Low-Cal Snack Ideas??

beckysiz · March 2013

First off, my suggestion is evaluate what you are eating. If it is processed or frozen or "Sugar Free" or "Fat Free", chances are they contain an artificial sweetener., Artificial sweeteners tend to enhance cravings more often. Second, if you work out, you need to bulk up your protein rich foods (chickpeas, boneless skinless chicken, almonds etc). I would also suggest, when you get a craving, immediately chug a minimum of 8 oz of water. Not Diet Soda or fruit juice...simply clear, nothing added to it water and wait 10 minutes. If you have the craving still, carry natures candy with you (clementines, almonds, apples, bananas, or simply dried fruit, etc) and enjoy one of those. Sometimes cravings are your body's way of asking you for something it needs at that time (sodium, fat, carbohydrate, etc).

Snacking on the wrong things can derail your successes, ergo causing you to get fed up and quit. When I started my journey, I gave up ALL processed foods (diet soda included) from a traditional grocery store, went gluten free, and eat everything raw with the exception of meat and some veggies. I dropped 23 pounds in 3 weeks.

My advice nix the breads and starchy veggies, diet sodas, anything labeled "healthy" in your grocers freezer or shelves. Everything you need can be found along the outer walls of the grocery store. Just my 2 cents.

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str1ne · March 2013

Dry breakfast cereal, such as Honey Nut Cheerios, have about 100 calories in a serving. Serving size varies from 3/4 to 1 cup. My personal favorite at the moment is Kellogs Cinnabon cereal. I bring it to work in baggies and keep in the drawer as a sweet snack.

needsalife3 · March 2013

Special K chips - they are very similar to potato chips but they're 110 calories for 30 chips. For me 15 chips does the trick! I'm sure they're loaded up with bad stuff but at least you don't get the calories.

kw85296 · March 2013

Sweet - frozen grapes
Sweet & salty - 1 tbsp of dry roasted salted edamame mixed with 1 tbsp. of raisins
Chocolate & crunchy - Cocoa puffs cereal

lithezebra · March 2013

1 tbsp of dry roasted salted edamame

I get bags of frozen edamame, and steam about a cup to nibble on all day.

manda1978 · March 2013

In Australia you can get Nestle Soliel diet choc mousse which is around 70 cal each, they are awesome!

Cruskits with light cheese spread
Yoghurt
Protein shakes/bars

ameliaannakin · March 2013

I am a mega snacker too. I loooove snacks. Some of my favourites are:

14 almonds - 90 calories
Banana - 90 calories
Muller lights - approximately 90 calories depending on the flavour - my favourite is cherry
Dried unsulphured/natural/organic apricots - 50g of Suma ones is 79 calories
Pitted dates - 50g of Suma ones is 135 calories
Apples - approx 72 calories
Special K cereal bars - red berry are 90 calories each, double chocolate are 80 calories each
Pear - approx 74 calories
Propercorn fiery worcester sauce and sun dried tomato - 96 calories
Hartley's low calorie jellies - 9 calories
Pepper - 50 calories - with a tablespoon of Sainsbury's BGTY blue cheese dressing - 9 calories

And as a treat...
Aero white choc bubble mousses - 99 calories
Aldi Grandessa creamy chocolate mousse - 97 calories
Aldi Creme Caramel - 107 calories
Chocolate Orange segsations - 44 calories each
Mini creme eggs - 50 calories each

Hopefully this should give you some ideas

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ladybird1771 · March 2013

At the moment I like carrot sticks with low-fat laughing cow cheese

Lauraplane · March 2013

Full size rice cake with Nutella. So good! I also really like the yoplait greek yogurts that are only 100 calories, they have less sugar then Chobani and taste way better. If you are at home you can make a smoothie with frozen mixed berries and some apple or orange juice, throw in some fresh spinach for the nutrients (you can't taste it) add some vanilla yogurt too. Yummy.