Favourite Snacks

[Manfred_Man]

What are some of your favourite snacks?

here's an easy one for all of you:

Tomato and Cheese Toast
(2 servings)

4 slices whole wheat bread
2 oz. low-fat mozzarella cheese
4 slices of tomato
2 tbsp bacon bits (eg. Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits or cook turkey bacon)
2 tbsp fresh chopped basil

Place bread slices on baking sheet and top with tomato, cheese and bacon bits. Broil at 350 degrees F until cheese is melted and top with fresh basil.

We broil this on a stone pan in a toaster oven, and it works great!!!

250 calories; 5g fat; 25g protein; 23g carbs

Enjoy!

[descarado]

if you guys have a Trader Joe's nearby, here's something that'll provide a great and healthy snack. i use it for my carbs postworkout. from traderjoes.com,

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Great Seeds Equal Good Fat

Trader Joe's Omega Seed Bread is whole wheat bread with a whole lot of nutty Omega-goodness added in. It's chock-full of seeds, including flax, pumpkin and sunflower. The Omega Fatty Acids found in seeds are the “good fats” we should all be eating more of. Each slice has a sweet, nutty flavor plus 360 mg of Omega-3, 950 mg of Omega-6 and 870 mg of Omega-9. This tasty bread adds a healthful twist to sandwiches and toast. Try it with grilled tomatoes and cheese or top it with peanut butter and jam. Both make a healthy on-the -run breakfast or lunch.

We're selling a 24-ounce loaf of Trader Joe's Omega Seed Bread for $2.99 in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Southern California.

[Manfred_Man]

wow! that sounds like great bread!
use your Trader Joe's Omega Seed Bread for the Tomato and Cheese Toast, and... tada!!! awesome & healthy snack!

[engr]

One of my favorites is the old tried and true celery and peanut butter. If I'm feeling it, I'll even go ants on a log once in while and add some raisins.

[Manfred_Man]

from Men's Health, May 2005

Best Regular Pretzel
Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided Twists
Per 2 ounces: 220 calories, 4 g protein, 47 g carbohydrates, 2 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 2 g fiber

Best Flavored Pretzel
Rold Gold Honey, Mustard and Onion pretzel pieces
Per 1/3 cup: 150 calories, 2 g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 1 g fiber

Best Plain Cracker
Triscuit Reduced Fat whole-wheat crackers
Per 7 crackers: 120 calories, 3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrates, 3 g fat (0.5 g sat. fat), 3 g fiber

Best Potato Chip
Low Fat Kettle Krisps
Per ounce: 110 calories, 3 g protein, 22 g carbohydrates, 1.5 g fat (0 g sat. fat), 2 g fiber

Best Multigrain Chip
SunChips original flavor
Per 11 chips: 140 calories, 2 g protein, 19 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat (0.5 g sat. fat), 2 g fiber

Best Tortilla Chip
Garden of Eatin' Black Bean tortillas
Per 13 chips: 140 calories, 3 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat (0.5 sat. fat), 4 g fiber

Best Corn Snack
Original Corn Nuts
Per 1.7-ounce bag: 210 calories, 4 g protein, 34 g carbohydrates, 8 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 4 g fiber

Best Cheese Cracker
Kraft Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese Nips
Per 31 crackers: 130 calories, 3 g protein, 21 g carbohydrates, 3.5 g fat (1 g sat. fat), less than 1 g fiber

Best Cheese Puff
Quakes Nacho Cheese Baked Corn Rings
Per ounce: 120 calories, 2 g protein, 20 g carbohydrates, 4 g fat (0.5 g sat. fat), 1 g fiber

Best Cookie/Cracker Combo
Quaker Crisp'ums Cinnamon Sugar Crisps
Per 1.15-ounce package: 150 calories, 2 g protein, 24 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 1 g fiber

Best Chocolate Cookie
Pepperidge Farm Double Chocolate Nantucket cookies
Per cookie: 140 calories, 2 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat (3 g sat. fat), 1 g fiber

Best Sandwich Cookie
Teddy Grahams BearWiches
Per 2 cookies: 130 calories, 1 g protein, 19 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 g fiber

Best Plain Popcorn
Orville Redenbacher's Butter Light popcorn
Per cup: 20 calories, less than 1 g protein, 4 g carbohydrates, 1 g fat (0 g sat. fat), less than 1 g fiber

Best Flavored Popcorn
Pop-Secret Honey Butter popcorn
Per cup: 35 calories, less than 1 g protein, 4 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fat (0.5 g sat. fat), less than 1 g fiber

[Manfred_Man]

Perdue Short Cuts Chicken Strips

- they're white meat, already roasted and ready to eat
- healthier than wings, easier than driving to KFC
- eat them cold or zapped, by themselves, on a salad, or wrapped in a tortilla
- lots of protein, little fat