need low cal FILLING snacks

awaito
awaito Posts: 18
edited October 5 in Recipes
I am looking for ideas for low cal snacks that I can eat a lot of! I want to be successful howeve I can't be hungry all the time :( I need a good snack for when i'm hungry and not feeling like i can resist the urge to demolish a chocolate bar or something :)
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  • sryan8408
    sryan8408 Posts: 244
    protein bars. Luna is great. Nutz over chocolate is 190 calories.
  • 6heatherb6
    6heatherb6 Posts: 469 Member
    good old carrots, celery, vegies and fruit....or chewing gum :)
  • rthompson81
    rthompson81 Posts: 305 Member
    air popped popcorn!
  • MichelleLydia
    MichelleLydia Posts: 224 Member
    air popped popcorn!

    That's what I was just gonna say! My guilty pleasure! Super low-cal!
  • felicityksr
    felicityksr Posts: 208 Member
    Clancy's baked potato chips (Aldi's) work for me. 16 chips for 110 calories. Occasionally, I will have two servings throughout the day. I also like the Fit & Active Carmel Mini Rice Cakes (Aldi's) to curb my sweet tooth. Only 60 calories for 8 mini rice cakes.
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    good old carrots, celery, vegies and fruit....or chewing gum :)

    Yup... carrots are very filling, nutritious, and low calories. Some veggies make me hungry, carrots make me full... and they're cheap.
  • Dawn_is_getting_healthy
    Dawn_is_getting_healthy Posts: 245
    I have never been a yogurt fan, but I am really loving Dannon's Greek Yogurt. It has something like twice the protein of regular yogurt, and it really fills me up!
  • SaishaLea
    SaishaLea Posts: 333 Member
    Baby Carrots!!!!!
  • Jennloella
    Jennloella Posts: 2,286 Member
    good old carrots, celery, vegies and fruit....or chewing gum :)
    yup.
  • thinby40
    thinby40 Posts: 113
    Almonds, (100 calorie packs), Luna mini protein bars, apples, and green tea are great snacks! They taste great and are very filling!
  • runiechica
    runiechica Posts: 180 Member
    I like lean deli meats with light laughing cow cheese, I think protein helps me to be full and usually a serving of each leaves me at about 100 calories....I also love carrots which are filling.

    I also find it helps to drink a lot of water as I'm eating my snack/food. Which makes me feel fuller with less food.
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Special K cereal with chocolate....or chocolate cheerios....just a little fill you up, and had the chocolate
  • dlyeates
    dlyeates Posts: 875 Member
    100 calorie mini bag of popcorn or kettle corn!!! At night I add a glass of wine for between 100-120 calories more!!
  • bregalad5
    bregalad5 Posts: 3,965 Member
    Fruit and baby carrots are superb
  • TGomo
    TGomo Posts: 35
    Love chewing gum as well. Buy a lot of different flavors. Sometimes we really aren't hungry, we just want to chew out of old habits. I also split one serving of almonds up in half. It is a quick snack, but great protein and fiber. Also, low fat string cheese or an apple does the trick as well.
  • talithag
    talithag Posts: 10
    Popcorn, fiber one bars, grapes, bananas, wheat thins with Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge, sandwich thin with laughing cow a piece of lean ham, rice cakes, 1 flatout flat bread with avocado and turkey...all of those come out to between 100 and 150 calories in the right portions, and they are very satisfying.
  • bjdavid53
    bjdavid53 Posts: 47 Member
    I like cherry tomatoes or Quaker Crispy Minis or Popchips
  • lorimarie92
    lorimarie92 Posts: 11
    try baby carrots and if you like ranch dip them in home made ranch dip
    also, your fruit there is a cream cheese dip that is soo tasty!
  • Rain_Howard
    Rain_Howard Posts: 155
    Kale chips. Easy to make and good for you.
    Baked garbanzo beans. You season them and cook them in the oven until crunchy
    Sweet potato chips
    Carrot chips are great too if you have a mandolin to cut them nice and thin and then bake till crunchy.
  • localatte
    localatte Posts: 78 Member
    1 Low Carb Tortilla (depending on brand can be as low as 50 calories)
    1 tablespoon either hummus, low fat cream cheese, or avocado
    Sliced zucchini strips
    Lettuce
    Any of your favorite veggies, actually

    Roll it all up and it's as filling as a meal.
    I'm veggie challenged and it's one the only ways I can eat them raw.
  • lauristewart
    lauristewart Posts: 379 Member
    I like to mix yogurt with Fiber one cereal and sometimes fruit. I also like the Pure Protein bars....20 g of protein and 180 calories. PB2 peanut butter is powdered peanut butter. 3 tbls is 68 cal, and put it on one slice of 40 cal bread with sugar free jelly.....a little over 100 cal and very filling! Good luck!
  • physistwife
    physistwife Posts: 21
    Fiber One Key Lime Yogurt with Kellogs Bran Buds sprinkled in it!
  • _blackbird
    _blackbird Posts: 27
    Laughing Cow lite cheese wedges! 35 calories each! perfect paired with carrot sticks
  • carolynmittens
    carolynmittens Posts: 344
    i've been eating a whole pint of Arctic Zero for like 40 mins now. it's only 150 cals for the pint and if you let it melt a little bit it actually tastes like real ice cream! the vanilla maple flavor is really good. peanut butter chocolate is disgusting. cookies and cream is pretty good.
  • angiestoltmanlee
    angiestoltmanlee Posts: 19 Member
    bump
  • bens_mommy
    bens_mommy Posts: 219
    protein bars. Luna is great. Nutz over chocolate is 190 calories.

    I'm agreeing with Luna bars. I've always got one in my purse or my gym bag and they keep my super full! Plus since I don't eat a ton of meat, I have trouble meeting my protein count by the end of the day, so Lunas help me offset that.
  • NopeSorryPrivate
    NopeSorryPrivate Posts: 6 Member
    If you haven't gotten into Kale Chips yet, trust me its a diet must! Making them at home on your own is super simple and they feel like such the bad junk food... they are like potato chips and you can't stop eating them when you make them. Now - making them on your own takes a little bit of work but they are much cheaper this way.

    For starters if you've never had them before, take a stop at a Whole Foods near you and pick up a couple of bags of "Rhythm Superfoods - Kale Chips" (two of my absolute favorite flavors are Bombay Curry and Zesty Nacho). Both have a nice kick to them and believe me, when you crunch on them they are totally addictive and you almost feel guilty for eating them. But take a look at the label and you'll be throwing yourself a party! I will admit, they are on the expensive side, but it's well worth it to try them out.

    If you like either of the aforementioned premade flavors, you can also make these at home almost exactly like they make them with just a teency-bit of recipe tweaking (pertaining to adding some specific dry seasoning to make them taste like Rhythm premade) using a base recipe I found on Youtube for Kale Chips by a gal with a tagname of RawRadiantFoods (to find her type than tagname and also type Kale Chips into the search box)... and also of course, there's a million kale chip recipes online to suit all different flavors, styles and levels of simplicity (they really are a total diet must have)! For me personally, I always have Kale in the fridge waiting for me to turn them into some form healthy junk food and I'm always making different flavors and types so there's no chance it will get old!

    Also, here's a neat little take on air popped popcorn... take you favorite flavor hommus (I like Cedar's Garlic Lovers and Artichoke-Kalamata Hommus ) and serve yourself up a portion of it to your liking in a dish. Then once your air popped popcorn is ready, dip the popcorn individually or in small bunches in the hommus and its delish... a great substitute for pita chips without a huge overage on carbs!

    Keep up the good work, you can do it!
  • awaito
    awaito Posts: 18
    Thank you so much! That's super helpful and thanks for the vote of confidence!! :)
  • jewels68
    jewels68 Posts: 89
    Kale chips. Easy to make and good for you.
    Baked garbanzo beans. You season them and cook them in the oven until crunchy
    Sweet potato chips
    Carrot chips are great too if you have a mandolin to cut them nice and thin and then bake till crunchy.

    What all do you put on your garbanzo beans? How do you cook them? Thanks
  • adross3
    adross3 Posts: 606 Member
    Snack : Stuffed Red Pepper
    178 Calories : 24g Protein : 17g Carbs : 1g Fat


    Peppers - Sweet, red, raw, 1 large )
    Nonfat Feta Cheese, 1.6 oz
    1 Fresh Garlic Clove
    Red Onion 2 Tablespoons
    Mushrooms raw 3/4 cup
    Real Turkey Breast 1.6oz

    · Spray the red pepper with pam. Throw the red pepper on the top of the grill or stove burner. Yes stove burner.
    · Cook on med/hi until the side is fairly black. Flip and repeat until all sides are done.
    · Scrape off the blackened part. Be gentle enough not to go thru the pepper.
    · Mix or blend all of the items
    · Put pepper into a coffee cup or bowl in the stand up position.
    · Stuff the red pepper.
    · Cook for 15 min at 425.

    Enjoy

    Great low calorie snack. No, it is not immediate. The micronutrients are phenomenal. Potassium, Iron and the whole works.
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