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Our challenge this past week was to spend time in the grocery store scanning items to learn point values associated with various foods. It was an eye-opening experience! We were tasked with finding snacks with point values = 3 points or less that we would actually eat. No more cheese/peanut butter crackers for me!

Here’s my snack attack list:

Raw veggies: Grape tomatoes, baby carrots, sugar snap peas, cucumber slices

Fruit: Berries, sliced apple, banana

Dairy/frozen: Light string cheese (2 points), fat-free cottage cheese and plain nonfat greek yogurt*
Yasso chocolate bar (3 points)

Prepackaged snacks:

Fruit cups packed in water or own juice (0-2 points)
100 calorie packs of nuts (3 points)
Pretzels (1 oz twists or 8 honey wheat braids) (3 points)
Simply Nature Sea Salt Organic popcorn (Aldi) (1 point per cup)
Elevation Snack Advance Peanut Butter Fudge Crisp (Aldi) (1 bar = 3 points)
Cheerios – 1 cup (3 points)

*Add 1 tsp confectioner’s sugar to 1 cup of greek yogurt to counter the tartness. (1 pt)

One of my favorite hacks when my sweet tooth comes calling is to eat a Yasso chocolate bar OR make a parfait from plain nonfat greek yogurt, 1 tbsp Hershey’s syrup and raspberries. Either treat is a mere 3 points.

I carry bottled water, assorted cheerios and a 100 calorie pack of nuts with me when out running errands. If the weather is cool, I’ll take a snack bar (chocolate melts in the heat). This keeps my hunger pangs at bay. I love popcorn, but it gets stuck in my teeth, so I only eat it at home.

Do you have any favorite low calorie snacks to share?