Snacks??

Meringues.

You can make your own, or Sprouts sells an absolutely fabulous brand called Irresistible Meringues. Each is about half the size of your fist, and 30 calories apiece.

If you make your own, experiment with using half or a third less of the sugar.

Also, look up aquafaba meringues. They’re actually quite tasty, but slightly chewier than an egg white meringue.

Otherwise- and I’m a sweets and cookie fanatic- even meh cookies are 130 calories a serving. 😢 Believe me, I check them often to make sure I’m not missing out on a calorie bargain.

If you have to have a seeet, what about an ice cream? Google Ninja Creami low cal recipes. I’m sitting here eating a lovely, low cal pineapple sorbet as I type this.

Maybe decide how many calories you can allocate for an evening cookie or other sweet snack, while still getting reasonable overall nutrition the rest of the day, then read nutrition labels at the store?

I think Oreos are revolting fiberboard disks filled with denatured dollar-store toothpaste, but many people like them. The original Oreo is only 53 calories per each, Oreo Thins only 35. That's pretty calorie-affordable.

Meringues (as Spring up there points out) are technically a cookie, tend to be very sweet, and can be 10-80 calories each depending on size. They're commercially available, but also easy to make.

One Pepperidge Farm Pirouette, those cylinders with a chocolatey filling, are about 60 calories each. Their Chessmen, a shortbread cookie, are 40 calories. Milanos are 65.

Cookies aren't my go-to, but something like that can fit into a lot of calorie goals, seems like, if it's important for happiness. I'm not boosting Pepperidge Farm for compensation, just using them as an example because they're available fairly widely so probably understandable examples. There are lots of brands that out there, and calories can be comparable. Read labels, try things, you'll figure out what you like best: Tastes tend to be individual.

For myself, if I want something sweet, I usually go with whole fruit, naturally-sweet dried fruit, individually-wrapped good quality dark chocolate, a frozen Greek yogurt bar, plain nonfat Greek yogurt with chocolate peanut butter powder mixed into frozen mixed berries, or something like that. Many of those deliver some nutrients so aren't "just a treat" in the sense of mostly empty calories. All of those are 100 calories or fewer, in sensible portions.

I'm more of a savory/salt snacker, but I do eat those things regularly, too.

I’d like to put in a plug for Naked chocolate Peanut butter powder as frosting. It’s totally killed my desire for store bought cake, which I used to leer at regularly. Daggoned Kroger keeps individual cake slices on a table at checkout. 🤬

1 part powder to 2 parts boiling (works better for some reason) water makes a frosting that is remarkable butter-creamy.

Have been having it on my morning pancakes for weeks (hence the boiling water discovery aka kettle is already on for coffee) and it’s delightful. I use 7gr CPBP and 15gr water, let it sit for a minute or two and whip it with a knife. It makes a generous amount. That’s what, a wee bit over 3/4 ounce?

I’m going to try it on sliced apples soon.

Big mug of hot cocoa! I add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, vanilla extract, and coconut extract. It's equally tasty whether you use fake sugar and almond milk vs. real sugar and whole milk, but my fave is real milk, a dollop of heavy cream, and fake sugar

Another personal fave is Big-A.s Plate of Fruits: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, crunchy grapes, and peeled grapefruit. And/or melon/plums/peaches if they're in season. Eat a sweet fruit and a tart fruit at the same time; it's like sour gummy worms but with better texture bc crunchy

If you need a cozy-type thing (I often do): cinnamon-raisin keto bagel with cottage cheese, cinnamon, sweetener of your choice