Celebrate all month long by choosing healthier snack items. If you want a healthy, low-calorie snack but don’t want to pay extra for convenience, here are some healthy snack ideas below you can prepare yourself. You’ll save money, reduce waste, and stay fuller longer with these 100 – to 200-calorie ideas that you can portion yourself.

1. Raisins (50 or about 1 oz.): 85 calories
2. Skim milk latte (8oz.): 85 calories
3. Low-fat cottage cheese (4oz.) with 2 canned pear halves (in own juice): 80 calories
4. Air-popped popcorn (3 cups or 1 oz.): 95 calories
5. Graham crackers (8 small rectangles or 2 full squares): 100 calories
6. Thin pretzel sticks (48 sticks or 1 oz.): 100 calories
7. Celery (5 pieces) with peanut butter (1 Tbsp): 100 calories
8. Unsweetened applesauce (1 cup): 100 calories
9. Apple (small) with low-fat cheese (2 oz.): 150 calories
10. Baby carrots (10) with hummus (1/4 cup): 150 calories
11. Peanuts (a handful or 1 oz.): 175 calories
12. Raw or toasted almonds (23 whole or 1 oz.): 170 calories
13. Walnuts (14 halves or 1 oz.): 190 calories
14. Pecans (20 halves or 1 oz.): 200 calories
15. Low-fat yogurt (6 oz.): 175 calories (or less)
16. Tortilla chips (12 chips or 1 oz.) with salsa (1/2 cup): 175 calories
17. Whole wheat crackers (10) with peanut butter (1/2 Tbsp): 175 calories

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(Shakera Williams, M.P.H. is Assistant Nutrition Extension Agent- FCS for Webster/Claiborne parishes. Contact her at (318) 371-1371.)