Best 100 Calorie Snacks

You can try to diet without snacking each day, but you are probably going to overeat. If you feel too hungry when you are approaching meal time, you will have a much harder time keeping within the right portion sizes. That makes snacking during a diet a good idea, even though it seems it would be the opposite. What you want to do is to find the right snacks in the right sizes. Here are twenty of the best 100 calorie snacks to get you started.

Here is a list of 20 low calorie snacks you can add to your diet that will help to fight hunger and curb overeating.

1. 100 calorie snack packs – 100 calorie snack packs are on the market under many names, and can help you stay within the right calorie count. They should not be for everyday, as they are often cookies and other dessert items, but they are great when you just have to have something sweet. Use these sparingly.
2. Raw veggies with ¼ cup low fat ranch dressing or any other type of low-fat or fat-free dressing of your choice for dipping.
3. 10 cashews or 10 almonds – this does not sound like much, but nuts are very filling due to healthy fat and protein content.
4. One half an apple with 2 tsp of peanut butter – buy the ‘no sugar added’ or ‘natural’ variety of peanut butter.
5. An average sized orange.
6. 4 or 5 ounces of low fat cottage cheese – salt and pepper for extra flavor if needed.
7. Small baked potato – can add small dollop of fat free sour cream if you wish – no more than two tablespoons.
8. Three cups of unbuttered, air-popped popcorn (check portion size according to the brand).
9. Five ounces of fat free (low fat may do as well) of unsweetened or natural yogurt.
10. Small salad – no more than five ounces total and concentrate on lettuce, cucumber, tomato and ¼ cup of low fat dressing.
11. 10 baby sized already-peeled carrots. These may only contain five to ten calories each piece.
12. Cucumber and celery sticks – or any green vegetable for that matter (usually no measurement required as they are very low in calories).
13. Regular sized banana.
14. Half a cup of fruit salad – be careful with portion size.
15. One hard boiled egg – two if they are small.
16. Celery stalk with one tablespoon of fat free cream cheese or natural peanut butter added.
17. 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce, or ½ cup of sweetened.
18. 1 cup of grapes.
19. 8 peeled shrimp with 4 tablespoons of cocktail sauce.
20. ½ small, plain bagel.