Coffee and a snack?

Hyacinth_Hippo
Hyacinth_Hippo Posts: 51 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
After I finish my lunch, I like to finish with coffee and a snack. Lately I've been sliding back into the habit of a dessert type snack (cupcake, brownie, chocolate croissant etc.) since there is a great little bakery near my office. However, these 'snacks' have waaayyyy too many calories!

I'd appreciate any suggestions for healthy (50-200calorie, low added sugar) snack that go well with coffee and don't have to be baked by me.

Are there any fruits that pair well with coffee? Coffee and an apple or an orange is not working for me!
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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited August 2018
    What about finding some packaged little baked items like granola bars, or those fiber one brownies, etc. only 90 calories. Or those little biscoff dunking biscuit thingies that they serve on airplanes lol.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Fiber One brownies or a couple of squares of dark chocolate. I personally like a banana or berries with coffee. Maybe grapes would work? I'm not sure. If you can moderate nuts, a weighed out portion of nuts goes well with coffee too, but can be just as many calories if you aren't careful.

    It doesn't fit your low added sugar directive, but a couple of shortbread cookies or chocolate wafers would fit calorie wise.
  • Running_and_Coffee
    Running_and_Coffee Posts: 811 Member
    Smart Cakes are 38 calories each and taste like little coffee cakes. (The cinnamon ones.)
  • mariluny
    mariluny Posts: 428 Member
    Maybe cookies but bring them from home so you can control the portion at work.
    You can also bake muffin for easily under 200 calories
  • Stellamom2018
    Stellamom2018 Posts: 120 Member
    The fiber one brownies are awesome and 90 cals
  • PKM0515
    PKM0515 Posts: 3,089 Member
    Graze has some nice things, also Kind bars. A measured portion of trail mix. A few dried apricots with a few nuts. A banana (with a little Hershey's syrup even). Chocolate covered strawberry. Measured portion of candy. Any of the 100 calorie packaged snacks.
  • amyepdx
    amyepdx Posts: 750 Member
    I like to do a York Peppermint Patty with my afternoon coffee - around 100 cals I think.
  • Hyacinth_Hippo
    Hyacinth_Hippo Posts: 51 Member
    thanks guys! I'll look for those fiber one brownies and smart cakes at the store! I'll have to see if I can resist the temptation to just eat them all while I'm at home lol.
  • Cassandraw3
    Cassandraw3 Posts: 1,214 Member
    I like rice krispie treats for a small, sweet snack. They aren't terrible in calories either. I think that would go well with coffee.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited August 2018
    Hyacinth_Hippo wrote: »
    thanks guys! I'll look for those fiber one brownies and smart cakes at the store! I'll have to see if I can resist the temptation to just eat them all while I'm at home lol.

    Do you have a dedicated space at work? I leave my "work snacks" at work so I never have to exercise self-control with them at home.
  • seska422
    seska422 Posts: 3,217 Member
    edited August 2018
    Miniature candy bars are nice. Companies are coming out with a range of sizes that are sold in bags in the candy aisle in the grocery store. I just had a 40 calorie miniature Heath bar with my tea.
  • bikecheryl
    bikecheryl Posts: 1,432 Member
    "Whisps" parmasean cheese bites...... love them. <3
  • MyOtterSpace
    MyOtterSpace Posts: 1 Member
    I love York Peppermint Patties - frozen makes them take longer for me to indulge. I get the small ones - they pair nicely with coffee. The Belvita Orange Cranberry biscuits are nice as well - I like those with tea. I am also with Cheryl that I love Whisps (but not with coffee).
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    If you are concerned about your ability to stick to a controlled portion size, those 100 calorie packs are *great* for stuff like this. I've seen them for nuts, crackers, and cookies. I used them a lot when I was first starting out and struggled to stick to the portion size I knew would fit into my goals.

    thats what i would do.

    or make room in your calories for whatever snack it is you think you want
  • mkculs
    mkculs Posts: 316 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    Hyacinth_Hippo wrote: »
    thanks guys! I'll look for those fiber one brownies and smart cakes at the store! I'll have to see if I can resist the temptation to just eat them all while I'm at home lol.

    Do you have a dedicated space at work? I leave my "work snacks" at work so I never have to exercise self-control with them at home.

    I agree—leaving work snacks at work helps me avoid getting into them at home. Depending on what you like and where you work,, you can even order online and have some delivered to work—assuming you have a place to keep them. I’d recommend investing in glass containers with lids, though, to prevent attracting mice or insects. You could re-purpose jars from home. Depends on the size of the snacks, of course.
  • cesse47
    cesse47 Posts: 947 Member
    I agree that work snacks should stay at work ... in a locked drawer. suggestions --

    A two-cookie serving of Fig Newtons adds 110 calories and 2 g of fat
    Ghirardelli individual dark chocolate square -- 1 square is 50 cal and 4 g fat
    Jello sugar free chocolate pudding cup -- 1 cup is 60 cal and 1.5 g fat
    English muffin w/pnut butter -- 130 cal/1 g fat + pbtr, 1 T - 80 cal / 8 g fat
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Kay's naturals protein snacks...mocha, honey or cinnamon almond bites or the cinnamon toast pretzel sticks😀
  • Seffell
    Seffell Posts: 2,244 Member
    Do you have Alpen bars where you live? They have 70cals per bar. You can have two with your coffee.
  • ChelleDee07
    ChelleDee07 Posts: 396 Member
    Some of these would work with coffee while some may not. Thought I'd offer all of them as ideas you might like...


    Jell-O Sugar Free Pudding in the refrigerated section... only 60 calories with a half Tablespoon of Natural Creamy PB mixed in... 45 calories for a total of 105 calories.

    Pumpkin & Chocolate Chip Muffins Just 3 ingredients... 1 box of Spice Cake Mix, 1 Can of Pure Pumpkin and 60 grams of mini semi sweet choc chips. ~ approx 175 calories a muffin

    Dannon Fit & Light Yogurt (love the new Pumpkin Pie flavor that is out, also the Apple Pie, Banana, Toasted Coconut and Blueberry are all good) Only 80 calories with 12 grams of protein and just 7 grams of sugar. I add 5 grams of Kind Peanut Butter Yogurt to add a little crunch... that is an additional 20 calories... so total is 100 calories

    Breyers Delights - Chocolate Mini Pint, 1 mini pint 5 grams of protein and 6 grams of sugar ~ only 70 calories

    Thomas Multigrain Light English Muffin at 8 grams of Fiber and 5 protein... these are just 100 calories. I slice these into, toast and top with half a Tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter for an additional 45 calories. Total 145 calories for a filling and healthy quick snack. I often have this as part of my breakfast actually.

    Orville Redenbacher's - Smart Pop 100 Calorie Kettle Corn Popcorn... it's a smaller bag (about half the size of your standard microwavable bag... but plenty to be satisfying and filling. Just 100 calories.
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    I love an afternoon snack of hot tea with either a couple squares of dark chocolate or a Lara Bar.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,092 Member
    A couple of Oreos, or one of those 100-calorie packs of mini Oreos. Oreos are fantastic dunked in coffee -- much better than milk.
  • pomegranatecloud
    pomegranatecloud Posts: 812 Member
    I have fruit or nuts with coffee usually.
  • Zoejohnse91
    Zoejohnse91 Posts: 227 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    Fiber One brownies or a couple of squares of dark chocolate. I personally like a banana or berries with coffee. Maybe grapes would work? I'm not sure. If you can moderate nuts, a weighed out portion of nuts goes well with coffee too, but can be just as many calories if you aren't careful.

    It doesn't fit your low added sugar directive, but a couple of shortbread cookies or chocolate wafers would fit calorie wise.

    +1 for the fibre one brownies - those things are something else! <3
  • Deviette
    Deviette Posts: 978 Member
    I am amazed no one has recommended stroopwafels (caramel waffles). They normally come in at about 130-160kcals each and are designed to go with a coffee. Not low sugar, but under 200kcals.
  • alexa0ne
    alexa0ne Posts: 90 Member
    How about fruits for a snack?
  • funjen1972
    funjen1972 Posts: 949 Member
    Cinnammin toast
    Oatmeal
    Sandwich skinny (90 cals) with any combination of peanut or nut butter, jelly or preserves, cream cheese or fresh fruit. Pb and banana, cream cheese and fresh strawberries, almond butter and jelly, etc...
  • Hyacinth_Hippo
    Hyacinth_Hippo Posts: 51 Member
    I don't think bringing more than one snack to work is a good idea, I have no self control when I'm sitting at my desk, and there isn't really anywhere else in my office I could put things.
    I'm also thinking rice cakes with jam is a good idea, I'm going to try out these suggestions next week. Thanks everyone!
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Anything with cinnamon will pair well with coffee.

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