I don't like to eat a lot of carbs, and I always need more protein, so for snacks I do:

• fruit
• turkey pepperoni (50 cal apiece, low fat)
• low-fat cheese strings
• nuts
• boiled eggs
• protein drinks
• cottage cheese
• greek yogurt

I'm glad someone else is as excited about it as I was! haha

Oooh! I like this thread. My old standby has been Kashi granola bars. I love pretty much all of them. Also, a new thing I have found are:
Welch's Fruit and Yogurt Snacks - I have had them in Strawberry & Blueberry and they are SO good - they taste like candy, and they are only 90 calories
Also, Welch's Berry Medly packs they are 90 calories also. I found them at Target.
Although not very portable, I love the Laughing Cow cheese wedges and Melba toast.
Keep the ideas coming. I need some more ideas too!!

I know, right!!! Thank's ladies! I'm really liking this thread too. :)

And Mary Ellen: I am STILL excited about the cereal container. :carrot:

I carry a banana and an orange at all times. And the little fat free flavored milks. They come in packages like juice boxes for little kids and don't have to be refrigerated because they've had the lactose removed.

Oranges are my go-to snack, but holy crap you can NOT peel an orange if anyone is within sniffing distance or you will have everyone asking for a piece.

And the little fat free flavored milks. They come in packages like juice boxes for little kids and don't have to be refrigerated because they've had the lactose removed.
I'm not familiar with these... what brand are they? I'm interested.

haha i can just imagine you beating people back to try and eat your orange!

LMAO

Ooh, you know what's a good snack? Kosher dills (the mini ones)... only 5 calories each. Not sure how portable they are since we keep them fridged.

These lactose-removed ones are some Turkish brand, I got them at the foreign grocery down the street because I was too lazy to drive to Food Lion and I won't be buying them again because they have coumarin (a potentially poisonous additive) in them. Didn't know that until I went and checked for you, and now my psychosomatic tendencies have me thinking I have kidney tumors. But do not fret!

The other ones I absolutely LOVE and usually drink, are Horizon Organic brand. They're 1% shelf stable milk boxes (no refrigeration required) and they come in plain, vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate flavor. I've included the link for anyone else who wants to try them. They have printable coupons. :D

http://www.horizonorganic.com/produc...gle-serve.html


And yes, I get vicious about my oranges. I have been known to hiss at people like a mad cat. More often than not, I break it into quarters and start inhaling it as fast as I can, then act like I don't know what anyone is talking about if they ask. :lol:

i ALWAYS have some kind of granola or packages snack like that thats either 1-2 points in my purse. curves ones are actually great, and i LOVE the weight watchers ones too- especially the brownie with icing. ive even eaten one on the sly in a club once when i knew stopping by mcds on the way home wouldve been tempting!

Fiber One bars (oats and chocolate) are yummy, 130ish? calories, and the generic tastes EXACTLY like the brand name

Also, FiberPlus bars with antioxidants, I think they're by Kellogg's, 120 calories, and they taste like a crunch bar!

I like these because the fiber is good for you, they're whole grain, they taste like candy bars if you use your imagination a little bit, and the fiber fills you up so half an hour later you won't be craving something else.

Also, Emerald came out with 100 calorie packs of almonds, cocoa roasted almonds, and walnuts mixed with almonds. I read in You on a Diet that about 80 or so calories of walnuts or almonds about 30 min before a meal will slow down your digestion so you'll feel fuller after your meal. It seems to work for me, and it also seems to tide me over pretty well if I just have a small portion of nuts for a snack. It's a whole lot easier than counting how many nuts you're scooping up!

An apple and two 100 calorie bars usually help me through the day. Sometimes I'll throw some Kashi cereal in a ziploc and carry it around with me. I don't use milk on it because I think the crunch tricks my mind into thinking it's a horrible bag of potato chips.

Def gonna repeat some here but these are staples for me... I just change them up when I get tired of them.

Fiber One Bars -- oats and choc is YUMMY, but they can make you gassy... and DO NOT, I repeat, do NOT eat more than 1 in a 24 hour period. LOL They taste like a candy bar to me so I eat one when I have a craving for sweets and sometimes I'll eat half then eat the other half later in the day.

Carrots w/ FF ranch
Cucumbers in vinegar
Apple
Orange

Fat Free yogurt (I usually have yogurt with a sliced up banana in the morning for breakfast. You can also add granola to it if you like a crunch)

Frozen Grapes (I freeze them over night and then put them in my lunch box at work. They thaw out some but are still partially frozen which makes me slow down to eat them)

Quaker Oat Mini Rice Cakes - 60 calories for 8 cakes (My fav are the cheddar - better than cheetos to me, and the caramel - again for the sweet tooth)

String cheese or baby bell cheese wheels. I'm not a big fan of cheese but the baby bell cheese wheels are good because they're only 1 point... and its a little bit stronger than I like so it completely cut out whatever craving I was having.

I love the really big dill pickles. Those are super low in calories. I think its only 5-10. I could eat the whole jar of those things!

I found this online yesterday when I was looking for some ideas:
Make this on-the-go snack mix for the week using a few simple ingredients you may already have on hand: Mix 4 cups of Cheerios cereal; 2 cups of pretzels, oyster crackers, or popcorn; and 1/2 cup of peanuts, raisins, miniature marshmallows, or candy-coated chocolate candies. Scoop up 1/2 cup (100 calories) for a snack or pack it in your briefcase. Store the remainder in an airtight container. This recipe makes 13 servings of 1/2 cup.

If you're a cereal person you could make this breakfast or a snack. Personally, I'm not big on cereal:

For a 90-calorie breakfast snack mix, combine 4 cups of Cheerios with 2 cups of French Toast Crunch cereal, 1 cup of cinnamon-raisin bagel chips (broken into bite-size pieces), and 1/2 cup raisins. One serving equals 1/2 cup, so you’ll have plenty of mix left to share and eat throughout the week. Store the remaining mix in an airtight container.

Keep the ideas coming! I get stuck in ruts because I know certain things are certain points and its easy because I know what it is rather than looking or concocting it myself.