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24 Tasty Snacks Under 100 Calories

Your plan: Eat more to weigh less. Really? Eat more mini-meals throughout the day, and you won't starve or deprive yourself of treats, recommends Omaha registered dietitian Pam Carter.

Try these light snacks – all with fewer than 100 calories:

For your sweet tooth:

• 1 small banana


• 16 strawberries


• Half a grapefruit


• A medium pear, apple, navel orange, kiwifruit, plum, peach, or tangerine

If you're into crisp and crunchy:

• 1 head of lettuce (no kidding, but no dressing)


• A medium cucumber, tomato, or bell pepper


• 7 red radishes


• 1 cup of carrots or cauliflower

Sip these slimmers:

• An 8-ounce can of V8®


• A 6-ounce can of pineapple juice or tomato juice


• Campbell's Soup at Hand®, chicken & stars


• Bottled water (zero calories)

Simple does it:

• 8 almonds


• 14 pretzel twists


• 1 cup of Post® Honeycomb cereal


• 2 rice cakes

Need protein:

• A hard-boiled egg


• 1 string cheese


• 4- or 6-ounce container light yogurt


• 1 cup skim milk


• Chicken of the Sea®, water-packed tuna, 3-ounce can

Try chilling and filling:

• Popsicle


• Yogurt-to-go tube


• Jell-O® fat-free pudding snacks or Hershey's® portable puddings

Source:

1. Health-e Headlines interview with Registered Dietician Pam Carter.

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