Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien is over those measly snack packs. Her combos are twice as satisfying, with just a few extra good-for-you calories.
2% cottage cheese and freeze-dried fruit
Cottage cheese is packed with protein, but it can be a little boring. Mix ½ cup with ¼ cup freeze-dried fruit for sweetness, crunch, and fiber. Don’t substitute regular dried fruit, which is dense and has a lot more calories and sugar. The freeze-dried kind, like the Funky Monkey brand, is light and airy.
Cookies with unsweetened vanilla almond milk
What could make a 100-calorie pack of crunchy bite-size cookies even better? A five-ounce glass of unsweetened vanilla almond milk for dunking. It has less than half the calories of fat-free milk, and so much more flavor.
Single-serve pouch of flavored tuna on a rice cake
Seasoned tuna in a portion-controlled pouch is smart. But what’s brilliant is piling some on top of a giant rice cake. I like the lightly salted kind with StarKist’s Tuna Creations Sweet & Spicy flavor.
Turkey breast slices, spreadable Swiss cheese, and cucumber spears
You might not think of deli turkey as a snack, but it’s fantastic when you pair two ounces with a Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge and roll it around a couple of cucumber spears. Keep all three in your office fridge for an anytime mini meal.
Baked chips with salsa
A handful of chips is yummy, but it’s gone in 30 seconds. That 100-calorie pack will last a lot longer when you dip the chips into ¼ cup tomato salsa. (The fiber boost is an added bonus.)
flavored light cream cheese
Everyone associates waffles with breakfast and syrup, but they make an excellent afternoon snack. I toast one and spread it with a tablespoon of Philadelphia 2X Protein Cream Cheese Spread in Honey, which has two grams of protein per tablespoon and a lightly sweet flavor.
