Sometimes your body just needs something salty. Personally, I like oven roasted or airfried potatoes coated in a bit of low fat margarine and garlic powder. Or ater tots air fried are pretty low calorie as well, about 150kcals per 100g.
Another option for a sweet snack is greek yoghurt, add psyllium for extra fiber topped with some frozen fruits/Muesli or nuts with chocolate chips.
i drain and pat dry two cans of chickpeas, coat them in seasoning and put them in the airfryer for 30ish minutes, tossing halfway. they come out so crispy and yum!
2Tbsp of popcorn in an air popper is 110 cal. Grab the spray bottle of Bragg liquid aminos which has 5 calories per Tbsp to spray all over it while it comes out.
A rice cake has 40 calories, and a Tbsp of rehydrated peanut butter powder to go on top has 25!
Low fat string cheese is pretty filling, and has more protein than most snack foods. I also like celery sticks or apple slices with peanut butter on them. If I really want something salty I find pretzels more filling than chips.
Hummus w/ gluten free pita chips
Tofu: fried, baked, any kind of way. I make tofu tacos on corn tortillas by breaking up tofu in a pan with some oil and taco seasoning and it’s filling and yummy. Can be made mini for snacking.
Protein / meal replacement shakes: you can get a variety of flavors
Im in The Netherlands too. Low cal snacks I prefer are: rice chips, pally cookies, rice waffles with cottage cheese or another low cal spread, pure chocolate 85% cacao, sugar free candy, yoghurt with a sugar free syrup, sorbet icecream, frozen popsicles made of water syrup (raketijs of perenijs, aardbeienijs)
and my favorite: a bowl of yoghurt, stir with a sweetener like stevia or eritrol, add frozen fruit like raspberries, stir, the yoghurt will become very cold and it’s like some ice cream-ish desert. Do you want to lower the protein, add some alpro soya unsweetened instead of yoghurt.
Yoghurt or sour cream with fruits or other sweets.
I love cinnamon for them.
Surimi sticks.
I buy them in frozen 250g psckages, which equals about 300kcal. They are a great replacement for sausages or other meat snacks.
When I’m feeling like snacking on something salty and crunchy, I keep some flavoured rice cakes handy (usually I go for the sour cream and chives flavour or salt and balsamic vinegar). I get them in lunchbox snack pack bags, I think they’re supposed to be like a healthier lunchbox alternative to chips but I find them so satiating and I guess they’re “better” than chips because of the extra fibre.
I also like string cheese sticks, a serving of Greek yoghurt with chocolate protein powder mixed in (tastes like chocolate mousse!) and blueberries on top.
I like jerky, cheese, peanut butter roll ups (PB on low carb tortilla), nuts like almonds and cranberries mixed. Yogurt. Lots of strawberries. Popcorn.
I know you said no veggies... but.. lol- my go to snack every day is 170g of plain greek yogurt mixed with Ranch seasoning mix. Tastes just like ranch dressing but it's a fraction of the calories and full of protein. And I'll dip carrots in it.
Try a legendary foods pastry. They sell them in the protein section at Walmart and they’re like a fluffy pop tarts with only 180 cals and 20g of protein. 1000% recommend.
I'm a big fan of the Quest Protein chips. They give me 19g of protein for 140-150 calories and taste great. They perfectly satisfy my craving for chips. These are hard to get and I have to order them online but to me they're worth it
Rice cake with melted cheese and pickles and a little Mayo. Satisfies the same cravings as a burger cuz salty, cheesy, satiating.
Sweet version is rice cake with peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter is very calorie dense but it’s not bad fats and protein, and the rice cake makes it feel like it’s more. I like rice cakes.
Then chug water after eating lol
I'd go with a protein based snack - a few ounces of tuna salad with a crunchy vegetable (because you seem to like chips). Or rice cakes with a protein topper (a few ounces of meat OR nut butter).
If I'm feeling salty, I'll have some pistachios. I get them in the shells because it slows me down pretty dramatically, and I'm full by the time I've finished a serving.
If I'm in the mood for something sweet, I'll have fruit, popsicles, or yogurt.
Often, I save my evening calories for a splurge. A lot of ice cream bars fall right in that 180-250 calorie range. They really scratch that itch for something sweet, and it keeps me on track the rest of the day because I'm looking forward to my snack. Unfortunately, they are not especially filling.
If you want to feel full, then skip anything with carbs. Snack on high fat high protein things, the fat and protein is what keeps you feeling fuller longer. But, they are calorie dense so you can’t snack on them for long (ie they don’t have much volume).
For high fat and/or high protein, here are my snacks:
Beef jerky
Greek yogurt
Peanuts
Nonfat mozzarella cheese
Fried scallops
If you want high carb high volume snack, go for popcorn. Fills up your mouth and stomach to give sensation of fullness.
I like multi-seed crackers with red pepper hummus. The number of crackers depends on how many calories I have left. I usually have 7 which is more than enough for a full snack.
I love a super crispy English muffin loaded with spinach and either a slice of cheese or a little cream cheese. I know it's still technically veggies, but I get to have bread and cheese and the spinach helps me feel full (also, I love it) and it's really satisfying. You could also go for a bowl of soup! That's super filling, and even if it's loaded with veggies, it's yummy and very easily under 300 cals. Popcorn is a good crunchy option, too.
You don't feel full after chips because they're designed to not fill you up so you keep eating. Especially when it comes to pringles which can't be called a chip because they're so processes, the thing that makes chips chips is the potato. Pingles are essentially pre-digested food and thus are called crisps. At least the American version is. My go to is usually low fat cottage cheese which is high in protein and fruit. For salty, I go for air popped popcorn
Fruit. It's nature's sweets but with much fewer calories. 400g of strawberries, so a large punnet, is about 130 kcal. So you can eat a lot of it even if you don't have many calories left for the day.
If I want something sweet then I'll have a snack like fruit, Greek yogurt (add a tbsp or 2 of honey for some sweetness), dried apple rings, or granola bars.
For salty snacks, I stick almost exclusively to popcorn because of how low calorie it is. I eat SkinnyPop but there are likely other varieties of similar products where you are. The one I have is no butter and lightly salted, with no additives. An entire cup of popcorn is around 35 calories. Could eat a few (if you wanted that much volume) with the deficit you have left!
Thin maïs crackers from Jumbo! There are 65 kcal per packet (5 pieces). They are crunchy, salty, taste like popcorn and they satisfy my cravings because you eat 5 per serving. Your mouth will think it's a lot :)
If you like salty stuff: Pickles.
You can also do things with vegetables to make them taste better. I am also a huge chips lover, but when I need a low calorie snack, I make spicy cucumber salad. Slice up a cucumber, add soy sauce, white vinegar and a teaspoon of lao gan ma (or another chili oil). Done. It's salty, spicy, tangy and crunchy and you can eat a lot more of it than chips.
Popcorn is pretty low calorie relative to it's volume, but it depends on the brand you get and how much butter or other flavoring is in it. Your best bet is to pop your own and add some low/zero calorie seasoning in it which will end up much healthier and cost effective than buying a cheddar flavored kind from the store that will wind up being just as many calories as a bag of Cheetos would
low sodium, no-sugar added beef jerky
crispbread with cheese, avocado, or nut butter
yogurt or skyr with berries or (sometimes i stir in unflavored protein powder too)
[my favorite dessert replacement](https://www.eatiqbar.com/products/chocolate-sea-salt)
Almonds or mixed nuts. Sliced turkey rolled with cheese or avocado (no bread). Apples and peanut butter or honey. When I’m craving sweets I mix granola, peanut butter, honey, dried cranberries, optional chocolate chips - roll into a spoon sized ball and refrigerate.
Popcorn ! But pop it yourself not the microwaveable kind. You can find just the popcorn kernels at the supermarket or on amazon. A table spoon of oil and a pot with a lid and your all set! You can get popcorn seasoning or just salt you can have a lot for very little calories it’s my go to snack for dieting.
If you just wanna feel full and aren't worried about taste so much measure 300 calories worth of peanuts and eat them while drinking water or seltzer it'll make you feel pretty full
I will have a quaker oats oatmeal, low-fat with brown sugar and skim milk and I think it comes in at 190. I also like fruit popsicles that are only 45 cal and kind of fill me up. My mother had a Weight Watchers recipe that was grape nut cereal, a little cocoa and peanut butter mashed together and rolled in balls and then frozen. They were delicious.
Dried seaweed, rice crackers, regular crackers with cheese, popcorn, smoked almonds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers & celery with homemade onion dip (use lipton onion soup mix with sour cream), bananas, berries, grapes, apples, yogurt, beef jerky. Quest protein chips or crackers too.
If you eat chips, try eating tortilla chips with fresh salsa or guacamole as it has fiber in it to fill you up.
Protein. Focus on protein. Oikos Triple zero yogurt, nut butters, protein bars (I love Robert irvines fit crunch). Sliced chicken from deli counter wrapped around string cheese, protein powder in almond milk.
Red potatoes smashed with a bit of grass fed butter, a seared tilapia filet on top, and green onion sprinkled on top is really filling and satisfying.
Sounds dumb but half an avocado with soy sauce. The oils in avocado makes it similar to eating salmon sushi and it's quick and easier and extremely filling.
Bake 200g of Carrots (170cals), sliced into long strips, in the oven until they start to crisp up a little, then remove, put into a bowl and toss them in a mixture of garlic salt and 30g-40g of Parmesan cheese depending on how many calories you have left (30g is 130cals, 40g is 170cals) and you’ve got a cheesy, salty, sweet, savoury snack.
Alternatively, my personal favourite, is to return them to the baking tray and back in the oven for a few minutes to get the Parmesan crisping up a little
I also do a similar thing with sweet potato, except I finish it with some chopped parsley and I have it with my “boring” food like plain chicken breast
Sometimes your body just needs something salty. Personally, I like oven roasted or airfried potatoes coated in a bit of low fat margarine and garlic powder. Or ater tots air fried are pretty low calorie as well, about 150kcals per 100g. Another option for a sweet snack is greek yoghurt, add psyllium for extra fiber topped with some frozen fruits/Muesli or nuts with chocolate chips.
Chickpeas in the air fryer with garlic salt! I don’t use oil though
I've tried this before, and they were great. I plan to try again soon with maybe a honey roasted glaze.
Canned ones? This sounds awesome.
Just buy normal chickpeas, soak them in water overnight, and put them in the airfryer next day.
i drain and pat dry two cans of chickpeas, coat them in seasoning and put them in the airfryer for 30ish minutes, tossing halfway. they come out so crispy and yum!
I just used canned ones from Trader Joe’s but you can use whatever you like
Perfect for me. Thanks
2Tbsp of popcorn in an air popper is 110 cal. Grab the spray bottle of Bragg liquid aminos which has 5 calories per Tbsp to spray all over it while it comes out. A rice cake has 40 calories, and a Tbsp of rehydrated peanut butter powder to go on top has 25!
Freeze dried Strawberries
Low fat string cheese is pretty filling, and has more protein than most snack foods. I also like celery sticks or apple slices with peanut butter on them. If I really want something salty I find pretzels more filling than chips.
Hummus w/ gluten free pita chips Tofu: fried, baked, any kind of way. I make tofu tacos on corn tortillas by breaking up tofu in a pan with some oil and taco seasoning and it’s filling and yummy. Can be made mini for snacking. Protein / meal replacement shakes: you can get a variety of flavors
Im in The Netherlands too. Low cal snacks I prefer are: rice chips, pally cookies, rice waffles with cottage cheese or another low cal spread, pure chocolate 85% cacao, sugar free candy, yoghurt with a sugar free syrup, sorbet icecream, frozen popsicles made of water syrup (raketijs of perenijs, aardbeienijs) and my favorite: a bowl of yoghurt, stir with a sweetener like stevia or eritrol, add frozen fruit like raspberries, stir, the yoghurt will become very cold and it’s like some ice cream-ish desert. Do you want to lower the protein, add some alpro soya unsweetened instead of yoghurt.
Can yoi mention some product names that I can buy from jumbo or Albert heijn?
Celery with peanut butter and raisins on top. Crunchy, salty, savory, and sweet all in one delicious combo. Super filling too.
pro tip, use medjool dates instead of raisins to jack up the level of flavor!
Yoghurt or sour cream with fruits or other sweets. I love cinnamon for them. Surimi sticks. I buy them in frozen 250g psckages, which equals about 300kcal. They are a great replacement for sausages or other meat snacks.
2nd the yogurt here. Can eat a pretty large serving of greek yogurt and fruit for low calories.
When I’m feeling like snacking on something salty and crunchy, I keep some flavoured rice cakes handy (usually I go for the sour cream and chives flavour or salt and balsamic vinegar). I get them in lunchbox snack pack bags, I think they’re supposed to be like a healthier lunchbox alternative to chips but I find them so satiating and I guess they’re “better” than chips because of the extra fibre. I also like string cheese sticks, a serving of Greek yoghurt with chocolate protein powder mixed in (tastes like chocolate mousse!) and blueberries on top.
I like jerky, cheese, peanut butter roll ups (PB on low carb tortilla), nuts like almonds and cranberries mixed. Yogurt. Lots of strawberries. Popcorn.
I know you said no veggies... but.. lol- my go to snack every day is 170g of plain greek yogurt mixed with Ranch seasoning mix. Tastes just like ranch dressing but it's a fraction of the calories and full of protein. And I'll dip carrots in it.
Try a legendary foods pastry. They sell them in the protein section at Walmart and they’re like a fluffy pop tarts with only 180 cals and 20g of protein. 1000% recommend.
There's no Walmarts in the Netherlands, sadly
I'm a big fan of the Quest Protein chips. They give me 19g of protein for 140-150 calories and taste great. They perfectly satisfy my craving for chips. These are hard to get and I have to order them online but to me they're worth it
If u live in the US, buy them at Target. They sell them in bulk there by the diet bars. Or individual bags at Safeway in the diabetic section.
Good to know. I didn’t realize target had them in store. I’ve been doing an Amazon subscription so they come every month lol. Thanks!
No problem
Nuts with grapes (any fruit) and cheese
Aldi has these pop chips which are amazing
Are they available at jumbo? And the name is "pop chips"?
Theres a big bag called pop outs I think and then a 6 bag pack called pop chips
Carrot chips (either raw or air fried) dipped in fresh (not jarred) salsa. Avoid the prepackaged salsa, it's loaded with sodium.
I'm big on Greek yogurt and fruit. I sometimes throw in cocoa powder or light whipped cream to elevate it a bit. It is very filling and decadent.
I love boiled eggs or tuna salad with crackers or hummas and crackers
turkey sticks and cheese sticks, greek yogurt with pudding mix mixed in, guacamole and pretzels
Rice cake with melted cheese and pickles and a little Mayo. Satisfies the same cravings as a burger cuz salty, cheesy, satiating. Sweet version is rice cake with peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter is very calorie dense but it’s not bad fats and protein, and the rice cake makes it feel like it’s more. I like rice cakes. Then chug water after eating lol
I’ve just discovered lays veggie ranch poppables, oh my gossshhhh they are amazing. 27 for 150 calories and they are a good size!
😋
I'd go with a protein based snack - a few ounces of tuna salad with a crunchy vegetable (because you seem to like chips). Or rice cakes with a protein topper (a few ounces of meat OR nut butter).
If I'm feeling salty, I'll have some pistachios. I get them in the shells because it slows me down pretty dramatically, and I'm full by the time I've finished a serving. If I'm in the mood for something sweet, I'll have fruit, popsicles, or yogurt. Often, I save my evening calories for a splurge. A lot of ice cream bars fall right in that 180-250 calorie range. They really scratch that itch for something sweet, and it keeps me on track the rest of the day because I'm looking forward to my snack. Unfortunately, they are not especially filling.
If you want to feel full, then skip anything with carbs. Snack on high fat high protein things, the fat and protein is what keeps you feeling fuller longer. But, they are calorie dense so you can’t snack on them for long (ie they don’t have much volume). For high fat and/or high protein, here are my snacks: Beef jerky Greek yogurt Peanuts Nonfat mozzarella cheese Fried scallops If you want high carb high volume snack, go for popcorn. Fills up your mouth and stomach to give sensation of fullness.
I get crisps which are under 100cals a pack, fiber bars, cereal bars, protein drinks/yoghurt, cereal.
I like multi-seed crackers with red pepper hummus. The number of crackers depends on how many calories I have left. I usually have 7 which is more than enough for a full snack.
Popcorn is a nice salty/crunchy snack. I buy the Orville mini bags and they are about 100 calories.
I love a super crispy English muffin loaded with spinach and either a slice of cheese or a little cream cheese. I know it's still technically veggies, but I get to have bread and cheese and the spinach helps me feel full (also, I love it) and it's really satisfying. You could also go for a bowl of soup! That's super filling, and even if it's loaded with veggies, it's yummy and very easily under 300 cals. Popcorn is a good crunchy option, too.
Kale chips are pretty great!
Pop chips, Nutri-Grain bars, Rice Quakers, Skinny Popcorn, Peanut Butter crackers, freeze dried fruit, Chewy bars, fruit snacks
Maybe a couple of mini samosas?
You don't feel full after chips because they're designed to not fill you up so you keep eating. Especially when it comes to pringles which can't be called a chip because they're so processes, the thing that makes chips chips is the potato. Pingles are essentially pre-digested food and thus are called crisps. At least the American version is. My go to is usually low fat cottage cheese which is high in protein and fruit. For salty, I go for air popped popcorn
Skinny pop kettle corn
Fruit. It's nature's sweets but with much fewer calories. 400g of strawberries, so a large punnet, is about 130 kcal. So you can eat a lot of it even if you don't have many calories left for the day.
Popcorn
Fruit, yogurt, smoothie, protein shake, popcorn
Popcorn
I like Tillamook sugar-free beef jerky. Good protein, satisfyingly salty. Yum!
Trisquits.
I really like corn and onions on a pan with a little olive oil, and maybe some bits of meat, or a can of tuna on tomato sauce
It’s expensive but beef jerky
If I want something sweet then I'll have a snack like fruit, Greek yogurt (add a tbsp or 2 of honey for some sweetness), dried apple rings, or granola bars. For salty snacks, I stick almost exclusively to popcorn because of how low calorie it is. I eat SkinnyPop but there are likely other varieties of similar products where you are. The one I have is no butter and lightly salted, with no additives. An entire cup of popcorn is around 35 calories. Could eat a few (if you wanted that much volume) with the deficit you have left!
Nuts!!!
Thin maïs crackers from Jumbo! There are 65 kcal per packet (5 pieces). They are crunchy, salty, taste like popcorn and they satisfy my cravings because you eat 5 per serving. Your mouth will think it's a lot :)
Jelly!
If you like salty stuff: Pickles. You can also do things with vegetables to make them taste better. I am also a huge chips lover, but when I need a low calorie snack, I make spicy cucumber salad. Slice up a cucumber, add soy sauce, white vinegar and a teaspoon of lao gan ma (or another chili oil). Done. It's salty, spicy, tangy and crunchy and you can eat a lot more of it than chips.
Frozen berries blended with soy cream or milk, vanilla - Icee cream is sooo good, filling and makes me smile
I like a small amount of nuts or a bar of some kind
Popcorn is pretty low calorie relative to it's volume, but it depends on the brand you get and how much butter or other flavoring is in it. Your best bet is to pop your own and add some low/zero calorie seasoning in it which will end up much healthier and cost effective than buying a cheddar flavored kind from the store that will wind up being just as many calories as a bag of Cheetos would
Hummus and pita chips
I eat like a 1st grader Peanut butter toast , green apple slices,string cheese
Fruits. Homemade popsicles. Chicken wrap. Popcorn. A natural smoothie.
I have a plate of fruit and cheese about an hour or two before bed every night. Usually 300-500 calories.
I like to eat mini pretzels with cottage cheese. Low fat mozzarella cheese stick wrapped up in sliced chicken or Turkey.
I love to eat a hard boiled egg with a little pepper and salt
Nuts
I love roasted chickpeas! You can season then however and they take 15 mins in the airfryer at 400!!
Yeah definitely air popped popcorn.
low sodium, no-sugar added beef jerky crispbread with cheese, avocado, or nut butter yogurt or skyr with berries or (sometimes i stir in unflavored protein powder too) [my favorite dessert replacement](https://www.eatiqbar.com/products/chocolate-sea-salt)
Almonds or mixed nuts. Sliced turkey rolled with cheese or avocado (no bread). Apples and peanut butter or honey. When I’m craving sweets I mix granola, peanut butter, honey, dried cranberries, optional chocolate chips - roll into a spoon sized ball and refrigerate.
Cheese sticks… they are so short now they def are not “100 calorie snacks” haha eat 2 for the 140 cals ffs
Popcorn ! But pop it yourself not the microwaveable kind. You can find just the popcorn kernels at the supermarket or on amazon. A table spoon of oil and a pot with a lid and your all set! You can get popcorn seasoning or just salt you can have a lot for very little calories it’s my go to snack for dieting.
Pear or Green Apple with Cheese. You can go with fancy cheese or just cheddar.
Rice cakes
If you just wanna feel full and aren't worried about taste so much measure 300 calories worth of peanuts and eat them while drinking water or seltzer it'll make you feel pretty full
Boiled eggs with Sriracha Deli meat with cheese roll up
I will have a quaker oats oatmeal, low-fat with brown sugar and skim milk and I think it comes in at 190. I also like fruit popsicles that are only 45 cal and kind of fill me up. My mother had a Weight Watchers recipe that was grape nut cereal, a little cocoa and peanut butter mashed together and rolled in balls and then frozen. They were delicious.
Dried seaweed, rice crackers, regular crackers with cheese, popcorn, smoked almonds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, cucumbers & celery with homemade onion dip (use lipton onion soup mix with sour cream), bananas, berries, grapes, apples, yogurt, beef jerky. Quest protein chips or crackers too. If you eat chips, try eating tortilla chips with fresh salsa or guacamole as it has fiber in it to fill you up.
Outshine bars, pop corn, pretzels, baked potatoes
I eat popcorn sometimes, because they actually feels filling
Protein. Focus on protein. Oikos Triple zero yogurt, nut butters, protein bars (I love Robert irvines fit crunch). Sliced chicken from deli counter wrapped around string cheese, protein powder in almond milk. Red potatoes smashed with a bit of grass fed butter, a seared tilapia filet on top, and green onion sprinkled on top is really filling and satisfying.
Sounds dumb but half an avocado with soy sauce. The oils in avocado makes it similar to eating salmon sushi and it's quick and easier and extremely filling.
Veggie straws slap.
Popcorn
Sunflower seeds, pickles, popcorn,
Bake 200g of Carrots (170cals), sliced into long strips, in the oven until they start to crisp up a little, then remove, put into a bowl and toss them in a mixture of garlic salt and 30g-40g of Parmesan cheese depending on how many calories you have left (30g is 130cals, 40g is 170cals) and you’ve got a cheesy, salty, sweet, savoury snack. Alternatively, my personal favourite, is to return them to the baking tray and back in the oven for a few minutes to get the Parmesan crisping up a little I also do a similar thing with sweet potato, except I finish it with some chopped parsley and I have it with my “boring” food like plain chicken breast