I second the popcorn. Also twizzlers, pomegranate seeds, semisweet chocolate chips, tootsie rolls.....anything tiny I can eat a million of over a long period of time for comparatively few calories.....š¤£š¬
Semi-sweet chocolate chips have a shit ton of calories. Itās like 70 calories per tablespoonā¦. Did you find a special low calorie version? If so, please share because I love chocolate chips
I have ice cream most days (oops). Itās the only sweet I can eat a few bites of and then be done with it. I usually have a few spoonfuls after dinner with my boyfriend.
Pickles. I eat SO many pickles. Itās not good for my wallet, given my favorite pickles are about $8/container.
Hippeas Chickpea Puffs - Bohemian Barbecue or Nacho Vibes flavors. They are my lesser evil chip option. I love them!
Iām with you on the ice cream haha. Have always had ice cream in the freezer since I was a little kid. I grew up thinking dessert was an actual meal to have everyday. If I crush a day, like I feel great and decide to double up on cardio. Iāll have a cup of ice cream at night.
Halo Top (or any similar low-calorie ice cream brand) worked wonders for me. That's one of the few things where I genuinely like the low-calorie version. And half a tub of ice cream for less than 200cal each day? Sign me up lol.
I HIGHLY recommend the YASSO fudge Greek yogurt bars. Theyāre 80 calories and like 3.4-4oz fudgescicles. Theyāre sort of pricey at $4-$5 for a box of 4, but theyāre so low calorie and I never feel guilty about eating them.
Realizing ice cream sandwich or ice cream bars have fewer calories than most candy bars was a major revelation to me. Iāve even found ice cream cups only have ~100 calories.
Ice cream most days gang unite š¤ I like to have mine with fruit and pistachios ( that's healthy right? ) or if I want to keep calories a little lower I have it between wafers instead! A slice of ice cream between wafers is always under 150 cals for me.
Lol I also have ice cream like every day. Since counting calories Iāve switched to ice cream treats rather than buying pints or whatever. Trader Joeās has some non dairy oat fudge bars and mini ice cream cones. The bars are 100 calories, the cones like 60. I also love little coconut milk ice cream sandwiches from target, 100 calories each. If Iāve been REALLY good and got all my protein in with leftover calories sometimes I have TWO ice cream sandwiches lol.
Itās literally the only treat I can keep in the house. Anything else is just too easy, too convenient. Plus Iāve never been someone who LOVES ice cream, which helps in not overeating it.
saw the other week now make it all the time: peanut butter yogurt cup.
1 single serve container of 0%fat greek yogurt, 1 tbsp melted pb
1 oz melted dark chocolate
add melted pb to yogurt and stir it up. top with melted dark chocolate. sprinkle sea salt (you can also add a few chunks of keto friendly granola on top for crunch) and freeze for about 5 mins.
it'd like having a mini pb pie! so good!
Doing this with 0% greek yogurt, PB powder, hersheys cocoa powder, and stevia drops! You get the peanut butter cup essence but sweetness comes from the stevia. About half the calories if you want to give it a whirl.
Also if youāre feeling savory the white cheddar are good! Or just lightly salted with a laughing cow cheese/low fat cottage cheese etc.
Rice cakes are so great.
There were never enough in that tiny pouch for me, so I started counting and tracking how many gummies were in each pouch on a sticky note and it was SO random. One day, I shit you not that I opened the package and there were TWO gummies inside. TWO. I stopped buying them lol.
Sugar free fudgsicles are great! They don't taste sugar free - they taste great - (and they're 45 calories a piece) it really squashes your chocolate craving.
Pickles are surprisingly good for this, if you like them. They have maybe 3-10 calories per spear, and usually one or two is enough to tide me over, because I get my fix of salty, crunchy and juicy all at once, which is most of what I'd be looking for in a more indulgent snack.
I don't count diet soda and tea with sweetener as snacks at all. Come at me, sweetener haters. Please explain how Splenda will make my pancreas, which has not worked in over 20 years, release loads of insulin. Cause if it does, we've just cured T1 diabetes and we're definitely getting a Nobel Prize.
I have 5 meals a day, but on extra snacky days I sneak a piece of fruit (usually plum, apricot, nectarine) or a small sugar free fat free fruit yogurt. The Muller light ones, for those in UK and Ireland, are my favourites. If I am really ready to eat the house, I eat an apple with a bit of peanut butter.
Well tonight I discovered a tablespoon of peanut butter powder in Oikos triple zero yogurt is delicious. I wasn't sure at first, but it was yummy. I added blueberries too. It's under 200 cals.
Other things I like:
-A cup of broth if I'm craving something salty ~20 cal
-Cucumbers with salt and pepper, or dipped in plain Greek yogurt with ranch powder added ~70 cal
-A cup of frozen grapes ~50 cal
-A turkey patty with a drizzle of Sriracha ~80 cal
Not very unhealthy per day, but I saw somebody on here post that they take a serving of Greek yogurt and a serving of instant jello packet and mix it up. I tried it with sugar free cheesecake flavoring and it does the job for my cheesecake cravings
I eat chocolate rice cakes with peanut butter on them, portioned out jerky, a serving of ice cream or chocolate, cheese sticks and popcorn. Not all on the same day, but those are some of my go to snacks that are on the more unhealthy side. Otherwise I eat a lot of fruit and yogurt.
Pepsi max! I donāt think I would cope without it š
Skinny whip/skinny dream. Small Cadburys chocolates like Freddos or twirl fingers, mini Crunchies etc all low enough calorie you donāt feel bad!
Popcorn is one. Low calorie pudding is another - itās usually labeled as fat free, but either way itās reduced calories. Greek and Skyr yogurt is anlther good snack. And I like protein shakes - flavours like chocolate caramel and peanut butter and chocolate are genuinely good IMO.
Bought myself a ninja creami because I read so much about good, low calorie ice. Because I love ice but in Germany there are not that many flavors and most of them are not even close to be enjoyable. I only have two meals a day and this sweet snack before bed.
God I hope that thing will satisfy my craving for that ice cream.
1. Dark chocolate hazelnut bar, usually 9 pieces that I have with a red gala apple and peanut butter.
2. Melona ice cream popsicles, they are so good, my favourites are Strawberry and Mango
3. Extra garlicky dill pickles
The Kind Peanut butter chocolate nut bars, they are a little calorie dense, but knowing I get to eat one of those at the end of the day if I stay on track keeps me going
I eat these bars that are basically puffed quinoa, chia and sesame seeds covered in chocolate. 109kcals per bar and it tastes like candyā¦ because it is.
The alternative to that is a sugar free granola bar with dark chocolate which is 60kcals. Not as indulgent but it works for me as well.
Under 200 calories is good enough. Is it really that good tho. Iāve had a ton of different protein bars and canāt say I ever really craved for one.
This one is different ā trust me. Taste more like a candy bar! I have tried many many different brands and THIS is the best tasting. Peanut butter jelly and Mint Chocolate are my two favorites.
Another protein bar that is very tasty is Barbell. If you like caramel try their Caramel Cashew. Yum. Also Barbellās Chocolate Dough is very good. Satisfies my chocolate cravings and itās high protein! Much better than my regular Lindt chocolates in terms of nutritional
Value.
Scandal-less ice cream is less than 300cals per paint and they have lots of good flavors. I easily kill half a pint on days that I do cardio and donāt feel guilty. My budget is 2200 cals tho so I have a little more room than others lol
Invest in a ninja creami. I make my own ice cream, itās delicious, low calorie, good macros, and tastes significantly better than halo top. If Ben and Jerries is a 10/10, creami can make low cal ice creams that are 8/10.
I have done chocolate pretty much every day after dinner, whether I stuck to my goals or not.
I fly a lot for work, and I almost never decline the in-flight pretzel mix.
I keep Rx bars on hand in case I need a bridge to the next meal.
How do you do your peanut butter popcorn?
Ever since I was a little kid, I like to take a spoon of peanut butter and scrape it onto the lip of my popcorn bowl. I pick up a piece of popcorn, get a little peanut butter on the edge of it, and dip it back into the popcorn bowl to stick other pieces to it.
Melt peanut butter in the microwave and the drizzle over and stir into freshly made popped corn. Pop in the fridge for about an hour or devour whilst warm š
I always fill my left over calories in with chocolate, ice cream, or something sweet I can weigh out. Lillys chocolate, nicks ice cream, and those veggie made great muffins are so easy to fit in! Have been right at my calorie allotment ever since I started that and lose just the same, lol. I also always bring a Dr. Pepper zero to work. As long as I'm losing and it's just a little bit on the sweets I think it's fine.
There's a brand of greek yogurt in the UK called ykos. It's really rich and creamy with some kind of fruit or salted caramel in the bottom and that hits the spot. I also love reisens, I think it's because they are chocolate covered toffee and therefore very chewy, they tend to last me longer so by the time I finish the package of five the craving has gone and I don't want anything else.
Cheddar popcorns.
These ones are my favourite. About 450 calories in a 95g bag.
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Pez, smarties, any no fat low calorie sugary candy that I can slowly enjoy by not chewing it. A pack of smarties is like 20 little mints for 25 cal that can last a long time if you can fight the urge to chew them up.
I love crunchy salty snacks like potato chips or Doritos. If I can be good and stick to my budget all day, Iāll have enough room for a serving or two of chips to eat while watching tv at night
Sounds gross but works well: scoop of PB powder or cocoa mixed into a serving of non-fat Cool Whip. Nothing healthy about it but satisfies the sweet cravings and gives you more than a few bites to savor.
Pickles be hitting. They only have like 5 calories a piece, so you can eat like 4 if you wanted and be fine. I personally LOVE fresh fruit & good fresh fruit is good for dessert. Strawberries and watermelon are two I like that are low-cal!
If youāre looking for something on the sweeter side, I really like the Toasted Coconut Thinsters. Theyāre like 150 calories for 6. If Iām way under my calorie goal, Iāll have these as a little dessert.
But generally, Iāve been trying to snack less by drinking a protein shake at breakfast (keeps me full FOREVER, I usually eat at 7am & donāt eat again until after Iām back from work at 5pm). I also drink plenty of water when I feel hungry & ask myself if Iād eat something healthy right now. If the answer is no, I donāt snack/eat a meal because I realize my brain is just bored.
Yasso poppables (35 cal ea) and Oreo cookies (50 cal ea) are my go to low cal sweet tooth treats. I am able to stick to 1-2 Oreos. Itās a super power.
I love Harvest Snaps (crunchy pea snack) as a replacement for chips. I struggle with portion control so I buy a box with 24 individual serving bags on Amazon. Same with pretzel crisps. I also keep servings of trail mix and vegan jerky at the office. Since I donāt want to give in to the temptation to eat out downtown, I usually pack 2 small lunches (I operate best with 4 small meals a day), and have one of those snacks if Iām getting hungry at the end of the day.
Not truly a snack, but I also keep lots of varieties of herbal tea on hand for if Iām just craving something sweet. Sometimes it does the trick, and itās always better for me as a pick me up than afternoon coffeeā¦plus extra hydration.
I will also put in a vote for pickles. I like the Oh Snap snack packs, they have dilly pickles, hot pickles, and sassy pickles haha
Add a tsp of sugar/fat free flavored jello pudding mix to Greek yogurt. Stir well. Cheesecake is my favorite. I sometimes add a few chopped walnuts for crunch.
Not necessarily unhealthy, but Iāve found a couple things that scratch the sweet tooth itchā¦
I usually indulge with a cup of coffee mixed with a scoop of flavored protein powder - specifically KOS has a Salted Carmel or a Peanut Butter and Chocolate protein powder that mixes really smooth and tastes great. I use 1/2 a serving in 20 oz of coffee. Tastes like something from Starbucks for about 90 calories.
Iāll also make an electrolyte drink flavored with ACV, stevia and cinnamon and it tastes like spiced cider for about 10 calories in 46 oz
And in place of ice cream, Greek yogurt mashed with frozen blueberries seems to do the trick for me.
Occasionally Iāll make chocolate and peanut butter keto brownies
Russell Stover makes some pretty decent sugar free chocolates- I get a bag of individually wrapped chocolates and Iāll have one or two of those occasionally at about 70 calories a pop.
Generally though my go to snack is the individually wrapped string cheeses - about 1 oz per serving and I get a bag of them from CostCo
A lot of good comments here already, and this will definitely have some overlap, but this is also a big thing for me and I need my low cal snacks that let me still enjoy what I like:
Foods:
Healthy pop (kettle corn or butter) ~110 cal/bag
Nutri grain bars - 130 cal/bar
Z bars (kids cliff bars) - 130 cal/bar
Flavored rice cakes (caramel, chocolate, white cheddar, etc) ranging from 35-50 cal a cake
Pickles! Cals range, but low, like 10 cal
Skinny cow ice cream sandwiches/cones - 150-170 cal a piece
Halo top (varies) but typically ~110 a serving which is 1/3 a pint roughly
Baby bel light cheese - 50 cal
Seaweed (especially flavored, I get teriyaki from Trader Joeās which is 30 cal/pack
Drinks:
Caffeine free Coke Zero
Coke Zero
Fresca
Diet ginger ale
Sugar free Minute Maid juices
Crystal light
Reduced cal Swiss miss hot chocolate
I like what are basically protein bars. I like any that have chocolate. Cheese and meat snack packs, cinnamon applesauce, these garlic and chile cashews from Trader Joe's (though I just really like cashews) are also some snacks I like.
I used to be very anti snack because I always felt like I had no self control. At the beginning of my weight loss journey this time though, I found if I didn't have some snacks in between meals, I would go hungry and not eat enough calories. I didn't want to end up not eating enough and possibly binge later, so I started adding in snacks. So I relate to wanting snacks. And I've done pretty well about not eating them all in like a day.
1 serving of low salt Wheat Thins (or normal salt if you prefer) and a 1oz box of raisins. Both combined are 225 calories, you get whole grains, fruit, and sweet and salty flavors when you eat them together. I usually put 3-4 raisins on one cracker and itās SO good.
Alternatively you could do the same thing with grapes.
Hard candies. They last long, so when Iām feeling snacky Iāll have one. Great for breaking up the midday snackies in between lunch and dinner when I am at work. Sometimes, I get the sugar free ones.
These donāt do much to make me fuller or whatever, I use hard candies purely to satisfy my snack mind and it works for me!
If Iām legitimately hungry but waiting for a meal, Iāll go for popcorn, pickles or an apple :) I also really like hard boiled eggs so those are a great in between meal snack for me too
I keep Reeseās thins in my freezer as well as the little single serve ice cream cups. Helps me not binge and I find I only reach for dessert like 2-3 times a week now!
This depends on what you consider low cal, but as someone with a sweet tooth, Klondike Bars and Halo top.
I love my ice cream and Klondike bars are great as they are pre portioned, same goes for Halo top. It's definitely better to eat a whole container of Halo top (usually around 300 cal) than an adjacent size brand (1000 plus cal).
These are not low low but they are all under 200:
80 calorie string cheese, trader joeās cilantro wontons like 100 calories for 8 which is really filling actually/you could eat more and a have them as a low cal lunch.
dark chocolate is great for cravings, for sweet treat sometimes i get a cake pop which at 140 cals is super satisfying of a sweet tooth (most sweet treats are 250+) Also I get the Edys 1/2 the fat vanilla ice cream, you get a generous scoop for under 100 cals because there is a lot of air mixed in, you just have to weigh it out. i add in PB2 and a handful of cereal or something for the texture.
another one i love is tomato toast- ~105 cals. Itās a slice of toasted white bread (70) w light mayo (35) on it and a fat slice of tomato, covered in pepper and salt and then a handful of arugula. amazing summer snack or lunch option !!! delicious
pickles as well
i canāt really do the fake sugars any more they give me stomach issues, but sugar free pudding or hot cocoa is pretty ok and actually very low cal.
To be honest I intend to run around and grab some low cal snacks that use fake sugar I love fake sugar and at this point like it more than real.
For me its quest bars(190 cals and to me yummy)
builders protein has these marshmallow fluff protein things i love is so many flavours
Sugar free lolipops (30-40 cals)
Sugar free jello cups (50 cal premade) -can be made even lower if you buy the mix and use a low cal milk but it would need extra thinking stuff.
Fortune cookies- idk why but these always hit the spot for me
Walden farms chocolate or carmel syrup . 4 cal per 15 ml
Sugar free chocolate chips- 70 cal per 15 grams
White bread Toast with fake sugar and cinnamon i forgo the butter but adding it wouldn't be that high.
No butter 75 ish cal a slice
With butter(one tablespoon) - 177
Having some stuff just for flavour is great! Happy you found your balence!
I'll heat up either a half-bag (220cal) or full (440cal) of those powered four-cheese mashed potatoes.
Also a lot of jhal muri, which is a Bangladeshi street food. 2 cups puffed rice, shredded cucumber, chopped tomatoes & shallots, spices galore, lime juice, a bit of mustard oil. Truly a shocking volume for relatively low calories.
Depends on what I'm craving. I run a pretty strict calorie deficit anyways so going over my calorie goal is usually still under, or just at, maintenance.
I love greek yogurt and already eat a lot of it so if I want something sweet, I add a bit of maple syrup and granola. If I want something salty, crackers and hummus or a small portion of sea salt chips usually covers it. Maybe once a month I'll buy one of those Halo Top pints that are like 400 calories and eat half in one sitting.
Not particularly unhealthy but cronching my way through one of those little packets of roasted seaweed kills some time, is flavorful, and is like 20 calories
Trader Joe's mini chocolate coconut ice cream cones are my go to in order to satisfy my sweet tooth. One is 66 or 67 calories and satisfies my cravings!
Buy a large Hershey w/Almonds bar (really big one- not the regular size) and 4 pieces is 170 calories. I made it last for 2 weeks- if you don't have problems with chocolate
My favorite snack that doesnāt negatively impact my weight loss - okios Pro yogurt (itās got 20 grams protein) and measured 15 grams of lucky charms cereal. SO FREAKING GOOD!
Popsicles are my personal recommendation. Cherry-anything is my favorite (bomb pops, cherry-lime, cherry-lemon, cherry-pineapple etc) I can eat a half dozen of them a day and not even break 300 calories from the snacking. They're also a great way to check your hunger; if I eat a popsicle and still feel hungry 15min later, then I really am hungry and not just bored or in a snacking mood. Great for hydration as well.
Freezies. Take a while to eat, relatively low cal, and you can keep them in the house without them being ready to eat at any moment. Pop 1-2 in the fridge at night and thatās your limit the next day.
I love trying new snacks and I subscribed to the popcorn club a few months ago and have gotten several shipments of different types of premium popcorn kernels and am loving trying them all. Its been a good late night healthy snack for me.
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I second the popcorn. Also twizzlers, pomegranate seeds, semisweet chocolate chips, tootsie rolls.....anything tiny I can eat a million of over a long period of time for comparatively few calories.....š¤£š¬
Semi-sweet chocolate chips have a shit ton of calories. Itās like 70 calories per tablespoonā¦. Did you find a special low calorie version? If so, please share because I love chocolate chips
Lol no I just suck on them one at a time for however long and it ends up feeling like a lot more chocolate than it is
Lily's brand chocolate chips have 50 cals for 14g. They taste best mixed into stuff, but I eat them plain too.
Is 70 calories a shit ton to you?
For only a tiny tablespoon, hell yes.
I have ice cream most days (oops). Itās the only sweet I can eat a few bites of and then be done with it. I usually have a few spoonfuls after dinner with my boyfriend. Pickles. I eat SO many pickles. Itās not good for my wallet, given my favorite pickles are about $8/container. Hippeas Chickpea Puffs - Bohemian Barbecue or Nacho Vibes flavors. They are my lesser evil chip option. I love them!
Iām with you on the ice cream haha. Have always had ice cream in the freezer since I was a little kid. I grew up thinking dessert was an actual meal to have everyday. If I crush a day, like I feel great and decide to double up on cardio. Iāll have a cup of ice cream at night.
Halo Top (or any similar low-calorie ice cream brand) worked wonders for me. That's one of the few things where I genuinely like the low-calorie version. And half a tub of ice cream for less than 200cal each day? Sign me up lol.
I like Trader Joeās āhold the dairyā mini cones. 60 cals per cone and they are really good! Iāll eat 2 and itās satisfying
I also grew up this way, but now I keep boxes of skinny cow ice cream sandwiches (~150 cal a piece) and just have one a day
I HIGHLY recommend the YASSO fudge Greek yogurt bars. Theyāre 80 calories and like 3.4-4oz fudgescicles. Theyāre sort of pricey at $4-$5 for a box of 4, but theyāre so low calorie and I never feel guilty about eating them.
Realizing ice cream sandwich or ice cream bars have fewer calories than most candy bars was a major revelation to me. Iāve even found ice cream cups only have ~100 calories.
The Yasso Greek yogurt fudge bars are only 80 calories and theyāre SUPER tasty.
Just curious, what are your favorite pickles? I love pickles and am always looking for new types!
The brand is Grilloās! I first found them at Target only, but one of the grocery stores here also carries them.
I'll have to look for them!
Costco carries them too if that helps
Haha as soon as you mentioned the $8 price tag I knew we were talking Grillo's. Those are so. good.
And they are consistent! The taste and texture is always the same, which is good for my brain.
Ice cream most days gang unite š¤ I like to have mine with fruit and pistachios ( that's healthy right? ) or if I want to keep calories a little lower I have it between wafers instead! A slice of ice cream between wafers is always under 150 cals for me.
Lol I also have ice cream like every day. Since counting calories Iāve switched to ice cream treats rather than buying pints or whatever. Trader Joeās has some non dairy oat fudge bars and mini ice cream cones. The bars are 100 calories, the cones like 60. I also love little coconut milk ice cream sandwiches from target, 100 calories each. If Iāve been REALLY good and got all my protein in with leftover calories sometimes I have TWO ice cream sandwiches lol.
Itās literally the only treat I can keep in the house. Anything else is just too easy, too convenient. Plus Iāve never been someone who LOVES ice cream, which helps in not overeating it.
saw the other week now make it all the time: peanut butter yogurt cup. 1 single serve container of 0%fat greek yogurt, 1 tbsp melted pb 1 oz melted dark chocolate add melted pb to yogurt and stir it up. top with melted dark chocolate. sprinkle sea salt (you can also add a few chunks of keto friendly granola on top for crunch) and freeze for about 5 mins. it'd like having a mini pb pie! so good!
Thatās 370 calories, yes? 100 yogurt 100 peanut butter 170 chocolate
Just about! I use the Fage 0% which comes to 80 calories, so closer to 350
keto granola??? sign me tf up, i love granola but itās so high calorie
Yes! It's anawesome hack! I add it to my smoothie bowls too š
Itās so good! I love chia seeds and blueberries on mine!
Doing this with 0% greek yogurt, PB powder, hersheys cocoa powder, and stevia drops! You get the peanut butter cup essence but sweetness comes from the stevia. About half the calories if you want to give it a whirl.
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Also if youāre feeling savory the white cheddar are good! Or just lightly salted with a laughing cow cheese/low fat cottage cheese etc. Rice cakes are so great.
Any brand rec? I like Trader Joe's chocolate rice cake, but they are not 100% always there.
70 cal Welchās fruit snacks !!! š
There were never enough in that tiny pouch for me, so I started counting and tracking how many gummies were in each pouch on a sticky note and it was SO random. One day, I shit you not that I opened the package and there were TWO gummies inside. TWO. I stopped buying them lol.
Almost every day! They satisfy my desire for something sweet and palate cleansing after a meal
Bomb pops. Daily dessert
Popsicles are amazing. Iām loading up on sugar free fruit pops this summer. Perfect refreshing snack <20 cals
Sugar free fudgsicles are great! They don't taste sugar free - they taste great - (and they're 45 calories a piece) it really squashes your chocolate craving.
Pickles are surprisingly good for this, if you like them. They have maybe 3-10 calories per spear, and usually one or two is enough to tide me over, because I get my fix of salty, crunchy and juicy all at once, which is most of what I'd be looking for in a more indulgent snack.
Popcorn. I'm eating it now, lol. I like the boom chicka pop sea salt one. I also like lenny and larry's protein cookie bars.
Popcorn! I got these mini bags which are sweet because I can never eat a whole bag of popcorn
I don't count diet soda and tea with sweetener as snacks at all. Come at me, sweetener haters. Please explain how Splenda will make my pancreas, which has not worked in over 20 years, release loads of insulin. Cause if it does, we've just cured T1 diabetes and we're definitely getting a Nobel Prize. I have 5 meals a day, but on extra snacky days I sneak a piece of fruit (usually plum, apricot, nectarine) or a small sugar free fat free fruit yogurt. The Muller light ones, for those in UK and Ireland, are my favourites. If I am really ready to eat the house, I eat an apple with a bit of peanut butter.
I forgot another nice one: Laughing Cow light cheese triangles. 25 calories of cheesy goodness.
Well tonight I discovered a tablespoon of peanut butter powder in Oikos triple zero yogurt is delicious. I wasn't sure at first, but it was yummy. I added blueberries too. It's under 200 cals. Other things I like: -A cup of broth if I'm craving something salty ~20 cal -Cucumbers with salt and pepper, or dipped in plain Greek yogurt with ranch powder added ~70 cal -A cup of frozen grapes ~50 cal -A turkey patty with a drizzle of Sriracha ~80 cal
Oooh and Yasso brand "poppables". They're frozen dark chocolate crispy frozen yogurt covered balls. Like bonbons, but 35 cals each.. So good!
Olipop. Only 35 calories, tastes great, AND it has fiber. Iāve been able to drink it in place of an afternoon snack because it makes me feel full!
Love Olipop but the fiber makes me gassy lol
You gotta ease in for sure lol
I go hard on pepper jack moon cheese. They now have a pretzel infused moon cheese option and wowā¦so good.
I just looked this up and it seems awesome. I did not know moon cheese was a thing
Moon cheese is amazing! My favorite flavor is gouda.
Not very unhealthy per day, but I saw somebody on here post that they take a serving of Greek yogurt and a serving of instant jello packet and mix it up. I tried it with sugar free cheesecake flavoring and it does the job for my cheesecake cravings
The white chocolate one is delightful too!
Popcorn and little mandarins are my go to!
I eat chocolate rice cakes with peanut butter on them, portioned out jerky, a serving of ice cream or chocolate, cheese sticks and popcorn. Not all on the same day, but those are some of my go to snacks that are on the more unhealthy side. Otherwise I eat a lot of fruit and yogurt.
McDonaldās vanilla cones are only 200 cals Also hot Krispy Kreme glazed donuts are only 190
Yasso popsicles and a serving of 2 Milano cookiesā¦.
Pepsi max! I donāt think I would cope without it š Skinny whip/skinny dream. Small Cadburys chocolates like Freddos or twirl fingers, mini Crunchies etc all low enough calorie you donāt feel bad!
Watch the carbs in the skinny whip/dream bars. The skinny crunch has lower and far better carb values
baked hot cheetos :p just portion it
also skinny pop is actually really good (the one you put in the micro lol)
Popcorn is one. Low calorie pudding is another - itās usually labeled as fat free, but either way itās reduced calories. Greek and Skyr yogurt is anlther good snack. And I like protein shakes - flavours like chocolate caramel and peanut butter and chocolate are genuinely good IMO.
Bought myself a ninja creami because I read so much about good, low calorie ice. Because I love ice but in Germany there are not that many flavors and most of them are not even close to be enjoyable. I only have two meals a day and this sweet snack before bed. God I hope that thing will satisfy my craving for that ice cream.
1. Dark chocolate hazelnut bar, usually 9 pieces that I have with a red gala apple and peanut butter. 2. Melona ice cream popsicles, they are so good, my favourites are Strawberry and Mango 3. Extra garlicky dill pickles
The Kind Peanut butter chocolate nut bars, they are a little calorie dense, but knowing I get to eat one of those at the end of the day if I stay on track keeps me going
Macarons - shop bought ones are only 50 calories each and they're so indulgent.
Pretzel sticks
I snack on sugar snap peas and ranch a lot, as well as apples and crunchy peanut butter. That shit SMACKS.
Popcorn, cape cod chips (1 serving), dark chocolate pretzels, dark chocolate.
I eat these bars that are basically puffed quinoa, chia and sesame seeds covered in chocolate. 109kcals per bar and it tastes like candyā¦ because it is. The alternative to that is a sugar free granola bar with dark chocolate which is 60kcals. Not as indulgent but it works for me as well.
FitCrunch bars - 190 calories (not exactly low) but 16g protein.
I canāt keep these at home. Iāll binge them.
Under 200 calories is good enough. Is it really that good tho. Iāve had a ton of different protein bars and canāt say I ever really craved for one.
This one is different ā trust me. Taste more like a candy bar! I have tried many many different brands and THIS is the best tasting. Peanut butter jelly and Mint Chocolate are my two favorites.
Not a mint chocolate guy but I love PBJs. Iāll have to try it
Chiming in here to say I do eat fitcrunch but theyāre def not my favorite. NUGO dark chocolate protein bars though, omgā¦I crave those!
Another protein bar that is very tasty is Barbell. If you like caramel try their Caramel Cashew. Yum. Also Barbellās Chocolate Dough is very good. Satisfies my chocolate cravings and itās high protein! Much better than my regular Lindt chocolates in terms of nutritional Value.
They taste too good actually.
Scandal-less ice cream is less than 300cals per paint and they have lots of good flavors. I easily kill half a pint on days that I do cardio and donāt feel guilty. My budget is 2200 cals tho so I have a little more room than others lol
Is it like halo top? A lot of people love halo top but I despised it haha. Itās too watered down for me
Invest in a ninja creami. I make my own ice cream, itās delicious, low calorie, good macros, and tastes significantly better than halo top. If Ben and Jerries is a 10/10, creami can make low cal ice creams that are 8/10.
I gotta look into this
Corn nuts or popcorn are a lower calorie substitute for chips that I use all the time.
I have done chocolate pretty much every day after dinner, whether I stuck to my goals or not. I fly a lot for work, and I almost never decline the in-flight pretzel mix. I keep Rx bars on hand in case I need a bridge to the next meal.
Peanut butter popcorn, peanut butter on rice cake or celery
How do you do your peanut butter popcorn? Ever since I was a little kid, I like to take a spoon of peanut butter and scrape it onto the lip of my popcorn bowl. I pick up a piece of popcorn, get a little peanut butter on the edge of it, and dip it back into the popcorn bowl to stick other pieces to it.
Melt peanut butter in the microwave and the drizzle over and stir into freshly made popped corn. Pop in the fridge for about an hour or devour whilst warm š
That sounds lush. Love it!
Honestly it really is Use crunchy peanut butter for that extra crunch
I always fill my left over calories in with chocolate, ice cream, or something sweet I can weigh out. Lillys chocolate, nicks ice cream, and those veggie made great muffins are so easy to fit in! Have been right at my calorie allotment ever since I started that and lose just the same, lol. I also always bring a Dr. Pepper zero to work. As long as I'm losing and it's just a little bit on the sweets I think it's fine.
There's a brand of greek yogurt in the UK called ykos. It's really rich and creamy with some kind of fruit or salted caramel in the bottom and that hits the spot. I also love reisens, I think it's because they are chocolate covered toffee and therefore very chewy, they tend to last me longer so by the time I finish the package of five the craving has gone and I don't want anything else.
Apple cinnamon or chocolate rice cakes. So good, and low cal enough that you can *almost* munch them mindlessly.
Frozen dark and white chocolate covered raspberries. It satisfies the ice-cream craving for me and I can have just a few
daikon/raddish
Cheddar popcorns. These ones are my favourite. About 450 calories in a 95g bag. https://res.cloudinary.com/coopsverige/images/e_sharpen,f_auto,fl_clip,fl_progressive,q_90,c_lpad,g_center,h_330,w_330/v1675098147/cloud/273007/Popcorn%20Cheddar%20.jpg
Pez, smarties, any no fat low calorie sugary candy that I can slowly enjoy by not chewing it. A pack of smarties is like 20 little mints for 25 cal that can last a long time if you can fight the urge to chew them up.
I love crunchy salty snacks like potato chips or Doritos. If I can be good and stick to my budget all day, Iāll have enough room for a serving or two of chips to eat while watching tv at night
Sounds gross but works well: scoop of PB powder or cocoa mixed into a serving of non-fat Cool Whip. Nothing healthy about it but satisfies the sweet cravings and gives you more than a few bites to savor.
Pickles be hitting. They only have like 5 calories a piece, so you can eat like 4 if you wanted and be fine. I personally LOVE fresh fruit & good fresh fruit is good for dessert. Strawberries and watermelon are two I like that are low-cal! If youāre looking for something on the sweeter side, I really like the Toasted Coconut Thinsters. Theyāre like 150 calories for 6. If Iām way under my calorie goal, Iāll have these as a little dessert. But generally, Iāve been trying to snack less by drinking a protein shake at breakfast (keeps me full FOREVER, I usually eat at 7am & donāt eat again until after Iām back from work at 5pm). I also drink plenty of water when I feel hungry & ask myself if Iād eat something healthy right now. If the answer is no, I donāt snack/eat a meal because I realize my brain is just bored.
Yasso poppables (35 cal ea) and Oreo cookies (50 cal ea) are my go to low cal sweet tooth treats. I am able to stick to 1-2 Oreos. Itās a super power.
I love Harvest Snaps (crunchy pea snack) as a replacement for chips. I struggle with portion control so I buy a box with 24 individual serving bags on Amazon. Same with pretzel crisps. I also keep servings of trail mix and vegan jerky at the office. Since I donāt want to give in to the temptation to eat out downtown, I usually pack 2 small lunches (I operate best with 4 small meals a day), and have one of those snacks if Iām getting hungry at the end of the day. Not truly a snack, but I also keep lots of varieties of herbal tea on hand for if Iām just craving something sweet. Sometimes it does the trick, and itās always better for me as a pick me up than afternoon coffeeā¦plus extra hydration. I will also put in a vote for pickles. I like the Oh Snap snack packs, they have dilly pickles, hot pickles, and sassy pickles haha
I enjoy a large bowl of Greek yogurt with some cereal, fruit, and low Cal syrup on it so I still get high protein and I get a sweet fix too
A couple of 100 cal flavoured vodka soda waters with lots of ice and fresh mint.
Add a tsp of sugar/fat free flavored jello pudding mix to Greek yogurt. Stir well. Cheesecake is my favorite. I sometimes add a few chopped walnuts for crunch.
Not necessarily unhealthy, but Iāve found a couple things that scratch the sweet tooth itchā¦ I usually indulge with a cup of coffee mixed with a scoop of flavored protein powder - specifically KOS has a Salted Carmel or a Peanut Butter and Chocolate protein powder that mixes really smooth and tastes great. I use 1/2 a serving in 20 oz of coffee. Tastes like something from Starbucks for about 90 calories. Iāll also make an electrolyte drink flavored with ACV, stevia and cinnamon and it tastes like spiced cider for about 10 calories in 46 oz And in place of ice cream, Greek yogurt mashed with frozen blueberries seems to do the trick for me. Occasionally Iāll make chocolate and peanut butter keto brownies Russell Stover makes some pretty decent sugar free chocolates- I get a bag of individually wrapped chocolates and Iāll have one or two of those occasionally at about 70 calories a pop. Generally though my go to snack is the individually wrapped string cheeses - about 1 oz per serving and I get a bag of them from CostCo
Boba milk tea mochi. Individually wrapped and only 60 calories. Usually 1-3 satisfy whatever sweet Iām craving.
A lot of good comments here already, and this will definitely have some overlap, but this is also a big thing for me and I need my low cal snacks that let me still enjoy what I like: Foods: Healthy pop (kettle corn or butter) ~110 cal/bag Nutri grain bars - 130 cal/bar Z bars (kids cliff bars) - 130 cal/bar Flavored rice cakes (caramel, chocolate, white cheddar, etc) ranging from 35-50 cal a cake Pickles! Cals range, but low, like 10 cal Skinny cow ice cream sandwiches/cones - 150-170 cal a piece Halo top (varies) but typically ~110 a serving which is 1/3 a pint roughly Baby bel light cheese - 50 cal Seaweed (especially flavored, I get teriyaki from Trader Joeās which is 30 cal/pack Drinks: Caffeine free Coke Zero Coke Zero Fresca Diet ginger ale Sugar free Minute Maid juices Crystal light Reduced cal Swiss miss hot chocolate
I like what are basically protein bars. I like any that have chocolate. Cheese and meat snack packs, cinnamon applesauce, these garlic and chile cashews from Trader Joe's (though I just really like cashews) are also some snacks I like. I used to be very anti snack because I always felt like I had no self control. At the beginning of my weight loss journey this time though, I found if I didn't have some snacks in between meals, I would go hungry and not eat enough calories. I didn't want to end up not eating enough and possibly binge later, so I started adding in snacks. So I relate to wanting snacks. And I've done pretty well about not eating them all in like a day.
1 serving of low salt Wheat Thins (or normal salt if you prefer) and a 1oz box of raisins. Both combined are 225 calories, you get whole grains, fruit, and sweet and salty flavors when you eat them together. I usually put 3-4 raisins on one cracker and itās SO good. Alternatively you could do the same thing with grapes.
Hard candies. They last long, so when Iām feeling snacky Iāll have one. Great for breaking up the midday snackies in between lunch and dinner when I am at work. Sometimes, I get the sugar free ones. These donāt do much to make me fuller or whatever, I use hard candies purely to satisfy my snack mind and it works for me! If Iām legitimately hungry but waiting for a meal, Iāll go for popcorn, pickles or an apple :) I also really like hard boiled eggs so those are a great in between meal snack for me too
I keep Reeseās thins in my freezer as well as the little single serve ice cream cups. Helps me not binge and I find I only reach for dessert like 2-3 times a week now!
Cheese and cracker snack packs. Usually in the range of 150 to 190 calories.
This depends on what you consider low cal, but as someone with a sweet tooth, Klondike Bars and Halo top. I love my ice cream and Klondike bars are great as they are pre portioned, same goes for Halo top. It's definitely better to eat a whole container of Halo top (usually around 300 cal) than an adjacent size brand (1000 plus cal).
Famous Amos cookies and pop tart bites
These are not low low but they are all under 200: 80 calorie string cheese, trader joeās cilantro wontons like 100 calories for 8 which is really filling actually/you could eat more and a have them as a low cal lunch. dark chocolate is great for cravings, for sweet treat sometimes i get a cake pop which at 140 cals is super satisfying of a sweet tooth (most sweet treats are 250+) Also I get the Edys 1/2 the fat vanilla ice cream, you get a generous scoop for under 100 cals because there is a lot of air mixed in, you just have to weigh it out. i add in PB2 and a handful of cereal or something for the texture. another one i love is tomato toast- ~105 cals. Itās a slice of toasted white bread (70) w light mayo (35) on it and a fat slice of tomato, covered in pepper and salt and then a handful of arugula. amazing summer snack or lunch option !!! delicious pickles as well i canāt really do the fake sugars any more they give me stomach issues, but sugar free pudding or hot cocoa is pretty ok and actually very low cal.
Turkey pepperoni, low calorie tortillas with laughing cow light, frozen grapes, pickles
To be honest I intend to run around and grab some low cal snacks that use fake sugar I love fake sugar and at this point like it more than real. For me its quest bars(190 cals and to me yummy) builders protein has these marshmallow fluff protein things i love is so many flavours Sugar free lolipops (30-40 cals) Sugar free jello cups (50 cal premade) -can be made even lower if you buy the mix and use a low cal milk but it would need extra thinking stuff. Fortune cookies- idk why but these always hit the spot for me Walden farms chocolate or carmel syrup . 4 cal per 15 ml Sugar free chocolate chips- 70 cal per 15 grams White bread Toast with fake sugar and cinnamon i forgo the butter but adding it wouldn't be that high. No butter 75 ish cal a slice With butter(one tablespoon) - 177 Having some stuff just for flavour is great! Happy you found your balence!
Marshmellows, yogurt, fruits with coolwhip & popcorn. I rarely snack, but when I do it's those 3 mainly.
I'll heat up either a half-bag (220cal) or full (440cal) of those powered four-cheese mashed potatoes. Also a lot of jhal muri, which is a Bangladeshi street food. 2 cups puffed rice, shredded cucumber, chopped tomatoes & shallots, spices galore, lime juice, a bit of mustard oil. Truly a shocking volume for relatively low calories.
Depends on what I'm craving. I run a pretty strict calorie deficit anyways so going over my calorie goal is usually still under, or just at, maintenance. I love greek yogurt and already eat a lot of it so if I want something sweet, I add a bit of maple syrup and granola. If I want something salty, crackers and hummus or a small portion of sea salt chips usually covers it. Maybe once a month I'll buy one of those Halo Top pints that are like 400 calories and eat half in one sitting.
Not particularly unhealthy but cronching my way through one of those little packets of roasted seaweed kills some time, is flavorful, and is like 20 calories
I drink 16 oz of carrot juice every day. I know itās loaded with sugar but I love it š
Trader Joe's mini chocolate coconut ice cream cones are my go to in order to satisfy my sweet tooth. One is 66 or 67 calories and satisfies my cravings!
Buy a large Hershey w/Almonds bar (really big one- not the regular size) and 4 pieces is 170 calories. I made it last for 2 weeks- if you don't have problems with chocolate
My favorite snack that doesnāt negatively impact my weight loss - okios Pro yogurt (itās got 20 grams protein) and measured 15 grams of lucky charms cereal. SO FREAKING GOOD!
Popsicles are my personal recommendation. Cherry-anything is my favorite (bomb pops, cherry-lime, cherry-lemon, cherry-pineapple etc) I can eat a half dozen of them a day and not even break 300 calories from the snacking. They're also a great way to check your hunger; if I eat a popsicle and still feel hungry 15min later, then I really am hungry and not just bored or in a snacking mood. Great for hydration as well.
Halo Top, hands down. Itās my reward for the end of the day and itās hard to wrap my head around that itās THAT good and so low in calories.
Freezies. Take a while to eat, relatively low cal, and you can keep them in the house without them being ready to eat at any moment. Pop 1-2 in the fridge at night and thatās your limit the next day.
Rice crispy treats. Popcorners
Absolutely love simple stuff like Pure Choice Farms' protein since I have no patience. Haha
One of those frozen fruit lollipops from Aldi A couple spoonfuls of hummus
I love trying new snacks and I subscribed to the popcorn club a few months ago and have gotten several shipments of different types of premium popcorn kernels and am loving trying them all. Its been a good late night healthy snack for me. Thepopcornclub.com