Low Calorie Healthy Snack Ideas

Dear Readers,

It's 3:00pm and we are all hungry and searching for something to snack on. Below is a list of healthy snack ideas that you can prepare and keep with you. Now snacking can be stress free. Remember keeping your blood sugar stable all day long is key.


Low Calorie Healthy Snack Ideas

2 slices lite whole wheat bread with 1 TBSP sugar-free jam or jelly (100 calories, 15 grams carb)

2 slices lite raisin bread with cinnamon & 2 tsp lite margarine without trans fatty acids (such as Smart Balance) (90 calories, 15 grams carb)

1 low fat frozen waffle with ½ cup frozen berries (unsweetened) (110 calories, 25 grams carb)

1 low fat frozen waffle with sugar-free syrup (70 calories, 15 grams carb)

2 slices lite WW bread with 1 TBSP peanut butter & 1 TBSP sugarfree jam or jelly (200 calories, 15 grams carb)

1 slice lite WW bread with 1 wedge Laughing Cow lite cheese spread & 2 tsp sugar-free jam (75 calories, 15 grams carb)

2 ounces turkey, chicken or tuna on 2 slices lite bread with 1 TBSP lite mayonnaise (200 calories, 15 grams carb)

1 cup fat free yogurt sweetened with nonnutritive sweetener or fructose (120 to 130 calories, 20-24 grams carb)

Add 2 TBSP grapenuts to yogurt (160-170 calories, 28-32 grams carb)

½ cup cottage cheese with ¾ cup frozen or fresh blueberries (150 calories, 15 grams carb)

1 cup vanilla or chocolate soy milk (120 calories, 15 grams carb)

Soy milk shake (1 cup soy milk, ½ cup berries & ice cubes blended) (160 calories, 25 grams carb)

1 packet instant regular oatmeal with ½ cup blueberries (140 calories, 30 grams carb)

1 packet regular oatmeal with cinnamon & non-nutritive sweetener (100 calories, 20 grams carb)

¾ cup whole grain cereal & 1 cup skim milk (170 calories, 30 grams
carb)

¾ cup whole grain cereal (80 calories, 15 grams carb)

1 WW english muffin with 2 tsp lite margarine & 1 TBSP sugar-free jam or jelly (140 calories, 25 grams carb)

1 medium fresh fruit (60 calories, 15 grams carb)

2 cups salad with 2 TBSP olive oil salad dressing (100 calories, 10 grams carb)

1 cup raw vegetables with fat free dip (100 calories, 5 grams carb)

1 cup cooked non-starchy vegetable with 1 tsp lite margarine (65 calories, 10 grams carb)
1 ounce Cabot Vermont 75% less fat cheddar cheese (or any cheese with 3 grams fat or less/oz) & 8 Kashi crackers (or any cracker without hydrogenated fats) (130 calories, 10 grams carb)

1 TBSP almond butter, peanut butter or other nut butter & 8 Kashi crackers (170 calories, 10 grams carb)

3TBSP Hummus & 8 Kashi crackers (140 calories, 20 grams carb)

1 small pita pocket & 3TBSP Hummus (160 calories, 25 grams carb)

40 peanuts (160 calories, 5 grams carb)

1/3 cup soy nuts (200 calories, 10 grams carb)

1 hard boiled egg (75 calories, 0 carb)

1 medium apple with 1 TBSP nut butter (160 calories, 15 grams
carb)

2 celery stalks and 1 TBSP nut butter (100 calories, 0 carb)