One of the most challenging aspects of weight loss is hunger. Since most diets require reducing your caloric intake, you may end up feeling hungry and dissatisfied for at least part of the day. What’s the solution?
Low calorie snack foods that taste great but won’t hold back your weight loss.
Here are some great choices:
- Fruit
Fruit is a great snack option because it can help satisfy a sweet tooth, but also contains fiber and antioxidants. Some of the lowest calorie fruits are: grapefruit, watermelon, peaches, berries like strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, apples, honeydew melon, and canteloupe.
If you don’t want to eat fruit “as is” you can spruce it up in a number of ways, like making a dip out of lowfat cottage cheese, or whipping it into a smoothie with some yogurt. You could even bake apples in the oven and sprinkle them with cinnamon, nutmeg, and top with a few chopped nuts.
- Raw vegetables
Vegetables are very filling because of their high fiber content, but also low in calories. Eating vegetables raw provides a satisfying “crunch” that can easily replace fattening snacks like potato chips.
Try snacking on raw peppers (sweet or spicy), grape tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumbers, radishes, and carrots. If you don’t want to eat the vegetables plain, salsa makes a great low calorie dip, as well as hommus (ground chickpeas), or a ready made low calorie dip from the supermarket.
