Smart Snacks
Snacks for Under a Hundred Calories
Snacks are a fundamental part of the American diet. They play a substantial role in the success or failure of any weight loss diet. I have listed below some popular snacks that eaten in the portion size indicated are guaranteed 100 calories or less and should not sabotage your weight loss regimen
¾ cup canned pineapple in juice (90) |
2 Stella Doro bread sticks (80) |
2 large plain rice cakes (100) |
½ small cantaloupe (80) |
1 Bartlett pear (100) |
1 orange (60) |
1 small apple (80) |
1 small bunch grapes (1 cup) (80) |
2/3 cup cranberry juice cocktail (100) |
3 ginger snap cookies (90) |
5 vanilla wafers (100) |
11.5 oz can V8 juice (70) |
1 small banana (100) |
3 Tbsp. raisins (80) |
1 cup non fat yogurt (100) |
½ cup Haagen-Dazs fat free sorbet (100) |
1 dill pickle (5) |
5 cups Jolly time microwave low fat popcorn (100)* |
8 baked tortilla chips with 2 Tbsp. salsa (90) |
2 Tbsp. dry roasted sunflower seeds (95) |
1 envelope Tomato Cup-A-Soup (90) |
1 envelope Lipton Chicken Noodle Cup A Soup (50) |
½ cup frozen ice milk (90) |
8 oz skim milk (80) |
6oz skim milk with 1 Tbsp. Hershey's chocolate syrup (85) |
8oz sugar- free hot chocolate (50) |
baby carrots(50) |
pretzel sticks (50) |
1 medium size baked sweet potato (80) |
Frozen sugar free fudge pop (40) |
1/2cup low-fat yogurt-coffee or vanilla (100) |
Water (0) |
Make your fat-free microwave popcorn- ¼ cup kernels in brown paper lunch - bag. Fold the top over twice to seal. Microwave on high 3 minutes- 6 cups.
Donna Tinnerello, MS, RD, CD/N is a registered dietitian, living in Manhattan, with more than 10 years experience in HIV and nutrition. Her subspecialties are cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal disease, diabetes and weight management.
Donna is available for private consultation by referral only.
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