One Hundred 100-Calorie Snack Ideas
(All items listed are approximately 100 + 20 calories)
- Almonds, 3 Tbsp.
- Apple (raw), 1 medium
- Applesauce, 1/2 cup
- Apricots (canned), 6 halves
- Apricots (dried), 10 halves
- Apricots (raw), 6 medium
- Baked potato chips, 1 ounce
- Baked tortilla chips (1/2 ounce) and Hummus (2 Tbsp.)
- Baked tortilla chips (3/4 ounce) and Salsa (1/4 cup)
- Baked tortilla chips, 1 ounce
- Banana (raw), 1 medium
- Bell pepper (1 each) and Fat-free Ranch dressing (3 Tbsp.)
- Bell pepper (1 each) and Hummus (3 Tbsp.)
- Blueberries (raw), 1 cup
- Broccoli and cauliflower, raw (1 cup) and Fat-free Ranch dressing (3 Tbsp.)
- Cantaloupe (raw), 2 cups pieces
- Carrots, baby (12 each) and Fat-free Ranch dressing (2 Tbsp.)
- Carrots, baby (6 each) and Hummus (3 Tbsp.)
- Carrots, baby (6 each) and Light cream cheese (2 Tbsp.)
- Carrots, baby (6 each) and Peanut butter (2 tsp.)
- Cashews, 2 Tbsp.
- Celery (1 stalk) and Peanut butter (1 Tbsp.)
- Celery (1 stalk), Light cream cheese (2 Tbsp.) and Raisins (1 Tbsp.)
- Cheese, 1 ounce
- Cherries (canned in juice), 3/4 cup
- Cherries (raw), 20 each
- Chicken noodle soup, 1 cup
- Chocolate (dark), 3/4 ounce
- Corn tortilla (1 each), Light shredded cheese (1/2 ounce) and Salsa (2 Tbsp.)
- Cottage cheese (low fat), 1/2 cup
- Crab, imitation (2 ounces) and Cocktail sauce (2 Tbsp.)
- Cranberries (dried), 1/4 cup
- Dates (dried), 5 each
- Edamame (boiled), 1/3 cup
- Egg (hard-boiled), 1 large
- Flatbread crackers, 1 ounce
- Frozen waffle, toasted (1 each) and Apple butter (1 Tbsp.)
- Frozen yogurt (light), 1/2 cup
- Fruit cocktail (canned in juice), 1 cup
- Graham crackers (2 squares) and Peanut butter (1 tsp.)
- Graham crackers (2 squares), Light cream cheese (2 tsp.) and Strawberry jam (2 tsp.)
- Graham crackers, 3 squares
- Granola bar (crunchy), 1 each
- Grapefruit (canned in juice), 1 cup
- Grapefruit (raw), 1 medium
- Grapes (seedless), 2 cups
- Guava (raw), 2 medium
- Ham, lean (deli slices), 2 ounces
- Hot chocolate milk (low fat), 6 fluid ounces
- Kiwifruit (raw), 2 medium
- Mandarin oranges (canned in juice), 1 cup
- Mixed berries (1 cup) and Yogurt, light (1/4 cup)
- Nectarine (raw), 1-1/2 medium
- Orange (raw), 1-1/2 medium
- Papaya (raw), 1 medium
- Peach (1 fresh sliced) and Cottage cheese, low fat (1/4 cup)
- Peach (raw), 2 medium
- Peaches (canned in juice), 1 cup
- Peaches or pears, canned in juice (1/2 cup) and Cottage cheese, low fat (1/4 cup)
- Peanut butter, 1 Tbsp.
- Peanuts, 2 Tbsp.
- Pear (raw), 1 medium
- Pears (canned in juice), 1 cup
- Pecans halves, 2 Tbsp.
- Pineapple (canned in juice), 3/4 cup
- Pineapple (raw), 1 cup pieces
- Pineapple, raw pieces (1/2 cup) and Cottage cheese, low fat (1/4 cup)
- Plantain (cooked without fat), 1/2 cup
- Plum (raw), 3 medium
- Pomegranate (raw), 1 medium
- Popcorn (low fat, microwave-style), 3 cups
- Popcorn (white cheddar, reduced fat), 2 cups
- Pretzels, 1 ounce
- Prunes (dried), 5 each
- Prunes (stewed), 1/2 cup
- Pudding (sugar-free), 1/2 cup
- Raisin bread (1 slice) and Margarine, light, trans-free (1 tsp.)
- Raisins (2 Tbsp.) and Peanuts (1 Tbsp.)
- Raisins (dried), 1/4 cup
- Raspberries (raw), 1-1/2 cups
- Rice cake (1 each), Light cream cheese (1 Tbsp.) and Apple butter (1 Tbsp.)
- Sandwich cookies, 2 each
- Shrimp, boiled (10 large) and Cocktail sauce (2 Tbsp.)
- Strawberries (raw), 2 cups
- Sunflower seeds (1 Tbsp.) and Raisins (2 Tbsp.)
- Sunflower seeds (hulled), 2 Tbsp.
- Three bean salad (canned), 1/2 cup
- Turkey breast (1 ounce) wrapped in Corn or flour tortilla (1 ounce)
- Turkey breast (deli slices), 3 ounces
- Vegetable or tomato juice (1 cup) and Rice cake (1 each)
- Vegetable soup, 1 cup
- Veggie “chicken” nuggets (2 each) and Ketchup (2 Tbsp.)
- Walnuts, 2 Tbsp.
- Watermelon (raw), 2 cups pieces
- Wheat crackers (4 each) and Soy cheese (1 slice)
- Wheat crackers, about 1 ounce (see label)
- Yogurt (sugar-sweetened, fat-free), 4 ounces/1/2 cup
- Yogurt, light (1/2 cup) and Almonds, slivered (2 Tbsp.)
- Yogurt, light (1/2 cup) and Bran cereal (1/2 cup)
- Yogurt, light (artificially sweetened, fat-free), 8 ounces/1 cup
References:
Nutritional analyses via Food Processor Version 9.6.1; ESHA Research; Salem, Oregon, 2014.
Pennington JAT, Douglass JS. Bowes & Church’s Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, 18th Ed. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005.