#46 Hummus with red pepper and pita
Is the fridge calling your name? No matter how hard you try, sometimes the urge to eat can be strong. Every one-serving snack listed here is just 100 calories or less and offers sensible options for that rumbling stomach. So, whether you're looking for something salty or sweet or even a treat that's a bit more substantial, the following ideas will help you snack smart.
Take-Along Treats
- 3 cups air-popped popcorn
- 3 (2-1/2-inch squares) graham crackers
- 3 tablespoons soy nuts
- 1 piece string cheese
- 1/3 cup sunflower kernels in the shell
- 4 chocolate kisses
- 6 chocolate-covered miniature pretzel twists
- 1/3 cup roasted pumpkin seeds
- 1 hard-cooked egg
- 1/3 cup miniature fish-shaped crackers
- 1/4 cup dried apricots
- 1 (22g package) crisp rice cereal bar
Healthy and Hearty
- 1/2 small baked potato with 3 tablespoons salsa
- 2/3 cup Cheerios with 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1 miniature bagel with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat chive and onion cream cheese
- 3 pieces snack rye bread topped with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat garden vegetable cream cheese and 6 cucumber slices
- 1 slice French toast with 1 tablespoon reduced-calorie syrup
- 3/4 cup minestrone soup
- 1 slice cinnamon-raisin toast with 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/3 cup canned baked beans
- 1 roasted chicken drumstick, skin removed
- 1/2 English muffin topped with 1 slice tomato and 1 tablespoon shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, broiled
Curbs Cravings Anytime
- 1/2 cup sugar-free chocolate pudding (prepared with fat-free milk) topped with a crushed chocolate wafer
- 1/2 cup chocolate soy milk
- 3 vanilla wafers and 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 1 cup prepared sugar-free flavored gelatin
- 2 gingersnap cookies with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat strawberry cream cheese
- 1 frozen fudge pop
- 3/4 cup skinny latte (made with fat-free milk)
- 3/4 cup sugar-free hot cocoa prepared with fat-free milk
- 1 cup green tea with 1 teaspoon honey and 1 biscotti
- 4 reduced-sodium saltine crackers topped with 1 tablespoon reduced-sugar orange marmalade
Fresh Flavors
- 2 California roll slices
- 1 cup reduced-sodium V8 juice
- 1 medium ear corn on the cob with 1/2 teaspoon butter
- 1 cup mixed greens with 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese and 2 tablespoons fat-free Italian salad dressing
- 1 small banana
- 3/4 cup sliced strawberries with 2 tablespoons reduced-fat frozen whipped topping
- 1 medium plum
- 1/2 cup fat-free reduced-calorie fruit yogurt with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat granola
- 3/4 cup blueberries
- 1/2 medium pear and 1/2 ounce reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup red grapes
- 1/3 cup 1% cottage cheese with 1/4 cup unsweetened pineapple tidbits
- 1 small grapefruit with 2 teaspoons sugar
When a Dip Will Do
- 2 tablespoons hummus with 1/4 of a pita and 1/4 of a small red pepper
- 1/2 small apple with 2 tablespoons fat-free caramel ice cream topping
- 2 medium celery ribs with 1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup miniature fat-free pretzel twists with 2 tablespoons mustard sauce
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce with 1/2 piece whole wheat toast for dipping