25 Super Snacks With 100 Calories Or Less

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It is possible to assuage your hunger pangs without making you pile on the pounds. There are some surprisingly healthy options that will keep you feeling fuller for longer, sans the need to reach for a bag of potato chips or a bar of sweet candy. Here are 25 super snack ideas that only contain 100 calories.

1. One Cup Of Grapes

Grapes are rich in fibers, vitamin K, and manganese. They also contain water which keeps you hydrated and is of course necessary for good living. Grapes can be added to a weight loss diet if eaten in moderate quantities. Grapes also have polyphenols ^[1] which may decrease the risk for cardiovascular disease.

2. One Cup Of Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is rich in disease-fighting nutrients including lycopene ^[2] which was found to be effective in reducing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in overweight women. For best results of course make your own – but note that if you purchase tomato soup, check the ingredients to be sure you are getting a healthy product.

3. Twenty Pistachios

To keep yourself under the 100-calorie mark, you need to eat not more than twenty pistachios. Though these nuts do have high-fat content, this should not pose a problem to your weight because they are only unsaturated fatty acids. Interestingly, pistachios also have satiety effects ^[3] which may help control body weight.

4. Nonfat Greek Yogurt With Honey

Make your own: This creamy texture snack is made by combining a teaspoon of honey and 1/2 cup of nonfat plain Greek yogurt. This snack only contains up to about 84 calories. The beneficial effect of yogurt consumption on the weight of healthy adults was confirmed by a 2016 study. ^[4]

5. Slices of Apple With Unsalted Peanut Butter

Do not use more than two teaspoons of peanut butter if you only want to consume less than 100 calories. Spread the butter on each slice of apple. Three-quarters of a cup of sliced apple are enough. Eating this fruit every day can help you lose weight, according to a Brazilian study. ^[5]

6. Baby Carrots With Hummus

This combination is a good source of beta carotene and vitamin A (carrot) and protein (hummus). It also offers less than 100 calories. Just dip the carrots into about two tablespoons of hummus. The weight-loss benefit of carrot has been proven by several studies including one conducted by the University of Southern Queensland. ^[6]

7. Mango Ice Cubes

This amazing snack can be prepared from scratch incredibly easily – by buying fresh mangoes, smushing them and putting them into ice cube trays! Perfect fun project for the kids and so much healthier than some sugar-laden ice pops. Consume only 3/4 cup of mango cubes – which contain 90 calories ^[7] and provides 60% of your daily vitamin C requirements.

8. Blueberry Smoothie

This iced smoothie will give you about 93 calories which will come from 1/3 cup of nonfat yogurt and 2/3 cup of frozen blueberries. Blueberries ^[8] and yogurt ^[9] have been proven by several studies to have weight loss effects.

9. Fourteen Almonds

Almonds are rich in fiber and protein with no cholesterol, which keeps you from hunger. Fourteen almonds are enough to provide you less than 100 calories. Almonds may help you in losing weight according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders. ^[10]

10. Crackers With Cheese

You can eat three crackers and a generic slice of low-fat cheese without worrying that you are consuming more than 100 calories. Whole grain crackers ^[11] are rich in fiber while low-fat cheese is a wonderful source of protein, calcium, and phosphorous.

11. Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese can make you stay full for a long time because it contains more of protein. You can eat it plain or pair with a fruit like a cantaloupe, which is a combination that never exceeds 100 calories. Cottage cheese makes a good addition to any weight-loss diet, according to a 2015 study published in Appetite. ^[12]

12. Baked Apple

The minerals and vitamins provided by eating a fresh apple are also provided by this ol’ standby snack. You can add cinnamon to a baked apple without worrying that you exceed the 100-calorie mark. As they always say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.

13. Edamame aka. Young Soybeans

One-third cup of young soybeans contains more than eight grams of protein and four grams of fiber. Total calories consumed: 93. Edamame provides nearly 10% of your recommended daily allowance of iron and other nutrients that can help you shed pounds. ^[13]

14. Slow-Churned Ice Cream

Slow-churned or double-churned varieties of ice cream ^[14] are made by a process that reduces fat and calories while retaining the snack’s creamy texture. Half-cup of this low-calorie snack only contains 100 calories.

15. Popcorn

Popcorn is one those few large snacks that delivers low-calorie count – provided that you make your own and don’t add sugar! Popcorn is also high in fiber, which aids satiety. ^[15]

16. Small Quesadilla

Mmmm… now we’re talking. You can keep a cheese quesadilla under the 100 cal mark by sprinkling an ounce of grated low-fat cheddar cheese over a corn tortilla. Grill briefly in a skillet and then fold the cheese into the middle to cook this quick and tasty snack which has only 100 calories and 1.3 grams of saturated fat.

17. Whole-Grain Pretzel Sticks

Whole-grain Pretzel sticks are cholesterol free and low in fat and sugar. Eating six whole-grain Pretzel sticks keep your calorie intake under 100 calories. This snack also provides more than three grams of fiber ^[16] which can help tide you over.

18. Pita Pocket Stuffed With Cheese

You need a whole-grain pita pocket and half an ounce of part-skim ricotta cheese to make this snack which gives you the satisfaction of biting into a sandwich. This snack offers protein ^[17] and fiber which will help fill you up. It also contains less than a gram of saturated fat.

19. Yogurt With Sunflower Seeds

Mix 1/2 cup of nonfat plain yogurt with a teaspoon of sunflower seeds which add plenty of texture but only contains 19 calories. Use unsalted seed for this snack which has less than half a gram of saturated fat. Yogurt is a good source of protein and is often by health sites as one of the key foods ^[18] linked to significant weight loss.

20. Baked Potato With Salsa

Baked potato is another snack that keeps your calorie intake under calories 100. Just consume half of a medium-sized baked potato which has 80 calories. To perk up this snack, spreading a tablespoon of salsa is recommended. Baked potato is loaded with vitamin C ^[19] which promotes weight loss.

21. Watermelon

This underestimated summer fruit is a favorite for picnics and barbecues. 100 grams of watermelon only contains 30 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ^[20] The fruit also offers 20 percent of your daily intake of vitamin C.

22. White Bean Salad

White beans are an excellent source of dietary fiber, protein, and iron. This salad is just a combination of 1/3 cup of beans, one tablespoon of sliced scallions, a squeeze of lemon juice, and 1/4 cup of diced tomatoes. The potential role of the common white bean ^[21] to induce weight loss was revealed by a 2011 study.

23. Strawberries And Goat Cheese

Ten large strawberries paired with one tablespoon of soft goat cheese is another excellent snack that will not make you worry about going to the gym later. Strawberries provide over 100 percent of your daily recommended value of vitamin C. They are also loaded with fiber and are a healthy food to eat to lose weight. ^[22]

24. Dry-roasted Peanuts

If you are craving for salty foods that have less than 100 calories, a small bowl of dry-roasted peanuts will satisfy you. Peanuts are a good source of antioxidants, B vitamins, and healthy monounsaturated fats.

25. Dry Oat Cereals

You can have this snack if you want to cut out milk while having cereals. Dry oat squares cereal is a perfect low-calorie snack that you can munch on. Cereals are rich in soluble fiber which increases your satiety ^[23] and can therefore help you lose weight.