Calories Count: 10 Tasty Snacks Under 50 Calories

August 14, 2013  

Make Your Calories Count!

In the every day hustle and bustle of our lives it’s tempting to just grab the most convenient snack for that quick fix in between meals. For many of us, that easy to reach snack often includes an unhealthy food choice. What starts out as a handful of potato chips often turns into much more and “just a couple of bites” of a snack that you know is high in calories…well you know how that usually goes. So when you are in the midst of a snack attack, how can you snack healthy?  Here are 10 healthy snack ideas that have 50 calories or less:

1. One fourth cup of soy beans (edamame) with light sea salt =37 calories.

Snack fact: Low in fat, edamame is a great dietary fiber and protein source. It also consists of iron, thiamin, vitamin K, and more.

2.  One ounce of smoked salmon on two multi-grain Wheat Thin crackers=48 calories.

Snack fact: Salmon is high in protein, vitamin D, B12, B6, and calcium.

3.  1.3 ounces of tuna (packed in water not oil) mixed with a teaspoon of Dijon mustard =48 calories.

Snack fact: Tuna is low in saturated fat, high in protein, and a good source for niacin, B12, and B6.

4.  Two slices of turkey (white meat) rolled in two lettuce leaves=46 calories.

Snack fact: Turkey is a good source for protein, selenium, riboflavin, and is low in saturated fats.

5.  One cup of canned beets=50 calories

Snack fact: Beets are great source for fiber, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, and are low in cholesterol and saturated fats.

6.  One ounce of avocado with a touch of lime juice=45 calories

Snack fact: Avocados are high in fiber, vitamin K, and folate. They also contain vitamin C, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6.

7.  One half of a medium baked apple topped with one tablespoon of low-fat yogurt and a few sprinkles of cinnamon=45 calories.

Snack fact: An excellent source of fiber and vitamin C, apples are low in sodium and saturated fats.

8.  One cup of refreshing sliced cucumbers =14 calories.

Snack fact:  Cucumbers (especially fresh from the garden) are a delicious snack  for those hot summer days! They are high in vitamin C, vitamin K, and potassium and low in cholesterol and sodium.

9.  One ounce of fat-free mozzarella marinated in one teaspoon of marinara sauce=46 calories.

Snack fact: Mozzarella is a great source of protein as well as calcium and vitamin B12.

10.  Eight cherry tomatoes mixed with a tablespoon of light cream cheese =46 calories.

Snack fact: Tomatoes contain vitamin E, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamins A, C, K, and more.

Sources: Womansday.com, Shape.com, Nutritiondata.self.com

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What are some of your favorite healthy snacks?

Great post!  I personally skip the crackers -- but overall, these are GREAT ideas.  Thank you.

 

 

do you need to be critical of everything? do you think people don't know they can skip crackers? 

really? 

 

Is it really necessary to harp on someone because they state how they would personally choose to consume the aforementioned snack? It didn't come off as critical to me at all, your post however...

I can harp if I want to.

Hmmmm.... Pot calling kettle black... Who is rude now? 

 

In case you haven't figured it out yet, Kat and Hala are friends and she was being funny, poking fun at something that someone else was railing about a few days prior to this on another thread...

You could take a mason jar, for example and bang on those crackers and sprinkle them over your mason jar salad. Don't be so hard on the crackers if they are broken up they don't have as many carbs which leaves lots of room for bite size Snickers bars. 

*SNORT*

Or you could break the mason jar and sprinkle it over your salad.  Glass has no calories or carbs.  It's the perfect food.

I doubly approve of #2, 3, and 4. In my house, the calorie values are cut in half because the cat needs to share!