If you are including exercise in your daily plan, you will likely need additional calories.
Here are a few great ideas that will help with energy and keep your calorie count low.
Each snack is around 100 calories.
- 1 C fresh strawberries
- Fruit juice- 1 cup
- Frozen grapes- 28
- Dark chocolate- 3 squares
- Cinnamon applesauce- 1 cup
- Carrots and hummus- 10 carrots and 2 tablespoons hummus
- Nonfat greek yogurt- ½ cup
- Trail mix- ½ cup
- Cheese and crackers- 1 string cheese and 5 crackers
- Pretzel rods- 2 (dip them in mustard)
- Goldfish- 40
- Turkey roll-ups- 4 slices
- String cheese- 1
- 1 orange
- 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
- 1 cup sliced watermelon – 69 cal
- 2 tablespoons hummus, 4 celery sticks – 74 cal
- 6 ounces nonfat green yogurt, vanilla – 140 cal
- 1 cup cantaloupe, 1 cup blueberries – 138 cal
- 12 blue corn tortilla chips, ½ cup salsa – 137 cal
- 1 banana – 100 cal
- ½ cup nonfat cottage cheese, ½ cup blueberries – 139 cal
- 1 cup cantaloupe – 54 cal
- 4 celery sticks, 4 teaspoons almond butter – 138 cal
- 1 peach, 1/2 C cottage cheese – 156 cal
- 2 C kale chips (see recipe below)
- 1 string chese – 80 cal
- 7 cucumber slices, 3 T hummus – 81 cal
- 30 pistachios – 98 cal
- 1 C mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) – 74 cal
- 1 peach, 1/2 C cottage cheese – 156 cal
- 1 apple – 95 cal
Recipes for Snacks
2 Cups Kale Chips
Ingredients:
- 2 cups kale
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove leaves from stem, wash and dry thoroughly.
- Place leaves on baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil and salt.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until kale becomes crispy.




Jeremy September 15, 2012 at 11:15 pm
Thanks for all the great snack ideas!!! I’m always looking for something healthy that I can grab in a hurry.
Paula September 22, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Whooo ouuu! I printed this list and posted it on my refrigerator. Now when I feel the need for a snack I just choose from the list. Thanks!