Your healthy "go to" foods

Moonbeem11
Moonbeem11 Posts: 32 Member
in Motivation and Support
Just curious what people eat for healthy treats. Right now, I am drinking Teeccino which is like flavored coffee but healthy, with some half and half. I also make lemonade with stevia (natural sweetener), bottle it up in glass bottles so I can grab one and it feels like something I paid over a dollar for at the store. Any tricks or healthy treats that make you happy?
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  • EHisCDN
    EHisCDN Posts: 480 Member
    Yogurt. I love love love yogurt. I have various levels of fat depending on what my caloric needs are.
  • gr8xpectationz
    gr8xpectationz Posts: 161 Member
    Some of my go-to foods include

    Chobani yogurt.
    Apple slices and peanut butter.
    Salad Mix with vinegar and McCormick salad toppings
    Ezekiel bread
    I LOVE olives.
    Steel-cut oatmeal with raisins for breakfast.
    Skinny cow ice cream sandwiches when my sweet tooth kicks in.
  • lilpoindexter
    lilpoindexter Posts: 1,122 Member
    Strawberries. You can eat a big *kitten* box of them, and they add up to like 12 calories, and they are good.:smile:
  • icyeyes317
    icyeyes317 Posts: 226 Member
    My go-to food is salt. Meaning pickles, chips, whatever...but that is because I have to eat 5 grams a day.

    As for actual healthy food...steak and pineapple. Not necessarily together, but those are my favorites. I also have cheese sticks and granola bars.
  • astrylian
    astrylian Posts: 194 Member
    Light & Fit Greek Yogurt
    Baby Carrots
    Sliced Honeycrisp Apples (or other fruit)
    Triscuit Crackers with Cucumber/Cream Cheese/Salt & Pepper
    Unsalted Air Popped Popcorn
    Skinny Cow Icecream Sandwiches
    Seaweed Wrappers
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Berries or fruit salad for me. Cheese, if I'm low on protein. Oh so many others...
    Here are over 100 snacks for under 100 calories: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/snacks-of-100-calories-or-less-267198 . Some are more nutritious than others.

    (Edited to fix link. Period isn't part of it.)

    Oh, and dark chocolate truffles. Wouldn't count on some people's "healthy" list, but in moderation, chocolate has lots of good health effects.
  • awake4777
    awake4777 Posts: 190 Member
    1 oz Reduced fat cheddar cheese, Tillamook
    Stacy's Pita Chips (baked)
    Almonds 1 oz (at a time)
    4 oz 100 % juice and 8 oz water
    Hummus
    apple slices
    mandarin oranges
    mango
    :flowerforyou:
  • RevCO30
    RevCO30 Posts: 176 Member
    Hummus/veggies, reduced fat cheese/whole grain crackers, apples/peanut butter, lightly buttered toast/milk
  • Moonbeem11
    Moonbeem11 Posts: 32 Member
    Thanks! Great list! The 100 foods under 100 calories link is broken though. Any others?
  • taryn_09
    taryn_09 Posts: 196 Member
    carrots + fat free cream cheese
    strawberries or apple
    almonds

    egg white + grapes

    something quick light simple to have in between meals :]
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Thanks! Great list! The 100 foods under 100 calories link is broken though. Any others?
    Trying again... http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/snacks-of-100-calories-or-less-267198
  • FoxyLifter
    FoxyLifter Posts: 965 Member
    Avocados
    Cantaloupe
    Raspberries, cherries, strawberries
    Peanut butter
    sweet potato
    eggs (omg I love eggs!)
    seafood
    nuts
    cheese (everything in moderation, right?)
  • Moonbeem11
    Moonbeem11 Posts: 32 Member
    Thanks everyone! The "100" list is great too! Also, one of my fav's is sunflower seed butter from Trader Joes. So creamy and doesn't taste healthy!
  • Ashleigh0124
    Ashleigh0124 Posts: 41
    I opt for either:
    an apple
    two cornthins with peanut butter (this is my fave - I am a peanut butter monster)
    an instant coffee - I got for Moconna infused with vanilla and have a teeny bit of milk
    or, 'Well, Naturally Peppermint Surprise' protein bars (I love these and they have little mint crisps in them, yummm!).
  • Kristy161089
    Kristy161089 Posts: 62
    Raw/ oven roasted nuts
    Plain greek yoghurt sweetened with stevia and/ or add protein powder
    Fruit
    Tins of tuna
    Vege sticks and homemade hummus
    Cottage cheese
    Homemade clean eating muffins
    Wholewheat crackers with homemade dips
    Roasted chickpeas
  • Moonbeem11
    Moonbeem11 Posts: 32 Member
    Hmm, I use to make homemade dips from greek yogurt with onion and garlic powder...stevia..mmm..thanks for the reminder!
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    Popcorn
    Fiber one bars
    Oatmeal
    Sweet potatoes
    Mashed cauliflower
    Pumpkin butter on english muffin or apple
    Trail mix
    Skinny cows
    Mini rice cakes
  • pe4sandra
    pe4sandra Posts: 102 Member
    peanut butter...for sure!
  • angelcurry130
    angelcurry130 Posts: 265 Member
    celery...i'll eat that with either a peanut butter and tahini blend or a yogurt and chutney blend. mmmmm...
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Homemade hot chocolate. Not 100% healthy, but filling and better than the mix.
  • Natdogg37
    Natdogg37 Posts: 31 Member
    I love pickled beets....they are healthy and have about 15 calories for every 3 slices of beets.......so yummy!
  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
    Fresh pineapple
    Melon
    Oranges
    Dark chocolate <3
  • jaf320
    jaf320 Posts: 33 Member
    Lately my mid-afternoon snacks seem to be a Greek yogurt (Chobani, Liberte or Voskos usually) or a an apple (love Pink Lady) and a piece of string cheese. They seem to be a good combo of protein/carbs/fat and some sweetness for me.

    I've been trying to drink tea w/a little almond milk at night (the Mighty Leaf teas are excellent) - it is a relaxing little ritual and seems to send my brain/body the "okay, you're probably full now" signal well :smile:

    I haven't eaten them for a while but I also like the 100-calorie bags of regular popcorn or kettle corn. I think they are pretty tasty and popcorn seems to be one of the few foods that can be a satisfying portion in 100 cals.
  • stealthq
    stealthq Posts: 4,298 Member
    Nuts and nut butters - carefully measured
    baby spinach - one of the few leafy greens I like
    pesto - healthy fat, TONS of flavor
    eggs
    tomato
    avocado
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    moawr bacon
  • mlcantwell
    mlcantwell Posts: 243 Member
    I love pickled beets....they are healthy and have about 15 calories for every 3 slices of beets.......so yummy!
    I love those two! I always put them on my salads.

    Apple, banana, strawberries, dried fruit (cherries, mango) or these all natural fruit rollups http://www.bearnibbles.co.uk/yo-yos/

    Fage 2% greek yogurt
    popcorn (10-20 grams)
    cold coffee with almond milk
    packet of powdered soup, mixed with hot water
    sugar snap peas
  • frugalafterfifty
    frugalafterfifty Posts: 240 Member
    Great answers and giving me some ideas.

    I like pickled beets as well with a tablespoon of cottage cheese
    Popcorn
    Dark Chocolate
    Wasabi almonds - half a serving
    Fiber 1 chocolate cereal
    Most types of greek yogurt
    Apples or grapefruit

    I really try to drink a big glass of water before and during a snack to help fill me up.
  • joleenl
    joleenl Posts: 739 Member
    Here's my list

    Nuts & natural nut butter
    canned oysters
    fruit & berries
    dried fruit - careful with portion control - read pack for additives
    suzies gluten free rice cake crackers
    dark chocolate
    veggies
    hard boiled eggs
    I freeze/refridgerate portions of homemade soups, meat loafs, steel cut oats for easy grabbing
    I also cook whole chickens, turkeys, and roast on weekends then freeze and package portions so on lazy days I can take it out and make quick stir frys, wraps, and put it in salads through the week or on lazy days.

    If all else fails and I am really hungry I just full out cook. There is lots of quick and easy healthy things to prepare. Like roasted veggies - if you foil the pan you have no dishes its easy to prepare and delicous. Or frozen individually packed fish.... 15 mins in warm water thaws them and less then 15 mins in the oven - easy. Everytime you make rice make lots and freeze it, then microwave and enjoy.
  • WarriorReady
    WarriorReady Posts: 571 Member
    I love tinned wild salmon on triscuits for a snack. Sometimes with a little greek seasoning sprinkled on top.
    Plain greek yogurt w/ frozen berries thawed and a tablespoon of flax meal
    peanut butter w/ a banana, celery or apple (depends on the mood or what I have lol)
    cottage cheese w/ bell peppers
  • libblong
    libblong Posts: 6 Member
    So far my healthy "go to" foods have been tuna by itself, fruit, cereal, and sandwiches. Today is beginning my second week of 1200 cals a day and my second day of c25k. I'm so so sore and will probably take a break tomm.

    I need some pals on my fitness pal!!

    -Libby

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