healthy snacking

sarahtiano
sarahtiano Posts: 78 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
I find that I feel much better if I snack lightly through out the day, but I am at lost for what to snack on. I have stuck with fruit mostly (eating up to 4 apples a day, a few bananas, and a pear), but all that sugar is adding up and causing me to go WAY over my sugar intake for the day. I also snack on almonds, but only eat about 10 because they have so many calories.. and quite frankly, 10 almonds is not very satisfying. Any suggestions about snacks??? I need as much advice as I can get!
Thanks :)

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  • CisorHeads
    CisorHeads Posts: 10
    I was also snacking on fruit with the same problem. I have found that the special k bars or the 100 calorie packs of certain thing (my fave are the Oreo thin crisp ones) have less sugar add up through the day. Rice cakes are another one I found are very filling and have a variety of flavors. I hope this helps. Good luck and keep me posted If you find anything else!!
  • marniehodges
    marniehodges Posts: 264
    Hi! I just sent you a friend request so you can check out my food diary :) How about some sliced avocado-nutrition content shows high in fat, but it's the GOOD FAT and there is a difference I have learned. The good fats give you energy and help burn calories! Also, I love Thomas mini bagels, cinnamon and brown sugar. They are so good I just eat one plain, 140 cal. and only 4 sugars. I love to eat one before I work out-the carbs give me energy. You will love it here at MFP. Make as many friends as you can, their help and suggestions will be invaluable to you. Friend request my friends! They are awesome, and check out their food diaries to get some great suggestions on meals and snacking. Good luck!
  • holli_walker
    holli_walker Posts: 109 Member
    some examples of food that I found as low calorie and lower in sugar but filling were carrots, pickles, and fat free cottage cheese. of coarse not all together.
  • someday120
    someday120 Posts: 24
    if you want something sweet one graham cracker sheet (with 4 cracker things) is 80 cals
  • themommie
    themommie Posts: 5,033 Member
    I snack on rice cakes , I like the carmel ones the best. I also snack on trader joes frozen bananas,skinny cow ice creams and pretzels in addition to fruit and veggies, oh and popcorn
  • npryor100
    npryor100 Posts: 99 Member
    I love carrots and snap peas dipped in hummus! Just do a serving size of hummus (2 tbs) and a cup of the veggies you've got a filling snack for under 100 calories full of veggie protein and fiber.

    I also love blueberries in a 1/2 cup of greek yogurt. To get used to the tart taste at first I sweetened it with local honey (yes it's still sugar but I've found it helps reduce my allergies)

    I've also been know to drink a liter of water with Crystal Light "fiber" flavoring to tide me over between meals for those time when I think I "need" to eat, but it's my EYES not my stomach that is hungry.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    some examples of food that I found as low calorie and lower in sugar but filling were carrots, pickles, and fat free cottage cheese. of coarse not all together.

    Awww, c'mon, don't we all toss pickles in our cottage cheese??? :laugh:

    And low fat cottage cheese actually has less sugar than fat free does. I was a little annoyed when I learned that to make products without fat taste good, they are normally pumped up with sugar. I have switched to 2% diary instead of fat free on a lot of things, and it keeps me from going over on both fat and sugar by being low in both without cutting out essential fats.
  • sarahtiano
    sarahtiano Posts: 78 Member
    Thanks everyone! I am now officially hooked on rice cakes. They are so yummy! I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow and going to check out some other things so I'll let you know if I find any other miracle snackies!
    Thanks again!
  • frpm00
    frpm00 Posts: 3 Member
    Try some Dannon 0% Fat Greek Yogurt. They come in a few different flavors. Greek yogurt a lot different then regular yogurt so sometimes I add Nature Valley - Granola Thins Crispy Squares Dark Chocolate in to the yogurt the granola square is only 80 cals in a pouch. The yogurt gives you some protein and since its thicker then regular yogurt can fill you up a little to your next snack. I'd recommend doing the Vanilla flavored Greek yogurt with the granola pretty good. The whole snack be right around 200 cals.
  • suzukigrl
    suzukigrl Posts: 71
    the individual cheddar cheese bars, or baby bel cheese wheels has lots of protein and no sugar. whole wheat toast and peanut butter is another good one. one tbs is about 95 cal. but very filling. protein or cereal bars with at least 5 grams of protein will help fill you up. rice cakes and 100 cal packs to me are like eating air. lol. perhaps you should eat a high fiber cereal like kashi instead of all the fruit but don't leave fruit out. it is good for you. hope this helps.
  • Pombear
    Pombear Posts: 17 Member
    I have found rice cakes are good to have especially as they come in a variety of flavours so you never get bored. I love the cameral ones. Also found go a head bars apple slices no yoghurt to be good with a cup of tea.
  • sherylhs
    sherylhs Posts: 141 Member
    Lately my snacks consist of Veggie Sticks ( they taste like Munchos with out the salt to me) and you can find them at the grocery store and they travel well. At work my morning snack is usually a light Activia yourgurt - I especially like the Key LIme, but all the flavors are yummy. If I'm at home I will have a grapefruit - but they take time and can be messy. I just sprinkle a bit of splenda and it feeds that sweet fix too.
  • rabbit45
    rabbit45 Posts: 36
    I definately get into ruts with my eating, it seems I eat something over and over until I'm sick of it and then have to find something new. I try to add variety with snacking. Any crunchy vegetable, sometimes with a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese. Pistachios are also a good nut to try - I find I eat fewer of them because it takes work to crack them : ) Love the 100 calorie bags of popcorn. Also love Kashi granola bars - they really fill me up, especially the Trail Mix one. I stay away from their more sugary ones with the "fruit" coating on top. Hard boiled eggs. Sometimes a small bowl of oatmeal. I'm addicted to cereal, so I'll pre-portion ziplocs (way too easy to go overboard if you eat out of the box) with something easy to snack on - like Quaker Oat Squares or Cracklin' Oat Bran. And don't forget that sometimes you're thirsty instead of hungry - drink lots of water!
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