200 calorie mid afternoon snacks

spinderellaj
spinderellaj Posts: 18 Member
edited December 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey! So it's 3:45. I ate lunch around 12. And now I'm starving. What do you guys eat mid afternoon that's filling, and low cal?! Open to any ideas. Thanks!
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  • archermfp87
    archermfp87 Posts: 8 Member
    I found a brand called Perkier the other day. I like their quinoa bars a lot. I've had their cashew, chia & pumpkin seed bar and their cacao & cashew bar. I think they're about 150 calories each.

    Also, Eat Real hummus chips and quinoa chips. I think they're between 170-210 calories per pack.

    250g fat free Greek yogurt is something like 150 calories. I add Truvia and vanilla extract to it, because I can't find seem to find decent thick fat free flavoured yogurt here.

    There's a couple of flavours of New Covent Garden soup that are less than 200 cal for a 600g/700g carton. I think it's the tomato & basil and carrot & butternut squash ones.

    I'd still rather have 3-4 Oreos instead though.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    I've been eating greek yogurt, Chobani Flips, a lot lately. They're in the 200 calorie range, with lots of good flavor options.
    Either that or a nice big bunch of cotton candy grapes. I can't keep them in the fridge.. .a bag is gone in a week or less.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited September 2016
    Protein bar typically. A) I'm lazy so having a bar is easy B ) its filling for the calories

    The Kirkland brand (costco) protein bars are about 190 calories and settle me up in the afternoons. Cost about a buck too I think.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    An apple with some hummus, tuna and crackers or Greek yogurt with blueberries. Whichever sounds best at the time.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    A quest bar and a cup of coffee.
  • spinderellaj
    spinderellaj Posts: 18 Member
    I dunno man. I had a few pistachios and a full fat Greek yogurt and I was starving so I ate the rest of the bag of pistachios. That alone was 320 calories. Maybe I just need a more substantial afternoon snack and a lighter dinner. Anyone have any experience with this? Like maybe I need a light sandwich, or a wrap, or soup...now I feel like I can wait Til 7:30-8 to have dinner. Thoughts?
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    spinderellaj wrote: »
    I dunno man. I had a few pistachios and a full fat Greek yogurt and I was starving so I ate the rest of the bag of pistachios. That alone was 320 calories. Maybe I just need a more substantial afternoon snack and a lighter dinner. Anyone have any experience with this? Like maybe I need a light sandwich, or a wrap, or soup...now I feel like I can wait Til 7:30-8 to have dinner. Thoughts?

    What did you have for lunch?
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    edited September 2016
    spinderellaj wrote: »
    I dunno man. I had a few pistachios and a full fat Greek yogurt and I was starving so I ate the rest of the bag of pistachios. That alone was 320 calories. Maybe I just need a more substantial afternoon snack and a lighter dinner. Anyone have any experience with this? Like maybe I need a light sandwich, or a wrap, or soup...now I feel like I can wait Til 7:30-8 to have dinner. Thoughts?

    Well how much are you eating total? No small afternoon snack is going to satiate you if you are in a giant deficit like if you are eating 1300 calories or something.
  • LyssaRonnell
    LyssaRonnell Posts: 182 Member
    I try to drink a lot of water and eat an apple, if I'm still hungry I will eat veggies. Don't revert to empty calories because you will continue to be hungry.
  • LUHAN27
    LUHAN27 Posts: 211 Member
    edited September 2016
    -5 pieces of Dove Dark Chocolate:210 calories(10 extra calories, so 4 of these may be better)
    -1/4 cup of cranraisins: 140 calories
    -skinnypop popcorn: 100 calories
    - synder pretzels 100 calorie bag: 100 calories

    These are a few of my favorites. :)
  • mengqiz86
    mengqiz86 Posts: 176 Member
    Kind bar! Dark chocolate mocha!! Yum! 200kcal
  • tryett
    tryett Posts: 530 Member
    mengqiz86 wrote: »
    Kind bar! Dark chocolate mocha!! Yum! 200kcal

    Love Kind bars! Dark chocolate sea salt and maple pecan are my current favorites. I hear there is a pumpkin one out now.

    Also Powerful Yogurt (21 g of protein), love the Key Lime flavor, haven't tried the drinks yet but here some of those are good.
  • llbrixon
    llbrixon Posts: 964 Member
    Skinny girl popcorn (popped already in bag), diet soda, Watermelon
  • spinderellaj
    spinderellaj Posts: 18 Member
    Ok, thanks everybody! I'm not sure I will be able to get by on just a fruit or a bar...I'm thinking I might try a soup with some chicken and rice, or an English muffin with ham and cheese. Keep you posted and wish me luck!!
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    edited September 2016
    2-3 Wasa crackers (aka Ryvita) with light cream cheese or avocado slices
    100 cals almonds + 100 cals dates
    2 squares dark chocolate (125 cals) plus a piece of fruit
    hummus with veggies (carrots, cucumbers, whatever you like)
    cottage cheese with tomatoes and either black pepper or basil
    1 oz full fat cheese + 4 Triscuits
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,303 Member
    edited September 2016
    4 yoplait source 0% yogurts ~380g and
    27g of all bran buds

    407g of food; 201Cal
    40g carb, 1g fat, 18g protein, 354mg sodium, 11g fiber
  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    My favourite go-to snack is a mini-bag of popcorn. The one I eat is 100kcal per bag, and it's a nice sized bag. Lots of munching for 100kcal.
  • archermfp87
    archermfp87 Posts: 8 Member
    If you want something a bit more substantial, a wholewheat 100cal sandwich with your choice of filling would work. You can buy large (like 300-400g) pre packaged undressed salads as well, or just make your own and take it with you, then add either balsamic vinegar or some other low cal dressing if you want it.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited September 2016
    Zucchini and eggs does the trick for me. Shred a zucchini and squeeze out the water, mix 3 whites and 1 yolk, mix eggs and zucchini and fry in a bit of oil in a nonstick pan, don't forget the salt and pepper. Wrap in one of these thin small sandwich wraps and you're done for ~200 calories.

  • kendahlj
    kendahlj Posts: 243 Member
    Some turkey or ham roll ups (with a slice of cheese or cream cheese).
  • somegirlsdo
    somegirlsdo Posts: 37 Member
    a few hundred grams of cut up raw cauliflower, in a ziploc bag, with a couple teaspoons of good olive oil, and a sprinkle of finely ground salt. MMMM it's like chips but healthy.
  • somegirlsdo
    somegirlsdo Posts: 37 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Zucchini and eggs does the trick for me. Shred a zucchini and squeeze out the water, mix 3 whites and 1 yolk, mix eggs and zucchini and fry in a bit of oil in a nonstick pan, don't forget the salt and pepper. Wrap in one of these thin small sandwich wraps and you're done for ~200 calories.

    This sounds amazing, I think I know what I am having for breakfast tomorrow
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    For 120 calories, I like the 5 oz cup of Siggi's strawberry yogurt. (not sure about the other flavors, I'm partial to that one). It's thick and pretty satisfying.
  • UncaToddly
    UncaToddly Posts: 146 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    Protein bar typically. A) I'm lazy so having a bar is easy B ) its filling for the calories

    The Kirkland brand (costco) protein bars are about 190 calories and settle me up in the afternoons. Cost about a buck too I think.

    I typically use the Kirkland Brand Protein Bars as a meal replacement and they are great for it, especially for those of us who want low carb and high protein. Most bars have way more carbs than I can allow for me but at 190cal, 6g net carbs and 21g protein.... pretty good and would certainly work well. My only complaint is they only have the Choc. Chip Cookie Dough and Chocolate Brownie flavors. :)

    And second the various Greek yogurt/nuts suggestions. :) It also depends on what you are looking for at that time.... sweet, savory.... For savory I might also fry up an egg or two.
  • Lisavalente38
    Lisavalente38 Posts: 4 Member
    half a pita with a tbs of peanut butter works for me
    85 cals plus 90 and it seems to keep me full
  • Shana67
    Shana67 Posts: 680 Member
    I just drink a crapload of water and power through it :) I prefer to have a bigger dinner vs an afternoon snack.
  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    dragon_girl26 wrote: »
    I've been eating greek yogurt, Chobani Flips, a lot lately. They're in the 200 calorie range, with lots of good flavor options.
    Either that or a nice big bunch of cotton candy grapes. I can't keep them in the fridge.. .a bag is gone in a week or less.

    I love those Chobani flips!! They easily fill me up until dinner. They have some delicious 200 calorie ones (I particularly love the peanut butter dream one) but they also have some really good 100 calorie ones. The nice thing about the 100 calorie ones is they are the same amount of protein but half the calories, so sometimes I prefer those.
  • drabbits2
    drabbits2 Posts: 179 Member
    the 100-130 calorie Siggi's Greek Yogurts do it for me--the orange ginger is delicious, strawberry, peach, vanilla tastes like pudding. add some fruit for very little calories and it's like dessert. OR and apple and a tablespoon of peanut butter. OR a hard boiled egg or two. I gotta have some protein to keep going
  • concrete_daisies
    concrete_daisies Posts: 44 Member
    spinderellaj wrote: »
    I dunno man. I had a few pistachios and a full fat Greek yogurt and I was starving so I ate the rest of the bag of pistachios. That alone was 320 calories. Maybe I just need a more substantial afternoon snack and a lighter dinner. Anyone have any experience with this? Like maybe I need a light sandwich, or a wrap, or soup...now I feel like I can wait Til 7:30-8 to have dinner. Thoughts?

    This is so me. I eat most of my calories for the day by 4pm. I usually only leave about 250cal for dinner. I also make sure to have a decent amount of complex carbs for breakfast, and then almost no carbs for dinner (so, meat & veges). Works for me. My favourite mid afternoon snack is hummus or avocado on whole grain toast, with cracked pepper and lemon.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    I do about 10 Ritz crackers (around 32-34g) and 1/2 a serving of peanut butter (12g) is about 240 calories. I use the Jif Whips peanut butter, so it has about 50 calories less than regular peanut butter and it still taste like peanut butter.

    A good protein bar is about 190-210 calories and will give me 12-14g protein. I like the ones by Zone Perfect which I get at Target. The Dark Chocolate Almond, Peanut Butter, and Fudge Graham are particularly tasty to me.

    You could make your own trail mix. I used to make a trail mix with dark chocolate chips, almonds, and cashew pieces and it was around 160 calories. I did do 2 servings of chocolate chips (I liked the Ghiradeli ones), 1 serving of almonds, 1 serving of cashew pieces and that would get me 3 servings of trail mix (about 28g per serving).
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