Biggest Loser Snacks

If you’re fighting a war remember to always have a healthy snack close at hand to stop you surrendering to the biscuit tin. The new Biggest Loser Cookbook has healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes galore, we highly recommend it, while we’ve stolen the healthy snack list, as we do like a snack here at Handbag Towers.

Remember, these are approximate calorie counts as we’re not there to see how large your plums are and don’t cheat yourself, sometimes you will need to weigh your food as grabbing a massive helping of nuts rather than the recommended amount is going to ruin your calorie count, and we ladies do love to fool ourselves by overestimating our exercise and underestimating the calories we’ve eaten. Don’t, you’re only cheating yourself.

60 – 100 calorie snacks

Orange 60 cals

Large pear 65 cals

Two large plums 70 cals

A large bowlful of raspberries, cherries, strawberries (200g) 50 cals – Add a couple of tablespoons of low-fat Greek yoghurt 75 cals total

10 pitted black olives in brine, rinsed and mixed with a few chopped fresh herbs and one teaspoon of olive oil 90 cals

30 pistachio nuts in their shells 90 cals

Five celery sticks filled with 50g light soft cheese 90 cals

Banana 100 cals

100 – 150 calorie snacks

One rye crispbread spread with one rounded teaspoon smooth peanut butter 110 cals

100g reduced-fat cottage cheese with a chopped peach, nectarine or slice of pineapple 115 cals

100g of mixed nuts toasted in Cajun spices or soy sauce, these keep well in an airtight jar. Eat no more than 20g at a time 125 cals

30g light cream cheese with chives on two dark rye crispbreads, spread with Marmite (optional) 125 cals

10 almonds 130 cals A selection of crudités – carrot sticks, cucumber batons, spring onions, strips of pepper – kept in an airtight box and used for snacking 130 cals

One apple and a 20g pice of strong Cheddar cheese 135 cals

150g low-fat Greek yoghurt with 50g chopped fresh strawberries stirred into it 135 cals

Two oatcakes spread with 20g light cream cheese with garlic and herbs 140 cals

25g monkey nuts 145 cals

150 low-fat natural yoghurt with half a teaspoon chopped seeds and two pieces of dried fruit, such as sunflower seeds and a couple of apricots 145 cals

25g dry-roasted peanuts 150 cals

180 and over calorie snacks

A 120g can of sardines in spring water or brine – drain and rinse well – on one crispbread or an oatcake 180 cals

A small can of tuna in spring water, drained and mixed with one tablespoon of extra-low-fat mayonnaise on one crispbread or an oatcake 180 cals

150g of low-fat Greek yoghurt with three chopped almonds scattered on it, and one teaspoon of honey drizzled over the top 185 cals

Half an avocado with one tablespoon light mayo 205 cals

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