What are some good low calorie snacks?
MewzuriKittie
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I've found my biggest problem is I randomly feel hungry and have bad urges to snack. I usually really, really want something savory, although occasionally ill want sweets, but have about 400 calories left after all meals which I struggle not to go over in snacks. What are some good low calorie snacks that feel filling and satisfy a craving for sweet or savory?
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How about apples or peanut butter1
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I do snack on apples alot but don't find them very filling and usually still end up grabbing an extra snack. I don't eat peanut butter at all though because I find it very difficult to swallow.1
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Greek yogurt, cucumbers, a little wrap made with a low carb tortilla and a couple ounces of meat. I am going to stop because there are literally thousands of foods you could have. What do you like?3
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If it is only savoury you crave, crudites dipped in hummous.
If it is also the crunch of something like potato chips, poppadoms sold for deep frying at home puff up and crisp after 1 minute on high in the microwave. About 38 kcal per pappadom. Don't be alarmed if they are a little flaccid straight of the microwave as they become brittle once cool. I like a dip of 0% greek yoghurt with a little mango chutney stirred in.
Pictured of a microwaved poppadom and the packet they are sold in.
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I find edamame to be very filling. I eat Seapoint dried edamame (comes in a few flavors) lots of days. Also like the in-pod frozen ones that are microwaved.
I also like Greek yogurt mixed with powdered peanut butter to dip apple slices in.
Pears plus hummus is good.
Or a small white or sweet potato microwaved with either Greek yogurt or hummus on top. Hummus comes in a lot of flavor options.1 -
Hi. I like lots of snacks during the day too. These are some I enjoy:
Babybel 62cal for the normal and 42cal for the lighter version and both have about 4 or 5g protein per a cheese which helps to keep me full.
Philadelphia on a small piece of toast with cucumber, red onions, tomato, pepper. Sometimes I add a slice of ham.
Cooked chicken with some kind of seasoning. Chicken is in a lot of my meals but sometimes I’ll have it on it’s own as a snack
Protein chocolate Alpen bar which are 128cals a bar I think. A small orange. A hand full of strawberries.
A current favourite dessert I enjoy which could also be a snack is a toasted waffle around 114cals with some frozen blueberries and a small scoop of Carte D’Or strawberry ice cream is around just under 200cals
If I’m not that hungry but still want something I usually go for a hot chocolate I pick one that’s around 100cals per cup
Individual bags of cookies and popcorn work for me, usually under 100cals. Sometimes work out slightly more expensive but I’d rather pay a bit more than end up eating whole big bag.1 -
Raspberries, Blueberries and blackberries.2
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Individual serving (100-160 cals) chips, pretzels and popcorn. I don't like the excess packaging, but it helps my self control!2
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I like berries and raw nuts. I find a hot cup of flavored tea with snacks helpful. I also like Trader Joe's seed bread with a tablespoon of almond butter or 1/2 small avocado. Also a hard boiled egg with Monterey steak seasoning (sounds weird but the seasoning is good on eggs and vegetables). If it is sweets, dark chocolate. The more expensive the better to mentally not eat too much.2
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Cottage cheese and fruit
Nonfat greek yogurt and sugar free pudding
Pumpkin purée mixed with sugar free vanilla pudding, water or yogurt and spices is like eating the center of a pumpkin pie.
Sugar free jello is negligible calories and filling to me
Sugar free lattes
Rolled pieces of deli chicken or turkey
Apple
Pickles if I’m really hungry and need quick filler
Carrots and radishes
Movie pack of Gobstoppers- one little hard candy is only about six calories and can last a long time.
Ginger chews
These little prosciutto and mozarella rolls are one of the best things I’ve ever eaten and are 125 calories per pack. The two-ingredient fig and almond cake is 100 calories for 1/6 of the cake.
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Eggs, especially hard boiled (I like a runny yolk) with a little soy sauce. Umami flavor, protein, and low in calories.1
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What kind of snack do you urge at that moment? Is it available in small portions that fit your calorie goal, maybe even twice per day. Maybe once after lunch and once as desert.1
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Stove top popcorn. Pam instead of oil. Use powdered salt, it is the only thing that sticks without oil. About half the calories of bagged popcorn.1
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springlering62 wrote: »Cottage cheese and fruit
Nonfat greek yogurt and sugar free pudding
Pumpkin purée mixed with sugar free vanilla pudding, water or yogurt and spices is like eating the center of a pumpkin pie.
Sugar free jello is negligible calories and filling to me
Sugar free lattes
Rolled pieces of deli chicken or turkey
Apple
Pickles if I’m really hungry and need quick filler
Carrots and radishes
Movie pack of Gobstoppers- one little hard candy is only about six calories and can last a long time.
Ginger chews
These little prosciutto and mozarella rolls are one of the best things I’ve ever eaten and are 125 calories per pack. The two-ingredient fig and almond cake is 100 calories for 1/6 of the cake.
Oooooo I've seen that Panino thing at the gas station when I get my soda and was tempted but couldn't read the tiny numbers on the label for the calorie count. Not bad at all!1 -
For snacks I try to avoid carbs because they do not satisfy me. I really like tuna pouches, protein bars, greek yogurt, beef sticks2
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Savory- brown bag popcorn (you buy the kernels and pop in microwave in a brown lunch bag) with sea salt, meat stick, baby bel, pepper cut into strips with garlic and herb cream cheese and a splash of everything but the bagel seasoning.
Sweet- grapes rolled in sugar free green jello packet (tastes to me like a sour patch kid), M and M Food Markets Variety pack brownies (180 cals for a brownie that is so good when you need the real deal), apple nachos (cut up an apple and drizzle with a tbsp of melted peanut butter and a tbsp of choc chips (if you like crunch sub in granola clusters)), halo top icecream. If I need a protein boost- greek yogurt plain or vanilla mixed with a flavored protein powder.1 -
My go-to after work snack is pickle spears with a dollop of dijon mustard, wrapped in a thin slice of ham or turkey lunchmeat. Two of those rolls equal 30 calories (depending on the brand, of course) and the strong flavors make me feel like I ate more than I did. Obviously that only works if you like pickles and don't mind the sodium.
Also air popped popcorn with a misto spritz of olive oil and a sprinkle of ranch seasoning is really good0 -
senalay788 wrote: »wilson10102018 wrote: »Stove top popcorn. Pam instead of oil. Use powdered salt, it is the only thing that sticks without oil. About half the calories of bagged popcorn.
Skip all that and do it in the microwave. No oil needed.
Salt does not stick to the microwave prepared popcorn. If it does, it is from chemicals from your paper bags. And, Pam has zero calories per spray.0 -
wilson10102018 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »wilson10102018 wrote: »Stove top popcorn. Pam instead of oil. Use powdered salt, it is the only thing that sticks without oil. About half the calories of bagged popcorn.
Skip all that and do it in the microwave. No oil needed.
Salt does not stick to the microwave prepared popcorn. If it does, it is from chemicals from your paper bags. And, Pam has zero calories per spray.
Which is like a quarter of a second.
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Crispbreads and Dairylea or Laughing Cow. I have 4 crispbreads and a triangle for 160 calories.1
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Plain popcorn made in an air popper.0
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