snack ideas please

 

 I was wondering if anyone could give me some new snack ideas that are healthy. preferably something quick and easy as i work in an office and don't have much time and don't really want to sit at my desk dipping carrot lol. I usually snack on pretzles and granola bites but they're getting a little old. also, this isn't totally relative to the snack thing but what's the low down on sodium I've noticed that I seem to be getting alot of it..how much is too much when it comes to losing the weight?

 I work in an office and I know what you mean that the granola things get old. I am trying to bring a banana or an apple or those fruit cups. I know they've all got sugar but it's better than cookies! :) Also, I bought those 100 calorie packs and Special K bars. The chocolate/peanut butter ones are really good and only have 90-110 calories, depending on flavor.

 Hope that helps!

Get a little insulated "lunch box / bag"   THen your options are much larger.  Blueberries, fruit, yogurt, blah blah blah.   Berries of any kind are great -  fruits are great . . . getting your carbs from fruits / veggies as opposed to starches is preferable in many cases anyway . . . plus you'll be getting some good fibre.

 

Original Post by jonpetryk:

Get a little insulated "lunch box / bag" THen your options are much larger. Blueberries, fruit, yogurt, blah blah blah. Berries of any kind are great - fruits are great . . . getting your carbs from fruits / veggies as opposed to starches is preferable in many cases anyway . . . plus you'll be getting some good fibre.

 

 I like to combine those three suggestions to make one of my favorite snacks ...

1/2 cup fat-free vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup blueberries

1/4 cup fiber one cereal

 

It doesn't look like much but it's tasty, healthy, fills me up and sticks with me for a couple of hours. 

My favorite go to snack mid afternoon is 1 string cheese and 15 Triscut thin crisps for 210 calories.  I get a little protein, fiber, whole grains and a full belly until dinner.

Or I do an ounce (24) of almonds for 164 calories.  If I eat them one at a time they take a while to eat.

i hard boil eggs and usually eat 3 whites and one yolk.  Get some protein and fat.

My afternoon snack (just finsihed eating it) !

9 baby carrots 30 calories 0 fat

light mozz. cheese stick  50 calories 2.5 fat

Makes me feel full and satisfied.

If they have a refrigerator at the office those frozen fruit bars from Eddys are great! The Lime is 80 calories and the Strawberry is 90. I love them. Of course I wouldn't have a problem eating one on break but at the desk might pose a bit of a problem lol .. and it might not make you feel full but it does satisfy a sweet tooth.

Veggies and/or egg whites dipped in hummus
Apple with a little PB mixed with sugar free maple syrup to make a delicious dip
Small serving of trail mix (doesn't take much to tide you over because of the healthy fat)
Nature Valley Granola bar
Luna bar


These are some snack staples for me.

Some of my favorite snacks:

apple

Dannon Light-n-Fit yogurt: 60 cals

1 oz. almonds: 160 cals

1 cup nonfat cottage cheese: 123 cals

tangerines

carrot sticks

I haven't tried this yet but saw it in a magazine the other day and it sounded really good:

Slices of bananas sandwiched in between Oreo thins (from a 100 calorie pack).

I also like any kind of nonfat yogurt with a handful of grapenuts or granola or caramel rice cakes.

Clementines and apples, yum.

I save about 200 calories for a snack(up to, i don't always eat the full 200), and I like to save that time for my sweet tooth, since that is when I tend to crave sweets. I usually do a piece of fruit, a 100 calorie pack, 100 calorie Jell-O chocolate pudding snacks, or a cup of yoplait yogurt with a little bit of Naked pure granola in apple cinnamon(roughly 130 cal together depending on how much granola you use). All of those are really satisfying for me and help me be ready to eat a healthy dinner. I also like the special K bars, and if I'm doing my workout just after work and before dinner, I eat one of those just before I hit the gym. It's the perfect energizer snack to get you through your workout!

I eat:

yoplait fat-free yogurt

laughing cow cheese and multigrain crackers (you have to be really particular about the crackers when you select them - read the label)

if I want something sweet-

2 sugar-free oreos (yes they make them!) 100 calories.

 Odwalla bar - MMMMMMMMM soooo good (220 calories or so)

south beach bars - (if I need to eat less calories then an odwalla bar like if I'm planning a bigger dinner) - 140 calories

EAS protein shake mixed with 12 oz nonfat milk - 240 calories (Would be less if you went with the recommended 8 oz's, but 8 oz's doesn't fill me up and then I want to snack again and then what's the purpose?  So I do 12)

fruit but you already do that.

quaker cake things

 

 

Sugar Free Fat Free Jello is only 10 calories per serving, and since a box is like 50 cents if you make it yourself, it is super cheap, and easy to transport!  Great snack!

My new favorite snack is fat free vanilla yoghurt with cereal. 

I don´t know why but even a little bowl of it really keeps me full. But I think
it not suitable for breakfast ...

There are tons of great snacks. There is fage yogurt, string cheese, dried fruits, nuts, trail mix, frozen berries, and whole grain bars. This is my favorite list of low calorie snack ideas. I think my favorite snack is clif z bars, froezn blueberries with fage yogurt, or luna tea cakes.