"Big" snacks with low calories

I like 100 calorie tuna packs, love cottage cheese, love plain greek yogurt with fruit or even the fruit flavored yogurts- just watch sugar IF you need too.

Here are some healthy snack ideas:

Yogurt Parfait
- Plain yogurt (i.e. Fage), sweetened with cinnamon and no-sugar added vanilla extract. (If you need it sweeter initially while you are weaning down off the sweet taste add xylitol, a sugar alcohol that doesn’t raise insulin and helps reduce the risk of tooth decay or, Stevia). Add ½ cup of diced apple for crunch or frozen berries defrosted and with a little of their juice (no sugar added of course) for a great antioxidant punch!

Celery sticks stuffed with
- Peanut or almond butter
- Light whipped cream cheese or ricotta cheese whipped with your favorite herb mix and with chopped olives or walnuts stirred in

Tortilla Roll-ups-using low carb or whole wheat tortillas (have earlier in the day)
- Almond or peanut butter* whipped with light whipped cream cheese or Low Fat ricotta cheese. Spread 1-2 tbsp on tortilla, Add ¼ cup chopped apple for some crunch.
- Cottage cheese or light whipped cream cheese, salsa, chopped red peppers and jicama.

Great portable snacks:
- 10 raw nuts and a fruit serving
- 1 oz cheese (especially string cheese) and a fruit serving.

Apple slices and nut butter


Baked apple
- sprinkle with cinnamon and bake, fill with ricotta or cottage cheese and top with a tbsp of freshly ground flaxseed meal.

Smoothie
- 1 scoop whey protein powder, ½ cup berries, ½ cup plain yogurt
- cottage cheese, ½ cup ice and ½ cup water, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
- Try freezing this and have as a Popsicle

Faux Trail Mix
- ½ cup Kashi Go Lean cereal and 1 tbsp chopped nuts

1 cup veggie soup


Raw veggies and dip
- use olive oil, Dijon and balsamic vinegarette mixed with your favorite spices

I love fruits and veggies so that's a good go-to. A little hummus does wonders as well.

Greek yogurt (I love the 80 calorie Danon light & fit ones)

Skinny pop (popcorn)

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

For me it's broccoli and cauliflower. I eat cauliflower like apples. Yum.

As in you hold a head of cauliflower in your hand and take a bite?

I don't know how many places sell these but my grocery store has a sushi bar that sells Moon Pops. They're like 17 calories each for a flat rice cake thing about the size of a lunch plate.

I make a fat-free ranch dip that I eat with raw celery and broccoli...DELICIOUS!

I've been known to eat like 400g of spiralized zucchini with a little salad dressing or vinegar/lemon juice/herbs. Less than 100 calories if you dress it appropriately and it's a bowl about the size of my head.

I make various wraps using broccoli slaw mix instead of rice. That gives it a great crunchy texture with very low calories. I can make a chicken Thai wrap for just 250 calories that way.

7lenny7 wrote: »

I make various wraps using broccoli slaw mix instead of rice.

Care to share?

I love pb2. It's so good and not too many calories.

7lenny7 wrote: »

I make various wraps using broccoli slaw mix instead of rice. That gives it a great crunchy texture with very low calories. I can make a chicken Thai wrap for just 250 calories that way.

Mmmm sounds yummy. I'm going to have to try this.

OP - popcorn boring? You're not doing something right. Salty, sweet, savory.....so many topping choices. Make sure to use a little fat to get toppings to stick.

Fat free ranch dip - Greek yogurt and dry ranch mix. Not the premade crap with the weird aftertaste.