Thought I’d share along what works and what doesn’t… I’m currently trying to stick to 1200 calories and under a day with an hour of hard cardio and another 30 minutes of light activity.
- Sweet n Salty Angie’s Boom Chicka Pop- 140 calories for 2 cups, and OMG what a 2 cups it is. Think of it as a grown up’s Cracker Jacks, without the peanuts, and without such a heavy hand on the sugar. Honestly, out of all the stuff I’ve tried so far, this is far and away my favorite. I found it hiding out in the organic/healthy food section of my local supermarket, and picked it up with extreme trepidation that quickly turned to “Oh hell yes!” It’s earned a place on my snack shelf forevermore. Grade- A+
- Brownie Brittle– I love brownies. I mean love love love love… so when I found this on the shelf next to the popcorn with peanut butter chips in it, I figured I had a winner. Let me tell you, I was as wrong as this product is… it goes under the heading of scientists being so caught up in if they could that they forgot to ask if they should. Yes, the flavor is there, but it’s sickeningly sweet, and the texture (which is vaguely potato chip-ish) completely kills it. Unless you’re so jonesing for chocolate that you can’t take it anymore (and if that’s the case, I’m going to point you to the two Special K entries), I’m going to say don’t do it! Grade- D
- Special K Double Chocolate Meal Bars– Stuffed with protein and all that, this quickly became my go to when I needed some food and didn’t have time to mess with putting something more substantial together. It’s kind of a chocolate dipped granola bar- just make sure you get them fresh. The ones that have been on the shelf awhile get really hard and less edible. Grade- B
- Special K Fruit & Nut Snack Bars– It’s exactly what it says- if you need a little pick me up midafternoon, this almost subs in for a candy bar, and I’ve never had one that was on a shelf for so long that it got staleish. Grade- A
- Jimmy Dean’s Delights Sausage, Egg, Cheese Croissant– It may be intended for breakfast, but 90 seconds in the microwave and it works just as well for lunch. If you overnuke it, the eggs are going to get slightly rubbery, so be careful about that. But definitely foodish. Grade B
List of things I’ve given up in this quest-
Drinks that aren’t iced tea or water, barring my morning low calorie RockStar (so that means soda, alcohol, etc), laying around like a bum on my day off, and putting things in my mouth before I know how many calories they are.
Curiouser and Curiouser 