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01-04-2009, 11:43 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Wisconsin
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Snacks you always love to have on hand
I was wondering if anybody could share with me any ideas for low calorie options to keep in the house..................On my first day (today) I found that is hard to keep on track when your house if full of chips and peanuts. Also granola cereal is a killer. Thanks for the help.
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01-04-2009, 11:46 PM
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Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
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Popcorn - not pre-bagged, I pop it myself in my whirly-pop on the stove. So much volume for so few calories!
Greek or regular yogurt (I like nonfat), and some frozen fruit. Quick, healthy fruit-flavored yogurt, lots of protein, really delicious.
Crackers (Wafer thins, or Rykrisps, or any other reasonably low-calorie, whole grain cracker) with Laughing Cow wedges or string cheese/cheddar sticks.
Fruit is always good, ultimately portable, and delicious in season!
I'm also fond of making little lettuce roll-ups...take a piece of lettuce, top with deli meat, a little mustard, chopped pickle...roll and eat.
Veggies and dips are easy to keep on hand, and are usually really high volume for the calories.
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01-04-2009, 11:49 PM
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Registered Nut
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: USA
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carrot sticks, sour cream and cucumbers, apples, 100 calorie packs!
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01-05-2009, 12:04 AM
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could be so pretty
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Lowfat Nancy's Cottage Cheese (one of the very few cottage cheeses i like), sour cream, pistachios, any woody fruit that's in season, or low GI berries, cucumbers, celery sticks and almond butter.
I'm working on getting a good sized package of laughing cow cheese and priceclub prices, instead of the smaller packages for waaay too much money.
mandalinn - I have to try your lettuce roll-ups, those sound fantastic. i remember the south beach recipe book had some really great low-cal roll ups as well. Thank you for reminding me!
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01-05-2009, 12:07 AM
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Moderating Mama
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Woodland, CA
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I buy my Laughing Cows at Costco...4 packages for $7 or so.
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01-05-2009, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bat Country
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Red pepper strips, carrot sticks & grape tomatoes with laughing cow cheese
Deli turkey wrapped around 1/8th of an avocado
walnuts & grapes or other fruit
greek yogurt or cottage cheese with blueberries, walnuts and a drizzle of honey
string cheese and a few olives
apple and peanut butter
hardboiled eggs
You'll notice that these have protein and fat---I find that both are important for satiety. Carbs alone tend to make me hungrier and I eat more. I'd rather spend a few calories on a healthy fat and feel satisfied.
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01-05-2009, 12:15 AM
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Let's do this!
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Grape tomatos
pickles and olives
veggie slices (carrots, cucumber, peppers, etc...)
tomato with cottage cheese
string cheese
laughing cow
veggies with tuna or hummus
fruit, fruit, fruit!
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01-05-2009, 02:08 AM
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The name is Maria :)
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Gig Harbor, WA
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if your looking for more snacky type foods like splurge foods I have 60 cal sugar free pudding cups, 10 cal sugar free jello's, special k bars only 90 cals!, dried cherries and cranberries- they remind me of fruit roll ups!, Breyers all fruit popsicles, I love the coconut ones and they are only 45 cals! 100 cal smart pop pop corn, all brothers natural freeze dried fruit chips soo yummy! and tart! I get those eating right pre packaged snacks they are made for kids I tihnk but they have like grapes/ string cheese combo, apple/ peanut butter combo, celery/ ranch combo, carrots/ ranch combos. and they are anywhere from 45-70 calories..
laughing cow cheese on half a whole wheat English muffin or on a 40 cal piece of toast
frozen fruit like grapes and raspberries, straw berries ,etc
clementines, banana's , pre sliced apples like chiquita apple bites
dannon light and fit yogurts only 80 cals,
south beach diet cottage cheese cups only 80 cals as well.
I love things that are pre portioned that comes in their own little bags or containers so I don't have to think about it! Hope this helps!
Last edited by mariamherrera; 01-05-2009 at 02:11 AM.
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01-05-2009, 10:36 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Maine
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I love having carrots and celery around! They are always my go to snack!
String cheese is always good, Weight watchers Giant cookies and cream bars are good once in a while, Kashi cookies are good too.
HTH
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01-05-2009, 10:59 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: North Texas
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Apples
mozzarella string cheese
100 calories English muffins (this morning I had one with fat free cream cheese mixed with cinnamon and sweet and low...)
Sugar free puddings and Jello packs
South Beach high protein cereal bars
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01-05-2009, 11:53 AM
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
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Height: 5 foot nuthin'
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Lots of the same things that's already been mentioned. One I didn't see -
String beans. I buy lots at a time, clean & trim them and bag them up into little baggies. Fits perfectly into my purse. Great for home too.
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01-05-2009, 01:02 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California
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I don't keep much around that is traditionally snacky. Too tempting. My snacks tend to be things like:
yogurt/fruit/granola
veggies with hummus
salad w dark greens, walnuts, feta, cranberries, vinaigrette
I sometimes have a small handful of nuts. An apple does me good as an afternoon snack, but doesn't work in the morning.
I'm working on some new ones.
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01-05-2009, 01:59 PM
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Back in Action
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: A Nebraska Farm
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Height: 5'6"
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fruit and yogurt are my main snacks. I also *usually* keep a gallon zip lock baggie full of raw fresh veggies...(cauliflower, broccoli, baby carrots and celery)...all washed, trimmed and ready to go in the fridge. If it starts to get old, I throw it in a giant skillet with a little olive oil and garlic and stir-fry it.
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01-05-2009, 02:37 PM
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In the Home Stretch!
Join Date: Dec 2008
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My new fav after dinner dessert is 3oz strawberries, 3oz blackberries, 1tsp splenda, and 30g fat free Reddi Whip (I have a digital scale & it helps with things like whip cream). 109 calories and YUMMY!
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01-05-2009, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,313
Height: 5'7"
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I always have a glass of water before deciding if im hungry or was i just thristy. My standby for snacks are string cheese, yogurts, frozen fruit.I also love prunes as a snack but not to often.
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