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What are Your Top 100 Nutritious Snacks?

February 06, 2009 05:14 PM EST (Updated: July 14, 2009 02:13 PM EDT)
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Welcome to Gather's Top 100 Fabulous series. Over a six week period, we're presenting a new question related to mind, body, and soul topics. Your responses will be collected and featured in the Living Fabulously – Top 100 Guide!

In week two, we want to know: What are your favorite nutritious snacks?

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Comments: 179

Vivian P. Feb 6, 2009, 5:15pm EST
an apple with peanut better
Vivian P. Feb 6, 2009, 5:16pm EST
low fat vanilla yogurt with cinnamon used as a dip for fruit pieces
carrots with peanut butter~
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Feb 6, 2009, 5:19pm EST
Those sound good. Vivian. I like fresh veggies, perhaps with low-fat ranch dressing!
trail mix
carrots with ranch dressing
.* Sandi * Feb 6, 2009, 5:20pm EST
Oreo Mini Cakesters and milk!!!!!
Peter Joseph Swanson Feb 6, 2009, 5:20pm EST
nuts
.* Sandi * Feb 6, 2009, 5:20pm EST
Veggies and ranch dressing
Peter Joseph Swanson Feb 6, 2009, 5:20pm EST
celery sticks
I love a sweet, juicy apple all by itself.
Peter Joseph Swanson Feb 6, 2009, 5:21pm EST
yogurt
.* Sandi * Feb 6, 2009, 5:21pm EST
wheat bread with melted cheese and sliced tomato on one slice
Peter Joseph Swanson Feb 6, 2009, 5:21pm EST
an orange
Grapes are another snack I love- green ones. They're delicious, and the juice in them allows them to help hydrate as well as fill! They're great on road trips for that reason, and for hot summer days.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Feb 6, 2009, 5:22pm EST
Yogurt with chia seeds sprinkled in.
.* Sandi * Feb 6, 2009, 5:22pm EST
frozen grapes are great Heather
and frozen oranges
nice for the hot weather
Sandra H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:23pm EST
Vanilla yogurt with fresh pineapple and granola mixed in it!
Diane H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:23pm EST
I would have to say my favorite nutritious snacks would be a Soy Joy bar, or if sitting watching t.v. it would be celery and cream cheese or some low fat popcorn.
For the kids, in the summer I fill flat bottomed ice cream cone cups with vanilla yogurt, drizzle the top with strawberry syrup and a few sprinkles, and freeze them. The kids eat them like ice cream cones. Sometimes I use other flavors of yogurt without the syrup.
Sandra H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:23pm EST
A banana sliced and frozen......so creamy when you eat it!
Ariel Storm Feb 6, 2009, 5:24pm EST
frozen grapes
Ariel Storm Feb 6, 2009, 5:24pm EST
frozen mashed bananas
Faux parfaits are also good- crumble either graham crackers or Nilla wafers into a bowl. Use a tall glass, and spread alternating layers of the crumbles, yogurt, and sliced fruit, until the cup is full. Lots of flavor choices, too, by mixing different yogurts and fruits.
Denise W. Feb 6, 2009, 5:25pm EST
We love the frozen bananas on sticks that are covered with chocolate. But what we have done is instead of chocolate we use yogurt. So we take bananas put them on sticks roll in yogurt and then in a coating such as granola or chopped nuts then freeze. A healthy fun treat.
Mary M. Feb 6, 2009, 5:25pm EST
My kids love a freshly chopped apple. We bought a round apple slicer in the dollar store -- for parents' use only to avoid accidents! Press it down on the apple and it removes the core and slices the apple neatly. Two kids can share one apple or the smaller ones are perfect for one child to enjoy a healthy, simple snack. Occasionally we'll sprinkle them in cinnamon or bring out the caramel ice cream topping for a small dollop of dip on the plate.
☃ Aunt Shanny Feb 6, 2009, 5:25pm EST
yogurt parfaits.

lots of nuts, granola and maybe a sliced banana or two
Denise W. Feb 6, 2009, 5:26pm EST
Hummus we love hummus on pita chips
☃ Aunt Shanny Feb 6, 2009, 5:26pm EST
fruit salad, with berries, bananas, kiwi, grapes, etc.
☃ Aunt Shanny Feb 6, 2009, 5:27pm EST
low fat cheese balls and dips
☃ Aunt Shanny Feb 6, 2009, 5:27pm EST
wheat crackers, low fat cheese and fruit
Diane H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:27pm EST
Never tried frozen grapes, i like grapes will have to try freezing them.
Nikki S. Feb 6, 2009, 5:28pm EST
Grapefruit with Splenda.
ann c. Feb 6, 2009, 5:29pm EST
Cranraisins, the cherry ones, and a few almonds.
Diane H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:30pm EST
Lots of great ideas everybody :)
ann c. Feb 6, 2009, 5:31pm EST
Fresh blueberries and no-fat whipped topping.
Robin"Buffy's Stunt Double" D. Feb 6, 2009, 5:34pm EST
We make smilely faced orange slices
With the faux parfaits, they can also be frozen for a summer treat.
I don't like it, but my husband loves cauliflower marinated in low-fat italian dressing.
Diane H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:37pm EST
I have one of those apple slicer things it is a great way to have the kids share a snack of apples. I love mine. Use it alot.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Feb 6, 2009, 5:37pm EST
Baked bagel chips, cucumber and carrot sticks dipped in hummus.
One of my favorite nutritious snacks is a cup of grapes, sometimes frozen.
Shannon S. Feb 6, 2009, 5:41pm EST
nectarines, cherries, pineapple and other fresh fruit
Christine Zibas Feb 6, 2009, 5:43pm EST
I love cucumbers and celery...crisp and crunchy.
Christine Zibas Feb 6, 2009, 5:44pm EST
Just got my sample of Oreo cakesters, and I already ate two packages...no control around cookies.
Christine Zibas Feb 6, 2009, 5:46pm EST
I love organic yogurt too, and Dannon has a great new (to me, anyway) 4-pack that are about 110 calories each.
RJ H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:48pm EST
Celery with crunchy peanut butter
Dagmara H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:49pm EST
I love all kind of smoothies. I also love fresh fruits and vegetables, nut, rice cakes....I don't have one favorite, there is so many
RJ H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:49pm EST
small Red Delicious apple
RJ H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:51pm EST
Low fat popcorn
RJ H. Feb 6, 2009, 5:52pm EST
Cheddar Cheese Rice Cakes
tonia c. Feb 6, 2009, 5:56pm EST
celery with lowfat cream cheese
April H. Feb 6, 2009, 6:06pm EST
apples and peanut butter
April H. Feb 6, 2009, 6:07pm EST
yogurt and fruit!
Mary G. Feb 6, 2009, 6:14pm EST
I enjoy a fruit bowl with tangerines, strawberries and chopped up bananas.
Cynthia T. Feb 6, 2009, 6:21pm EST
an apple with peanut butter
Chris E. Feb 6, 2009, 6:35pm EST
I am a fruit person. I love almose anykind of fruit. If I had to pick some of my favorites tat I eatas a snck it would be, mangos, strawberries, peaches, and oranges
Tammy N. Feb 6, 2009, 6:38pm EST
roasted red pepper hummus and celery sticks!
Tammy N. Feb 6, 2009, 6:39pm EST
baked apple with strained yogurt, walnuts, and a drizzle of honey!
Tammy N. Feb 6, 2009, 6:42pm EST
sweet potato wedges! Toss with olive oil, course salt, and fresh ground pepper.... bake in a super hot oven until crispy! Be careful and don't make too many... you WILL eat every one of them! LOL!
Kelly K ~ ready for the New Year ~ Feb 6, 2009, 6:47pm EST
fruit, celery with PB and raisins. my dd loves carrots with lite ranch dressing.
i love homemade spinach dip with toated bagel chips.
Kelly K ~ ready for the New Year ~ Feb 6, 2009, 6:48pm EST
toasted, I can't spell tonight :)
Bethany C. Feb 6, 2009, 7:01pm EST
Just a plain, peeled, cucumber.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Feb 6, 2009, 7:09pm EST
I have a few, it depends what I have. One is a tomato or green pepper with salt. The pepper is great if I crave something crunchy.
If I'm in the mood for something sweet I like vanilla yogurt and fruit, preferably strawberries, or bananas, but blueberries are great if they are in season. If I can I'll sprinkle with a little granola or Grape-Nuts if I have it.
Lori Cee Feb 6, 2009, 7:18pm EST
fresh fruits and veggies are always a hit around here. we've also discovered that my 7yr old is crazee about salsa.
tammie p. Feb 6, 2009, 7:28pm EST
fresh veggies with yogurt for dipping
tammie p. Feb 6, 2009, 7:28pm EST
frozen grapes
brenda c. Feb 6, 2009, 7:32pm EST
I love mixed salad greens with a touch of Hellmanns lite mayo and a bag of the 100 calorie craisins. Boy is that good. The sweet taste the craisins give to the lettuce is awesome.

Being a serious chocolate lover I discovered the 100 calorie chocolate pretzels are the best treat for craving chocolate.
Lynn C. Feb 6, 2009, 7:41pm EST
Pringle Stick Honey Butter 100 Calorie Packs
Rose H. Feb 6, 2009, 7:42pm EST
Watermelon in the summer - yummy, refreshing - and good for you.

Celery sticks filled with either - peanutbutter - cream cheese - onion/ranch dip or filled with plain sour cream.
Bridget ♥ Feb 6, 2009, 7:44pm EST
Apple slices dipped in peanut butter

Baby Carrots and Ranch

Pretzels dipped in peanut butter

Yogurt with granola on top

Fresh fruit dipped in yogurt

Celery sticks with peanut butter and raisins on top

Cheese and crackers
Jill~Sexy Back~ V. Feb 6, 2009, 8:18pm EST
I like soy yogurt with blueberries and topped with Kashi granola, or cheese sticks with beef jerky, or apples dipped in yogurt, or nectarines and goldfish crackers, or pickles and low fat ice cream (YES, I am pregnant!)
Diane H. Feb 6, 2009, 8:26pm EST
Jill you made me smile, when i was pregnant with my daughter i craved pickles and ice cream. With my son i had no cravings.
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Feb 6, 2009, 9:40pm EST
dried fruit
Angela A. Feb 6, 2009, 9:42pm EST
My most favorite snack is...
Apples!
Karen M. Feb 6, 2009, 9:43pm EST
I love Ovaltine and Milk with a Kashi cookie....or bar...
Shawnee G. Feb 6, 2009, 10:36pm EST
Oatmeal with just some cinnamon in it, or chopped up fruit. This is more of a pick me up small meal, but I have used it to keep from digging into the unhealthy snacks.

Fresh fruit is always good.

Raw carrots were huge this last summer from the garden.

We ate ALOT of tomatoes, the kids ate them like apples as snacks.

Strawberries. Whole, chopped, with yogurt, in icecream (we buy really natural icecream because of a diabetic in the family) anytimg is great for strawberries.

Plain tortilla chips with homemade salsa that we canned last summer. Very high in damand around here.
Karen R. Feb 7, 2009, 4:35am EST
raw cauliflower with ranch dip
Karen R. Feb 7, 2009, 4:36am EST
I take a box of red sugar free jello and add one cup of hot water. Stir to disolve. Then add one cup of ice cubes and water to fast chill. As soon as the ice cubes are melted, pour in one small carton of heavy cream and beat with a mixer. You can also add fresh or frozen strawberries if you want to. Chill till set. Serve in a big bowl, or in smaller bowls.
Jenn P. Feb 7, 2009, 1:06pm EST
I like the 100 calorie pack snacks.. they taste very good..
Andrea (Ms. Conservative) L. Feb 7, 2009, 3:06pm EST
a bowl full of nothing but blueberries - chock full of vitamins and antioxidants. I have all kinds of health problems and this is one of the few fruits I can still eat and eat in abundance.
Katrina Hall Feb 7, 2009, 4:14pm EST
fresh fruits ( especially pears and berries) and rolled up oven roasted turkey slices ( I need protein!) or HB eggs..................
Renita P. Feb 7, 2009, 6:52pm EST
One of our favorite new healthy snacks is fresh green beans. I wash them, snip the stringy ends and then just leave them in the fridge. They are crunchy, a little sweet and yummy!
carolina m Feb 7, 2009, 8:06pm EST
cool
Brian .. Feb 7, 2009, 9:42pm EST
carrot sticks
♠~Dnbuster~♠ ~. Feb 8, 2009, 10:26am EST
smoothies

yogurt parfaits

the kids like gogorts
Carla B. Feb 8, 2009, 8:54pm EST
My son loves strawberries, cool whip, and granola so we have that for snack time quite often.

We also eat just plain fresh fruit a lot, and fresh veggies with dip (usually lite ranch dressing).

Another favorite snack choice is cheese and multigrain crackers.
Ashley M. Feb 8, 2009, 8:58pm EST
A small container of Fat Free Yogurt with a cup of cereal (Cheerios or Special K are the tastiest for this) on the side. I sprinkle some cereal in the top of my yogurt and eat until the cereal is gone, then I sprinkle some more all the way through the yogurt tub. When I run out of yogurt I either put the remaining cereal back in the box or eat it dry.

A small fat free yogurt usually has 80 calories, my cereal usually has between 100-120 calories per cup. Eating them this way is a lovely 200 calorie snack with the goodness of diary plus a tasty crunch! The cereal and the yogurt are also good sources of protein post workout.
Ashley M. Feb 8, 2009, 9:01pm EST
I like to take my double sided tablespoon and ladle both sides with a Tablespoon of reduced fat peanut butter. I then take two Wasa crackers and spread them with the peanut butter. Any leftover butter in my spoon I eat by itself. The whole snack is less than 250 calories and contains decent amounts of protein, fiber, and fat (since I rarely eat meat, peanut butter and eggs are pretty much my only sources of fat, so I enjoy them with regularity!).
Connie C. Feb 8, 2009, 9:13pm EST
I am a big friut eater. I eat fruit as snacks all the time. I also love popcorn. I eat popcorn every night.
I love fruit... any kind other than bananas. A Granny Smith, a pear or a mango goes a long way to satisfy my snack cravings.
Rae M. Feb 9, 2009, 8:52am EST
Half of a whole weat bagel toasted with peanut butter on it. Or an apple with peanut butter.
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:07pm EST
bananas and peanutbutter.
for kids: cut bananas in penny slices with the skins still on.. and let them put pb on em.. then they can peel em and eat!
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:08pm EST
apple slices and peanutbutter
kids like to dunk the apples intot he pb then eat ummmm
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:10pm EST
homemade potatoe chips!
when making potatoes.. i'd wash em.. and cut the skins off.. then the skins.. i toss with olive oil.. .and add a bit of sea salt. or other spice.... then bake! entire family loves em!
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:10pm EST
cut up fruits and veggies.. it's amazing.. that if i keep them "ready to grab and eat" in teh fridge.. we will all go in and do so!
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:11pm EST
any fruit can be puried in the blendor and frozen in ice cube trays.. for "popcycles"
Barbara A. Feb 9, 2009, 12:12pm EST
lol as a family at grammas house.. we used to and sometimes still do...
make fruit/veg people....
then take a pic..
then eat em! lol
April H. Feb 9, 2009, 12:48pm EST
What are your favorite nutritious snacks?
Celery stalks with cream cheese
Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Feb 9, 2009, 1:19pm EST
Blueberries are one of my favorite nutritious snacks. There is nothing quite like fresh, organic blueberries.
Trish A. Feb 9, 2009, 2:01pm EST
I have just become a fan of a new favorite snack, slices of avacado! They are so very filling and good. Lately, I find myself adding avacodos to all kinds of things like on sandwiches, etc. Avacados have been on sale for $.68 each so it's been economical too!
Patty B. Feb 9, 2009, 2:07pm EST
Apples w/peanut butter
Bananas w/peanut butter

1-2 squares dark chocolate
Walnuts
String cheese

(Summer) Cherry tomatoes drizzled with a little olive oil and parmesan cheese
Fresh