Low calorie snacks ideas

I'm not so much into low calorie snacks as I am fond of nutritionally dense, flavorful snacks:

roasted cauliflower is low cal and flavorful. Season as desired with whatever flavor profile you want.

roasted turkey breast on gluten-free crackers with a bit of mustard.

Dark chocolate chips. Really, you don't need much to get the full experience of intense chocolate flavor. And it's chock full of antioxidants! And a mood lifter! Yay chocolate!

For dessert you can start with plain greek yogurt and add vanilla, honey and fruit for a lovely, healthy treat.

Hard cheese is also a great thing to have for dessert.  Just a little piece of cheese, with a small amount of nuts and a bit of honey is very very satisfying.

i usually don't eat low cal anything but you can always make smoothies, kale chips, roasted chickpeas (these get so crunchy), or dehydrated fruits. also, i found these seaweed snacks at a grocery store by me. basically, it's just pieces of nori seaweed that have been roasted and dusted with sea salt. soo delicious and very low cal.

also, i love making my own sushi. the ones you buy in the store can have all those creamy sauces on them or fattening fillers. if you make your own, you can use thin slices of avocado, carrots, cucumber, and cauliflower in place of rice.

I like avoccado with lemon, salt and pepper.

Can't help as I don't snack (*polishes halo*) I used to be a total snackmonster but since I changed my diet I just have my three square meals a day and I am never hungry. I honestly never thought that I'd be able to rid myself of the urge to rummage in the cupboard and dig out whatever crisps/nuts/biscuits I could lay my hands on (that's chips/nuts/cookies in translation :D) but now I rarely feel the urge. I do have a secret stash of high cocoa solids chocolate - minimum 85% - and will have a square now and again but I can stop at one square and then put the bar away. I think my friends believe I've been kidnapped by aliens and replaced with a strange replica.

When your taste for snacking is huge then you need something filling so kick those crisps & cookies to the kerb as they only spike your sugar and leave you hungry again very quickly. I would probably opt for some cheese or a natural live yoghurt (with a scattering of blueberries or chopped strawberries). Another option is some chicken pieces or those yummy crispy bacon strips they have in M&S (opt for the unsmoked). In fact M&S is a life saver for filling snacky bits like chicken and crispy bacon - when I am travelling on business I will pack some items like this to eat on the train in order to avoid the sandwiches/paninis etc. that are the only meal options on board. Protein/fat snacks are filling and have a much higher satiety factor than sweet stuff - but sugar is an addiction that is hard to break I know. I also know I sound like the most boring so-and-so on earth and probably in food terms I am

EDIT: Not exactly low calorie suggestions I'm afraid, but better an influx of good cals than a frenzied attack on the cookie jar!

Post Edited (London_Gal) : 5/18/2012 12:48:55 PM (GMT-6)

Boredom is a killer - and the path to the 'sin cupboard' where the dietary evils of the world lurk (and everyone has one...) I know how hard weekends are for me. During the week I am a paragon of nutritional virtue but come Saturday I am practically rifling bins for discarded pastries. Or at least the old me would have been. Even now I am much more inclined to fall off the wagon on a weekend because I am not as fully occupied as I am during my working week and that's been the undoing of all my good work on occasions (I'm following a weight loss version of my dietary regime but am just maintaining because I cheat too often). I'm lucky (or as 'lucky' as any of us are with UC...) in that dairy doesn't make me fart, in fact on a day to day level since I modified my diet to high fat, low carb I am much less 'windy', but I do give milk a very wide berth as that makes me bilious, gassy and bloated. So if you have any of that Canadian cheddar left over you can pass it to me :D

I have enjoyed Canadian cheddar on many occasions - I love a full flavoured cheese :D I tend to buy my cheese from Waitrose and their Canadian is very fine indeed. I am in North London tournevice but work central (City, EC2). If you'd like to meet for a coffee (no muffins or brownies :D) and a chat then that would be really nice. I don't know first hand how it feels to be sat there in a strange city but I can imagine. I don't know if there is a PM function here but I can give you my contact details. London is the most amazing place on the planet (in my wholly unbiased opinion :P) but it's also one of the most dismal and isolating if you don't have a social framework.

Oh, and 'Boris Bikes'. I'll leave it there :D

No PM function. Hmm. I will go into my profile settings and enable email so message me if you would care to.

I am in Moorgate so not so far from Chancery Lane. Love the City for its unique vibe.

I would not get on a Boris Bike if you paid me - or even if Boris Johnson paid me! Cycling in London is too fraught with risks to life and limb.

EDIT: Okay, so I've enabled email but I will probably close that down pretty soon just in case I get a collection of stalkers :P

Post Edited (London_Gal) : 5/18/2012 2:55:31 PM (GMT-6)

Veggies dipped in hummus or salsa. Baked potato with salsa instead of butter. Banana or apple with peanut butter. Pita bread with hummus. Veggie soups are low-cal and very filling and there are tons of different types out there to try. Popcorn (if you can tolerate it).

I can't believe someone suggested bacon as a way to lose weight.

It says weight loss in the OP....if you read the post...

Eating veggies, fruits and whole grains is why people gain weight? OK, whatever you say...

And I'm a vegan, and quite healthy!