0
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