What Is Your Favorite Healthy Snack?
October 15, 2007
I was going to write something on Saturday, but it was write or take the kids to the park and play soccer with Daren. The family won.
I was going to write something yesterday but it was write or go to the gym all by myself. The gym won.
I was going to write something right now but it’s write or go to the gym again. The gym won again. There’s a BodyFlow class I’m dying to try at 10:30.
But! I need your help! I’ve signed up at Kimberle’s Petroville site to swear off candy (Thanks Ali!) until November 7th.
Not hard usually, but the evenings I am weak. I’ve been eating frozen blueberries or yogurt, but I need some more healthy ideas for snacks or diversions. What’s your favorite?
Posted by Karen Sugarpants @ 8:01 am
October 15th, 2007 at 8:21 am
I don’t think you’ll like it… but I used to eat a lot of Soy Nuts… they have a ton of protein and are in general pretty healthy - but you have to eat the unflavored/unsalted kind to make ‘em extra healthy.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:40 am
Well, my favorite healthy snack is All Bran Bran Buds with Light n Fit Vanilla Yogurt and a handful of blueberries! It is so filling. There’s always those mini bags of light microwave popcorn, too, if you want something that takes a while to munch on. P.S. I’m back on Weight Watchers for the eleventy billionth time
October 15th, 2007 at 9:30 am
Peanuts & raisins mixed. Salty & sweet - works *almost* as well as a Snickers bar.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:05 am
I like Luna Bars (that’s what I ordinarily have for breakfast). I also enjoy various raw veggies with light ranch dip or yogurt.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:27 am
If you are watching salt this won’t work at all, but what helps me a lot when I am hungry, even for something sweet, is to drink a cup of instant chicken broth. This helps especially in the afternoon when I am hungry and don’t know what to eat.
It is very satisfying to drink something warm that smells savory. And it is about 35 calories.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:28 am
The other one that is probably more healthy but I don’t like is much is tomato juice warmed up like a soup. Again, real low in calories but the warmth really fools you.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:33 am
I like cottage cheese with cut up tomatoes, fat free vanilla yogurt with Kashi cereal mixed in, Amy’s organic black bean or ABC soup with fat free flatbread for dipping, sugarfree jello, pickles and carrots w/ hummus.
Whatever’s gonna keep me away from the bag of pizza goldfish works for me.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:38 am
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October 15th, 2007 at 11:08 am
i’m a big fan of laughing cow cheese. 35 calories in a wedge. and multigrain melba toast.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Laughing Cow Cheese on Pita chips is YUMMY! So are the Fiber 1 Oatmeal Bars……delicious, and low fat!
October 15th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
I’m not a snacker, but of course the 100-calorie bag snacks are yummy. As long as you don’t eat more than 1 bag, you’re doing well. Another thing I discovered when I toyed with the Southbeach Diet (no caffine! no way!) was a ‘dessert’ made with ricotta cheese. Ricotta is low-fat, and you can also get the ‘non-fat’ version. Mix in a little cocoa powder and you’ve got a yummy chocolate dessert. Mix in a little vanilla extract and some cinnamon, you’ve got a yummy dessert. Only your imagination can limit you on that recipe.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
Did anyone say Frozen apple sauce in the snack size containers yet? Original is the best, non-sweetened is best for you, and pear is a nice switch (but does have added sugar). Still, they are damn good for you and scraping away at it with a spoon helps me imagine I’m eating a nice icy cone in Italy (or somewhere equally as romantic).
October 15th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Mix those frozen blueberries with the yogart in a blender. Yum! Smoothies!
Or, freeze your yogart for a few hours (not any longer or you won’t be able to get a spoon in there).
Also, I love those Mini Warm Delights. They are small but mighty. And, only 150 Cal. When I need to indulge, I go for one of those.
Good Luck!
October 15th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Oreos? Ok maybe not.
Craisons, smoothies, apples, punmkin seeds, almonds covered in m&m…okay just almonds. You are a brave woman, I couldn’t do it.
October 15th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
I could never swear off candy. Ever. Not in a million years. Ever.
But if I had the money then I would live off of watermelon, that green stuff and that orange stuff. Ya.
Time to go buy Skittles.
October 15th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Cashews, cashews, cashew. Oh and semifrozen green grapes. Makes for crunchie snack. (Just pop in a plastic bag in the freezer for half an hour, yum) I love the laughing cow too, eating it right now infact. And Ricecakes with cheeseflavour. And sweetcorn. Im hungry now. *runs off for snacks*
October 15th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Granny Smith apples, halved and cored, with peanut butter. Yum.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Do gin and tonics count?
Sugar snap peas - the fat ones in the pod.
Melon sprinkled with lime juice and chile powder and salt. Yes, I am Mexican way deep down.
October 15th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
I am a fan of string cheese. I also love eating handfuls of cereal. It keeps me away from cookies.
If I need a heartier snack that is more like a meal, then there are Oprah’s Melba toast with turkey, handful of spring herbs and a couple of spritzes of wishbone’s balsamic vinaigrette. MMM…
October 16th, 2007 at 5:16 am
I suppose this answer depends on your definition of “healthy”. When I totalled up how much snacks were costing each month, I decided to start baking zuchinni bread, banana nut muffins and such to satisfy the sweet tooth without breaking the bank. Not exactly health-food given the amount of sugar in the recipes, but better than candy or cookies. I also keep snack-friendly fruit on hand like bananas, snack-pack raisins and so forth. Basically any fruit where you can just grab one, peel/rinse/unbox and go works well for me.
I also like to keep nuts on hand for snacks, particularly walnuts, sunflower seeds and peanuts. I’ll often mix raisins and nuts like Shannon. I also have this trail mix recipe I modified from one I got from a nutritionist in college: two regular sized boxes of raisin bran cereal, one 1 1/3 cup bag of walnut pieces and two 3.75oz bags of salted sunflower seeds. Toss it all together and eat 1/2 cup a serving. Good mix of whole grain carbs and protein on the nutrition side; while the taste side has the crunchy, salty and sweet mix going on. For those not swearing off candy, the recipe has an optional addition of M&Ms, chocolate pieces or chocolate covered raisins to add more for the sweet tooth. If you add a cup or less, you’re getting only a small bit of chocolate per serving, but it’s enough to satisfy the chocolate urge.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:39 am
I like a mix of peanuts and cranberries, or toasted pecans with dried cherries and cranberries. Also, I buy plain popcorn kernels, put a tablespoon or two in the bottom of a brown paper lunchbag, fold the top over, and pop in the microwave. Add a few spritz of “I can’t believe it’s not butter” spray and you get a fat free and low cal incredibly filling snack.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I love salted pistachio nuts. I also love Lara bars. Good luck!
October 16th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
How about some Kaluha?
October 16th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
If you can, eat an apple…they are very healthy..and I purchased those Cheerios Honey Nut flavor only 160 calories snack bars and they are luscious they make me think I’m eating candy..really
Good luck and try em and let me know..they are usually by the breakfast bar snacks..sooooo good..
Dorothy from grammology
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October 20th, 2007 at 11:43 am
Popcorn!
I’ve been on a popcorn kick for years as an evening snack.
I get the “Light” kind, light or NO butter if I can find it. It’s only like 25 calories per cup.
October 21st, 2007 at 11:51 pm
Frozen dark cherries, defrosted in the microwave, with powdered cocoa sprinkled over them.
A cup of cherries is nice and sweet, and only about 110 calories (and a cup is a LOT of cherries). The sweetness of the cherries means you don’t need to add sugar to the cocoa, and the cherries complement and enhance the chocolatey flavor.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I’m a fruit-aholic! Bananas, grapes, apples, oranges, cherries, blackberries, melon, whatever. My favorite right now is fresh pinapple- sooo much better than frozen or canned.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:20 am
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