100 Family Snacks Under 100 Calories |
These tasty, easy snacks will stave off hunger without spoiling kids’ appetites
While most kids typically don’t worry about their caloric intake, moms often do. (Not only do we worry about our kids’, we worry about our own!) Sweet, salty, delicious snacks are one of the major causes of weight gain because they tend to get out of control. Before you know it, it’s time for dinner and your clan has eaten at least a dinner’s worth of snacks. Sound familiar?
Snacks less than 100 calories are also ideal for those times when kids are hungry but dinner’s not quite ready. With the help of naturopathic doctor Jennifer Baer and registered nutritionist Lori Kennedy, we’ve compiled a giant list of fun snacks that are good for the whole family (and won’t derail mom’s diet). These tasty, easy snacks – ranging from balanced mini-meals to quick noshes – will stave off hunger without spoiling kids’ appetites.
1. 1 tablespoon hummus with 1 rye crisp, 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, 2 celery stalks
2. 1/4 cup berries with 2 tablespoons full fat, plain yogurt and 1 tablespoon chopped nuts or seeds
3. 1 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk and ½ scoop chocolate-flavoured protein powder blended with a couple of ice cubes
4. 5 almonds, ½ cup air-popped popcorn, 2 tablespoons raisins
5. 1 small tomato sliced with 1 ounce crumbled feta cheese
6. ½ slice of whole-wheat toast with 1 tablespoon almond butter and ½ an apple or pear
7. 1/4 cup cooked quinoa with 3 tablespoons chickpeas and ½ cup diced veggies
8. 1 rye crisp topped with ½ sliced hardboiled egg and 1 sliced plum tomato
9. 1/4 cup high-fibre, low-sugar cereal with 1/4 cup diced fruit or berries and 1/4 cup plain soymilk
10. ½ mini pita stuffed with 2 tablespoons each of mashed avocado and chopped tomato
11. Chopped steamed broccoli florets sprinkled with 1 ounce of cheese
12. Can of diced tomatoes sprinkled with 1 ounce of cheese
13. Small baked potato with a ½ cup salsa and 2 tablespoons non-fat sour cream
14. ½ cup orange juice (try freezing it and eating it as sorbet!)
15. 4-ounce container of low-fat yogurt
16. 4-ounce container of low-fat pudding
17. 1 container no-sugar-added rice pudding
18. 1 piece of toast cut into sticks with ½ cup of applesauce for dipping
19. 1 slice reduced-calorie bread with ¼ cup cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons applesauce and dash of cinnamon
20. 1 cup unsweetened applesauce (or ½ cup sweetened)
21. 1 cup berries with 3 tablespoons fat-free Cool Whip (or 1 tablespoon regular Cool Whip)
22. 1 cup berries with 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt and 1 teaspoon honey
23. 10 strawberries dipped in 2 tablespoons of light chocolate syrup
24. ½ cantaloupe
25. 3 plums
26. 1 medium banana
27. 1 large apple
28. 1 medium orange
29. 2 cups watermelon chunks
30. 4 dates
31. ¼ cup dried cranberries
32. 10 dried apricot halves
33. 30 grapes (try them frozen!)
34. 1 cup chopped mango
35. Small sweet potato
36. Corn on the cob (1 ear)
37. 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
38. 10 cashews
39. 10 almonds
40. 10 walnut halves
41. 25 pistachios
42. ¼ cup pumpkin seeds
43. 2 tablespoon roasted soy nuts
44. 1 tablespoon nuts mixed with 2 tablespoons dried cranberries or raisins
45. 6 crackers with 2 teaspoons nut butter
46. 2 graham crackers with 2 teaspoons nut butter
47. Large stock of celery with 1 tablespoon nut butter
48. 1 rice cake with 1 tablespoon nut butter
49. 1 small apple and ½ tablespoon natural peanut butter
50. 1 rye crisp cracker with ½ tablespoon almond butter
51. 1 cup pureed cauliflower with salt and pepper to taste
52. 1 carrot with 2 tablespoons tzatziki
53. 1 cup baby carrots with 2 tablespoons hummus
54. One packet unsweetened instant oatmeal
55. 1 cup minestrone soup
56. ½ cup split-pea soup
57. 1 cup tomato soup (with 1% milk; fewer calories with water)
58. 1 cup vegetable juice with 2 ounces roasted turkey breast
59. 8 shrimp with 4 tablespoons cocktail sauce
60. 10 jelly beans
61. 14 gummy bears
62. 15 chocolate-covered raisins
63. ½ cup edamame (measured with shell)
64. 3 cups air-popped popcorn
65. 2 cheese strings
66. ¼ pita bread with 2 tablespoons hummus
67. ½ red bell pepper with 3 tablespoons hummus
68. 2 egg whites on one slice whole-grain toast
69. 1 hard-boiled egg with one slice Melba toast
70. 3 breadsticks in 3 tablespoons of salsa
71. 5-ounce tossed salad with ¼ cup fat-free dressing
72. 1 multigrain waffle
73. 1 low-fat granola bar
74. 1 snack pack of plain cottage cheese
75. ½ cup low-fat cottage cheese with 5 strawberries
76. 1 serving of Jello sugar-free chocolate pudding
77. ½ cup vanilla soy ice cream
78. ½ cup sherbet or sorbet
79. ½ cup frozen yogurt
80. ½ cup unsweetened applesauce with 2 teaspoons of crushed walnuts
81. 2 tablespoons of fat-free ranch dressing with chopped celery and red pepper
82. 2 ounces smoked salmon with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
83. 1 ounce smoked salmon on ½ mini bagel
84. ½ cup of low-fat fibre-rich cereal with ½ cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk
85. 2 ounces water-packed tuna with ½ cup chopped tomatoes sprinkled with lemon juice, salt and pepper
86. Two ounces of water-packed tuna with 1 tablespoon fat-free mayo
87. ¾ cup whole-grain, low-fat cereal
88. 8 animal crackers
89. 4 whole-grain crackers with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
90. One slice pumpernickel bread with 1 tablespoon fat-free cream cheese
91. 1 piece whole-grain bread with 1 tablespoon no-sugar-added raspberry jam
92. 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk with 1 packet of light hot chocolate
93. 1 cup skim milk and 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa
94. 3 tablespoons of guacamole with ¾ cup raw red pepper strips
95. 2 sesame breadsticks
96. ½ English muffin with ½ teaspoon butter
97. 1 frozen fruit bar
98. 1 fudge popsicle
99. 50 small pretzel sticks
100. 8 low-fat tortilla chips with 3 tablespoons of salsa
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Tracy | August 15, 2010 at 8:23 am - §
I was happy to see the super grain quinoa on the list. So easy to prepare, even better for you and can be added to so many things. I feel watching for artificial colors, dyes, preservatives, chemicals and hydrogenated oils, should top our list of worries, rather than calories.Yes, we have all been there, over snacking on the wrong things and then being too full. This is an even better reason to snack. For my own health and my family we try not to get to this point. Having smaller meals, more often throughout the day typically has many benefits that contribute to our overall well-being.I was impressed with the list. It included some very easy and smart choices.I continue to be overwhelmed by how many people are still choosing to buy quick, packaged foods. These products are low in nutritional value and actually often cost more. I remember a time when we ate too many baby carrots, when we were told to go and get some veggies from the garden for dinner. I'd love to get back to those times. Often we complain preparing food takes too long and we can't get our kids to eat this or that. My feeling is eating is more about knowledge, understanding, organization, and commitment. Children will try and sometimes eat what is offered. Keep offering things to them. Of course my daughter loves a sugar treat. She also loves vegetables too because we cook, offer, and eat them. It is what she knows. I want my daughter to feel empowered and fueled by her food choices. I want her to know certain foods help her grow, give her energy and keep her healthy, so she will live to enjoy life. I don't want to worry her with counting calories.