Saturday, May 17, 2008

100 Calorie Snacks: 20 Choices

From the University of Arkansas Extension Service

Calorie-controlled snacking of healthy 100-calorie munchies:

1. Half an apple with 2 teaspoons of peanut butter
2. An orange and a few dry-roasted nuts
3. 10 cashew nuts
4. 10 almonds
5. 2 ounces of lean roast beef
6. Half a small avocado
7. 3 ounces cooked whole-grain noodles with 1 fresh tomato and 1⁄2 ounce hard cheese
8. 1 seven-grain Belgian waffle
9. 4 mini rice cakes with 2 tablespoons low-fat cottage cheese
10. 3 ounces low-fat cottage cheese and 3 whole-wheat crackers
11. 1⁄4 cup fat-free ranch dressing with mixed raw veggies
12. 6 Wheat Thins® crackers with two teaspoons of peanut butter (or any nut
butter)
13. 1 small baked potato with 1⁄2 cup salsa and 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream
14. 1⁄3 cup of unsweetened applesauce with 1 slice of whole-wheat toast, cut
into 4 strips for dunking
15. 1⁄2 cup frozen orange juice, eaten as sorbet
16. 2 large graham cracker squares with 1 teaspoon peanut butter
17. 3 handfuls of unbuttered popcorn, seasoned with herbs
18. 4-6 ounces of no-fat or low-fat yogurt
19. A 5-ounce tossed salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and 1⁄4 cup fat-free dressing
20. Half a "finger" of string cheese with 4 whole-wheat crackers

1 comment:

Paige said...

Wow that is depressing!