What healthy snacks do you munch on throughout the day?

[Innocent_Kiss]

I'm almost in a loose loose situation. The lunch at my school is horrible (it's unhealthy AND taste nasty) and we're not allowed to bring food in the prison..I mean school. I was trying to bag up some small snacks I could stick in my pockets to munch on til I got home. Chips, cookies, pops, etc are really covenient, so I'm trying to make healthier choices just as covenient. Any ideas or recipes?

[FlowerHair]

Fruit & nuts.

[Jade21]

To what FlowerGirl said, I would add seeds like sunflower and pumpkin seeds. You might try one of many 'trailmix' type offerings available. That should keep your energy level high throughout the day.

Also, do a cereal mix like Cheerios and maybe one of the lower-fat type granola ones.

That utterly sucks that you cannot bring your own food to school!

~Jade~

[Isis]

Raw sunflower seeds, peanuts and almonds.

[Amarachi]

what snacks do you recommend for someone who has a SERIOUS sweet tooth? I mean to the point where sweets is its own separate food group /forums/images/graemlins/wasntme.gif

[PhonyBaloney500]

Evil Nabisco makes these "100 calorie packs" of mini chips ahoy cookies, "flat" oreos (no filling lol), and these fruit snacks. They're really good. They come in packs of 6 or so and they're often on sale in various grocery stores. You could also by reduced fat oreos or chips ahoy and bring them in a zip lock bag. There's also york peppermint patties and junior mints for low fat sweet stuff!

[Amarachi]

Yeah, I've seen and had those Chips Ahoy and Oreo slivers. In no way can they be called cookies. LOL!!! I was thinking about just eating a lot of fresh and canned fruit along with some sugar-free cookies.

[Innocent_Kiss]

Thanks for all the recommendations! I picked up some Kelloggs Granola Bars. They're a healthier alternative to chips and cookies and they taste pretty good. I just slip one in my pocket.

[bellydancer]

ooh dried fruit is so good. uh... yea they have soft granola bars. Powerbars. I like drinking fresh 100% juice from the health food stores

[Connie]

How about those Quaker rice mini-cakes? They come in chocolate, nacho cheese, white cheddar cheese, caramel, and peanut butter (I think). They're lowfat and low calorie.

[CICI24]

These are a few of my favorites. raisin/almond mix, soy yogurt, organic fruit strips, organic granola bars, granola/yogurt mix,raw fruit/veggies with fat free dips, organic baked corn tortilla chips with salsa, protein smoothie or shake made with frozen fruit soymilk and honey,sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds.

[Huggette]

mini carrots
grapes--good for those w/a sweet tooth
popcorn
oranges
apple slices
CASHEWS--my fav!!
wheat thins

[CocoaButterflyy]

almonds and craisins.. occasionally rice cakes and odwalla superfood juices