The 100 calorie snacks and such

I don't see anything wrong with them, except that you don't get much bang for your calorie buck. You could pick other things for the same calories and it is more quantity and you will feel fuller for longer.

The main problem is they are empty calories. Maybe try to limit them to one or two a day. I eat a piece of chocolate every day as my treat, and it keeps my craving down. I'd rather eat one Lindor Truffle for my 70 calories, and leave the extra 30 for veggies.

I like them. I have to make sure they're not the only snack I'm getting though. If I eat them for every snack... my weight lose gets slower. I try for 1 a day then have some fruit or nuts or raw veggies for my other snacks. I guess its true when they say "EVERYTHING in moderation". Even 100cal snack paks. lol!

Who said snacks had to be pretzels or cookies? You can be satisfied with so much more and they'll be more nutritious.

Apples have 80ish calories
Some cereals are under 100 calories
3 large carrots are around 90 calories
1 cup blueberries are around 85 calories.
1 cup of raw broccoli with a little dip is under 95 calories
13 whole almonds are 90 calories
A handful [3 tbsp] of dried cherries is around 75 calories.
2 kiwis is 95 calories
8 oz of low-fat Vegetable soup is 90 calories [at panera bread with no pesto, and prolly canned soups too
8oz of low-fat Black Bean is 110 calories [at panera]
You can have A whole big salad including greens, romaine, tomatoe, cucumber, onions for 30 calories, maybe some reduced sugar balsamic [60 calories per 2 oz].
1/2 cup of granola for around 80 calories
2 small baked sweet potatoes for about 100 calories
2 cups watermellon for 90 calories

Most fresh fruits and veggies are under 100 calories and usually with many of them you can combine several together and still be under 100 calories.
I think a cup of soup or a whole big salad for 100 calories is more satisfying than a little 100 calorie pack of cookies

They are good if you are craving that. Also fat free or sugar free pudding or jello cups with some fat free whipped cream usually is what I do for desert. The only problem I have with the 100 cal packs is that they are usually pricier than just a big bag. If you can, I find that it is better for my budget to buy a bigger package and separate it into small portions myself.

They worked for me at the beginning of my journey. Helped with the transition into fewer calories without deprivation. Now I havea stragglers from that time that just sit around taking up space. As time passed I wanted to get away from the processed sugar and carbs and totally empty calories that they were. Now I tend to snack on unsalted almonds, roasted edamame, carrots, plantain chips, PB2, whole grain bread, etc.

Every time I consider eating one, I just read the back of the pack and toss it back in the drawer. Though, I never did eat any of the artificially sweetened snacks like the Jello cups and stuff. I can't stand the sticky and nasty aftertaste of artificial sweeteners.

I usually do unsalted almonds counted out to equal about 100 cal and apples and bananas and such, but I require some chocolate frequently. I eat a Special K Protein Snack bar (110 cal) daily as a snack. They are small but do a very good job of satisfying both my hunger and my desire for chocolate. I also have a piece or two (max) of dark chocolate nightly. The Hershey's "no suger added" ones are fine. I bite off tiny pieces and suck on it - I can make 60 calories of dark chocolate last a long time! And I "feel" like I've had something good.

I have the milk chocolate kisses (22 calories each) that I sometimes will have after a meal if I "require" something sweet or chocolate. I let them slowly melt and It lasts a long time...at least long enough for me to feel satisfied and go upstairs, far away from the kitchen! They really work for me!

I think it is important to get your desserts in with your diet. Otherwise you are going to be miserable and not want to stick with it. I like to keep ~100-150 calories a day for junk food or something that most people "on a diet" wouldn't eat. It's nice because I don't feel like I'm on a diet, which makes me more likely to stick with it. The 100 calorie packs are nice because they keep you eatting in moderation. So if you're only eatting one of them a day, getting enough real food, and staying within your daily calories, I say go for it.

@wolfchild - I hope I can get to the point where I never crave this stuff because I know how unhealthy it is but for now I guess its just a transition phase. What is PB2? The thing that kills me is that EVERYTHING has sugar. Every single thing I pick up...and thats what I worry about with all these snacks too. I usually drink black coffee, water and one crystal light pack mixed in water per day. How do you feel about stevia? I use to use truvia to sweeten my smoothies and such. I don't do my smoothies anymore because of the calories...maybe if I do smoothies instead of 100 calorie snacks that would be good haha.

I try to avoid all artificial sweeteners as much as I possibly can. That’s not anything that’s a result of joining MFP, I just can’t stand the taste of them. To me they all taste fake and leave my mouth with a sticky feel and gross aftertaste I always have to then eat or drink something after to get rid of it. Plus, the chemical aspect of them just makes it that much easier to avoid. Really, unless you’re growing your own stevia plants, whatever you’re getting has been chemically altered in some way. I’m not trying to preach to people that do like them and I’m not a “clean” eater, I just really hate artificial sweeteners and always have. Lol I’m also a person that doesn’t buy fat free versions of things that naturally have fat in them, because I’d rather just take the hit of having the fat rather than whatever they’d added in to replace the fat and flavor.

With smoothies, there isn't really any need to add sweeteners. If you're using good fruit they should be more than sweet enough to hold their own without any additional sweeteners.

And PB2 is my biggest addiction. It’s a powdered peanut butter that is made by pressing 85% of the oil out of the peanuts and turning them into a powder. You just add a little bit of water and you get instant peanut butter. The only ingredients are roasted peanuts, salt and sugar (there’s cocoa powder in the chocolate version). But’s only 45 calories per two dry tablespoons (makes about one tablespoon mixed, so about 90 calories for one “normal” serving of peanut butter) and I use it on everything I can. I really like that you can control how thick or thin it is with the amount of water you add. I make it standard consistency for stuff like eating with apples or on sandwiches. But I also use warm water and make it thinner to use as an instant peanut butter topping on Wow Cow froyo or pour over some fresh popped popcorn in a paper bag and shake until the popcorn is totally coated in the peanut butter...SO amazing! And since it’s a powder it doesn’t have to be refrigerated like some other natural peanut butters (or the other lower cal PB replacement, Better’N Peanut Butter). I order it directly from the website and I’m totally in love with it. It’s peanut butter heaven to me

What kind of low glycemic snacks do you eat? I am looking for ideas too

Almonds, yogurt (plain, or with berries/Truvia added if I need something sweet. No sugar or artificial sweeteners.), cottage cheese, string cheese, boiled eggs, turkey roll-ups, peanut butter, avocados, apples, laughing cow cheese, sourdough rye bread (though I try to stay away from breads as much as possible), pretty much anything that doesn't contain sugar or flour or excessive amounts of sodium.