Low Calorie Healthy Carb Snacks: 100 Calories or Less

Today I have a list of low calorie healthy snack ideas with a focus on carbohydrates. It is the next in my series on low calorie snacks. If you’ve missed some of the earlier lists for low calorie dairy, low calorie beverages, and low calorie fruit, you can follow the links I provide at the end of this article.



As with the other lists, this one is by no means all inclusive. There are far too many products in the marketplace to keep up with. If you would be willing to share some of your finds, please leave a comment. I would very much like to learn of other nutritious low calorie choices. Thanks!

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Most but not necessarily all of the foods on this list have at least some dietary fiber. Also, whenever possible, I would encourage you to pick whole grain. Unfortunately, the front cover/label of many food products can be very misleading. Many so-called multi-grain products, for example, are not necessarily whole grain.

I plan on providing you with an article soon to help steer you past the misleading claims on packaging. Knowing the meaning and validity of health claims will help, however there’s no substitute for reading the nutrition and ingredient labels. But who has the time to carefully read each and every product on the grocery shelves? If I’m in a hurry, I find I can easily purchase new products that are not exactly what I had hoped for with respect to calories or nutrients. When there’s no time for a more careful look, having a list of trusted products is the best way to avoid problems.

Hope this list is of help.

Low Calorie Healthy Grains (Carbohydrates)

Breads:

Plain Bagel – 1/2 medium – ~75 calories

Mini-bagel (Whole Wheat by Pepperidge Farm) – 1 mini-bagel – 100 calories

Cornbread – 1/2 piece (1 oz.) – 95 calories

Bread, Whole Wheat – 1 slice – ~80-90 calories

English Muffin – (Whole Wheat by Thomas) – 1/2 medium – 65 calories

Multigrain English Muffin – (Light by Thomas) – 100 calories (Note: This product is enriched multigrain but not whole grain)

Blueberry muffin, low fat – 1/2 medium (1 oz.) – ~70-80 calories

Bran muffin, low fat – 1/2 medium (1 oz.) – ~80-90 calories

Corn muffin, low fat – 1/2 medium (1 oz.) – ~80-90 calories

Pita (Kronos Pita Bakery) – 1/2 pita – 90 calories

Multigrain Bread (Brownberry) – 1 slice – 100 calories

Natural Flax and Fiber Bread (Arnold) – 1 slice – 90 calories

New England Brown Bread – 1 slice – 90 calories

Nutrigrain Waffle (Eggo) – 1 waffle – 70 calories

Kashi GoLean 7 grain waffle – 1 waffle – 85 calories

Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Oat Waffle – 1 waffle – 80 calories

Cereals:

Oatmeal, cooked – 1/2 cup – 75 calories

Granola, low fat – 1/4 cup – ~90-100 calories

Cinnamon Crunch (Cinnabon) – 1/2 cup – 75 calories

Corn Chex (General Mills) – 1/2 cup – 60 calories

Crunchy Corn Bran (Quaker) – 3/4 cup – 90 calories

Heart to Heart Oat Cereal (Kashi) – 1/2 cup – 74 calories

Puffins Original (Barbara’s cereals) – 3/4 cup – 90 calories

Puffins Cinnamon (Barbara’s cereals) – 2/3 cup – 100 calories

Raisin Bran (Kraft) – 1/2 cup – 95 calories

Crackers:

Animal Crackers, plain – 6 crackers – 85 calories

Graham Crackers – 1 cracker (small square) – 55 calories

Oyster Crackers – 23 pieces – 60 calories

Saltines – 5 crackers – 60 calories

Reduced Fat Triscuits (Nabisco) – 5 Triscuits – ~85 calories

Rye Crisp (Wasa Hearty Rye) – 1 serving – 45 calories

Rice Crisps (various brands) – ~9 chips – ~70 calories

Cookies:

Sunflower Seed (Grace’s Best) – 3 cookies – 65 calories

Swedish Style Vanilla Snaps (Mi-Del) – 3 cookies – 78 calories

For more low calorie snack ideas, check out my previous articles:

1. Low Calorie Dairy Snacks
2. Healthy Low Calorie Fruit
3. Healthy Low Calorie Beverages
4. 28 Healthy Low Calorie Snack Foods to Go

Till next time, watch those calories and eat healthy!