Nutella is good if you can manage to stop at 2 TBSP, LOL. I cannot so no nutella in this house for me!

Hummus is super cheap to make yourself and you could easily make it in a slow cooker or a crockpot if you don't have time to hover over a pot of beans on the stove for a couple of hours. Underwater's link is awesome and you could always add spinach, artichokes and some parmesan to the hummus or just roasted red pepper (my fave!)

Cottage cheese is an awesome suggestion- I tend to use it as a dip for veggies with some garlic salt and/or dry ranch seasoning. Pre-acid reflux DX, I'd sprinkle a ton of hot sauce and some cracked black and red pepper on it. Mmm! I also use this as a salad "dressing."

I saw you mention that you cannot stand greek yogurt but can you have regular yogurt? You could mix up to 1/4 cup of yogurt with 2 TBSP of any nut butter to stretch it out. Awesome with some apples, strawberries and whatever you like.

You've gotten great ideas already that I cannot add anymore. Enjoy snacking! :)

Pickles! Just pull one out of the jar, and you've got a great (and best of all REALLY low calorie) snack--if you're alright with all the sodium, that is :)

Salt makes me swell like a balloon, but I loooove me some bread and butter pickles. Amandie, I have tried regular yogurt, but it keeps me "satisfied" for 10 minutes and then I'm back up scrounging around in the fridge. :\

Protein is going to keep you satiated longer, think low fat cheeses (mozzarella sticks or baby bel) hard boiled eggs combined with something crunchy/fiborous.

Frankly, any nut butter (including nutella) is so high in fat compared to the protein content its not worth it. At least if you eat raw (not dry roasted/salted) nuts you get some other nutritional benefit without the added sugar and high fat you get in most nut butters but you really, really need to watch portions.

Honestly, you'd do better making yourself a couple of sandwiches in the morning on whole grain bread, cutting them into two or four pieces, wrapping them and noshing on a portion of those throughout the day along with veggies or fruit. You could control your portions better and you'd be more conscious of what you're actually eating ... cheaper, too.

Originally Posted by wheezypi:
oooh yeah, cottage cheese, I love that stuff. what about nutella? I thought that was supposed to be extra special good for you, but I could be wrong.

Nutella isn't a great choice. Its first ingredient is sugar, oil is second. I know the advertising has been misleading; in fact, the maker of Nutella recently lost a 3 million dollar lawsuit over false nutritional claims. Natural nut butters, containing only nuts, are a better choice, but be careful with them as it's easy to go overboard when 1 Tbsp contains 100 calories.

Otherwise, I'm on board with most of the suggestions here. Snacks based around veggies or fruit with a bit of added protein are great. I love to cut up a whole yellow bell pepper, and eat it with 2 Tbsp hummus. An apple with 1 Tbsp of peanut butter is also incredible.

Originally Posted by shelflife:
Nutella isn't a great choice. Its first ingredient is sugar, oil is second. I know the advertising has been misleading; in fact, the maker of Nutella recently lost a 3 million dollar lawsuit over false nutritional claims. Natural nut butters, containing only nuts, are a better choice, but be careful with them as it's easy to go overboard when 1 Tbsp contains 100 calories. .

I always giggle at "...a hint of cocoa." HA, yea right!

You could always make your own cocoa nut butter with your choice of nuts or fave nut butter, honey/sweetener you prefer to use and cocoa powder.

My favorite healthy (and relatively low-calorie) snacks are hard-boiled eggs, baby bell cheese, frozen blueberries, pickles, cinnamon-apple greek yogurt, bananas, and pita chips w/ hummus.

For a sweet treat, I love dark chocolate hershey kisses, but it's easy to eat too many! I also love weight watchers ice cream bars, especially the ones that taste like snickers ice cream bars. Great dessert/snack for like, 150 calories.

Snacks? Where?! *sneaks up on people like an addict*

Hmm... Popcorn and raisins are my favorite snacks. I'm a dull person. :D