Low calorie snacks - suggestions please?

curleesam
curleesam Posts: 462 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
what is your favourite low calorie snack? I'm currently munching on oatcakes, bananas, sultanas and cashew nuts and need new ideas. Preferably things that do not require too much cooking as I have a 3m old girl.

Thanks all x
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  • bjmk19047
    bjmk19047 Posts: 123
    I love the various 100 calorie snack packs.

    Try to find some recipes on www.food.com.
  • minannan
    minannan Posts: 15 Member
    Try Thomas bagel thins toasted w/low fat strawberry cream cheese & kiwi slices :)
  • gatorflyer
    gatorflyer Posts: 536 Member
    Fruits are always winners. I love tangerines, peaches and berries. How about baby carrots? Different kinds of nuts can help with energy and they can be filling. Also you can find some fat free or sugar free jello individual packets that are pretty good and low cal. There are also a ton of 100 calorie snacks out there, but watch the salt content if you have trouble with salt.
  • TammyBee
    TammyBee Posts: 178
    If you have an iphone or ipod there is a great free app called snack app. It gives you options for salty, sweet, chocolate etc. and you can even tell it how many calories you want to use.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    gotta say fruit(not bananas),or snack a jacks rice cakes yummy
  • clahut
    clahut Posts: 211 Member
    I get boxes mailed to me from graze.com (in the UK). It takes a little while to make sure that the snacks they send are low cal - some of the boxes are over 200 cals, but it works for me and has helped me stop eating crisps and chocolate.

    C
  • ScorchPA
    ScorchPA Posts: 23
    Arctic Zero makes a great "ice cream" that is only 150 calories for a PINT!

    I buy it at Whole Foods
  • fatBgone80
    fatBgone80 Posts: 29
    yummmm. i might try that. :happy:
  • louiseei
    louiseei Posts: 254 Member
    I like crumpets (95cals), mini breadsticks or veg crudites with low fat houmous, oatcakes with cottage cheese, sharon fruit, figs, grapes, tangerines, rice cakes.
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
    Special K Cracker crisps and Laughing cow cheese wedge (french Onion)

    Tastes like chips and dips!

    145 calories for 30 crisps and 1 wedge!
  • qtwells82
    qtwells82 Posts: 352
    Cant go wrong with fruits and veggies :)
    Low calories...eat more. win win
  • harley47920
    harley47920 Posts: 62 Member
    Celery sticks and salsa. The celery gives it the crunch that a tortilla chip will and it's one of those snacks that I can eat until I'm satisfied. 2 celery sticks and 2 tbsp of salsa usually do it for me and it's about 30 calories.
  • linzbclark
    linzbclark Posts: 4
    I love snacks!!! So I do the whole fruit thing but I am also on the go, so in my purse I carry with me 90 calorie Fiber one bars (to also get my fiber in) I also love the 100 calorie Special K Fruit Crisps (Strawberry is so delish) fat free frozen yogurt, pistacchios. I LOVE food! Ha
  • curleesam
    curleesam Posts: 462 Member
    Try Thomas bagel thins toasted w/low fat strawberry cream cheese & kiwi slices :)

    Wow this sounds delicious!
  • curleesam
    curleesam Posts: 462 Member
    If you have an iphone or ipod there is a great free app called snack app. It gives you options for salty, sweet, chocolate etc. and you can even tell it how many calories you want to use.

    Great tip! Thanks!
  • curleesam
    curleesam Posts: 462 Member
    Some great alternatives there. Thanks everyone! I think I may try the celery and salsa tonight!!
  • V_for_vieve
    V_for_vieve Posts: 9
    Cherry tomatoes - you can eat 10 for 31 calories! I lurrve them, if they're ripe it's like eating a bowl of sweets!
  • jessieinblue
    jessieinblue Posts: 287 Member
    Berries, berries, berries. Low cal, full of nutriets and fiber, and so delicious :)
  • DianaPowerUp
    DianaPowerUp Posts: 518 Member
    I like low fat/skim string cheese, maybe with a few triscuits or whole grain crackers, cherries, and Special K bars (90 calories) - obviously not all at once!!! ;)
  • cmrich0511
    cmrich0511 Posts: 31
    I like to mix up my stuff, because I get bored really easy. For my snacks, I've been eating the following:

    1 c. strawberry halves, approx 50 calories
    1 wedge Laughing Cow cheese & 5 or 6 baby carrots, 60 calories
    Light yogurt (not brand specific), 6 oz is approx 80 calories
    Kelloggs Special K snack bars, 90 calories-- just as filling as all the 100 calorie stuff, with 10 less calories
  • harley47920
    harley47920 Posts: 62 Member
    Wow! Great job on the weight loss! And thanks for reminding me about the berries!
  • HW2Hottie
    HW2Hottie Posts: 100
    If you have an iphone or ipod there is a great free app called snack app. It gives you options for salty, sweet, chocolate etc. and you can even tell it how many calories you want to use.

    Great tip! Thanks!

    That's a good one!!
  • MobiusMan
    MobiusMan Posts: 385 Member
    Chobani Greek strained yogurt is my favorite at 140 cal for a pretty large container.
  • LaurieKPhoto1972
    LaurieKPhoto1972 Posts: 43
    Special K Chocolatey Pretzel Bars. OMG, they are better than a candy bar I swear and only 90 calories!
  • MobiusMan
    MobiusMan Posts: 385 Member
    Cherry tomatoes - you can eat 10 for 31 calories! I lurrve them, if they're ripe it's like eating a bowl of sweets!
    I'm with you here that is one of my favorites too.
    if you can handle the sodium in your diet good lean beef jerky has the protein to kill hunger. If you can't take the sodium, hard boiled eggs are great now and then about 70c apiece
  • barberella
    barberella Posts: 199
    La Yogurt Light Probiotic. Has 6grams of protein, and only 16 gms of carbs. 90 calories too.
    I also love hummus and cucumbers. Also, a 90 calorie low fat quaker granola bar too.
  • MindyF68
    MindyF68 Posts: 42
    I like veggies, like radishes, sliced up cucumbers with low fat italian dressing, carrots, celery whatever veggies you like just watch out for corn and peas higher calories. I also like fruits pretty much any fruit. Sugar free fat free jello with whipped cream mmmmmmm good and low cal and low fat I use about 2 tbsp whipped cream.
  • happy115
    happy115 Posts: 68
    1/2 cup 0% Fage Yogurt
    1 cup Frozen Strawberries

    Microwave the strawberries (or leave them in fridge overnight) until they are thawed. Mix the two and yummy! I like Kirkland's strawberries - they tend to be sweet.
  • summerbert
    summerbert Posts: 292 Member
    I eat a lot of the 90 calorie granola bars, fruit, veggies, and love to eat bites of peanut butter
  • Kezzanna
    Kezzanna Posts: 45 Member
    It's quite warm here at the moment, so my favourite snacks are frozen seedless grapes and small pieces of frozen watermelon! Even the dog likes the frozen watermelon! :smile:
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