I recently picked up the little popcorn bags, only 100cals. They are awesome. hmm.. and the Oreo thin 100 cal packs are not so bad either.

I have also found a smoothie that I love. The recipe is..

Orange Flip Freeze

recipe ingredients
1 6-oz. can undiluted frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup water
1 cup nonfat milk
1 tsp. vanilla
10 ice cubes

Serves: 4 - Nutrition Information Per Serving
calories 92
total fat 0
sat fat 0
protein 3
fiber 0
sodium 33
carbs 20

I like butter popcorn Snack A Jacks which are 149 cals
Breadsticks at 22 cals each
Brazil nuts which are high in cals so I measure 100 cals worth
Baked walkers crisps. 99 cals compared to 133 in normal crisps is good
Pineapple chunks from a supermarket near my college. 85 cals per package
Apple and grape snack packs - 49 cals each

Ohhh good topic! I've been trying hard to find low cal snacks as well as my tastes continue to change and I get bored easily with repetitive food

Those 60 cal Jello pudding snacks.
Yoplait light - 100 cal each
Quaker Oats chewy granola bars - 90 cal each
Bread - ...yah I LOVE bread... namely sourdough, though I try to find the sourdough that is least fattening - 110 cal per slice

I like a spoonful of peanut butter or some trail mix

Hartley's low sugar jellies (UK) are amazing - vegetarian, and only 8 cals or so per pot.

I like Quaker's breakfast cookies - they're higher in calories, but they do keep me full longer than regular granola bars. South Beach granola bars and All Bran bars do the trick too. I also like almonds, grapes, and the occasional Cheez-it.

I'm trying to get more protein into my diet. Does anyone have any suggestions for protein snacks that I can keep at work or at home in the cupboard? I know there are protein bars, but those often have a lot of excess sugar and bad ingredients. Yogurt is good, but needs to be refrigerated and I have to limit my dairy (digestion problems).

Lately I've been eating Kashi granola bars, which have a decent amount of soy protein in them.

Any other suggestions?

nuts
almonds, peanuts, pumpkin seeds

beans are also good - you can always make or buy hummus 9which is smashed garbonzo beans with some lemon juice, garlic and olive oil and some random spices... its great with pita bread or with veggies.

Whey protein shakes.

Do you have a fridge at work?

The fat content of my diet is at a good percentage right now I think (around 20%-25%), so I don't want to increase that too much. Nuts might open that door too much if I started snacking on them.

I do love hummus. I have some at home, but per serving (2 tablespoons), it is only 1g of protein (50 calories). Does that seem low? The brand is Athenos I think.

There is a fridge in the break room at work. I can keep a few things in there, but would have to take them home over the weekend.

Certain whole wheat breads have 6-10 grams of protein in them. Add 1 tsp of natural peanut butter and you're good to go.

I suggest concentrating more on complete opposed to incomplete protein sources.

Again, a whey shake....

If you have a fridge, pre-cook some lean meat. This is what I do. I pre-cook it. I dice it. I put it in a baggy. Bingo, you've got a snack.

With athletics in mind, does it matter much which brand you get? I drink two whey shakes a day but after I bought this last batch I started wondering if I should have paid the big bucks to get the kind with extra glutamine stuck in there.

Also are you supposed to drink these shakes with something solid? I've noticed that if I just mix it with milk it's just like drinking chocolate milk and I still get hungry easy, but if I eat anything at all, such as a banana with it, I avoid hunger for much longer than the banana alone. It's like one or the other doesn't do much, but the two together keeps me full for a really long time.

Whey is whey. Sure, there are some better shakes out there than others.... but you can be fairly confident in any product that you buy. What are you using?

Personally, I use AST's VP2 whey. I have used it for 5 years now. Love it.

I am also a fan of Optimum Nutrition's whey products.

It is not a requirement to drink whey with a solid food. But I usually do, except for my post workout shake. If I fit a shake into the meal plan aside from my post workout, it always is taken with other foods.

Since each meal I eat usually consists of a lean protein, some fat, and some carbs... the shake simply replaces the meat I eat. With it, I will usually have something like nuts, veggies, and an apple.... just an example.

So being as the meal preceding and after are complete protein sources i do not think it would be detrimental. There should be more then enough single amino acids still remaining in the body to complete the incomplete "protein" snack. Though if the snack is directly after/before any type of heavy physical activity then you might want to stick with a complete amino acid profile food. This "plan" would likely be better suited for "non-workout days".

What are your thoughts on this Steve?