When you`re counting calories, 100 is just about the limit for a snack. That`s enough to quiet the hunger pangs until mealtime without causing a calorie overrun. Here are some snack suggestions.
Under 50 calories
1 frozen gelatin pop bar (35)
1 fresh medium peach (38)
2 large dill pickles (30)
1 cup low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail (48)
One 6-ounce can vegetable juice cocktail mixed with a dash bottled hot pepper sauce and a dash Worcestershire sauce. Garnish with 1 stalk celery.
(38)
Under 75 calories
3 fresh medium apricots (55)
1/2 of a medium grapefruit topped with 1 teaspoon honey (61)
6 large cucumber slices dipped in 2 tablespoons sour cream dip with french onion (56)
1/2 of a small cantaloupe (58)
1/2 cup apricot nectar (68)
1/4 cup vanilla ice milk sprinkled with 1 teaspoon chopped walnuts (66)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce sprinkled with 2 teaspoons raisins (68)
5 thin pretzels (55)
Under 100 calories
2 saltine crackers spread with 2 teaspoons peanut butter (86)
1/2 of a small papaya topped with 1/4 cup rainbow sherbet (99)
1 hard-cooked egg (82)
1 cup chopped fresh pineapple (81)
2 large sticks celery stuffed with 2 tablespoons Camembert cheese (99)
1 medium orange, sectioned, sprinkled with 1 tablespoon coconut (86)
1/3 cup low-fat cottage cheese sprinkled with 1 tablespoon raisins (94)
2 kiwi fruits (92)
4 gingersnap cookies (96)
1 large stalk celery stuffed with 1 tablespoon peanut butter (99)
4 ounces white wine mixed with 4 ounces club soda (99)
8 animal crackers (96)
2 graham crackers spread with 2 teaspoons reduced-calorie orange marmalade (87)
1 cup water-pack canned fruit cocktail (90)
2 cups diced watermelon (84)
1 1/2 cups popped popcorn tossed with 1 1/2 teaspoons melted margarine, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese and 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (97)
1 rice cake spread with 1 tablespoon reduced-calorie soft-style cream cheese and 2 teaspoons reduced-calorie strawberry jam (97)
12 ounces low-calorie root beer with a 1/2-cup scoop of ice milk (99)
1 slice raisin bread spread with 2 teaspoons reduced-calorie soft-style cream cheese (94)
1 cup fresh whole sweet cherries (82)
3/4 cup seedless grapes (81)
1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries dolloped with 1 tablespoon plain low-fat yogurt (90)
2 cups cauliflower flowerets drizzled with 1 tablespoon creamy buttermilk reduced-calorie salad dressing (84)
1 cup fresh blueberries (90)
3 tablespoons raisins (79)
2 small chocolate chip cookies (99)
2 plain breadsticks dipped in 1 tablespoon soft-style cream cheese with pineapple (91). –
