[Justwant2Bhealthy]

HI EVERYONE ~ I am trying to make up a list of 100-calorie snacks that I can have each day. I like lots of variety (as I get bored easy), so I am trying to make the list as big as possible. I know that many of you here have been doing the calorie counting for a long time and likely have lots of ideas that I may have not thought of yet ... so, thanks.

The snacks must be 100 calories, OR LESS <. Here's the ones I have so far (and please correct me if my sources are incorrect about the numbers) --

-- 12 whole almonds (or cashews, but must be unsalted only)
-- one medium apple <
-- 1 cup UNSWEETENED applesauce <
-- 1 cup apricots (fresh & unsweetened)
-- 1 medium banana
-- 1/4 cup Banana Chips (dried) <
-- 1 cup Blueberries
-- 5 Brazil nuts
-- 1 slice whole grain bread (check package)
-- 1 slice raisin bread (check package)
-- 1/2 small Canteloupe
-- 4 medium carrots
-- 3/4 cup RTE Cereals (check labels)
-- 1 oz cube cheddar cheese
-- 1/2 cup cottage cheese <
-- 1 slice processed cheese slices (singles 60 C's each; Kraft)
-- 1 cup Sweet Cherries
-- 7 x whole wheat soda crackers
-- 2 cups Cranberries
-- Cup-A-Soups and broths (all < less than 100 C's)
-- 1.5 cups red or black currants <
-- 1 x Curves Fiber Bar
-- 5 dates
-- 6 medium dill pickles
-- 1 large egg (70) or Xtra large egg (90) <
-- 2 dried figs (small)
-- 1 cup fruit cocktail (in water)
-- 6 sweet gerkins (pickles)
-- 1.5 cups Gooseberries <
-- 1 whole, small Grapefruit
-- 1 cup Grapes
-- 1/2 cup Vanilla Ice Cream (check label)
-- 1 x Polar Ice Cream Bar
-- 3/4 cup jello (regular)
-- 1 cup skim milk
-- 3 small Nectarines
-- 3 oz or 24 green olives (6 for 25 cals)
-- 10-12 Hazelnuts or Filbert nuts
-- 2 cups Honey dew melon (or one whole small)
-- 1 average Florida Orange <
-- 2 x small Tangerine Oranges <
-- 2 average-sized peaches (fresh) <
-- 15 peanuts
-- 1 medium pear
-- 8 Pecan halves
-- 2 x Turkey Pepperettes (Schneiders)
-- 1 cup fresh pineapple (no sugar)
-- Pistachios (1/8 cup or about 10)
-- 3 x plums (average size)
-- 2 cups popped popcorn (no fat)
-- 1 x Polar Popsicle
-- 6-7 dry 3-ring pretzels (eat non-salted)
-- 3 dried prunes <
-- 1/2 cup s/f pudding cups (60) <
-- 1 cup pumpkin (canned) <
-- 1/4 cup dried raisins
-- 1 cup raspberries <
-- 2.5 cups Rhubarb (unsweetened)
-- 2 rice cakes (plain caramel/loblaws brand)
-- 1/2 cup frozen Sherbert (check label)
-- generous 1/8 cup Soya Nuts (only 3 grams fat)
-- 2 cups fresh Strawberries
-- lots of veggies (1-5 cups depending on kinds)
-- 8 walnut halves
-- 2 cups Watermelon
-- 2 x Source yogurts (l-f & l-s; 1/3 cup each) <
-- many other sf & ff yogurts (up to 1 cup) <

NOTE: many veggies have such low calories that you could have piles for 100 calories ie you could have 3 x 7-inch cukes for 100 calories: just sprinkle with vinegar; and so salad makes a great snack with vinegar dressing.

[mamaspank]

Thank you for such a great list!

[Misora]

Plus a lot of that can be combined. So I might have 1/2 cup cereal and 1/2 cup skim for a small bowl. Or 1 peice of 45 calorie bread with a 30 cal slice of fat free cheese melted on it.

From the not quite so natural packaged line.

Cambells has a couple of soups that are 50 calories per serving with 2 in a can so a whole can is 100.
Del Monte has fruit cups that come in at 70.
Plus Jack Links jerky sells a couple of snack packs that are 45-50 calories for just a few oz of jerky. (you can have 2 or add something else)
Lots of places have 100 calorie snack packs of cakes, candy, chips, popcorn etc.

I try to keep a mix of these in my desk at work for the days I get a sudden sweet or salty or savory craving or for the days my lunch just doesn't cut it so I can throw something together without facing the vending machine.

[canadianwoman]

Originally Posted by Misora

Plus a lot of that can be combined.

I agree. With the apple I might add a few almonds or a peice of Laughing Cow light cheese. I would swap the large egg for an extra large egg (90 calories instead of 70ish) and add a couple of sticks of celery with it or a few baby carrots.

Thanks for the list. I am printing it out.

[kaplods]

Be careful with 2.5 cups of rhubarb - that can have unfortunate consequences. I love rhubarb, but it can cause some digestive "issues" if you eat too much raw (make sure a restroom is handy).

[Shannon in ATL]

I've had trouble with fresh rhubarb, too - put it in a smoothie once with some unfortunate side effects...

[Redflame]

Does the run to the bathroom count as aerobic workout?

[Shannon in ATL]

Originally Posted by Redflame

Does the run to the bathroom count as aerobic workout?

it should sometimes, at least in my case! I have to get up, get around my desk, not trip over the often open desk drawer, make a curve, get across the hall... I know it raises my heart rate!

[Razorcandy]

Empire Kosher Turkey Hotdogs are bulky and 100 calories.

Also did you think about the Jello sugar free pudding, its only 60 calories but a good snack?

[Misora]

Empire Kosher Turkey Hotdogs are bulky and 100 calories.

Ohh that's right. I've got 50 calorie fat free turkey hot dogs too. Plus a 45 cal slice of bread, a shot of mustard and either a tbs or so of diced onion or dill relish. Mmmm

[alinnell]

Oscar Meyer deli fresh thick carved chicken (2 slices = 50 calories) and 1 wedge Laughing Cow light cheese (35 calories). Place the cheese between the meat and mush together for a breadless sandwich full of protein.

[kalikat003]

Wow thank you for this list. It is amazing. I am going to jot this down in my journal! Cheers!

[Justwant2Bhealthy]

THANKS LADIES: glad you like the list. Just as I thought, you all have some great ideas ...

Luv'd the reminder about the rhubarb -- I usually would cook it in 1/4 cup pure apple juice (or just use water), plus sweetener, and add some cinnamon, but yes, I put them in 1/2 cup containers in the freezer. You can sub sugarfree strawberry jello mix for the sweetener as well. I have also made a mix by adding fresh strawberries or blueberries (I like to experiment). I also really love rhubarb cooked with MacIntosh or Granny Smith apples, OR Cherries -- yummy.

PS ~ I found out how many green olives you can have for 100 calories -- 24! I looked at the jar in my fridge.

Yes, I thought about the deli meats afterwards: we could roll them in a lettuce leaf for a breadless sandwich too. And, I thought about the chicken weiners we like (Maple Lodge) but they are 80 calories each; that's the lowest we can buy here, but you are able to buy some that are much lower. Good idea about the hot dog snack with mustard!

Yes, I have seen some whole grain breads here that are 45 calories a slice too; good idea to make a mini-sandwich ...

And, you could probably have 3/4 cup of sugar-free jello, or have 1/2 cup with some fruit in it too.

As most of us know, we have to watch the labels, as some kinds of things might be higher than others (ie ice cream; and there is also sugarfree ice cream too, which would be lower in calories too).

Thanks for your tips ~I will add them to my list too!

[vouge09]

thanks for that great list!

[freshmanweightorbust]

This kind of info is great for the diet trick I read about in Women's Day magazine last week: you prepare all kinds of 100-calorie "mini-meals" and eat one every hour on the hour. The idea is that if you sleep eight hours in twenty-four, then you'll be up sixteen hours, and if you eat 100 calories per hour for sixteen hours, you'll consume 1,600 calories per day, and keep your metabolism constantly in what is alleged to be it's highest gear. The spectacularly beautiful girl on the cover said she lost a dress size in a matter of days using this trick. The mother-daughter team featured inside lost several pounds every week doing it.

The one caveat they do mention is to be very strict that each mini meal is no more than 100 calories. If you slip and eat (for example) 200 calorie portions instead, it's very easy to eat 3,200 calories and not realize it. I tried it yesterday and the day before and saw a dramatic difference, and I felt like I was eating constantly all day long... I had to make myself eat a couple times because the fruit I had packed in my lunch at work would have been brown and ugly by the time I got home, and I knew I would be tempted to throw it out. Seriously, I lost two pounds in three days between this trick and walking thirty to forty minutes each day.