Posts by mizdottie

Multi-grain cheerios.  Great for mindless munching because it fills you up before you can do too much damage to your calorie budget for the day. 

If you're looking for pretty much FREE calories and unlimited snacking ability why not look at different spices and flavorings and expand your veggie selection?  I love sliced english cucumbers in apple cider vinegar with salt when I'm looking for something crunchy and salty.   Jicima sliced into shoestrings with lime juice is also good for this.  Try splenda and cinnamon sprinkled onto apple slices if you've got a craving for sweet.  Popcorn is a great vehicle for flavorings.  Chili, taco, parmesan, etc. add nearly no calories to lo-cal popcorn. 

Scour the spice aisle and the salad dressing aisle.  They have spritzers now with raspberry vinagrette, etc. that don't have a lot of calories but add lots of flavor.  Spice packets like chili, taco, etc. add loads of flavor for little if any calories and gives you familiar flavors without the calories.  Lemon juice and lime juice are both good flavor boosters.

Laughing Cow light cheese spread is my latest fav for satisfying the need for something creamy.  I add different spices depending on my mood:  dill, lemon pepper, Tony Satcheries Cajun Seasoning, cinnamon & splenda, pumpkin pie spice and splenda ... whatever taste you like.  One wedge is like 40 calories I and goes a long, long way spread on veggies.  Spread on celery or yellow squash slices.  I pick bland-ish tasting vegetables because they're merely the vehicle for the spread or flavor of the spices I'm craving.

I take roast beef slices and spread the Laughing Cow (1 wedge covers 2 slices)  on them and roll them up with a pickle spear in the middle.  Great savory, creamy, nummy treat for like 150 calories.  I usually eat this for one of my smaller meals as it's filling with lots of protien and very, very satisfying.