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PICKING UP 100 CALORIE SLACK
We used to giddily skip along with our pre-portioned Twinkies and Reeses and their cute, colorful, kid-lunch-like plastic exteriors. That was, until FoodNavigator.com shook us out of our sugar-induced stupor:
“Consumers are looking for value over convenience in the current economic situation; 100-calorie packs were a diet fad that has been shown not to work; and they use an unsustainably large amount of packaging.”
Oh.
So we got to thinking. How can we most efficiently snack at 3PM without sabotaging our diet, the environment and our budget?
IN THE KITCH: We hit the bottom of the bag waaay too soon when it came to those pre-portioned bites. So we’re preparing a balance of protein, fat and carbs coming in at 100 to 180 calories.
Toast a 1/2 Sabra pita, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, 1 slice low fat American cheese, add fresh ground pepper & sprinkle oregano, to taste 140 cals
- 1 tbs Peanut Butter & Co.’s Cinnamon and Raisin Swirl, 80 cal whole wheat bread 165 cals
- Boil or bake or stir fry 1⁄2 (40 gms) Plaintain Banana 150 cals
- 3 tbs. Friendship Farmer Cheese, 4 Trader Joes Reduced Guilt Wheat Wafers 155 cals
- 1 pack regular oatmeal, 1⁄2 cup sliced strawberries, cinnamon 140 cals
- 8 oz. Kettle Cuisine Chicken Vegetable Soup with Rice 100 cals
- 5 tbs. Argo Tzatziki Yogurt sauce, 1 cup raw veggies 150 cals
ON THE GO: Because sometimes we don’t see our refrigerators for days.
- Figamajig Bar 130-150 cals
- KIND Bar Fruit and Nut Delight 170 cals
- Vitalicious Muffin Top 100 cals
Fullbar Bites 150 cals
Go-Mango-Man Peeled Snacks: 150 cals
Kooloos Oven Roasted Soynuts and Flax Seed Honey BBQ 130 cals
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