Weight Loss Snacks

Who doesn’t love a snack? The dieter that says they will completely give up snacks is being unrealistic. The best tip is not giving up snacks – but learning to eat healthy snacks that work well with your diet.

One of the biggest challenges is finding weight loss snacks that work while you are on-the-go. Many places you are only have high fat or calorie-laden snacks that will totally kill your diet. The best tip for success is simply bringing your own snacks wherever you go. Most places you go this is a very easy thing to do. Whether you go to work, school or another activity – there are many weight loss friendly snacks you can take with you. So you’ll be able to easily stick to your diet!

Yogurt is one of the best on-the-go weight loss snacks. Full of calcium many dieters try to eat yogurt daily. You can even add a piece of fruit chopped or sliced to your yogurt if you are extra-hungry. Or for added sweetness, try some sliced nuts and a spoonful of honey. There are many flavors of yogurt. Try plain, vanilla, coffee or many fruit flavored yogurts.

Many fruits are ideal on-the-go weight loss snacks. One of the best is the banana. The banana is full of potassium. Bananas have a thick protective skin so they can handle being bounced around in a bookbag or a purse while you are on-the-go. There are many other fruits like apples or clementines that are ideal snack choices too. Fruits are full of natural sugar and fiber and are a great serving size to stave off your hunger.

A small serving of nuts is a great on-the-go snack. Now nuts are a little tricky in that nuts are very fattening – but they are quite healthy. So the tip is to have just an ounce of your favorite type of nuts. An ounce of almonds would be about twenty almonds. This would fit in your scooped hand quite easily. Putting these in a little baggie means you can take them just about anywhere. Research has shown that people who snack on nuts are less likely to binge on other types of foods – they simply feel more satisfied than other people do! So getting that small serving size down is well worth it!

Baked tortilla chips are an excellent on-the-go snack. You can buy these in their own single serving size package. Small and crunchy they are great when you just need a snack with that extra crunch in it. Another great crunchy snack is a serving of pretzels. Pretzels have been a popular on-the-go fat free weight loss snack for a very long time!