20 Snacks Under 200 Calories
December 31, 2008
If you want to lose weight, you should be able to control yourself at meals. This is possible if you are not ravenously hungry each time you sit for a meal. You can have a light snack in between meals to keep yourself from overeating.
Some great healthy and delicious snacks are listed here.
Veggies & dip: One large cucumber, carrot and a celery stalk, cut into sticks with a dip made from a pouch of onion soup mix and fat-free sour cream, make a delicious snack.
Seasoned popcorn: Use air-popped popcorn. Sprinkle it with a tablespoon of garlic salt, chilli powder or freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Rice cakes and chocolate: Have some rice cakes spread over with a thin layer of hazelnut chocolate spread.
Trail mix: Make your own low-cal trail mix with a tablespoon each of dark and golden raisins, dried apricots and almond slivers.
Nachos: A dozen baked tortilla chips sprinkled with a tablespoon of shredded cheddar and melted under the broiler, sound delicious. You can add two tablespoons of salsa for extra flavour.
Mini S’more: Two marshmallows and dark chocolate on top of a graham cracker and melted, taste great.
Pita & hummus: Toast a whole-wheat pita bread cut into wedges. Top it with garlic of red-pepper hummus.
Melon sundae: Half a cup each of cantaloupe and honeydew melon slices with a large spoonful of plain low-fat yogurt and two teaspoons honey make a great sundae.
Frozen yogurt: Top it with heated chocolate syrup.
Quesadilla: Sprinkle cheddar over half of a six-inch tortilla and add a tablespoon of salsa and chopped scallions each. Fold and heat in the microwave till the cheese melts.
Peanut butter and fruit: Spread low-fat peanut butter over cut apple wedges.
Smoothie: Mix a cup of vanilla soy milk with half a banana and half cup of strawberries in a blender.
Granola: A tablespoon of granola over plain low-fat or frozen yogurt and a teaspoon of molasses is great to satisfy you.
Tuna melt: Broil a cup of canned tuna a slice of low-fat cheese and half a tablespoon of olive oil and some lemon.
Chick pea salad: Mix half-cup of chick peas with a chopped tomato, half tablespoon of olive oil, juice of half a lemon and a pinch of salt and pepper.
Turkey on an English muffin: Take an English muffin. Spread it with cranberry sauce and put a slice of fat-free turkey breast on top. Microwave it and enjoy.
Raisin bread and apple butter: Spread a raisin bread with some apple butter and sprinkle some cinnamon.
Cereal bar and honey: Spread a cereal bar with a teaspoon of honey.
Crackers & juice: Whole-wheat crackers and a cup of vegetable juice cocktail taste just fine.
Mini bagel melt: Broil a whole-wheat mini bagel spread with a low-fat ricotta cheese.
You can also have some skim milk, carrot juice, honey-dew smoothie and water.
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