Simple Snacks

I have a separate page for baked goods like brownies, cookies, cupcakes and scones. This is for all my non-baking desserts!

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Roasted Vegetable Pizza Snacks

• 1 Thomas Light english muffin (I like to toast mine)
• 1/4 cup Sargento reduced fat 4 cheese Italian blend
• 2 Tablespoons Classico Roasted Tomato garlic Sauce
• a few pieces of balsamic glazed veggies (or any veggie you like)

1.- cut english muffin in half, toast if you want to, put 1 Tablespoon sause, 1/2 cheese, and half veggies on each side

2.- sprinkle with garlic powder,  oregano and red chili flakes or black pepper

3.- microwave 1-2 minutes, enjoy!

Makes 2 servings

100 calories, 3g fat, 15 carbs, 7g protein!

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Greek Pizza Snackers!

• 1 light english muffin
• 2 slices tomato
• 1/4 cup mozzarella
• 1 oz fat free feta
• rosemary, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic

1.- toast muffin for 1 minute

2.- top with tomato then salt, pepper, garlic

3.- top with mozzarella then feta then remaining spices (I also added red pepper flakes for heat)

4.- microwave a minute and 30 seconds!

Makes 2 servings:

94 calories, 15 carbs, 0.5 g fat, 10g protein!

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EASY ROASTED GARLIC TOAST!

• 1/2 toufayan pitette
• 3 cloves homemade roasted garlic (on cooking essentials page)

1- heat oven to 350*

2- spray pan and pita with pam, spread garlic on top

3- bake 10-15 minutes

Makes 1 serving

43 calories, 0 fat, 3.5 protein

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GARLICY CHEESY BREAD!

• 1/2 toufayan pitette
• 2 teaspoons Stonewall Kitchen Roasted Garlic Onion Jam (you can substitue roasted garlic for this, just subtract 10 calories!)
• 1 wedge laughing cow light french onion cheese

1- heat oven to 350*

2- spread jam (or garlic) evenly over pita

3- cut wedge into small chunks, place evenly around pita

4- bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is melty

5- spread cheese around with knife

Makes 1 serving

98 calories, 1.5 fat, 5.5 protein!

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Cinnamon Cheerio Bars!

• 3 cups cinnamon burst cheerios
• 16 jumbo marshmallows
• 2 Tablespoons land o lakes light whipped butter
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1.- microwave marshmallows and butter for 1 minute, stir and microwave one more minute until it’s a sticky but not solid mixture

2.- mix marshmallow and cinnamon into cheerios

3.- spray a pan with nonstick spray, pour mixture into pan (I wet my fingertips with water so the marshmallow doesn’t stick to help spread it out)

4.- top with sprinkles if you want and refrigerate for about an hour until it is set and can be cut

Makes: 12 bars

68 calories, 1g fat, 1g protein

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Gingerbread Rice Krispies!

• 6 cups rice krispie cereal
• 1 package gingerbread flavored jet puffed marshmallows
• 3 Tablespoons land o lakes light butter

1- melt butter (microwave in large bowl 20 seconds)

2- add marshmallows, return to microwave for about 2 minutes stir every 15 seconds, when it’s liquid and gooey you’re done

3- mix in cereal

4- spray 9 by 13 baking pan with pam, spoon in rice krispie mixture, wet your fingers (water keeps the marshmallow from sticking) and level out the surface, if you want to add any sprinkles do it now! :)

5- refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until set

6- if you want to add chocolate drizzle melt down 3 pieces Hershey’s sugar free chocolate and drizzle it now, refrigerate an extra 20 minutes then cut into bars!

Makes:

24 bars

70 calories, 0.5g fat, 0g protein

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TEA SMOOTHIE!

• 3/4 cup strawberries
• 1 medium banana
• 1/2 cup pineapple
• 1 cup of your favorite tea (brew and chill first, I like to use Oolong because it’s a metabolism booster!)
• 1 packet splenda with fiber or your favorite no calorie sweetener

Just blend all ingredients together!

I like this recipe because it’s more dessert-like than milk smoothies but still has a good consistency! You can play with the flavors by choosing different types of tea or alternate fruits!

Some other good combos:

-Blueberries and mint tea

-Strawberries, watermelon and lemon tea

-Mango, strawberry and white tea

The nutrition will depend on what kinds of fruit you use, so when counting calories just consider this smoothie to be the cals of the fruit since tea is calorie free! 

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“SALT AND VINEGAR” ROASTED CHICKPEAS!

• 1 can chickpeas
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon grain mustard
• 1/2 cup red vinegar divided in half
• a few shakes of red pepper flakes if you like spice!

1. drain and rinse chickpeas thoroughly!!
2. put .25 C vinegar, chickpeas, garlic, red pepper flakes in ziplock bag, shake
3. let chickpeas marinate in fridge for 30 minutes to an hour
4. spread chickpeas (and any leftover dressing) on a sheet pan (make sure they’re all flat
5. bake on 400* for 40-60 minutes
6. IMPORTANT!: mix around every 10-15 minutes
7. Separate cooled chickpeas into portions (I use mini zip-lock bags) You can add a bit of extra red vinegar for more flavor or leave them dry for more crunch!

Makes 5 servings

102 calories, 1 fat, 20 carb, 4 fiber, 4 protein

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BAKED LIME TORTILLA CHIPS

• 10 fat free tortillas (they should be 90 cals each)
• juice of one lime
• garlic powder
• salt

1- Cut tortillas into triangles, 6 pieces each

2- Spray baking sheet, lay out triangles so none overlap

3- squeeze lime juice over chips, top with a thin layer of garlic powder and salt

4- bake of 375* for 20-30 minutes until lime juice has turned dark brown/ black

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QUICK HERBED VEGGIE COUSCOUS

*I made this for my mom when she needed a quick low calorie snack, it uses pasta (couscous) but with so few calories I consider it to be a savory snack*

• 2 tablespoons dry instant couscous (rice select brand)
• 1/4 red pepper, diced
• 2 Tablespoons onion, diced
• 1/4 cup mushrooms (baby bella’s for me!)
• garlic powder
• 1 Tablespoon fresh basil
• crushed rosemary

1- cook veggies with water 5 minutes until soft

2- add herbs and salt, cook 2-3 more minutes

3- add 4 tablespoons (1/4 C) water and couscous

4- stir one minute then remove from heat and cover

5- let sit covered 5-8 minutes

Makes 1 serving

98 calories, 0 FAT!, 19 carbs, 2 fiber, 4 protein!

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Cinnamon glazed banana!!

• 1 small banana (6-6.75 inches long)
• 1 packet splenda
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t sugar

Sauté all ingredients with .25-.33 cup water over medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes until bananas become a bit gooey. Top with 2 T fat free reddi wip for 5 extra calories!

115 calories, 1/2 gram fat, 1 protein, 30 carbs, 4 fiber

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VANILLA LATTE MILKSHAKE!

• 2 teaspoons Maxwell house sugar free vanilla latte powder
• .5 cup Breyer’s 98% fat free vanilla ice cream
• .2 cup nonfat milk
• splash of Torani sugar free vanilla syrup

Add all ingredients in a blender and mix 10 seconds. I like to top with fat free reddi wip! =]

127 calories, 22 carbs, 3 fat, 5 protein and delicious!!!

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CHEESY EGG POCKETS

• 3 hard boiled eggs
• 1/4 cup nonfat shredded kraft cheddar cheese

1- cut all eggs in half, scoop out yolk

2- measure out serving of cheese, carefully stuff eggs with it

3- microwave 45 seconds

96 calories, 0 fat, 2 CARBS…. 21 PROTEIN!!