vita muffin tops...fiber one cereals, progresso light soups...wraps with 100 calories and 12 grams of fiber....OH MY! all of these things are WONDERFULL if you are on ww ( have you tried the soups yet, i swear they are as filling as a meal) I was wondering how others count the blessed HIGH fiber 100 calorie foods that are out there when they consume several of them a day?
I eat alot of 1 point or less snacks when I am at work due to time constraints. I particulary love:
Hostess 100 cal packs.
apples
grapes
I package a 1.5 point cottage cheese and fruit
WW 0pt soups ( I use spinach instead of cabbage)
pickles
curves bars
popcorn (I buy Act II 94% FF which is 1pt for the bag)
I package pretzel sticks
If I eat one 1-pt or 0pt snack, I count it as is...but if I eat two or three, then I usually go to my Points Counter and actually total up the calories, fat, and fiber for all the servings as if it were one serving...sometimes the 1pt and 0pt foods are just on the brink of the next point value, and when you eat more than one it ends up rounding into the next point value.
For example, I love natural, no-sugar added applesauce. one 1/2 cup serving is 0pts, but I keep it on hand all the time to help with sweet cravings...so if I eat 2 or 3 servings, I'll end up counting 1 or 2 pts just to be safe because the calories do add up. I have found that if I am too lenient with "estimating" my points, I end up not losing weight from week to week. So I would rather err on the side of counting 1 or 2 points too many than 1 or 2 points too few in my daily consumption total.
My other MUST-HAVE 1-pt snack is CHOCOLATE! 1/5 of a Hershey Special Dark bar or the organic 70% dark chocolate bars at my natural food store is only one point!! The organic bars I like are $3.00 each, but since I only eat 1/5 at a time, I can make it last for 5 days at work. And since it's such dark chocolate, you feel satisfied after eating the small piece...I don't think I could eat an entire dark chocolate bar in a sitting! (well, all right, I probably could, but really I think I would feel a li'l sick after!)
Hey, wow that's awesome! :] My mom and I have started WW... her for the second time, and it's my first time. These are great foods! I'll be sure to write them down.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!
If I eat one 1-pt or 0pt snack, I count it as is...but if I eat two or three, then I usually go to my Points Counter and actually total up the calories, fat, and fiber for all the servings as if it were one serving...sometimes the 1pt and 0pt foods are just on the brink of the next point value, and when you eat more than one it ends up rounding into the next point value.
For example, I love natural, no-sugar added applesauce. one 1/2 cup serving is 0pts, but I keep it on hand all the time to help with sweet cravings...so if I eat 2 or 3 servings, I'll end up counting 1 or 2 pts just to be safe because the calories do add up. I have found that if I am too lenient with "estimating" my points, I end up not losing weight from week to week. So I would rather err on the side of counting 1 or 2 points too many than 1 or 2 points too few in my daily consumption total.
My other MUST-HAVE 1-pt snack is CHOCOLATE! 1/5 of a Hershey Special Dark bar or the organic 70% dark chocolate bars at my natural food store is only one point!! The organic bars I like are $3.00 each, but since I only eat 1/5 at a time, I can make it last for 5 days at work. And since it's such dark chocolate, you feel satisfied after eating the small piece...I don't think I could eat an entire dark chocolate bar in a sitting! (well, all right, I probably could, but really I think I would feel a li'l sick after!)
These are great, natural and healthy snack ideas. (Other than the obvious fruit and veggies *lol*)
Thanks for posting
What brand applesauce and organic dark choclate do you like?
1 point foods...
