Make Your Own 100 Calorie Packs

I don’t know about you but those little 100 calorie packs are LIFESAVERS on a lot of days for me.  They help to satisfy my munchie craving without ruining my diet!

But lately I have been thinking about all the money that I have been spending on those 100 calorie packs and the fact that some of them really don’t even taste like the real thing (for instance the Oreo crisps!) and I have been wondering why in the world can’t I make my own 100 calorie packs.

Well that is exactly what I have done this week.  I went to the store and bought those little snack size ziploc bags and bought me some yummy treats to make into 100 calorie packs.  I came home and spent a little bit of time figuring out how many of each treat would equal 100 calories and made my little 100 calorie packs.  I put them all in a plastic tub and put in the pantry so that I can grab them as needed.  I was able to make about 92 100-calorie packs and I only spent $15 to do so!  If I would have purchased that many pre-made 100 calorie packs it would have been almost $40!!  That is what I call a real savings! 

Here are the packs that I made!  (note that all 100 cal packs were all under 2.5 points approximately)

Mini Nutter Butters (they come in a snack bag for $1.98 at my Wal-Mart).  7 of those minis would equal about 100 calories and I was able to make 10 100-cal sets from that bag. 

Mini Oreos (they come in a snack bag for $1.98 at my Wal-Mart).  7 of these minis would equal about 100 calories and I was able to make 10 sets from that bag.

Mini Chip Ahoys (they come in a snack back for $1.98 at my Wal-Mart). 3 of those (they are bigger) equal about 100 calories and I was able  to make 12 sets from the bag.

Reduced Fat Cheez-It crackers (I got a box that cost $2.50 at my Wal-Mart).  You get 14 of those for each 100 calorie set and I was able to make 14 sets from that box.

Mini Pretzels (I got a bag of these for $2.15 at my Wal-Mart).  18 of those make a 100 calorie set and I was ablez to make 17 sets from the bag I bought.

Hershey’s Kisses with Almonds (I got a bag for $3.97 at my Wal-Mart).  4 of those equal about 100 calories and you can get 29 100-cal sets from that bag (I got the ones with almonds at my hubby’s request…the amount will probably vary with the different types of kisses you get.  I realize this is a very small treat but sometimes those 4 little kisses can curb your chocolate craving!  I would rather have 4 than none at all :-) )

Have you made any 100 calorie treats?? If so please share!  I hope to continue to explore this with different snacks!

Snack Attack

I asked for readers to respond with snacks that they enjoy and I did get a response :-).  Here is what one reader likes to snack on.

sugar free chocolate pudding snack pack 1 pt

Fiber one oats and strawberry bars 2pts

Peppercorn ranch sun chips  3 pts for 15 chips

Those sound yummy to me!

Tip for your snacks…to help you stay within your serving size (and a lot of times help you on your grocery budget as well) why not buy big boxes of your favorite snacks and snack size zip loc bags.  Put one serving size in each baggie so you have a quick grab and go snack bag!  If you are not snacking from the big box then you are not tempted to eat more than you need :-)

Have a great day today!

Snack Attack

I want to hear from you guys!  What snacks do you enjoy?  Have you found any snacks that help ease your hunger pains and get you through the day??

I have found that the little 100 calorie snack packs are a lifesaver!!  Especially the ones that have a bit of chocolate (like the Keebler fudge round minis or grasshopper minis).  They help satisfy that chocolate attack!!

So please share what snacks you like!!

Kellie

Snack Attack

It’s time again for Snack Attack!!  We are mid way into the week…are you finding it difficult to make it through the day?  Are you needing some more snack ideas? Here is what I have run across this week :-)

Here are some zero point snacks!! 

• 1 cup cucumbers
• 1 cup tomatoes
• Hey why not mix the  above two items with 2 tbsp of fat free italian salad dressing for a healthy zero point salad to fill you up!
• 1 medium kiwi
• 1 small orange
• 1 small peach
• 3 passion fruits

Here are some other snacks to note this week (points listed after item):

• Fat Free Fig Newtons, 2 bars (2 points)
• Jell-O Sugar Free Low Calorie Gelatin Snacks, 1 snack (0.5 points)
• 20 small (or 12 large) grapes (1 point)
• 45 pretzel sticks (2 points)
• 12 tortilla chips (3 points) – eat with  2 tbsp of salsa w/o adding any more points!
• 3 Dum Dum lollipops (1.5 points)
• Hot Tamales, 1 snack box (1 point)
• 35 Jelly Belly Jelly Beans (3 points)
• 3 Jolly Ranchers (1 point)
• Werther’s Original, 3 pieces (1 point)

Have you found any great snack ideas to share??

Happy Snacking!

Kellie

Snack Attack

Am I the only one that gets hit with snack attacks?  Snacks are what get you by when you are dieting…but you have to be very careful in choosing the right snacks so that you don’t blow your diet!! 

I thought each week we could share different snacks that have worked for us!!  Notice that I have once again said we – because this is a collective group!  I would love for you to share different snack choices that you have found!  We can all benefit from each other that way!

I thought for the first snack attack post I would post a list of some good, healthy 1 point snacks!! 

1 apple (about 4 oz)

1 cup unsweetened applesauce (add in a bit of cinnamon for good flavor but no added points!)

3 apricots

1 cup of berries (blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, cherries, rasberries, strawberries)

1/2 of a cantaloupe (about 1 cup)

1 peach

1 pear

1 cup of watermelon

Del Monte Citrus Salad or Tropical Fruit Salad (1/2 cup)

7 Quaker Quakes (rice snacks) chocolate or caramel

4 oz Danon Light and Fit Yogurt

Jello Sugar Free Pudding Cup

1/2 cup Breyer’s Double Churned, Extra Creamy 98% fat free ice cream

Campbell’s Soup At Hand Chicken with Stars or Chicken with Mini Noodle

14 Pepperidge Farms Baked Goldfish crackers

15 Pringles fat-free potato chips (different varieties)

Vitalicious Vitamuffin or Vitatop  (haven’t tried these yet but have heard so many good things about them!)

1 Weight Watchers Giant Fudge Bar

6 oz Weight Watchers yogurt

Please feel free to share what snacks you have found!!

Happy Snacking!

Kellie