Your Favorite low-cal snacks

njobst
njobst Posts: 14 Member
edited December 24 in Recipes
Other than the obvious fruits and veggies, what are your favorite low-calorie snacks? Share 'em!!

- String Cheese, 50 calories
- Natural peanut butter, JIF, 90 calories
- Saralee raisin cinnamon swirl bread, 80 calories per slice
- A&E greek yogurt, plain, 130 calories

What are yours?!?!

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  • rand486
    rand486 Posts: 270 Member
    Navel orange - 70 calories
    Apple - 80 calories (and one of my favourite phrases I've seen is "If you aren't hungry enough to eat an apple, you aren't hungry")
    Those single serving cans of flavoured tuna (ie: spicy thai) - 130 calories, 18g of protein
    Coffee, milk (not cream) w/o sugar - 0 calories (+ the small amount of milk) and an appetite suppressant!
  • bserwack
    bserwack Posts: 51 Member
    #1- Laughing cow cheese wedges! 35 cals. I spread it on whole wheat crackers or veggies.

    Chobani "Champions" greek yogurt (actually for kids, but perfect size) 100 cals

    Better Oats instant oatmeals

    Berries topped with fat free cool whip. Awesome dessert for about 100 cals
  • Solosesso
    Solosesso Posts: 103 Member
    - My very own mix of granola : 2 different types of high fiber cereal without added sugar, unsalted almond, unsalted cashew, unsalted sunflower seeds. Yum!

    - a "smoothie" that consist in : 1 banana + 1 cup of plain soya milk (or almond milk) + pure vanilla extract to taste (my personnal post-workout snack)

    - 1 cup of plain greek yogurt + a bit of sugar free jello powder + fruits of your choice
  • stfuriada
    stfuriada Posts: 445 Member
    - sugar free fudgescile: 40 cals
    - special K cracker crisps 27-30 chips: 110 cals
  • brittmar25
    brittmar25 Posts: 71 Member
    I LOVE Nabisco Dill Sea Salt & Olive Oil Triscuits. 6 crackers--120 calories.

    Frozen fruit blended or thrown into this nifty device we recently bought called "Yonanas" is also good. Fresh fruit sorbet :)
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    Oh yea - fat free cool whip is a blessing!!
  • rjcelmer
    rjcelmer Posts: 431 Member
    I love to snack.

    Special K Cracker Crisps - 100 cal / 27 crackers (27 is a LOT ... I usually only eat 14)
    Skinny Cow Truffle Bars - 100 cals
    Edy's Fruit Bars (Acai Blueberry) - 60 cals
    Wegman's Coco Pop Multigrain cakes - 16 cals each
    Air-popped popcorn (I use Jiffy Pop American's Best) - 50 cals / 2.5 cups popped
    Lorna Doone 100 calorie Shortbread cookie packs

    When I have cals to fill and I want a snack, I also love Turkey Hill Fudge Ripple Frozen Yogurt - 200 cals / one cup
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    - My very own mix of granola : 2 different types of high fiber cereal without added sugar, unsalted almond, unsalted cashew, unsalted sunflower seeds. Yum!

    - a "smoothie" that consist in : 1 banana + 1 cup of plain soya milk (or almond milk) + pure vanilla extract to taste (my personnal post-workout snack)

    - 1 cup of plain greek yogurt + a bit of sugar free jello powder + fruits of your choice

    What kind of cereals do you use for that?
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    I should try one day only eating snacks and spreading them out throughout the day - just to see how it goes. Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. 5 Small meals.

    I'll try this Monday and report back... using some of your suggestions. Thanks all!!!!
  • Sbehlmer
    Sbehlmer Posts: 464 Member
    Emerald 100 Calorie Packs (Natural Walnuts and Almonds)
    Dole - Chia and Fruit Clusters (12 clusters, 120 calories)
    Hummus (40-70 calories per 2 T depending on brand)
    Kelloggs Special K Southwest Ranch chips (27 chips/110 calories)
    Chobani greek yogurts (6 oz/140 cal)
  • Solosesso
    Solosesso Posts: 103 Member
    - My very own mix of granola : 2 different types of high fiber cereal without added sugar, unsalted almond, unsalted cashew, unsalted sunflower seeds. Yum!

    - a "smoothie" that consist in : 1 banana + 1 cup of plain soya milk (or almond milk) + pure vanilla extract to taste (my personnal post-workout snack)

    - 1 cup of plain greek yogurt + a bit of sugar free jello powder + fruits of your choice

    What kind of cereals do you use for that?

    Well I like to vary but here are some I often use :

    - Multigrain Cheerios
    - Quaker Oatmeal Square
    - Compliments balance granola cereal (these come in a large variety and are from IGA)
  • Solosesso
    Solosesso Posts: 103 Member
    I should try one day only eating snacks and spreading them out throughout the day - just to see how it goes. Breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. 5 Small meals.

    I'll try this Monday and report back... using some of your suggestions. Thanks all!!!!

    That's always what I do and it helps me getting rid of cravings! No matter what time it is, I always know I'll have a snack in less than 2 or 3 hour. It gives me the illusion that I'm always eating. =)
  • creativeweighs
    creativeweighs Posts: 7
    I love..

    -an apple with 1-2 tbl almond butter
    - 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes w/ 1 oz. feta cheese
    -100 calorie pack plain almonds w/ small banana
    -string cheese wrapped in 1 slice deli turkey
    - 3/4 cup cottage cheese w/ 1/4 cup blueberries

    I find that mixing a protein and a carb or a protein and a fat is my best bet for staying full!
  • th83
    th83 Posts: 3
    - sliced cucumbers with 2 Tbsp of Tahini Hummus, add in Chia seeds to keep you full longer!
    - I like to mix blueberries, cherries & grapes together, a 1/4c each.
    - sliced tomato with flavored tuna pack on top.
    - fat free cottage cheese with sugar free strawberry jelly. yummo!!

    *little trick* replace mayonaise with french onion laughing cow cheese when making a sandwich! saves a lot of calories and its really yummy!
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    I've planned out my day for Monday and HOLY CRAP I never realized how much I can eat by doing this. I can't wait to see how it goes. I prepared the husband and let him know I wouldn't be cooking that night. I put in my favorites, added some of yours and still barely made it to the daily limit for any living being.

    Popcorn 100
    Cutie 40
    String Cheese 50
    Carrots, 2 bags 70
    Yogurt 130
    Laughing cow wedge 35
    Pudding (guilty pleasure) 80
    Hummus 70
    Low fat cracker 130
    Strawberries 50
    Peanut Butter 95
    One slice lowfat bread 100
    Banana 112
    Cherry tomatoes 33
    feta 75
    Oscar Meyer Carving board chicken breast, 4 oz. 120
    Total calories 1290


    Let me know what you think!!!
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    Snack day going swimmingly! I have enough snacks to be under my calorie goal and still have one snack every hour. I'm behind, though, as it's 11 a.m. and I just had my first one. Still feel great!

    Full report tomorrow.
  • sammiliegh
    sammiliegh Posts: 86 Member
    Fiber One brownies!! 90 calories..And are SUPER delicious!
  • jillbeanschoop
    jillbeanschoop Posts: 61 Member
    I like to wrap a piece of ham or other deli meat in several leaves of lettuce. Sometimes I add a wedge of laughing cow.
  • eatgood58
    eatgood58 Posts: 2 Member
    I like the laughing cow cheeses & spreads. There's only 35 calories a wedge. They come in a variety of flavors.
    Spread them on english muffin, thin bagel, celery sticks and can spread them on sandwich as a condiment.
  • kulaid813
    kulaid813 Posts: 21
    Wow! I'm impressed with how creative everyone can be when it comes to healthy snacking. I'll definitely be stealing some of your ideas!

    I like Keebler's 100 calorie Right bites Dark Chocolate Fudge Stripes.
    I love pickles. 20 Calories for a large, but gotta watch the sodium.
    Any raw veggies.
  • DarbyBrion
    DarbyBrion Posts: 5 Member
    So glad you asked this question! I'm getting great ideas!!!
  • njobst
    njobst Posts: 14 Member
    Ok, I snuck in two bigger meals there - Grilled chicken for dinner and a fatty, oh-so-delicious-i-can-still-eat-it-and-lose-weight Snickerdoodle Blondie. NOM NOM. The day was easy, I ate a ton of great things and plan to do it again soon!

    Guilty Pleasure - Snickerdoodle Blondie 209
    2 Clementines 70
    String Cheese 50
    Carrots 35
    Yogurt 130
    Laughing cow wedge 35
    Pudding 80
    Hummus 70
    Low fat cracker 70
    Strawberries 50
    Pretzels 110
    Chicken 336
    Banana 112



    Total calories 1357
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