Low cal snack?

I need ideas for what I can have for a low calorie snack that will be able to fill me up enough to get through the gap of lunch and dinner. Any suggestions?

An apple, a banana, a cup of cereal, sugar snap peas, baby carrots, a salad, yogurt...I personally love apples because they fill me up really well.

I usually have a banana with yogurt about 200 calories or a banana with 100 Calorie Snack packs again about 200 calories

smartpop 100 calorie microwave popcorn & string cheese

individual cottage cheese mixed with a diced peaches (packed in water) - may sound gross but I love it!

1 apple with 1 tablespoon all natural peanut butter

small whole wheat tortilla wrapped around a 2% sharp cheddar stick (Cracker Barrel brand) with mustard and heated in the microwave

While all of these snacks are between 160 and 200 calories I have found that I will eat less at dinner if I am not famished.  (In looking at my suggestions you can tell I love dairy!)

Good luck.  Can't wait to see other suggestions.

i second lauren with the cottage cheese suggestion! it's packed with protein, so it will keep you full for a long time.

also, you could try a turkey sandwich made with 45-calorie wheat bread (the sandwich would end up being around 150 cals..)

pears are also really good!

air popped popcorn is VERY low cal and will fill you up. sometimes i make some, spray it with some no-cal butter spray, and sprinkle on some dill and a little bit of garlic powder... so savory and DELICIOUS!

english muffins with cream cheese. i have a bruegger's by me, so i have light strawberry cream cheese (eliminates the need for jam). the cream cheese gets melty if you put it on it right after toasting the english muffin.

baby carrots and hummus (hummus has protein, baby carrots are carbs. plus a good way to get in a serving of veggies)

oatmeallll. it's good if you put like a 1/4 cup of vanilla soymilk and some cinnamon, along with sweetener.

peanut butter in a pita pocket

stick some baby carrots in a bowl with water and microwave them for a couple of minutes. Eat them with 1 cup of dannon light n fit yogurt and youre set to go!

4 cups baby spinach(20 cal) with 1 tablespoon reduced calorie dressing ( I like Kraft light House Italian for 23 cal)

I like:

gala apple (usually around 80 cals for a medium one)

banana (usually around 100 cals for a medium one)

fat-free Horizon yogurt (140 cals)

Kashi TLC bars-Peanut Peanutbutter or Honey Almond Flaxseed (140 cals)

1 piece of low-cal Sara Lee multi-grain bread (45 cals) and 1 Tbs. Skippy reduced fat super chunk peanutbutter (90 cals) (135 cals total)

Sliced raw mushrooms dipped in low calorie [Thousand Island, Light Ceasar] dressing

You'll definetely want something low-cal, yet high fiber/protein.

Egg whites, whole eggs (there's nothing wrong with them), low-fat stringcheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, cucumber, celery, applesauce, oatmeal, bananas and many other options.

A good filler-upper would be nuts, but they aren't really that low calorie.

i've recently become obsessed with pickles... i don't know why. their high in sodium though...

• Egg whites
• Pickled onions
• Beetroots
• Egg whites & Salsa.
• Crackers & Cream Cheese
• Cup of melon
• Strawberries
• Low fat yogurt
• Carrot sticks with salsa
• Cheese stick / Cheese wedge

      :)

a pita pocket (80 cals) with 1-2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese(30-60 cals)

broil for 2 mins and its great!

 

1/2 cup low fat  cottage cheese with equal and cinnamon (100 cals)

string cheese (80 cals)

popcorn! 2cups=60

propel water(20 cals)

1/2 cup dry breakfast cereal (find one that has 100 cals per cup and you will eat 50 cals!)

 

1 ounce of almonds is something like 22-24 kernals, and 160 calories.  I like them because they're easy to eat slowly (just nibble on them one at a time). 

I have high-fiber wasa crackers that are enormous and 50 cals each, so 2 of those with a tablespoon of peanut butter fill me up pretty good

apples

Earlier I had a banana and a sugar-free chocolate pudding cup - I sliced up the banana and dipped the slices in the pudding :)  that's about 160 calories too

I don't do well with an afternoon snack of less than 150 calories, it doesn't quite fill me up enough to last until dinner, which means I'm pretty crabby by the time dinner rolls around.

I used to eat string cheese, too - but it also wasn't very filling in my tummy.  I like to feel like I actually ate something :)

Raw veggies are an obvious choice, and most fruits are too in moderation.  I have a hard time maintaining my blood sugar, though, so I tend to aim for snacks with more protein/fat/fiber in them, and the "full" feeling lasts longer.