Got the munchies? Try these homemade snacks – each under 100 calories!
Temptation zone
The time in between meals when you get that faint rumbling in your stomach is one of the toughest times to fend off high-calorie snacks, especially if there are cookies, chips, or a vending machine nearby.
Sure, it’s okay to indulge every once in a while, but low-calorie snacks that you can eat every day will keep your healthy diet intact. The following low-calorie, high-energy, great-tasting snacks will keep you satisfied until lunch or dinner – and they are each only 100 calories.
21 100-calorie snacks
| Slice up half of a small apple and dip it into 2 teaspoons of peanut butter. The other half of the apple can be saved for later if you squeeze some lemon juice over it and tightly wrap it. | |
| Ten almonds or cashews or 1 tablespoon nut butter (licked straight from the spoon!) | |
| Slice a small avocado in half and eat it right out of the peel. | |
| Boil 3 ounces of whole grain noodles and toss with 1 small fresh tomato, and 1/2-ounce hard cheese. | |
| Spread 2 tablespoons of low-fat cottage cheese on 4 plain mini rice cakes. | |
| Dip mixed raw vegetables into 1/4-cup fat-free ranch dressing. | |
| Enjoy a small baked potato topped with 1/2-cup salsa and 2 tablespoons fat-free sour cream. | |
| Fifteen strawberries dipped into 1/4-cup Cool Whip Lite | |
| Munch on 45 steamed edamame (fresh, hulled soybeans). | |
| Combine 2 tablespoons of mashed avocado with 2 tablespoons of fresh chopped tomato and stuff it into half of a small whole-wheat pita. | |
| Slice up half of a red bell pepper and dip in 3 tablespoons hummus. | |
| Top 6 ounces of plain fat-free yogurt with 1/3-cup fresh raspberries. | |
| Smash a hard boiled egg and spread on a slice of Melba toast. | |
| Savor 4 slices low-fat honey ham rolled in a lettuce leaf topped with 2 teaspoons honey mustard. | |
| Try a slice of toasted raisin bread topped with 1 teaspoon light butter. | |
| Top half of a small bagel with 1 ounce smoked salmon. | |
| Enjoy a half-cup instant, sugar-free chocolate pudding. | |
| One large celery stalk filled with 1 tablespoon peanut butter or light cream cheese. | |
| Mix together 2 tablespoons water-packed tuna with 1 teaspoon of light mayonnaise and a dash of onion powder. | |
| 10 jelly beans | |
| Try 5low-fat chocolate meringue cookies. |
Note:
The most important thing is to measure your food ingredients because even a few extra ounces can add calories over the course of a few days.
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