Fruits and Veggies!
First off - I've never been much of a fan of grapefruit - too tart (or so I thought) - until now. Ruby Red's are my favorite... super juicy and very beautiful! It makes you feel good to eat pretty food!
The perfect afternoon snack - half a grapefruit contains a mere 60 calories... sprinkle with a little splenda.. grab a grapefruit spoon (LOVE these) and there you have it...
(image from BoulderLocavore.com)
Next up: Dates... not the kind you go on to dinner and a movie... the edible kind.
We were packaging up some Organic Medjool dates at the food market the other day and I decided to give one a shot... after all... I like raisins pretty well and assumed them to be similar (since they look like large raisins!) Boy was I wrong! These things are fantastic - taste like brown sugar candy! This "candy fruit" is a little higher in calories due to the high sugar content - 70 calories per date. Oh and watch out for the pit!
And in the odd looking but tasty corner... Rutabaga!
These "giant turnips" have a similar taste but are more mild. The rutabaga is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage and treated like any other root vegetable... mashed, boiled, roasted, cut into fries, etc. They have a waxy outer skin that needs to be removed before consumption - however you can find them all ready cleaned and cut for you at some groceries. One cup cubed is only 50 calories!
Prepackaged snack finds!!
I stumbled upon these at work and decided to give them a shot. I'm always looking for a new "veggie" chip and these did not disappoint. With a name like Eat Your Vegetables the folks at Snikiddy have the right idea. I've only had the Jalapeno Ranch flavor thus far, but know the rest must be just as good. These are made with sweet potato, carrots and navy beans. How can you go wrong?! 130 calories per serving.
How about a Sour Cream and Onion "Fry"? Lesser Evil's potato sticks are crinkle cut crunchy bits bursting with flavor... and only 120 calories for 35 sticks. Get your crunch on!
In the same salty crunchy snack realm... Rold Gold Everything Bagel Pretzels... seriously, what more can you ask for, the everything bagel flavor in a little crunchy delightful pretzel. Perfect. Maybe too perfect... keep these on lock down. 14 pretzels for 120 calories.
Where's the sweet you ask? Here it is:
Kashi's Oatmeal Dark Chocolate cookie! For 130 calories you get a really great tasting cookie with a good bite to it, double plus, it has 4g of fiber. Even better? Warm it in the microwave for 10 seconds... just like Grandma used to make (if she knew the secret Kashi grain blend).
Some products to note I don't love so much:
Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip cookie and Carrot Creme Cakes. In my foodie opinion... these aren't worth the calories. They are small and don't have as much flavor as I would expect out of my "desserts". I'd rather spend the extra calories to have something more substantial.
Peanut Butter Cheerios - a little disappointing actually. I'm a huge fan of Peanut Butter Captain Crunch and Peanut Butter Cheerios pales in comparison. The Captain brings a much bigger, stronger, peanut buttery flavor.
If you have new food finds, please share in the comments section below!
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