So I am starting to love going to the store and searching for new items ( started a thread for snack ideas)- this is what I found today

Mini babybel semi-soft cheese wheels - 50 calories and very yummy

Kiwi - never tried it before until today - yum

Artichokes - I have always always loved these and I have found when I am caving a snack or eat during a movie I just boil one for 45 minutes and use no calorie butter spray for a yummy and very very nutrition packed snack (usually only 40-60 calories depending on size)

Hummus - Never tried it until today - again a great find and very yummy on turkey sandwiches (50 calories for 2 tbs)

Sobe Lean Mango Melon - A sweet drink that's only 10 calories a bottle and helps with sweet tooth cravings

Newmans Asian salad dressing spray - 10 calories a spray and goes amazing with chicken and 1/2 an orange and a tiny handful of sliced raw almonds with salad


Kashi oatmeal packets - 160 calorie breakfast that I pair up with strawberries and a glass of lite tropicana orange juice


I am always looking for new and exciting foods --

Anything new anyone else has found lately???

i love laughing cow light, its a staple
the weight control oatmeal from Quaker
Blue Bunny NSA fudge pops (only 35 calories each!)
FF yogurt from target is my favorite (the archer farms brand)
i have been snacking on red pepper a lot lately with hummus is great!

You should check out the hungry girl book and site...its great stuff with LOTS of good supermarket material. I just bought mini-waffles tonight too, so i'll let you know what i think. I got wheat free and blueberry.

oh and lara bars and luna bars (which now come in snack size)

In Cyprus we eat artichokes raw with lots of lemon and salt. They are very tasty!

I am lovin the apple fiber one bars. I like to have one on the way to work or at first break to get some extra fiber.

carrots with naturally fresh ranch lite...amazing!

apples and almond butter

YUM!

Laughing cow light
grilled red pepper
steamed bok choy
brown rice
Starbucks Iced Skinny Vanilla Latte (Thanks to Taylor)
artichoke heart
oatmeal smoothie (2/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 oatmeal, frozen strawberry, banana in a blender. YUMMY)
Luna bar

BBQ flavored soy crisps! WAY better than a rice cake and they definitely fix my craving for BBQ chips. YUMMY!

Morningstar sausage patties. I LOVE them way more than real meat. 80 cals a patty...little fat...and virtually no grease.

Asparagus. I roast it with some EVOO and lemon...some ground pepper and a little salt. sooo good.

there's so much food i love...haha

OH! The snickers marathon low cal bars. I showed them to my trainer, he was quite impressed. Won't work good for someone who is avoiding sugar alcohols...but overall I think they're pretty good. And they can satisfy a candybar craving. The amount of fiber in them is insane... and they're only like a dollar a bar. Taste is sorta weird at first, but now I love them.

I almost forgot PB2 ---52 cals for a serving of peanut butter. Amazing. I love it. my local grocery store carries it, actually...and I have quite a few people buying it now...

Anything from the farmer's market! I've only as of this summer started to frequent them and make them my primary source of produce. I actually get to enjoy orange bell peppers on a regular basis.

I've also recently (in the past few months) discovered sweet potato "fries" seasoned with garlic, salt, and pepper. It's ridiculously satisfying!

Oh yes, Jen, Sweet Potato "Fries" are sooo good. I "cover" them with EVOO and season with salt and pepper and bake them. YUUMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYY

butternut squash works great for fries too!! Same idea, just switch the veggie.

I *love* sweet potato fries. Mmmmm! I think I need to expand my snacking repetoir, so I'm glad you started this thread, Taylor! Now I have some new ideas for next week's shopping list.

I have never had a sweet potato before. And I promised Tara I would try eggplants a looonnng time ago and I have never gotten to it.

I also want to experiment with squashes. They seem so odd shaped and weird at the store though.

As for snacks I am having trouble with those too. I want to cut down on my sodium so that kinda leaves out 100 calorie packs, crackers, a lot of the cheese I buy and deli meat.

I think I am gonna go to whole foods today and look around - I feel really healthy when I shop there and since the boy and I have really stopped eating out (well...most of the time. I am still working on this!) I am willing to pay a bit more on food we have in the house.

If I find anything I will post!

Oh, and about the farmer's market. My produce bill has been cut in HALF. And I get twice the food. Call me the converted.

I hated sweet potatoes with a passion, but once I got the guts to try it out- YUM! Also, you can get some ginormous sweet potatoes for relatively cheap and you can make them stretch into more meals.

The sodium thing is difficult. I love salty foods - generally, when I want a snack, I reach for something salty. I envy the people at 3Chicks who crave veggies instead! Maybe one day...