Low calorie high volume snacks?

Dumpty393
Dumpty393 Posts: 127 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I like to be munching on something while I'm watching a show, doing work or just when I get bored.

I usually just eat rice cakes or suck on some coffee candy.

What's your guys' go to low calorie high volume snack?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I knit instead of snack.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    A few hundred grams of cucumber (like two cucumbers) with nutritional yeast and chipotle sauce, or salsa. Air popped popcorn, protein fluff
  • revolucia78
    revolucia78 Posts: 196 Member
    Air popped popcorn
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    I've found it really helps to actually stop snacking when doing something else. That way it's not mindless eating, and when I hit maintenance I won't go back to snacking on too much high calorie foods.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    On my way back from the grocery store I opened a bag of sugar snap peas and at almost half the bag... Love those things.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    meganridenour wrote: »
    On my way back from the grocery store I opened a bag of sugar snap peas and at almost half the bag... Love those things.

    heh. I consider those one of the higher calorie vegetables you can munch on. I remember weighing some out and thinking...hmmm. They are good though.
  • Dumpty393
    Dumpty393 Posts: 127 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    A few hundred grams of cucumber (like two cucumbers) with nutritional yeast and chipotle sauce, or salsa. Air popped popcorn, protein fluff

    That actually sounds pretty good...the cucumber with Chipotle sauce lol
  • Dumpty393
    Dumpty393 Posts: 127 Member
    meganridenour wrote: »
    On my way back from the grocery store I opened a bag of sugar snap peas and at almost half the bag... Love those things.

    That sounds good..but I feel like they have a good amount of cals
  • Dumpty393
    Dumpty393 Posts: 127 Member
    edited March 2016
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    I knit instead of snack.

    Not much of a knitter :p
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Skhatri15 wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    I knit instead of snack.

    Not much of a knitter :p

    Ah too bad, it's fun. Busy hands, you know :)
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Skhatri15 wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    A few hundred grams of cucumber (like two cucumbers) with nutritional yeast and chipotle sauce, or salsa. Air popped popcorn, protein fluff

    That actually sounds pretty good...the cucumber with Chipotle sauce lol

    It is, and the nutritional yeast makes it cheesy. A serving of the yeast has 9g of protein too. Not bad for 60 calories.
  • bbilliethecat
    bbilliethecat Posts: 62 Member
    i chew my pen lids lol keeps my mouth busy :P
  • kylegeldmaker
    kylegeldmaker Posts: 21 Member
    Veggie straws, in the cheddar flavor. That's my fave.
  • klund13
    klund13 Posts: 98 Member
    Popcorn!
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    Vegetables (cucumbers, cauliflower and raw broccoli, and if I want a bit more taste or texture I dip it in salsa). Or air popped popcorn.
  • wilmastraight593
    wilmastraight593 Posts: 8 Member
    By category, raw or cooked veggies are best. Fresh fruit is 2nd but if you're carb sensitive count calories. But isn't the mindless munching what got me her in the first place? That might be another question to ask
  • fatfudgery
    fatfudgery Posts: 449 Member
    arditarose wrote:
    A serving of the yeast has 9g of protein too. Not bad for 60 calories.

    What?! Mine only has 7 grams of protein in a 60 Cal serving! I'm mad now!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    fatfudgery wrote: »
    arditarose wrote:
    A serving of the yeast has 9g of protein too. Not bad for 60 calories.

    What?! Mine only has 7 grams of protein in a 60 Cal serving! I'm mad now!

    heh. I have the Bob's Red Mill. The Red Star brand says a serving is 70 calories so I dunno.
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    My favorites:
    Fruit - cantaloupe, honey dew melon, watermelon, strawberries
    Veggie - cucumber, broccoli, green beans
    Crunchy/Salty (more calories) - pretzels, snapea crisps
    Sweet/fat - dark chocolate chips. I just let them melt in my mouth. 100-150 calories is enough.
  • sarahkanzalone
    sarahkanzalone Posts: 192 Member
    Fruits and veggies are my go too baby carrots and cucumber are pretty much a daily snack for me

    Popcorn and yogurt are my other go to snacks

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