Favorite FRESH snack to bring with you on the go?

What are your favorite FRESH snack to bring with you on the go? - the key to weight loss and maintaining is PLANNING! When you are grocery shopping - keep in mind "snacks to go".

Grab your favorite fresh veggies..when you get home, clean all your veggies off & put them in snack size plastic bags. When you're in a hurry, starving @ lunch, or just need a snack - you'll have snack size bags of veggies ready!

Keep hunger under control

Keep hunger under control.

Drink a glass of water and wait about 10 minutes to determine if you are truly hungry. It’s easy to mistake hunger for thirst. If you are still hungry, have a small snack. Research has shown that eating regular meals or snacks every 3 to 4 hours can keep you from overeating.

Here are a few 100 calorie snacks:

1. 1/4 c 1% cottage cheese and 1 c sliced strawberries
2. 1 hard-boiled egg dipped in 1 Tbsp light ranch dressing
3. 1/2 c fat-free ice cream or frozen yogurt
4. 28 pistachios
5. 10 almonds or cashews
6. 1 large stalk celery stuffed with 1 Tbsp peanut butter
7. 1 oz mozzarella string cheese and 4 green olives
8. 1 c light yogurt
9. 1 fat-free chocolate pudding cup
10. 1/2 whole wheat bagel (4" diameter), toasted, with 1 Tbsp sugar-free jam
11. 1 hard-boiled egg with 1/2 slice toasted wheat bread
12. 20 animal crackers
13. 1 c berries mixed with 2 Tbsp plain, nonfat yogurt
14. 3 to 4 c microwave air-popped popcorn (see package for calories per serving)

Low-Calorie Snacking Tips.

Tips:

• Keep sweets small. If you just have to have something sweet, first consider eating some protein and then finish up with a small treat like a Hershey's kiss, a piece of hard candy or some gum.
  
  
• Be a cereal snacker. Choose a breakfast cereal that has fewer than 5 grams of sugar and at least 3 grams of dietary fiber.
  
  
• Managing the machine. If you're starving and a vending machine is all that's available, a small bag of nuts provides healthy protein and fiber despite the higher calorie and fat load. Opt for pretzels or fat-free microwave popcorn over potato chips.
  
  

• Don't drink your calories, but do drink. Liquids help fill you up — just make sure they don't have too many calories. Skip regular soda, which piles on more than 100 calories and has zero nutrients. Fruity-flavored drinks with 10% fruit juice or less aren't much better. Stick to no-cal options like water, diet soda, tea or coffee.

• Beware of granola and energy bars. With the high sugar and salt content and refined flour found in granola and energy bars, they're like candy bars using an alias, The best bars include whole grains (like oats) listed among the first 3 ingredients and that have at least 2 grams of fiber. Those meeting these criteria include LaraBar, Odwalla bars and products by Barbara's Bakery, Nature's Choice, Nature's Path, Kashi and Healthy Valley.