Short Side of Life

I enjoy snacking…a lot.  I have tried to reign in my snacking habits after joining Weight Watchers, but it was no use.  However, I have found several low point or zero point snacks that I do not feel guilty munching on in the middle of the day or as a late night snack.  My newest find that I am very excited to try is Brothers All Natural Fruit Crisps.  Travis and I ordered several different types of the crisps including the Pineapple crisps which have a 1 point value and the Fuji Apple crisps which have 0 points and 2 servings of fruit in one little bag.  Unfortunately it is going to take 7-10 business days for the delivery, so we will have to wait to sample this amazing find.  One of my favorite low point snacks are the Hostess 100 calorie muffins and 100 calorie cakes.  I enjoy the banana muffin and coffee cake, and chocolate cake snacks (great from the fridge) which are each just 1 point.  If you enjoy popcorn I highly recommend Pop Secret 100 calorie Kettle Corn.  The entire bag is worth 2 points, but since a bag of popcorn never completely pops I only count it as a 1 point snack.

Besides having a bad snacking habit I also have a killer sweet tooth.  My favorite sweet find so far is the Dairy Queen Fudge Bar.  At just 50 calories and 5 grams of fiber it has an amazing point value of 0.  Another sweet item I have tried and enjoyed is Bryers 100 calorie 2 point fudge swirl ice cream which comes in a portion controlled cup.  Weight Watchers also has a line of ice cream and frozen desserts, but I do not think they are that great for the amount of money you spend on them.  Weight Watchers does however have great chocolate and carrot snack cakes which are delicious and only 1 point.  

A few of the low point snack items I have found are from HungryGirl.com which is a fantastic website with great recipes and ideas for people who are watching their weight.  One thing I have noticed about her recipes is that they contain a large amount of ingredients that I wouldn’t normally have on hand and might not use again, but they look delicious and I have several of them on my list to try and her cookbook is on my Amazon wish list.

While all of these snack and treats are delicious my most favorite snack food that is good any time of the day is and will always be pineapple.