Let's share - snacks that are somewhat lo-cal, tasty, and filling

I think the 3 snacks I have really help with this whole dieting thing. I have one about 10am, one about 3pm, and one at 8pm, and believe me I look forward to them!

I have stopped with the snacks that don't seem to make me feel full or are bland. For example I was eating a sugar free jello snack, but it's just not worth it as it's not very filling. I was eating boring fruit, but you and I know that woman cannot exist on fruit alone!

Some of my faves:

Greek Dip - I use a small food processor to chop/mince up 2 cloves of garlic and 1/2 a cucumber (take off peel before throwing into the chopper!). I add this veggie mixture to one small 8oz container of Plain Yogurt. Then add a dash of lemon juice and a pinch of dried dill. I have used it as a Dip with lo-cal whole grain pita pockets (the small ones are a good choice). You can toast the pita pockets to make them crunchy like chips! Even this dip used as a condiment on sandwiches is good, such with chicken, lettuce and tomato.

Ok, the BEST tasting cereal that's lo-cal. I'd have to say it's Nature's Path "Organic Optimum Power Breakfast" cereal in the blue box. It has flax, soy and blueberry in it, and I tastes like Junk Food Cereal. Very filling and if you just crunch on it (no milk) it's only 190 for a whole cup. I love this stuff! Also excellent to put over yogurt.

Another dip - take a can of white navy beans, lemon zest, garlic (puree in a chopper), oregeno, and mix up and chill. Excellent with whole wheat crackers or carrot sticks. (Recipe was in July's Sunset Magazine)

Love to hear what you like to snack on that's filling and good for you!

I am addicted to blueberry muffin flavored Frosted Mini Wheats.

vanilla special k bars, taste like rice krispie treats. only 90 cals.

hostess 100 cal cupcakes.

fudgesicle sugar free fudgepops only 40 cals for a chocolate treat

The Nature's Path Optimum Slim is really good, too.  One of my favorite snacks is cottage cheese with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, fresh herbs, and a ton of black pepper.  It's really filling, has a ton of protein, and feels like a lot of food for the calories.

I make "dip" out of ff yogurt and you name it: lf sesame Asian dressing, chives and onion powder, salsa and black beans, curry, etc.  Then I eat about 2 TBLS of it with raw carrots, cukes, snow peas, broccoli, zucchini, etc. 

I also take ff cream cheese, red onions, tomato slices, and spinach and put it on a half a pita with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar on top.  It is very good and not too high in cals. 

Other than that, my latest kick has been to make my own, homemade "Lara" type bars.  I save them for eating around exercise time.  :D  They're higher in fat (but the good kind) and natural sugars, but still good for you.  They involve minced dates, dried (no sugar added) cranberries or cherries, chopped (almost ground) almonds or walnuts, some whole oats, and sometimes a tiny bit of coconut or a few miniature chocolate chips.

I got some 100 calorie packs of popcorn - there's a good amount in there for the 100 calories...it says 5.5 cups popped, and between the time it takes eating it and the time it takes for me to get hungry again it's a good deal.

Also Goldfish, 55 pieces = 140 calories.  Another snack that takes a bit to eat and fills for a good period of time.  This is just the regular goldfish, but most of them have around the same stats.  (I had a kind that was extra cheddar with 51 pieces for 150 calories, so they should all be pretty close.)

Crispy Minis are great. 8 chips = 60 cals, so basically for 16 chips (more than enough for a snack) you 'spend' 120 cals.

My fav snack lately is one serving of Kashi Tastly little crackers, which are absolutely delicous and 130 calories, with a laughing cow herbs and cheese wedge, which is only 30 calories.  Its a bit high for a snack, but really fills you up.  Also I love carrot sticks with hummus!!!

skinny cow chocolate milk. one cup gives you 150 calories, ZERO fat, and 11g protien. how can you go wrong?  It fills me up quick!

Responses in duplicate thread:

Original Post by mortalmonkey:

strawberries, carrots, apples.

Original Post by sydthekid:

Lately I've really been liking the Trader Joes Whole Wheat Pretzel sticks, dipped in a bit of honey mustard - 110cals for 10 of them, plus 20-30 for the mustard. YUM.

I also really like yogurt with cereal & fruit - yogurt with no artificial ingredients (ie, not Yoplait light or Dannon) - I usually get Nancy's nonfat vanilla or lowfat plain. I have found that 'real' yogurt, because of the protein content, and probably the live cultures, keeps me satisfied a LOT longer than the yoplait lights, which i used to eat all the time. I like GoLean Crunch on top, with blueberries/strawberries/bananas/raspberries/ blackberries/anything that happens to be in the fridge/freezer.

Original Post by britomartis:

I count calories all day, and then in the evening after dinner, I snack on a half-serving of Haagen-Dazs ® ice cream and sorbet. This snack is not a healthy snack, but during the rest of the day, I eat raw vegetables and fruits, and other low-fat, healthy foods.

Haagen-Dazs® is my dream food and also my nemesis. I tend to obsess about it, and used to eat a pint of it at a time. Now that I limit my intake of calories, carbs, and fat grams, and also allow myself this one indulgence, dieting has become easier.

Original Post by butterflywings10:

These are good options I'm gonna try some. I LOVE CHOCOLATE so...

I like to put dark choc pieces in my oatmeal.

I love dark choc pieces in my yogurt. (sometimes mixed with peacans)

sometimes just a dark choc mixed with peacans as a snack

and I love to just get a handful after dinner.

Its a lot better than eating a candybar and it has antioxadants.

One more favorite is eating Reese's Cereal as a snack when I'm having a chocolate attack especially round that time of month!

 

 

Omg Skinny cow chocolate milk sounds incredible. I love chocolate milk. Another good choice for chocolate milk though is chocolate almond milk: 8 oz. is 120 cals. and it's sooo good.

I also love doing a cup of cereal with a half cup of unsweetened almond milk (100-110 cal. of most cereal I buy, 20 cal. for half cup of almond milk). Scrambled eggwhites with spring or sweet onions is always good too. Also, they make a pack of sugar free popsicles, it has creamsicles (20 cal.), fudgesicles (35 cal.), and regular popsicles (10 cal.).

Seaweed salad is killer -- 1 cup for 70 cal. I think? It's filling.
Vegan burgers from Boca -- 100 cal. a burger!
Lo-cal toast with pumpkin butter -- 2 slices for 80 cal., 2 tbsp. for 35 cal.
Light 'n fit yogurt with peaches or strawberries -- 60 cal. and maybe 35 cal.?

Bananas are also soooo good -- I know you said fruit was boring but bananas can often offset cravings for comfort foods (they did studies, yay!).

A handful of roasted soynuts is filling and about 100 calories.

These all look like great ideas! My favourite snacks (homemade, because students can't afford diet food:p) are:

carrots and home-made dip (80 cals, or 100 with 2 giant carrots)

miso soup (90 cals a bowl)

carrot-apple-date muffins (110 cals, plus maybe 20 more with smooth cottage cheese on)

home-made hummus (50 cals a serving, plus 20 for some veggies to dip in it)

baked tofu cheesecake (80 cals per small slice. Less if you use Splenda, but I don't trust the stuff)