When
you’re looking for
low
calorie
snacks, it’s best to stick to all-natural foods.
There are
several dozen low calorie snacks portioned into individual packets
available in the aisle of your grocery store.
However, although there
are more and more varieties of these being released all the time,
they’re all rather meager, and they get old after a while.
Fruits and veggies are your best bet for a
low-calorie snack. If you’re not a fan of many vegetables or
fruits, make a deal with yourself to try one new one a week, and fix it
in a couple of different ways. Some good snacking fruits and vegetables
that not everyone knows about are:
Snow peas – raw, they’re
quite good. You can dip them in low-calorie salad dressing, too.
Ugli Fruit – not too pretty on the
outside, but yummy inside!
Lychee nuts – if you
don’t see them at your grocery store, check the local
farmer’s market or specialty grocery store.
Cucumbers – okay, so
they’re more common, but people usually cut them up for
salads, right? Slice them into sticks (like carrots) instead, and munch
away! Kids really tend to like these, too.
Next, take a trip through the health food
aisles at your grocery store. Things have changed a lot over the past
five – even the past two – years. There are chips
made from vegetables. Cereals that make great trail mixes. Organically
grown nuts.
Dairy is another source for low calorie
snacks. Low fat string cheese is tasty and fun to eat. Light and
fat-free flavored yogurts are great, too.
Chocolate milk made from skim
(nonfat) milk and low-calorie chocolate syrup is healthy, filling, and
a favorite treat. Cottage cheese is another great one, especially when
paired with fruit.
(There are even cups of cottage cheese
packaged with
fruit fillings…watch these, though, as there’s
sugar added.)
If you are aching for some carb-filled
snacks, stick to those that are whole grain. (Make sure
“whole” is the first word on the ingredients list.)
Whole grain crackers, whole grain bread, and the like are great snacks
and very filling.
Be careful of any of these low calorie
snacks,
however – it’s only low calorie if you’re
eating reasonable portion sizes!