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Don't Pile on Holiday Pounds: 7 Seasonal Diet-Friendly Eats

Posted Tue, Oct 21, 2008, 5:00 am PDT
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Summer's over, but Hungry Girl's got a whole new group of snacks to get you into the spirit of the fall season...

Litehouse Reduced Sugar Caramel Dip in 100-Calorie Cups
1 container = 100 calories, 0.5g fat, 29g carbs, 7g fiber, 1g protein 

You can have caramel apples on the go... guilt-free! These sweet portion-controlled tubs go so well with apple slices (Fujis are our favorite!) that you'll forget all about last season's fattening frozen summer treats.

David Roasted & Salted Pumpkin Seeds
One 0.75-oz. package = 
90 calories, 7g fat, 2g carbs, <1g fiber, 5g protein



A fall staple and good for you, too! Chomp happily and safely, thanks to that cute little 90-calorie bag. Or you can get crafty and roast your own seeds. Just preheat the oven to 250 degrees, rinse and dry the seeds well, and toss with cooking spray and spices (like pumpkin pie spice... yum!). Pop 'em in the oven for about 45 minutes and voila -- snack time!

Alpine Sugar-Free Spiced Cider Apple Flavored Drink Mix
1 pouch = 15 calories, 0g fat, 4g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g protein


This stuff is amazing all by itself, but if you want something totally indulgent, make our Caramel Apple Cinnamon Surprise! It's the perfect sweet sipper for this time of year.

Emerald Nuts Cocoa Roast Almonds, Dark Chocolate Flavor

1/4 cup = 150 calories, 13g fat, 6g carbs, 3g fiber, 6g protein


Beware of vendors selling warm candied nuts! True, they're delicious, but people (like us!) tend to overeat them. That's why we're THRILLED that Emerald Nuts has a line of 100-calorie packs on the way that includes the beloved Cocoa Roast Almonds. These nuts are insanely good -- nutty and crunchy with a hint of cocoa-y sweetness. You'll have to portion them out yourself until January, when the 100-cal packs are set to debut -- but it's worth it!

Recipe Round-Up!

* Click 'n scroll for our famous Pumpkin Crunchers. Only 30 calories each!

* It's that turkey time of year, and we've got a turkey burger recipe that will blow your mind! Swiss cheese, grilled baby bellas... Click now for our 2-Beautiful Turkey Burger!

* Soft baked cookies are a seasonal must-have, but the average one packs 200 calories and 9g fat! Our So-Good Chocolate Chip Softies are a little like muffin tops, and they ROCK! Just 88 calories and a gram and a half of fat each, peeps.

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23 Comments

  • 1. Posted by Wakynao on Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 7:11 am PDT

    The caramel dip looks quite tasty, but I might just have to eat it without the apple! I like apples, but for some reason eating an apple makes me hungrier. One question: why does HG keep referring to herself in the plural? It's too cutesy and sounds as if she's addressing kindergartners. Shouldn't it be, ' "I" love these'. . .etc.? Or if Hungry Girl is a staff of more than one, then it ought to be called 'Hungry Girls' or 'Hungry People'. That silly habit of referring to herself as 'we' is just annoying and makes it difficult to focus on the meat of her articles, which are usually good!

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  • 2. Posted by GrammarGirl95 on Thu, Oct 23, 2008, 1:27 pm PDT

    Does the caramel dip really have 7g of fiber on its own? That sounds too good to be true.

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  • 3. Posted by CJ on Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 1:52 am PDT

    Wow all of these things seem too good to be true! But I can't wait to try the Pumpkin Crunchers!

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  • 4. Posted by Christopher Michael on Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 5:27 am PDT

    Mmmmm, Yummers!

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  • 5. Posted by hcd8440 on Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 8:12 am PDT

    Nightengale I love caramel mixed with fat free vanilla yogurt...it is so delicious with apples...and fairly lown in calories..

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  • 6. Posted by Crim on Fri, Oct 24, 2008, 7:55 pm PDT

    the caramel is way good too.. i just had that for a snack at work today with an apple and it completely holds you over for a while! good call hungry girl

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  • 7. Posted by jillian s on Sat, Oct 25, 2008, 10:30 am PDT

    i have the cook book, i missed the pumpkin crunchers. im gonna try them

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  • 8. Posted by amy k on Sat, Oct 25, 2008, 11:38 am PDT

    I am going to make those chocolate chip cookies they sound perfect

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  • 9. Posted by Hedge on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 1:14 am PDT

    I cannot wait to try the pumpkin crunchers!

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  • 10. Posted by Mila on Sun, Oct 26, 2008, 4:50 pm PDT

    Kayanne, I think it's because everyone who visits the site is a 'hungry girl' because she is on an idiot diet. As a collective, it makes the readers hungry GIRLS and therefore it becomes 'we'. Just my take.

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  • 11. Posted by Nikki Rose on Wed, Oct 29, 2008, 12:23 pm PDT

    ya know, these all look good and everything, but there are alternitives to sugar that dont involve spinal cord melting chemicals like splenda and assesuflame k and all that rubbish. how about stevia or zylitol? taste exactly like sugar to me. and stevia is even sweeter so if you do like spenda, try that one first. also, if youre worried about your blood sugar, they dont spike your levels either. neither does agave nectar, which tastes just like honey. look them up, all are low glycemic! anyways, happy holiday season to all :)

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  • 12. Posted by phlpns314jlf on Mon, Nov 03, 2008, 9:54 pm PST

    The Caramel Apple Cinnamon Surprise sounds HEAVENLY. I love Starbucks' Caramel Apple Spice, and this sounds like the cheap, lower-cal way to enjoy it... Thanks so much!

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  • 13. Posted by Suhaylah on Fri, Nov 14, 2008, 5:54 am PST

    kayanne_young....shouldn't u surmise that when she is referring to "we" that she is collectively talking about everyone that is thinking or trying to eat on the healthy side of the equation of becoming healthy in today's society of obesity!!!!!!! Love Peace & Harmony

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  • 14. Posted by stellamarcum88 on Tue, Nov 18, 2008, 8:47 pm PST

    SAM I LIKED THE RESAPE

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  • 15. Posted by johnthanvanbiljon on Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 3:48 am PST

    Mmm.... Everything sounds wonderful!

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  • 16. Posted by ERICKA D on Sun, Nov 23, 2008, 12:26 pm PST

    WHAT ABOUT A SEVEN DAY SALAD WITH TURKEY MEAT

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  • 17. Posted by alexandra on Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:07 am PST

    hellloo? the apple has the fiber..NOT the caramel!

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  • 18. Posted by alexandra on Wed, Dec 03, 2008, 7:07 am PST

    hellloo? the apple has the fiber..NOT the caramel!

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  • 19. Posted by quickescapes on Mon, Dec 15, 2008, 10:37 am PST

    Mmmm....

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  • 20. Posted by Vampy Starlet on Sat, Dec 20, 2008, 5:05 pm PST

    No Alexandra, the dip has the fiber. It doesn't come with apples. Duh?!?!

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  • 21. Posted by kfoot6 on Sun, Dec 21, 2008, 6:24 pm PST

    there is just too many folk out there writing books under the auspices of promoting a healthy lifestyle -- yet are you seriously suggesting we eat crap like packaged caramel dip and apple suprise gels as a way to health? -- instead of reading labels for fat percentage and whatnot,be more concerned with things like artificial flavours,colourings,preservatives and the like,all of which make up the non-food you are recommending -- i hope you got a good kickback from the companies of lighthouse and alpine and the others you are promoting in this trite little article hungry girl -- people,wake up -- eat real food !

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  • 22. Posted by kfoot6 on Sun, Dec 21, 2008, 6:32 pm PST

    good lord,how many brand name companies are you kissing up to? not only are you dishing out the most awful nutritional advice,you're getting sponsered to do it -- as clueless as most people are,i'm sure this cynical,badly-planned and negative "cookbook" should be a bestseller -- you should be ashamed of yourself hungry gal

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  • 23. Posted by kfoot6 on Sun, Dec 21, 2008, 6:33 pm PST

    good lord,how many brand name companies are you kissing up to? not only are you dishing out the most awful nutritional advice,you're getting sponsered to do it -- as clueless as most people are,i'm sure this cynical,badly-planned and negative "cookbook" should be a bestseller -- you should be ashamed of yourself hungry gal

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