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Ten 100-calorie snacks and desserts

Posted Wed, Apr 04, 2007, 8:54 am PDT
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Who hasn't spent way too much moolah on a box of those cleverly packaged 100-calorie baglettes of cookies or crackers? Even though you know they cost roughly twice what a regular bag does -- not to mention that all that packaging is a mini-environmental disaster -- still, they limit temptation.

Save your dough and satisfy your snack attacks with one of these treats. Lots are single servings; nearly all the rest can be popped into mini-plastic bags and thrown into a pocket or bag. No will power needed.

  • 5 Hershey's dark chocolate Kisses or, if chocolate's gotta be Dove for you, 2 Dove Promise dark chocolate miniatures
  • 2 fresh figs or 1 juicy pear
  • ½ English muffin toasted with just enough cheddar to meltingly cover the top
  • 1 heaping cup of cherries
  • 12 almonds
  • 12 dried apricot halves 
  • 1 Dannon Light & Fit Raspberry Smoothie 
  • 1 Klondike Slim-a-Bear fudge bar
  • 48 Rold Gold pretzel sticks
  • 2 Dole frozen fruit juice bars (go wild and have 3 if you like -- at 30 calories a pop, who cares?)
  • 1 Starbucks 8-oz. Caramel Macchiato, made with nonfat milk
  • And if you're pregnant and craving pickles and nothing but, you can happily munch and crunch through 8 medium dills.

  • 1. Posted by cc4fender4 on Thu, Apr 05, 2007, 9:41 am PDT

    Oh I love Starbucks!!!!

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  • 2. Posted by AMBER B on Thu, Apr 05, 2007, 9:54 am PDT

    how many calories do you think the starbucks green tea frappichino has?!?

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  • 3. Posted by szs on Thu, Apr 05, 2007, 10:08 am PDT

    Great ideas. Though some of those snacks don't seem very filling. (2 figs???) If I had to choose between eating 100 calories and being hungry in an hour v. 180 calories and being satisfied for 3-4 hours I would go with the latter.

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  • 4. Posted by more_like_a_relapse on Thu, Apr 05, 2007, 10:12 am PDT

    frappuccinos have waaaaaaaay too many calories. they are all sugar and whipped cream. try getting the shaken iced green tea with a little splenda in it. so much better.

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  • 5. Posted by LAVERNE H on Fri, Apr 06, 2007, 5:56 am PDT

    what is the sodium count in all of this, i see that it not mentioned

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  • 6. Posted by mayb on Fri, Apr 06, 2007, 2:27 pm PDT

    i love starbucks, but too fattening.

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  • 7. Posted by iams0blue on Sat, Apr 07, 2007, 12:24 pm PDT

    Starbucks is great, and it taste good also but the caramel sauce used in the to mark the drink is all corn syrup and color, not sugar that has been carmelized. Try a latte with splenda or with the sugar free hazelnut / vanilla syrup. Have it with 1% or 2% milk it taste great.

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  • 8. Posted by iams0blue on Sat, Apr 07, 2007, 12:46 pm PDT

    Go to http://www.starbucks.com/retail/beverages.asp to get all the caloric data. This way you can decide what to have and how much you can afford. My niece has all her lattes with Breve( half & half) I can only have 1%, so make and informed choice.

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  • 9. Posted by amo t on Sun, Apr 08, 2007, 8:08 am PDT

    I have grew up around Starbucks since it started in WA, and they have only recently come out with low fat/low cal choices...I am so happy! WOOT!

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  • 10. Posted by flutterby on Sun, Apr 08, 2007, 6:24 pm PDT

    http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts=185&strAction=GETDEFAULT&x=22&y=6

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  • 11. Posted by karent94 on Mon, Apr 09, 2007, 2:30 pm PDT

    for all you folks into starbucks, also good to know that a tall fat free latte (and some others) are only 2 weight watchers points. www.dottisweightlosszone.com is a great source for points on a ton of restaurants, etc.

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  • 12. Posted by diana b on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 5:51 am PDT

    i work at starbucks and the carmel drink the list of drinks and snack of 110 calories contains 170 calories instead of the 100 calories that the list has stated ( and this is the tall nonfat one)

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  • 13. Posted by SevenCostanza on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 12:04 pm PDT

    Good ideas.

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  • 14. Posted by Court on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 2:29 pm PDT

    Why is it you tell us to eat Almonds in this article and not to eat them in the next? Almonds are good for you, but you seem not to be able to make up your mind....

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  • 15. Posted by Linda M on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 3:59 pm PDT

    As I see it you can indulge every once in a while, but be careful what you indulge in.

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  • 16. Posted by katielinusa on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 10:13 pm PDT

    MMMM! Milk and Dark. My favorite chocolate in the WORLD!!!

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  • 17. Posted by Sharifah M on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 10:47 pm PDT

    i need to avoid all of above snacks.. i miss chocolate.

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  • 18. Posted by cgslimrn on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 11:08 pm PDT

    You know how uch sodium 8 dill pickles pack? I don't either, but I'll bet it's A LOT! Talk about compunding ankle edema. Life isn't just about calories, buddy! If you eat everything in moderation, you can have just about anything is my philosophy. Yep, even a slice of bacon...

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  • 19. Posted by nazley111 on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 11:11 pm PDT

    thanks for the great advice! I love cheese.

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  • 20. Posted by Elizabeth G on Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 11:32 pm PDT

    I'm with you "cgslimrn". I eat and drink just about ANYTHING, work out (nothing rigorous...just walk an hour), and I am 5'1, 113 - 115 lbs. By the way, my honey and I have 4 - 5 different cheeses with bread and salami every single evening before we go to sleep. The point, just walk 3x a week no less than 40 mins., drink lots of water and "enjoy ALL foods".

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  • 21. Posted by aeronauticusfickle on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 1:34 am PDT

    Right on. Eat what you want, use a little common sense, and drop the spoon after half the ice-cream tub is gone. Don't eat in front of the television. I guarantee you, the whole tub will be vacant and empty before Futurama is over. Side note: All Starbucks' beverages should be consumed with a quadruple shot of espresso. eYoW!

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  • 22. Posted by swarna_glittering on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 4:07 am PDT

    wat is meant by calorie? is it gud 4 health r not

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  • 23. Posted by fivekitten on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 6:35 am PDT

    None of this stuff is filling enough. Everything in moderation is the key - and who needs caramel? Drink black coffee! Black coffee with dark chocolate...yummmm

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  • 24. Posted by badnsss on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 6:39 am PDT

    Timberrrrrrrrrr Good Choices All (specialy DOVE), but I've found that everything in MODERATION beats all!!!

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  • 25. Posted by Roseanne T on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 7:29 am PDT

    swarna_glittering, calories are the amount of energy your body has to expend in order to work off the food you ate. In itself, calories are not good or bad for your health, but you need a certain amount per day to sustain yourself and the normal activities you do and consuming more than what you need can cause you to gain weight.

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  • 26. Posted by on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 7:42 am PDT

    the key here is not to feel filled up, but to "take the edge off of hunger", while reducing the calories, fat and carbs.

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  • 27. Posted by on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 8:01 am PDT

    If you go into Starbucks and ask them for the calorie chart, they HAVE to show you! :) (Trust me, I work @ Starbucks!)

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  • 28. Posted by on Fri, Apr 13, 2007, 11:25 am PDT

    Hmmm, what about some type of cookie? I love cookies!!!!

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  • 29. Posted by Keith Carden on Fri, Apr 13, 2007, 11:42 am PDT

    The 100 Calorie packs of cookies from Nabisco and Keebler are awesome. I found the Grasshopper mint kind! Perfect amount to beat the cravings and far less calories than if I tried to count out how many cookies and only eat those few!!

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  • 30. Posted by Sri Lekha P on Fri, Apr 13, 2007, 12:51 pm PDT

    hi

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