snack ideas - ANSWERS THAT MAKE SENSE IN THE UK PLEASE!!!

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  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
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    devonshire spotted d*ck in clotted cream?
  • S_Arr_Uh
    S_Arr_Uh Posts: 77 Member
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    Go! Ahead breaks. I have the Yoghurt Strawberry breaks. Two biscuits in one pack = 148 calories :)

    I've also just come across the Cadbury Brunch Bars. I like the oat/raisin one and it has a thin layer of chocolate at the bottom = 150 calories. There's also a hazelnut one but I think that has an extra 20 calories in, but that's not a bad count either!

    The brunch bar is good for me in the sense that it's a sub for my chocolate fix :P
  • Lrdoflamancha
    Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
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    What does.... You are on about mean?
  • earlswimsuit
    earlswimsuit Posts: 63
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    Hummus on wheat crackers...tomato on crackers....avocado on grain toast. Plain popcorn (no butter - salt).
  • SurfyFriend
    SurfyFriend Posts: 362 Member
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    These are great suggestions! I also like to make a trail mix of dried fruit and nuts, or you could have a hard boiled egg with some freshly ground pepper on top. Also try mixing vanilla protein powder into greek yoghurt with berries on top. delicious thick and creamy :P mmm I might go and buy some.
    I'm just going to reference everything on the tesco website so i know you have it... lol

    string cheese (tesco calls it cheestrings?) and nuts

    laughing cow or dairylea cheese spread triangles with crisp bread (Ryvita?) or Tesco has a multigrain cracker under their Everyday value brand, something like that

    Pistachios

    yoghurt smoothie with fruit and protein powder

    pretzels/pretzel twists and veggies with hummus

    apples with nut butter

    I eat Larabars here but it looks like they aren't imported... a Jordan's Absolute Nut bar looks like it might be a good choice though. Can't see ingredients

    Dark chocolate

    Dark chocolate covered banana halves, frozen into pops/ice lollies

    yoghurt cups with granola or cereal

    Ok, that's most of what I can think of! Hope it helps :)
  • stephcalcott
    stephcalcott Posts: 84 Member
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    Graze boxes as someone else has said -- pricey but fantastic. I often make popcorn in the microwave -- and then have it just with salt, or, rather inconveniently because you have to do it in a pan, Marmite.

    Celery sticks with cream cheese.

    Lumps of cheese or handfuls of nuts.
    How do you make popcorn in microwave? do you need any special dish or any glass dish would do if it is cover with plate?

    You can make popcorn in the microwave by just putting about 1/4 - 1/2 cup in a paper bag. Roll the top up really tight (so it doesn't go all over the place and microwave. Depending on the microwave it can take anywhere from 1:30 to 4:00 to pop.
  • Pychcia
    Pychcia Posts: 19 Member
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    I know the popcorn in bags that you pop into microwave ;) I got it from Home Bargins, cheaper However I thought that someone invented better way to make it from scratch, I make it on the hob in pan but need to add a spoonful of cooking oil so not so slim any more :wink: (I like the salty one so no need to add butter)
  • NicolaMapp
    NicolaMapp Posts: 27 Member
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    My new afternoon snack is a couple of ryvita with some dairylea, just enough to keep the afternoon munchies away!!!!
  • s_j74
    s_j74 Posts: 2
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    Marmite on Ryvita or Waitrose mini chilli rice crackers
  • Sarahlascelles
    Sarahlascelles Posts: 41 Member
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    Soft boiled egg?
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
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    I love savoury stuff so popcorn is my new go-to, you get loads for not many cals

    Sainsburys do a cheese and chive popcorn, 20g for 93 cals
    Tyrrells do a sour cream and jalapeno popcorn 20g for 97 cals
    Graze do the Light Boxes which are all under 150 cals, often under 100 cals
    Curly Wurly or Fudge 115 cals if you want chocolate
    Muller Light yogurts 90-110 cals
  • Laura_beau
    Laura_beau Posts: 1,029 Member
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    Okay, here goes!! UK snacks with UK brands and calorie counts.

    (P.S I didn't sit here writing this for hours, I had already compiled the list for my work colleagues)

    All UK supermarkets do a good range of fresh fruit and ready made fruit bowls for snacking. Also, bags of frozen fruit & berries make excellent 'sorbet' bites.

    Yoo Moo frozen Yoghurt pots (150ml Tubs):

    Angelmoo 150 cals
    Strawberry Swirl: 148 Cals
    Devilmoo (Chocolate) 151 Cals
    Tropical: 136 Cals
    Natural: 135 Cals

    1 x ryvita fruit Crunch Crisp Bread (53 cals) with 1 x 35g mini tub of Chocolate Philadelphia (86 cals): 139 cals.
    1 x ryvita sweet onion crisp bread (43 Cals) with 1 x 35g mini tub of Philadelphia extra light (33 Cals): 76 Cals.

    Crisps, savoury crackers & Rice cakes

    Kelloggs Special K Cracker Crisps (23g serving) Salt & Vinegar : 95 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Cracker Crisps (23g serving) Sour cream & Onion : 95 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Cracker Crisps (23g serving) Sweet Chilli : 94 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (22g Bags): Salt & Vinegar: 89 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (22g Bags): Caramel: 102 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (22g Bags): Sweet Chilli: 91 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (22g Bags): Sour Cream & Chive: 92 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Barbeque: 40 cals.
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Caramel: 51 cals.
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Salt & Vinegar: 41 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Chocolate Chip: 62 Cals
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Cheese: 38 cals
    Snack a Jacks (Large Rice Cakes- per rice cake): Chocolate & Coconut: 62 Cals.
    Tayto Velvet Crunch (Per 20g bag): Cheese & Onion: 83 Cals
    Tayto Velvet Crunch (Per 20g bag): Sweet Chilli: 81 Cals
    Tayto Velvet Crunch (Per 20g bag): Salt & Vinegar: 84 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Mini Pretzels (25g Packs): 95 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Cassava Crackers (20g Packs) Thai Green Curry: 80 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Cassava Crackers (20g Packs) BBQ: 75 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Cassava Crackers (20g Packs) Tangy Salsa: 75 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Tortilla Chips (22g Packs) Spicy: 90 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Tortilla Chips (22g Packs) Cool: 90 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Tortilla Chips (22g Packs) Cheese: 85 Cals
    Walkers Lights (per bag) Simply Salted: 115 Cals
    Walkers Lights (per bag) Cheese & Onion: 115 Cals
    Walkers Lights (per bag) Sour Cream & Onion: 115 Cals
    Walkers Baked Stars (Per Bag) Mild Sweet Chilli: 94 Cals
    Walkers Baked Stars (Per Bag) Ready Salted: 100 Cals
    Walkers Baked Stars (Per Bag) Cheese & Onion: 94 Cals
    Walkers Baked Stars (Per Bag) Salt & Vinegar: 94 Cals

    Skinny Dips:

    100g low fat natural yoghurt (45 cals) mixed with one of the following:

    Morroccan Dip: 1 tsp harissa paste: add 10 Cals
    Garlic pepper Dip: ½ tsp Schwartz Garlic Pepper: add 9 cals.
    Creamy pesto Dip: 1 tsp Green (or any flavour) Pesto: add 25 cals.
    Onion & Chive Dip: ½ tsp onion powder and ½ tsp chives: add 6 cals.
    Lemon & Coriander: 2 tsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp chopped coriander: add 10 cals.
    Thai Green Dip: 1 tsp thai green curry paste: add 10 cals.

    *Use chopped veg (peppers, carrots, cucumbers, celery) for dipping or melba toasts.

    Cup a Soups:

    Batchelors Slim a soup- Chicken & Leek: 50 Cals
    Batchelors Slim a soup- Tomato: 54 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices- Asparagus: 57 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices- Chicken Noodle: 47 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices- Spicy Lentil: 66 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices- Thai Chicken: 60 Cals.
    Tesco Light Choices- Vegetable: 54 Cals.
    Asda ‘Good For You’: leek & Potato: 57 Cals.
    Asda ‘Good For You’: Roast Chicken: 53 Cals
    Sainsbury ‘Be Good To Yourself’: Carrot & Coriander: 68 Cals
    Sainsbury ‘Be Good To Yourself’: Spicy lentil & Tomato: 72 Cals

    Cheese Snacks:

    Cathederal city Chedds ‘Bricks’ (per 18g pack): 75 Cals
    Cathederal city Chedds ‘Nibbles’ (per 18g pack): 75 Cals
    Kerry Cheestrings (any variety): 68 Cals.
    Dairylea Strip Cheese: 70 Cals
    Tesco Goodness Lighter Cheese Sticks: 60 Cals
    Laughing Cow Light Cheese Triangle: 25 Cals
    Laughing Cow Extra Light Cheese Triangle: 20 cals
    Laughing Cow Emmental Triangle: 34 Cals
    Laughing Cow Light Blue Cheese Triangle: 25 Cals
    Deli 24 Cheese and Ham stick: 58 Cals
    Deli 24 Cheese & Pepperoni Stick: 77 Cals
    Mini Babybel Goats Cheese: 65 Cals
    Mini Babybel Light: 40 cals
    Mini Babybel gouda: 68 Cals
    Mini Babybel full fat: 61 Cals

    Meat Snacks:

    Deli 24 Barbeque Chicken Strips (28g): 38 Cals
    Deli 24 Honey Ham Strips (28g): 31 Cals
    Deli 24 Sweet Chilli Chicken (28g)
    Tesco Mini Snack salami (per stick): 47 Cals

    Yoghurts & Pot Desserts

    Shape 0% Fat Vanilla & Chocolate (per pot): 88 Cals
    Shape 0% Fat Apple Crumble Flavour: 84 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Peach yoghurt: 65 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Mango & Passion Fruit yoghurt: 65 Cals
    Muller Light (175g pot) Banana & Custard: 96 Cals
    Muller Light (175g pot) Mint & Dark Chocolate: 90 Cals
    Muller Light (175g pot) Coconut & Chocolate: 91 Cals
    Muller Light (175g pot) Smooth Toffee: 88 Cals
    Activia 0% (125g Pot) Mandarin: 71 Cals
    Activia 0% (125g Pot) Peach: 74 Cals
    Activia 0% (125g Pot) Raspberry: 67 Cals
    Shape Delights (110g Pot) Creamy White Chocolate: 109 Cals
    Shape Delights (110g Pot) Velvety chocolate: 109 cals
    Shape Delights (110g Pot) Caramel: 109 Cals
    Weight Watchers Desert Style Yoghurt (120g) Toffee Apple: 61 Cals
    Weight Watchers Desert Style Yoghurt (120g): Lemon Tart: 61 Cals
    Weight Watchers Chocolate & Vanilla Mousse: 106 Cals
    Weight Watchers Lemon & Lime Mousse: 65 Cals
    Ambrosia Light Rice Pudding Pot (115g): 99 Cals
    Ambrosia Light Custard Pot (125g): 111 Cals
    Hartley’s Ready To Eat Jelly Pot (175g) Cranberry & Raspberry: 10 Cals
    Hartley’s Ready To Eat Jelly Pot (175g) Mango & Passionfruit: 9 Cals
    Hartley’s Ready To Eat Jelly Pot (175g) Blueberry & Blackcurrant: 9 Cals

    Cakes & Sweet Biscuits

    Weight Watchers Angel Slice: 85 Cals
    Weight Watchers Bakewell Slice: 84 Cals
    Weight Watchers Belgian Chocolate Slice: 88 Cals
    Weight Watchers Blueberry Slice: 81 Cals
    Weight Watchers Coconut Slice: 83 Cals
    Mr Kipling Lemon Slice: 109 Cals
    Tesco Chocolate Slice: 120 cals
    Tesco Country Slice: 75 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Carrot & Orange Cake Slice: 95 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Biscuit Moments (per 2 slice pack) Chocolate: 98 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Biscuit Moments (per 2 slice pack) Blueberry: 99 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Biscuit Moments (per 2 slice pack) Strawberry: 98 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Mini Breaks (Per 24g Bag) Caramel: 99 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Mini Breaks (Per 24g Bag) Chocolate: 99 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Mini Breaks (Per 24g Bag) Original: 99 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Raisin Crispy Slices (Per 2 Slices): 110 Cals
    Soreen Lunchbox mini malt loaf: 95 Cals
    Jaffa Cakes x 2: 90 Cals

    Cereal Bars:

    Alpen Light Cherry Bakewell Bar: 65 Cals
    Alpen Light Double Chocolate Bar: 65 Cals
    Alpen Light Double Chocolate & Fudge Bar: 63 Cals
    Alpen Light Double Apple & Sultana Bar: 63 Cals
    Alpen Light Double Summer fruits Bar: 61 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Chocolate & Mint: 89 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Dark Chocolate Chewy Delight: 97 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Milk Chocolate Chewy Delight: 95 Cals
    Kelloggs Special K Chocolate & Raspberry: 89 Cals
    Tesco Light Choices Chocolate & Orange: 85 Cals.
    Tesco Light Choices Cranberry & Blackcurrant: 85 Cals.

    Chocolate Bars:

    Kit Kat (2 Finger Bar) Milk Chocolate: 107 Cals
    Kit Kat (2 Finger Bar) Mint Chocoate: 107 Cals
    Kit Kat (2 Finger Bar) Dark Chocolate: 106 Cals
    Kit Kat (2 Finger Bar) Chocolate Orange: 107 Cals
    Kit Kat (2 Finger Bar) Cookies & Cream: 107 Cals
    Cadbury Time out Lunch Box bar: 85 Cals
    Fox’s Rocky Bar: 106 Cals
    Jacobs Club Fruit Bar: 118 Cals
    Jacobs Club Honeycomb: 116 Cals
    Jacobs Club Mint: 116 Cals
    Jacobs Club Orange: 116 Cals.
    Aero Biscuits (Plain, Orange or Mint) All 99 Cals
    Toffee Crisp Biscuit: 99 Cals

    Popcorn:

    Tesco Sweet & Salted Popcorn (per 25g): 130 Cals
    Tesco salted Popcorn (per 25g): 120 Cals
    Tyrrels Sweet & Salted Popcorn (per 20g): 90 Cals
    Tyrrels Sour Cream & Jalapeno Popcorn (per 20g): 97 Cals
    Tyrrels Sour Mature Cheddar Cheese Popcorn (per 20g): 99 Cals
    Propercorn Fiery Worcester sauce & Sundried Tomato (per 20g pack): 96 Cals
    Propercorn Lightly Sea Salted Popcorn (per 20g pack): 87 Cals
    Boots Shapers Maple Syrup Popcorn (per 20g pack): 92 Cals
    Boots Shapers Chocolate & Toffee Popcorn (per 20g pack): 87 Cals
    Boots Shapers Strawberry & White Chocolate (per 20g pack): 86 Cals
    Boots Shapers Sweet & Salty Popcorn (per 20g pack): 89 Cals
  • TheArmadillo
    TheArmadillo Posts: 299 Member
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    I keep a stash of hard boiled eggs in the fridge.
    Also lidl tend to do seed mixes, nuts and dried fruit reasonably cheap, though careful with the portion sizes.
    Diced chicken, especially if you flavour it before cooking. I have a tandoori and a Cajun style spice mixes recipe, or you can Google. Mix with lemon juice for a low cal marinade. Shop bought spice mixes can be extremely high in salt.
    Babybel light
    Cottage cheese with veg sticks


    I've never seen why snack bars e.g. go ahead are seen as a healthy snack. They are just sugary heavily processed carbs in small enough portions that they end up as reasonably low calorie. But then I think the same about cereal to and can't understand why it's so popular.
  • crazihel
    crazihel Posts: 72 Member
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    Mango pieces - delicious healthy snack & about 85 cals per portion

    Walkers sunbites crisps - very very tasty crisps at 120 cals a bag

    - those are what I'm addicted to at the moment!
  • susannahsutton1
    susannahsutton1 Posts: 372
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    Thanks everyone. I am going to deffo try to feel the love for rice cakes. I have always distrusted them for no good reason... Maybe because I associate rice with being way high in cals/carbs etc
  • SuMcP
    SuMcP Posts: 244 Member
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    For non workout days - extra, extra light; melon, Rowntrees (I think) 10cal jelly (little tubs), rice cakes. For workout days, Greek 0% fat yoghurt, nuts, peanut butter, cheese (reduced fat), Eat Natural bars, dried apricots, dried mango....I'm a veggie so sorry there aren't any meaty things....
  • Bangaranga
    Bangaranga Posts: 18
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    Melba Toasts (and I like them with Hummus)! They're all the crunch of crisps and all the flavour you need, plus you get like, 10 lush crackers in a packet and you feel really full, just because you've eaten so many!

    Melba Toasts can be bought pretty much anywhere, but I tend to get mine in ASDA and buy their yellow-box own brand ones. They're 130 calories and you get ten in a pack.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
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    I've never seen why snack bars e.g. go ahead are seen as a healthy snack. They are just sugary heavily processed carbs in small enough portions that they end up as reasonably low calorie. But then I think the same about cereal to and can't understand why it's so popular.

    They're not a healthy snack but sometimes I need a small portion of 'sugary heavily processed carbs'. :tongue:
  • jemimasmum
    jemimasmum Posts: 249 Member
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    Feel the love for rice cakes by spreading with honey - just like sugarpuffs used to be!
    Also instant porridge (oat so simple) 190 cals. Love 9bars, gluten free, heavy on seeds and topped with carob so it's a 200 cal sweet treat.
    For savoury stuff I 'd recommend graze box. And mini boursin...hard to only pop a couple but 62 cals each.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    Graze snacks are tasty & convenient.

    I made my own version of Graze boxes by buying a load of goodies when Holland & Barret had their penny sale - cranberries, pumpkin seeds, prunes, nuts etc.

    Today's snack is a 40g individual pack from the Chunky Cheese Co. - mature cheddar with chilli & lime (160 cals). Available from various supermarkets.

    Clementines are very low calorie.

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