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What's your favourite bought low cal/fat snack?

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CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 00:31

I'm a savoury lover,not bothered about sweets and chocolate. My downfall is crisps.
I don't usually buy them tbh unless occasionally for dss. Safer that way
But in Morrison's today I found some I thought I'd try as says they're 85 cals and the fat gram per 100g is 9 so good for crisps.
I've had a bag tonight, Sweet chilli flavour cassava crunchers and they're lush! Well I think they are anyway.

Anyone else got a snack they can recommend to buy that isn't too fattening or calorific? I know a lot of lower fat snacks often have higher calories.

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Snazzyfeelingfestive · 11/12/2012 00:51

Popcorn. The M&S or Shapers individual bags makes a nice snack - especially if you like salty snacks which I do.

CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 01:00

Thanks good idea. I could put chilli on it too.

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CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 20:30

Any more ideas?

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TalkinPeace2 · 11/12/2012 20:37

stop snacking ....
sadly its the only way
restrict ALL food to 2 or possibly 3 meal times a day
we were not evolved to graze
tummies work better if left alone for several hours between inputs

CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 20:40

I don't snack much and don't eat huge amounts anyway. Only need to lose a stone now. I just like a carby snack now and again.

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TalkinPeace2 · 11/12/2012 20:42

something with chilli so that you restrict your intake

CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 20:43

Yes I like chilli. Am making guacamole tomorrow and will make sure it has a kick.

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GinSoakedMu1berryLush · 11/12/2012 20:44

fish sticks. four are only 60cals. but i usually have 8

AfterEightMintyy · 11/12/2012 20:45

I can't resist a twiglet but only really have them at Christmas.

TalkinPeace2 · 11/12/2012 20:47

fish sticks are high in salt - be careful

GinSoakedMu1berryLush · 11/12/2012 22:05

are they? damn. the other thing i could live on that is low cal is soup. must try and make home made soup that tastes nice

GinSoakedMu1berryLush · 11/12/2012 22:05

,, i forgot to say that i cut back on the soup cos that's high in salt.

TalkinPeace2 · 11/12/2012 22:07

miso soup is good ....

spoonful of miso paste, one stock cube, chopped chives
boiling water and dilute to the right amount

25 calories a bowl ...

CuriousMama · 11/12/2012 22:38

Oh I like fish sticks too.

Miso soup's a good idea as I like clear soup, thanks.

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fatlazymummy · 12/12/2012 15:44

I like oat cakes spread with cottage cheese and cucumber . I oatcake == 53 cals.
Low fat houmous also works well.I like it with a little smear of harrisa paste on the top then cucumber slices.
My other snacks are 4 brazil nuts and 1 or 2 clementines.
talkinPeace of course you can snack, as long as they fit within the daily calorie requirements.Some people are grazers. I usually have 2 small snacks, 1 at 11 am, and one arond 4 pm. It hasn't stopped me losing weight at all.

CuriousMama · 12/12/2012 16:06

fatlazymummy I love oat cakes. Have you ever made them yourself? Plus love cottage cheese and cucumber. In fact tbh I prefer lower fat/cal food generally. Although I do like chips and have made stuffed jacket pots to go with dinner tonight but they're not regular. I adore carbs, could never ever do a low carb diet. I think if I did it would affect my mood?

For breakfast today I had a piece of ds2's homemade bread with a one egg omelette on it, that was cooked in a miniscule amount of oil as dp's just bought some new Tefal pans and you need hardly any oil. It kept me full for ages and I've only had a snack since. Having dinner around 6ish?

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Vajazzler · 12/12/2012 16:13

I love the Velvet Crunch salt and vinegar cassava snacks. They are lush!

FivesGoldNorks · 12/12/2012 16:15

Sushi and those waitrose crystal things
I like the walkers baked crisps, I have half a pack with my lunch

FivesGoldNorks · 12/12/2012 16:16

The guy opposite me has chip shop chips, smells like they're drenchhed in vinegar

CuriousMama · 12/12/2012 16:39

Never heard of them Vajazzler? Are they waitrose? We don't have them round 'ere.

FGN how insensitive of the chip man!! You should've pinched one off him.

I also love sushi. Never had the waitrose things but like I said we're not blessed with one

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CuriousMama · 12/12/2012 16:40

Yay velvet crunch are available in Tesco

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Vajazzler · 12/12/2012 18:51

I get them from poundland and morrisons too!

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FivesGoldNorks · 12/12/2012 19:08

No we don't have waitrose :( there's one near where I work and I tend to just wander round in awe

CuriousMama · 12/12/2012 20:14

Oh fantastic we have a poundland and get dissy at Morrisons

Has anyone been in the Morrisons stores of the future? They're aiming to copy Waitrose with them and failing

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shivermetimbers · 12/12/2012 20:21

Have you tried sugarsnap peas. Truly scrummy.

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