Note: If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, I’ve another 25 Healthy Snack Ideas for you to enjoy, as well as 10 Easy Snacks and 20 more Healthy Snack Ideas.
For some, eating regularly can prove to be the key factor in keeping feelings of hunger at bay. Depending on your choice, snacking can also be a very valuable means of getting extra nutrients into your daily diet.
Here are a few great snack ideas based on their calorie content:
Snacks under 50 calories
- 1 Fruit Shortcake or Garibaldi biscuit
- 2 slices of Crackerbread with olive based spread
- 1 piece of fruit
- 1 low calorie chocolate drink
- 1 diet yoghurt
- 1 Ginger Nut or Rich Tea biscuit
Snacks under 100 calories
- 1 oz Brie, Camembert or Edam cheese
- 1 slice of wholegrain toast with olive based spread
- 1 plain or milk chocolate Digestive biscuit
- Raw carrot sticks with a small amount of reduced fat hummus
- 1 pot of fromage frais
- 3 tablespoons of breakfast cereal
Snacks under 150 calories
- 1 wholemeal bread roll with olive based spread
- 1 pot rice pudding, or custard
- 1 oz milk, plain or white chocolate
- 1 English muffin with olive based spread
- 1 oz almonds
Snacks under 200 calories
- 2 slices of wholegrain bread toasted with olive based spread
- 2 wholewheat crackers, or oatcakes, with 1 oz of cheese
- 3/4 cup dry cereal with 1/2 cup of milk (2%)
- 1 plain or fruit scone with olive based spread
- Small slice of fruit or sponge cake
Remember, some of those listed above may not be the healthiest option for you, especially if you are trying to lose weight. However, occasional treats, in moderation, can help you to stick with your diet regimen.
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That is an awesome list – I like the varity. Health and Happiness, Lady Rose
Lady Rose – Welcome to Dietriffic!! Glad you like the list, hopefully it will be useful to those who read it!
Hi Melanie — I tried clicking on “contact for more information” but it just took me back to main page. So I didn’t know how to email you directly — I’d like to discuss something with you. My email is available on my blog.
Sorry for so many comments today but I love your posts – hope you don’t mind. Lady Rose
Loving these!
Just printing them off now…mmmmmmmm…
Hi Tal,
Did you see the other post I did on Healthy Snack Ideas? It might be useful too.
Hmm…interesting, but who would eat just 3 tablespoons of breakfast cereal? That’s nothing!
Hi Hime,
The cereal serving is just a suggestion, not a rule. 3 tablespoons would keep the snack under 200 calories, which was the intention of the article.
I can eat a cup of Multi Grain cheerios for 110, what cereal are you eating that has so many?
Obviously all cereals have a different calorie count. This is just a guideline. Does your multi grains calorie count include milk?
No it doesn’t include the milk, dry cereal only.
That is where the discrepancy is, then. I have listed cereal WITH milk in my “snacks under 200 calories” section.
I’m sorry, but I must speak up again. Even if I added 1/2 cup of 2% milk to my cereal it is only 170 calories. Sure that is under the 200 and would make a great snack. However, my point here is, wouldn’t someone rather have a WHOLE cup of cereal than 3 tablespoons? What kind of cereal are you eating and what kind of milk do you use, cause I wouldn’t even bother to eat so little and get charged so much. I thought this was for healthy snacks.
Hi again Kathy,
I think you are misunderstanding the article. It is intended to help people get an idea of the calorie content of certain snacks; you don’t have to stick to it rigidly.
The serving size I am suggesting is what the recommended size is, anywhere from 3/4 cup to 1 cup dry cereal with around 1/2 cup of milk (2%). That would come to about 190 calories, and is under 200 calories, and therefore why I put it into the “Snacks under 200 calories” category.
Melanie,
I haven’t misunderstood anything. I get it, I do this type of thing all the time, I’ve lost 150 pounds, I know all to well.
Your last message back to me makes sense with 3/4 cup to 1 cup, and what I said I take as a serving. But, in your example you say 3 tablespoons of cereal, and that is what I’ve been talking about this whole time. Call it what you want. Instead of trying to say I misunderstood something, just say that was an error.
Sorry, I get your point now. You are right, it is better to say 3/4 to 1 cup, which makes much more sense. I have made the adjustment.
Kathy
Congrats on your weight loss, this is a massive achievement, however I think it has raised some pig headedness… No need to take the article as gospel, Mel has done it to give people some ideas etc. I really think you blew it out of proportion, especially demanding the Melanie state she was wrong
Eat a carrot stick to calm yourself and grow up
I do appreciate your supportive comments, Paddy :-)
I do think there may have been some crossed wires on my part, as I tried to understand Kathy’s point of view, though, and I did take her comment on board about my original serving size being too small.
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