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    What’s your go to salty snack?

    Posts: 421 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I love Kalamata olives to satisfy my salt cravings. Obviously these are higher in calorie for a decent amount and kind of expensive. I’m looking for other ideas!
    Thanks in advance!

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    • Posts: 100 Member
      edited January 2018
      Whole dill pickles. Mmmmmm
    • Posts: 3,452 Member
      Popcorn. Nice volume.
    • Posts: 797 Member
      Second on the popcorn! ( salt and a little microplaned parmesan or pecorino makes it fabulous!)
    • Posts: 6,840 Member
      Salted sliced radishes! Toasted seaweed - you can find this at Asian markets. Low fat feta cheese - 35 cal / oz, very low for cheese. Artichoke hearts.
    • Posts: 35,666 Member
      Right now, my top favorite: Enlightened brand crispy broad beans, mesquite flavor. 100 calories, 7g protein in 28g.

      But pickles of all sorts, sauerkraut, kim chi, crispy chickpeas and puppodums are also good. I go through phases. Oh, and a few wheels of pasta para duros dipped in water then a mix of chili powder/popcorn salt, and microwaved, are tasty, too.
    • Posts: 1,092 Member
      Pickles mmmmmmmmm. Yum. I love the Vlasic mini dill pickles.

      I also like rice cakes and you can add some toppings to make it interesting. Start with a plain salted rice cake and add things like

      marinara, mini pepperoni and parmesan
      hummus, turkey and tomato
      cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion
      bean dip, chicken, salsa
      peanut butter and jelly
      roast beef, sauerkraut, provolone
    • Posts: 3,574 Member
      Pretzels or popcorn they're my favorite salty snack
    • Posts: 421 Member
      Ahhhhhh all these ideas are making me so hungry! I can’t wait to try some of these! Love me some salt!
    • Posts: 797 Member
      Psalm1139 wrote: »
      Pretzel sticks. I feel like popcorn is hard to get a calorie count, and without butter it's just disappointing (although I do eat it for some snack variety). Pretzel sticks give you 50+ pretzel sticks per serving, for like 110 calories if I remember correctly. You can make that last a long time! I always try to make my evening snacks last for a long time so I don't get bored and grab another one and blow my calories. I also save a lot of calories for the evening most of the time, and have a nice variety (cheese stick, pretzel sticks, frozen berries, and a square of dark chocolate most nights) every evening while I watch TV.

      Oh my gosh, butter is a given when I make popcorn! Calculating calorie count is easy. Weight out the kernels before popping. :)
    • Posts: 70 Member
      Salt and vinegar almonds! Though I have to carefully count those suckers because I could easily overdo it...
    • Posts: 57 Member
      I've gotten used to popcorn without butter. I can eat it lightly salted just fine. I think it's the crunch that gets me going. And now that I found out I can have a fairly large portion without doing too much calorie damage I'm happy!
    • Posts: 31 Member
      edited January 2018
      Marilyn0924 wrote: »
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      Oh my gosh, butter is a given when I make popcorn! Calculating calorie count is easy. Weight out the kernels before popping. :)

      I never thought of that lol. I mean I know I can weigh the kernals but I never thought of popping mine separately from my husband's so I can count it...
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Lightly salted almonds with sea salt!
    • Posts: 542 Member
      Toasted nori (seaweed) treats. Yummy, nutritious, and so low in cals!
    • Posts: 510 Member
      Roasted chickpeas...they are crunchy, salty and spicy :)
    • Posts: 31 Member
      In an another thread someone suggested Veggie Straws, which are delicious, and like pretzel sticks you get a lot per serving.
    • Posts: 623 Member
      Well, when a proper craving hits then rather than go through all healthy snacks trying to satisfy the need for a salty crunch. I just go for what my mind wants and give in and eat a packet of Crisps (potato chips for those across the water ;) ) ... it means I have to juggle my food a bit for the day to make up for the calories, fat and salt increase .. .but ultimately its far more satisfying and quells that crave for a lot longer
    • Posts: 19,809 Member
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      ^^^ This is my #1 choice but first of a very long list of salted snacks including nuts. Sweets (candy) not a big thing for me at all and a bar of chocolate lasts days but savoury snacks are my delicious temptation and weakness. I fit one in every day.

      My M-I-L is a bit of a feeder and buys me big bags of salted cashew nuts. It's a good test of self control because I could eat the whole 2,500 calorie bag as a snack with no problem at all.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      tortilla chips and salsa
    • Posts: 2,383 Member
      Popchips. I am a total potato chip fiend and they totally kill my chip cravings. 15 chips for 85 cals. The BBQ flavour is so good.
    • Posts: 342 Member
      Sour Cream and Onions potato chips
      Not a snack but works when i'm hormonal and crave salt- Popeyes crispy chicken( spicy wings or breast)
      Pretzels
      Kettle chips black pepper and sea salt
      Tortilla chips
      Pitted green olives


    • Posts: 2 Member
      Roasted, salted sunflower seeds (still in the shell.)
    • Posts: 27 Member
      Believe it or not, it's turkey bacon! I always have some precooked and bagged in the fridge. A slice or 2 does wonders for my salty cravings.
    • Posts: 165 Member
      salt & vinegar chips, forever and always
    • Posts: 387 Member
      Popcorn hands down. But am thinking I should check out the pretzel sticks. I haven't had them in a long time.
    • Posts: 896 Member
      This week it's a hard boiled egg w/ salt and hot sauce with a few everything seasoned crackers. I love green olives though - they destroy a salt craving.
    • Posts: 43 Member
      A good burger would be mine... one of my favorite snacks
    • Posts: 421 Member
      h1udd wrote: »
      Well, when a proper craving hits then rather than go through all healthy snacks trying to satisfy the need for a salty crunch. I just go for what my mind wants and give in and eat a packet of Crisps (potato chips for those across the water ;) ) ... it means I have to juggle my food a bit for the day to make up for the calories, fat and salt increase .. .but ultimately its far more satisfying and quells that crave for a lot longer

      Oh I feel you! Potato chips are SO satisfying! I feel like I crave salty so often though so I can’t always indulge!
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