Healthy Snacks

*Luna*

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I'm tired of always buying the same healthy snacks. I need new ideas. Please post your favorite healthy munchies and help get me out of my rut!
 

sheaspearl83

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Chex mix, cucumbers, 100 cal snacks, Yoplait yogurt light
Spinach dip made with frozen spinach and cream cheese wrapped with turkey slices
 

franimal

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you should visit sparkpeople.com. they have tons of snack ideas and if you search in the forums there are plenty of discussions about this. also try hungrygirl.com
 

choseck

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Fresh Fruit
Raw Veggies with salsa (especially carrots, broccoli and celery!)
Gnu bars
Yogurt
Kashi stuff
 

choseck

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Originally Posted by franimal
you should visit sparkpeople.com. they have tons of snack ideas and if you search in the forums there are plenty of discussions about this. also try hungrygirl.com

It seems like I'm always on hungrygirl.com - I love that site, but thanks for the sparkpeople.com suggestion - I love finding new sites, books or magazines. My goal is to learn as much as I can and become as knowledgable as I can about health, nutrition and fitness - so this is great!
 

choseck

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Originally Posted by *Luna*
OMG I LOOOVE Kashi stuff.... there TLC's are sooo good. =)

Have you tried the cookies yet? I bought them a bit ago, but have yet to open them! I love the crackers with tuna and cottage cheese - its the perfect 'light' meal! And their granola bars are just plain good! I'm also excited to try their new frozen dinners - I know they aren't the best for you with the sodium and all, but they're better than other choices I could be making
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I'm also addicted to their oatmeal.

Okay, basically I haven't had anything Kashi that I didn't like!
 

Katja

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Baby Carrots
Mini Rice Cakes
Almonds
Baked Pita Chips w/ hummus or salsa and avocado
Fresh Fruit (bananas, pineapple, grapes, and strawberries are my favs)
Jello Sugar Free Chocolate Pudding snacks (60 cal.)
Mott's Sugar Free Healthy Harvest Applesauce (50 cal.)

 

haute_muffy

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I go to this site frequently:
http://www.whfoods.com/index.html


my fav snacks I usually have hanging around are:

* soybeans -they come frozen. cover them with water in a mug and pop in the microwave for a minute. drain. add a pinch of kosher salt.
* fresh fruit (oranges, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, raspberries, bananas, peaches, grapes, pineapple, melons) -which I'll sometimes cut up and store in the fridge for the [near] future. a side of cottage cheese is great with fruit, too.
* fresh veggies (boston lettuce or baby spinach, toms, cucumbers, carrots, bell peppers... mmmm add balsamic, chevre, basil, oregano, and pepper and you've got my fav salad!) wait...toms are fruit!
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(also, sugar snap peas, snow peas, avocado, broccoli...)
* crunchy peanut butter -a heaping tablespoon will keep me busy for a bit while I'm surfin'
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* popcorn -I get the single serving mini bags
* nuts (almonds, cashews, peanuts -all unsalted)
* tuna & salmon -in the fresh pouch
* eggs -quick overeasy, or hardboiled (which will keep for a week)
* organic yogurt -my fav is Stoneyfield (blueberry, strawberry, vanilla, and key lime)

if I do buy bread, I always make sure to buy stone-ground whole wheat (one of the first ingredients on the package should state 'stone-ground').

this may not be a snack, but I love flavored water. I always put either lime wedges or cucumber slices in my water. very refeshing and spa-like.
and I'm always up for teatime.
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mmm... I'm getting hungry now...

HTH!
 

Tyester

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I can be full from a huge meal, read this thread and instantly get hungry again.
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Lots of good choices and ideas!
 

*Luna*

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Thanks! These are some GREAT ideas!

I haven't tried anything other than Kashi's TLC's but I really need to venture out. I haven't seen their frozen stuff yet but I might try a couple for work sometime. It is touch with all the sodium but, oh well... sometimes it's almost unavoidable.

We banned trans fats and hydrodgenated oils from our home about 2 years ago and I just feel like it's hard to find new things I love. Thanks again for all the great suggestions!
 

Fairybelle

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Teddy Grahams (the mini ones are awesome!), Pretzel Chips, plain almonds, dried fruit, fresh fruit, carrots, grapes (my favorite!), air popped popcorn.
 

xiahe

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100 cal snacks, fresh fruit, granola bars, peanut butter & apples haha...peanut butter is good for you, even though it's high in fat...just watch out for the salmonella :X and apples & pb are a great combination (sounds weird, but it's not). i also love pb & bananas, or a pb & banana sandwich with honey =]
 

choseck

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Originally Posted by xiahe
100 cal snacks, fresh fruit, granola bars, peanut butter & apples haha...peanut butter is good for you, even though it's high in fat...just watch out for the salmonella :X and apples & pb are a great combination (sounds weird, but it's not). i also love pb & bananas, or a pb & banana sandwich with honey =]

Everynight I have an apple with peanut butter (or almond butter) and then I drizzle a little honey and sprinkle with cinnamon. All for 150 calories - its great! I only use a teaspoon of peanut butter, so its like 20 calories, and I only use all natural - so its just peanuts (or almonds) no oils, sugars or salt. Just peanuts - I don't think I can go back to eating the 'other' stuff.
 

silverblackened

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Originally Posted by mskitchmas
pickles!

But not the little sweet Japanese ones that taste so good but just make you feel hungrier because, well, that's what they're meant to do.
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ITA with medusalox; frozen grapes are the awesome!
 

choseck

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Originally Posted by medusalox
Buy a bag of grapes and pop 'em in the freezer. Frozen grapes = best dessert/snack ever!
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I agree! It's the perfect summer treat!
 

xiahe

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Quote:
Originally Posted by choseck
Everynight I have an apple with peanut butter (or almond butter) and then I drizzle a little honey and sprinkle with cinnamon. All for 150 calories - its great! I only use a teaspoon of peanut butter, so its like 20 calories, and I only use all natural - so its just peanuts (or almonds) no oils, sugars or salt. Just peanuts - I don't think I can go back to eating the 'other' stuff.

oooo i never thought of drizzling honey and sprinkling cinnamon with it...i'll have to try that!
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