Savoury Snack Ideas

HarleyQueen71
HarleyQueen71 Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all, I have a real "savoury tooth" and rather than always choosing low cal crisps and carrot sticks I wondered if you could spam me with other low cal snack ideas please. Thanks :-)

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  • DFW_Tom
    DFW_Tom Posts: 220 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10907357/looking-for-a-snack-that-is-salty-and-crunchy-healthy-but-not-nuts#latest
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,241 Member
    I'm definitely more savory than sweet. Some of the snacky things I go to aren't necessarily low-cal. Some might not even be considered "snacks." An ounce or two of stinky cheese (120 calories per ounce, or much less for feta) on some crackers. A can of smoked kippers. Oven-roasted vegetables - I'm about to put a French-cut russet in the oven. I tossed with a little sunflower oil, salt, pepper, Aleppo chile, and fresh-chopped rosemary from the garden. Dolmas. Chile-flavored nuts. Nuts in general, but not too many of course. Cottage cheese mixed with nutritional yeast, hot chile powder, and garlic. Braised egg. Oh now I'm hungry....
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,955 Member
    Shell on edamame beans cooked from frozen. Hard boiled eggs. Jerky or bilthong. Crudites dipped in hummus or tzaziki. Popcorn with a sprinkle of soy and tabasco.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,955 Member
    A lot of starchy crispy foods sold for deep frying at home crisp up in the microwave without the use of any oil. Pictured is a microwaved poppadom. Asian shrimp chips and even thinly sliced potato work too. If you want a dip for the poppadom, use some no fat yoghurt with a spoonful of store bought chutney stirred in.
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,202 Member
    edited January 27
    I like puppodums (microwaved). Another thing that can be microwaved and puff up is the wagon-wheel shaped pasta para duros. Image below is just to illustrate what these are for people who don't know the name - the ones in the photo are dry/unpuffed. I like to lightly moisten the duros with water (lime juice would also be good), dip in a mix of chili powder and popcorn salt, then microwave until they puff up.

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    ETA: Another thing that's good dipped in lime juice, salt, and chili powder is raw jicama.
  • loulee997
    loulee997 Posts: 273 Member
    HarleyQueen71 wrote: »
    Hi all, I have a real "savoury tooth" and rather than always choosing low cal crisps and carrot sticks I wondered if you could spam me with other low cal snack ideas please. Thanks :-)

    There is the ever-favorite popcorn--but you can season it with all kinds of different flavors.
    I love to chop up some petite little red or brown potatoes and cook them in the air fryer.
    Pretzel sticks and red pepper hummus.

    Make a bowl of cowboy caviar. It's beans, corn, tomatoes, seasoning, sometimes avocado, black eyed peas. No cooking is required. Make one big batch and grab a serving when hungry. Flavor rich, no cooking. Savory and high protein.

    I make a big pot of chicken potato soup---then you can store in 1 serving storage. Reheat, eat. You an fridge or freeze it. Quick eats if you heat.

    Tortilla pizza---turkey pepperoni, veggies, sauce, mozzarella. Bake on a tortilla. Beginning to end it's about 6 minutes. Quick snack.

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,202 Member
    Speaking of popcorn: While I can't say that this tastes exactly like Doritos, it is tasty IMO:

    http://naturalchow.com/2014/03/healthy-dorito-flavored-popcorn/

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