You don’t need to spend a lot of money to have good for you snacks. And while that 100 calorie pack of cookies helps you keep track of how much you eat, do you really need all the white flour and sugar? All that packaging is not environmentally friendly, plus you’re paying a premium for it.

So let’s save some money and make our own. First off get some reusable small containers. The trick to eating truly one serving of chips or crackers is to count them. They should have a serving count on the nutritional label. Bag all your snacks for the week at one time, then grab a few everyday to put in your bag. This is a perfect Sunday night activity.

You can get more creative than the snack companies and try some of these:

• 10 baby carrots and 2 tsp nut butter or 2 Tb hummus
  try sliced cucumbers and celery in addition to the carrots
• an apple and a small piece of low fat cheese
• 1/2 apple with 2 tsp nut butter
• a low fat or nonfat yogurt
  check the calories before you buy - each brand is a little different
• 1 hard boiled egg
• 2 Tb roasted sunflower seeds
• 10 almonds or cashews
• 3 big Wasa Crip and Light crackers and a Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge
• 1 banana
• 1 cups of grapes

Happy snacking!

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