Very low calorie snacks (100 or less)

Here I figured I would list some of my new favorite low calorie finds. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Pre-Packaged Snacks

These are good for on the go, or to have around the house when feeling "munchy."

• Light Mini Baby Bell - 60 calories
• Crunchy Rice Rollers- 45 calories
• GoGo squeeze apple sauce- 60 calories
• Pirates booty individual sized bags - 65 calories
• Luna bar, mini s'mores - 70 calories 
• Stretch island, fruit leather - 45 calories 
• Del monte, no sugar added grapefruit cup- 80 calories
• Kirkland signature freeze dried apple slices- 35 calories 
• Low fat fudgesicle - 60 calories 
• Seapoint Farms, Dried Edamame- 90 calories
• 1/2 a garden lites veggie muffin - 60 calories
• Fruit roll up - 60 calories

Foods With Prep

Carrots/celery with 2 Tbsps Tzatziki greek yogurt dipping sauce - 30-45 calories
- cut 1 carrot and 1 celery stalk into small pieces, dip into sauce

Salted kale chips (1 cup) - 15 calories
- preheat oven 350 degrees. Chop kale into small pieces. Rub with paper towels to remove any wetness. Space kale evenly on baking sheet. Bake until crisp. Sprinkle with salt

Holiday Hacks: Low Calorie Holiday Recipes & Meals Under 150 calories

Having disordered eating is never fun around the holidays! The pressure to over eat is enormous- and this pressure truly applies to everyone. Here are some safe Holiday Hacks. I hope they help you ejoy your holiday season!

Holiday Breakfast

Festive Feast Meal

2 egg whites - 34 calories

2 turkey sausages- 40 calories

1 cup sliced strawberries- 35 calories 

Christmas Pancakes 

•   3/4 cups cake flour- 110 calories

•   1.5 tsp baking powder- 0 calories

•   .5 tsp salt- 0 calories 

•   1/2 cup nonfat milk- 43 calories

•   2 egg whites - 34 calories

187 calories/ 7 servings = 26.7 calories per pancake

Directions:

Pre heat a non stick on medium heat. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks begin to form (do not over beat). In another bowl, add milk to flour and salt. Mix until smooth. Then add baking powder (to flour, milkd and salt) mix mor. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour mixture into a the heated nonstick pan and flip once. Wait until pancakes turn golden brown before eating. 

Pancake Toppings


Microwaved frozen blueberries: 

-1/4 cup - 20 calories

- when microwaved the blueberries break down and create an sweet amazing sauce

- sprinkle a bit of stevia or splenda to sweeten and thicken it


Total: 20 calories


Fresh Strawberries & Cool Whip 

- 1 cup fresh sliced strawberries- 35 calories

- 2 tbsp cool whip - 15 calories


Total: 50 calories


Sugar free Cinnamon Maple Syrup

- 1 tspn cinnamon

- 1/4 cup maple syrup - 30 calories


Total: 30 calories

Holiday Dinner

Goat Cheese and Apple Canapes

Ingredients 

•   1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese - 80 calories

•   1 tablespoon honey - 64 calories

•   1 large red apple, cored and cut into 24 thin slices - 65 calories

•   24 watercress leaves - 0

•   Sprinkle of pepper- 0


 In a small bowl, mix goat cheese and honey. Spread half of a teaspoon of the mixture onto each apple slice and place a watercress leaf on top. Sprinkle with pepper

total: 45 calories, recipes makes 6 servings

Healthy Veggie Baked

•   2 cup raw green beans -61

•   1 cup green squash - 20 calories

•   1 cup cherry tomatoes - 27 calories

•   1/4 cup chopped carrots- 13 calories

•   1 tsp oil oil, spray - 33 calories

•   3 springs rosemary - 0 calories

•   1 tspn salt- 0 calories

•   1 sprinkle of pepper -0 calories

Directions:

Preheat oven at 350. Mix all veggies together. Coat with oil and spices. Bake on in a roasting pan for 20 minutes or until veggies are tender. 

Calories per serving: 40 (recipe makes 4 servings)

Very Low Calorie Cranberry Sauce

•   1 cup cranberries- 40 calories

•   .5 cup water- 0 calories

•   1/8 cup Stevia - 0 calories

•   1 tsp cinnamon- 0 calories

•   1 sprinkle of clove- 0 calories

Directions:

Mix all ingredient together in a small sauce pot and cook on medium-high. Let it boil. As the water boils, the cranberries will begin to pop and breakdown. Let the mix reduce until it is a sauce consistency. 

Serving size is 2 tbsp = 10 calories 

Holiday Desserts

Baked Pears

•   2 pears cut in half (vertically) and cored - 160 calories

•   2 tspn chopped pecans - 48 calories 

•   1 tsp brown sugar -  15 calories

•   1 tbspn sugar free maple syrup - 12 calories

•   1/4 tsp cinnamon- 0 calories

•   Sprinkle of salt- 0 calories 

•   2 tsp raisins- 22 calories

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix: sugar, cinnamon, syrup, rasins and salt in a bowl. Then fill the halved pears with mixture. Sprinkle on the pecans. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until pears are soft. 

1 serving (half a pear) = 64 calories

Very Low Calorie Chocolate Pudding 

•   1/4 cup dutch process cocoa - 47 calories

•   1/3 cup Splenda granular (sugar substitute) - 0 calories

•   2 tablespoons cornstarch- 60 calories

•   1/8 teaspoon salt - 0 calories 

•   2 cups nonfat milk - 160 calories 

•   1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 0 calories

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together in a medium saucepan. Slowly add 1 cup milk and whisk until well blended. Heat up on stove, medium high. Then add the 2nd cup of milk. Stir until it comes to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, or until thickened. Keep stirring until it comes to a boil. Add in the vanilla extract. 

Divide into 4 portions and cool

Total 67 calories

Low Calorie Eggnog 

•   1 1/2 cups skim milk

•   1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half

•   1/2 cup pasteurized egg substitute

•   1 tsp vanilla

•   1 packet artificial sweetener

•   1.5 oz brandy or rum

Combine all ingredients mix well, chill and serve. 

Per serving (virgin style): 64 calories 

Calories with alcohol: 124 calories

recipe makes 4 servings. 

Pineapple Ham/Chicken Dinner- 130 calorie

Disordered eating often leads to highly restricted "safe" eats. Which can become a bit depressing and anxiety provoking. One of the "safe" meats I like to eat is ham. It definitely took some time to add this to my repertoire, but it did happen- and I love it! However if you find ham to be unsafe (trust me I understand the fear) you can substitute boneless, skinless chicken breast.

Pineapple Ham 

2 oz Ham Steak, extra lean- 64 calories

(If substituting chicken: 2 oz Chicken Breast, boneless skinless- 85 calories) 

1/4 cup Pineapple, finely diced, unsweetened- 20 calories

1 tsp Honey- 18 calories 

1 sprinkle clove

1-3 sprinkle cinnamon

1/2 cup steamed broccoli with salt- 23 calories

Steam the broccoli: I usually microwave fresh diced broccoli, in a bowl with a bit of water at the bottom and a wet paper towel on top for 3 minutes. 

Dice the ham and the pineapple. Mix together with the rest of the ingredient and add to a skillet (if you can try to add any extra pineapple juice from the container that usually adds a lot of flavor). Heat on medium for 10-15 minutes or until ham is hot and enjoy! 

Total calories with ham: 130

Total calories with chicken: 154

Extra flavor:
I will usually dip this in sugar free maple syrup (10-15 calories tbsp).

For the brave, if you want you can sub potatoes for broccoli, and steam the potatoes in water (in a skillet) and add salt to taste. The calories end up being the same. 

Sweet Treats! Low calorie - 150 calories or less

Like most, I can not resist a sweet treat from time to time. These recipes have helped me get through tough times- when I did not think I could "allow" myself a "real treat."

Chocolate Milk Shake

•   2Tbsp Hershey's Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup- 15 calories

•   1 cup Silk Almond Milk, light unsweetened- 30 calories

•   5-6 ice cubes (more or less depending on what you like). 




Total 45 calories! 


Not too shabby! Depending on where you are in your recovery and personal preference you can use nonfat milk (1 cup- 90 calories). 

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Baked Pears

•   1 pear sliced (90 calories)

•   1 tspn sugar free maple syrup (10 calories

•   1 tspn cinnamon

•   1 light shake/sprinkle of clove, and nutmeg 

•   1 tspn water



Mix the ingredients together. You can bake it on a baking sheet at 350. If you want quick and easy 1 single serving just microwave in a bowl (30-60 seconds) until the pear slices soften. 


Total 100 calories


I love this on a cold day. It is a great dish to make and bring to holiday dinners. People usually enjoy having a lighter option! 


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Chai Guy

•   1 bag black tea

•   3/4 cup hot water

•   1/4 cup Silk Almond Milk, light unsweetened- 8-10 calories

•   1 packet of splenda (o calories)

•   1/4 tsp Cinnamon 

•   Sprinkle of clove and nutmeg



Boil the water, steep the tea. 

Steam the milk (if possible) if not add it to the tea

Add the rest of the ingredient and SHAKE- (stirring is OK but shaking is much better). 


Total  15 calories! 


Its great on a cold day when I want a decadent foamy drink. 





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Carrot-Pumpkin Puff

•   3/4 cups of shredded carrots (35 calories)

•   1-2 tsp water 

•   1/2 tsp cinnamon 

•   1 egg white (17 calories)

•   2 tsp pumpkin (4-8 calories)

•   1 tsp powdered sugar (10 calories)

Preheat oven 320. Blend all the ingredient together. Then spoon the mixture into 2 cupcake tins (I line them with a cupcake liner) and bake for 20-30 minutes (until firm). 

Only 67 calories for both!

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Peanut Butter Dream Rice Cake

•    1 plain rice cake- (30 calories)

•   1 tsp low fat peanut butter (30 calories)

•   1 tsp choclate chips (23 calories)

* optional * sprinkle of 1 tbspn coconut flakes (unsweetened 37 calories)


Microwave the peanut butter for 10-20 seconds. It will become nice and runny. Then microwave the chocolate chips, stir until blended. Spread both on the rice cake. Sprinkle on coconut if desired. 


Total calories: 83 or 120 

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1 yoplait light yogurt- any fruit flavor (90 calories) 

1/2 cup strawberries, halved for better blending- (26 calories)

1/4 packet of splenda

5-8 ice cubes 

Add water to taste


I like to put the yogurt in to the belnder first, with a Tbspn of water and then blend it all together, on high until very very smooth. I like to 


Total: 116 calories

BACK ON ATTACK! :-)

So it has been a while since I have posted. Life has taken over. I have been getting more involved in activities to help keep my mind from rambling into the Ana abyss. I also have many, many more exciting recipes, restaurant choices and thoughts to share! 

Truth be told- I lost my password to my account! (oops!) I actually had a dream about this blog last night. In the dream I logged in and knew the password. Today I tried the password I used in my dream and poof it worked! :-) glad to be back!