What does 100 calories look like?

I'm sure lots of people out there have seen stuff like this before. But I always thing it's pretty fun. So I'm going to do it for my own enjoyment.

100 calories OR less:

1 Medium apple (also oranges, bananas, pears...)




3 Cups of dry popped popcorn (You can always use spices!!)



1/2 Cup yogurt or cottage cheese (varies depending on fat content and brand)
TIP: try freezing your yogurt and eating it partially frozen with a spoon (you may need to defrost it) or putting a Popsicle stick in individual packages before freezing.
TIP: Add fruit to your cottage cheese or yogurt (if you buy plan yogurt you can use it for lots of other dishes)



1 Cup of cooked oatmeal (not prepackaged - cooked with water, if you don't want to increase calories add sweetener...)


8 Shrimp (yummmy...depends on size, dip them in low cal seafood sauce)



1 Cup of baby carrots + 2 tbsp of hummus (or 1/4 large pita and 2 tbsp hummus)





1/2 of a medium cantaloupe!!!




1 cup of strawberries and 3 tbsp yogurt (Dipping the strawberries in the yogurt makes it last a lot longer)




I think the above choices are better then this:



But I understand the concept, a little portion control never hurt anyone. Now it's just remembering to only eat 1 pack!

Here are a few more (there are unlimited choices really)

10 M+M peanut filled candies



1/6th of McDonald's large size fries (ouch, so a full one is 600 cals!)





And finally, my favorite. Mmmmm....

One hard boiled egg.

NOTE: Egg do not directly impact your cholesterol, so enjoy your eggs!

I love Oatcakes.

Ingredients: Oatmeal (76%), vegetable oils, wheat flour, sugar, sea salt, sodium bicarbonate



I don't know many people who buy Oat Cakes, but if you haven't had them before I'd give them a try. I've heard that a lot of grocery stores don't carry them so you might need to look around a bit.


Here's some nutrition info (from the brand above compared to Tim Horton's):




I actually am surprised the highland oat cakes don't have a higher fibre content, since it's basically just oatmeal. They may not be the healthiest snack in the world, but I think they're decent. They always make me feel pretty satisfied, definitely more satisfied then eating granola bars or stuff like that. They are really nice with cream cheese and jam, sorta like a lil'cheese cake.

I have never tried the Tim Horton's ones, but I thought it might be interesting for comparison.