Here are some reccs for great snacks for dieters:

Trader Joe's fruit strips: they are roughly 50 calories each, and are all fruit. No added sugar, so the calories are "good" It is just dried fruit pulp in a strip form. My DS loves them , too! They are 55 cents a strip.

Raw Revolution Bars: all raw, with dates, cashews, agave syrup, etc....filling and very good for you. Can be found in supermarkets in health food/power bar section. About 1.50 a bar. VERY FILLING!!


WW yogurt and strawberries - a no brainer!

Make a juice out of carrots, apples, ginger, celery, and lemon. Filling and tasty. Drink right away.

String beans with a bit of olive oil and garlic powder. Yummy!

I also love the trader joe's frozen lasagna or eggplant parm. They are about 270 calories for a meal and are delicious!! They are about 2.79 a meal

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Thanks for this, I've been meaning to go to Trader Joes!

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thank you! all sounds yummy

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I just wanted to mention on all my natural food boards there is a lot of buzz about Agave nectar being bad because (I'll post a link to the whole article about how it's made & all I'm just summarizing here):

1. It's not actually 'natural' - it's processed &highly refined
2. It's the same calories as sugar
3. It actually has more concentrated fructose than high-fructose corn syrup.

The only 'good thing' - yes, it does have a lower glycemic index than other sweeteners, but that's only because the glycemic index only measures the glucose in it NOT the fructose.

http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/

Do you all want me to shut up with my food posts yet???

Re: Here are some reccs for great snacks for dieters:

Posted by KittyTheStray

I just wanted to mention on all my natural food boards there is a lot of buzz about Agave nectar being bad because (I'll post a link to the whole article about how it's made & all I'm just summarizing here):

1. It's not actually 'natural' - it's processed &highly refined
2. It's the same calories as sugar
3. It actually has more concentrated fructose than high-fructose corn syrup.

The only 'good thing' - yes, it does have a lower glycemic index than other sweeteners, but that's only because the glycemic index only measures the glucose in it NOT the fructose.

http://www.foodrenegade.com/agave-nectar-good-or-bad/

Do you all want me to shut up with my food posts yet???