In Search of Good Snack Options

I started using celery for my hummus instead of pita chips. That will save you a few calories. I'm like you, I can eat the entire thing if I don't pay close attention, and even then sometimes. It is a constant struggle.

I measure my snack. and put the rest away BEFORE I start eating it.

I've been known to actually throw out (or share) half of a chocolate bar so I CAN'T eat it.

String Cheese. I have one almost every day for my mid-afternoon snack.

I weigh and measure stuff out, so if I'm eating carrots & hummus and I want more - I have to physically go and weigh out more. LOL that extra time gives my brain time to think - do I really need this?

Try either buying single serving ite,s or prepackage what you buy into single servings. I find it helps keep me index control. I'm going to eat the whole bag so I make sure it's a small one!

3/4 cup of chocolate cheerios and 1/2 cup of fat free milk 145 calories

my latest favorite snack is a granny smith apple and Jiff peanut butter singles. Yummmy! And the small tub of peanut butter controls my intake!

Good protein bar. I like the Promax Lower sugar options

I love popcorn, rice cakes with Peanut butter and pita chips and hummus but I find that I overeat each of these (once I get started...I just can't stop eating). Can anyone help with snack options (other than fruit) that won't send me into a binge?!

Heres my good afternoon snack for today..... Ok.... 1/2 Cup lowfat cottage cheese, And...... a bag of bellpeppers (Red, Orange, Yellow) baby carrots, grape tomatos, to dip into that cottage cheese. Yummm. It looks like you like carby snacks. Don't forget about veggies.. Those are good options.... And be gutsy... Pick out a veggie that you've never tried before... You can also use lowfat or nonfat yogurt with lemon and dill in there for a good dip for celery or cucumbers. Sometimes the carby salty snacks can trigger some people into eating a little to much.. I know you said "Not Fruit" but what if you had your Peanut Butter with a apple thinly sliced?

low fat mozerella cheese stick, hard boiled egg, dill pickles, whole wheat bread with 1 tbsp peanut butter or 2 tbsp PB2 chocolate, greek yogurt, any fruit, 2 graham crackers, 100 calorie packs, 100 calorie microwave popcorn, hummus on a low carb tortilla, any vegetables, low fat yogurt, skinny cow ice cream treats, ww fudge bar (Aldi has a good one for 100 calories too, Fit and Active Brand Fudge Bars), nuts, trail mix, pop chips, pretzels, laughing cow cheese on low calorie crackers, 1 scoop protein powder (I use Walmart Body Fortress chocolate) with 1 cup skim milk, oolong tea with sweetner (supposed to suppress appetite).

That's all I could think of off hand! Good luck to you!

I love kale chips.....to make your own, tear up some kale, toss in olive oil and a little salt, bake at about 350 until crisp, usually less than 10 minutes (watch closely!), or buy them at the store, usually in the health food aisle. They barely make it off the cookie sheet in my house!

A good thing is pretzels, the long stick shaped ones. They are good and you wont be eating alot. A good thing I like to do is take what I want and put the bag away. Think is it really worth eating that much of a snack and having to work it off just for the snack.

baby carrots
almonds
hummus with celery
peanut butter with celery or apple slices
Lara bars - any flavor
dark chocolate- within reason of course
cheese
hard boiled eggs

I love to snack and I've lost 30lbs since January with these:
100 calorie popcorn,
cut up veggies - cauliflower, broccoli & carrots ( I buy them and cut them all up myself and put them in gallon bags for the week.. it's cheaper and fresher)
roasted & salted edamame (soybeans),
sugar free jello cups,
bananas,
frozen fruit bars,
trail mix is filling (but be careful as they pack a ton of calories - 160 in 1/4 cup, I think!) so I usually go for 1/8 cup and make my own with unsalted sunflower seeds, some dried fruit, soybeans and nuts,
beef or chicken jerky,
apples, whatever fruit is in season,
smoothies - homemade made with skim milk, frozen fruit and non fat greek, plain yogurt
chocolate soymilk (120 cals in 1 cup) and it's delicious (Silk brand)
Sugar free fudge bars
pretzel sticks