Great news on the weight loss front: snacks are an important part of your weight loss plan. As long as you don’t indulge with wild abandon, snacks can satisfy your treat cravings so you don’t feel deprived. And that means you’re less likely to jump ship on your weight loss voyage. The key is to pay attention to what you’re eating, savor every bite, and keep track of your daily calories.Here’s a list of 10-calorie servings that you can build into 100- or 200-calorie snacks to fit into your daily calorie allotment. Mix and match to your (flat) belly’s content! Keep these foods in mind when preparing snacks for your children as well. It’s a great way to teach kids proper portion sizes as well!
Fruits
- • 1 navel orange segment
- • 2 large strawberries
- • 12 ½ blueberries
- • 3 watermelon balls
- • 1 dried pineapple piece
- • 1 apple slice
- • 3 green grapes
- • 3 cherry tomatoes (yes, they’re fruits!)
Veggies
- • 2 ½ baby carrots
- • 1 large celery stick
- • 11 pieces shelled edamame (soybeans)
- • ¼ cucumber with peel
Salty
- • 20 roasted and salted soy nuts
- • 1 pecan half
- • 18 roasted and salted sunflower seeds
- • 1 ½ almonds
- • 1 cashew half
- • 2 ½ pistachios
- • 1 Wheatables cracker
- • 1 French Onion SunChip
- • 1 Big Cheez-It cracker
- • 1 Tostitos Scoops chip
- • 1 reduced-fat Pringle
Sweets
- • 3 plain M&Ms
- • 1 peanut M&M
- • 2 Skittles
- • 1 Whopper malt ball
- • 2 ½ Jelly Belly jelly beans
- • 1 animal cracker
- • 2 Teddy Grahams
- • 4 semisweet chocolate chips
- • 1 gummi bear
- • 1 mini vanilla wafer
- • 4 ½ mini-marshmallows
- • 42 Cheerios
Another delicious calorie-controlled snack idea is a rich, satisfying Reliv Slimplicity® shake. At just 90 calories, these shakes pack a nutritional punch plus help keep your metabolism running at full steam while you lose weight.
And don’t forget to record your snacks and meals in the handy food and exercise journal that’s included in every Reliv Slimplicity Weight Loss Kit.