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Summertime is vacation time! If you're heading to the airport any time soon, along with your bikini and flip-flops, be sure to pack some snacks. Since airport food is notoriously pricey and unhealthy, bringing food along will save you money and unwanted calories. Eating before and during your flight will maintain your metabolism and can help prevent the dizziness and headaches sometimes Read more
I am in produce heaven right now. Since it's Summer, the farmers markets in my area are full of fruits and veggies in every color you can imagine. For good reason everyone is going sort of crazy for strawberries and cherries. But what about the oft-neglected blackberry? Despite it being a pretty yummy fruit, blackberries are usually the last of the baskets to be picked up whenever I hit the Read more
Driving home from a climbing trip this weekend, I found myself in an all-too-common dilemma — "How do I stay healthy while road tripping?" Skipping the fast food mainstays, I ventured into 7-11, hoping to find something to snack on until I got home. Situated next to the gummy snacks were a few bags of Sensible Foods Crunch Dried Snacks ($2). With a label that read, "100 percent organic, all Read more
One-hundred calorie snack packs have attracted some fit fans, like Bob from The Biggest Loser, but these prepackaged snacks also have their share of haters. Consumer Reports criticized these low calorie portions in its December issue and concluded there are more reasons to skip these snacks than to scoop them. The argument against 100-cal packs includes gripes like the fact that many of the Read more
You know how much I love chocolate and other sweet snacks in moderation. It is possible to satisfy your cravings for sweets in a low-calorie way; you just need to know the right serving size. To test your low-calorie sweet-snack knowledge, take my little quiz. Source Take the Quiz Read more
Stores are full of 100 calorie snack bags (even Bob from "The Biggest Loser" thinks they are great) that are often full of small amounts of processed foods. If you are looking for a low-calorie snack, I say it pays to find foods that fulfill some nutritional needs. Hard-boiled egg This excellent source of protein is prepackaged naturally. Simple to prepare and, when eaten simply (no devil-ing), Read more
It's easy to get carried away when eating snacks; they lend themselves to mindless eating. If you're not able to refrain from finishing the whole bag of chips, or an entire pint of ice cream in one sitting, this slideshow is for you! We've got five sweet, savory, and totally satisfying snacks that are all under 100 calories! Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. This week Shape turns to Cynthia Sass, a registered dietitian with master's degrees in both nutrition science and public health. If you couldn’t let anything cross your lips from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., but you were allowed to eat anything you wanted for eight hours a day and still lose weight, would you try it? Read more
Nuts are one of our favorite foods. Convenient for snacking, they're loaded with protein and healthy fats. But nuts are also high in calories (and some more than others), making it necessary to watch portion sizes when noshing on these nuggets of energy. From almonds to walnuts, we've created a visual breakdown of the most popular nuts so you can see just how many it takes to hit the 100-calorie Read more
Forget the fresh fruits and veggies! When you have a craving for a bag of crunchy, salty goodness, nothing else will hit the spot. Because these snacks aren't exactly low in calories, it's good to know just how much you can get in a serving. Keep reading to see what 100 calories of your favorite salty snacks look like. Read more
