Pick Your Perfect Snack

By Lori Powell
April 12, 2013
Whether you crave salty or sweet, creamy or crunchy, we've got the bites you'll go crazy for—all under 200 calories.
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Whether you crave salty or sweet, creamy or crunchy, we've got the bites you'll go crazy for—all under 200 calories.

If you're in the mood for:

• Sweet

• Salty

• Creamy

• Crunchy

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Sweet: Chili-Dusted Grilled Mango and Pineapple

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Pineapple, mango, chili powder, cooking spray, fresh lime juice

Calories: 158

Try this recipe: Chili-Dusted Grilled Mango and Pineapple

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Sweet: Mini Chocolate Cream Pies

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Low-fat chocolate pudding, mini phyllo shells (such as Athens), light whipped cream, ground cinnamon

Calories: 57

Try this recipe: Sweet: Mini Chocolate Cream Pies

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Sweet: Choco-Hazelnut and Pear Paninis

Ingredients:

Chocolate-hazelnut spread, sliced pears, sliced bread

Calories: 112

Try this recipe: Choco-Hazelnut and Pear Paninis

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Sweet: Espresso Fudge Sandwich Cookies

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Amarettini Di Saronno cookies, bittersweet chocolate, 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, espresso powder

Calories: 180

Try this recipe: Espresso Fudge Sandwich Cookies

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Salty: Salt-and-Pepper-Spiced Shrimp

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Shrimp in shells, five-spice powder, freshly ground black pepper, sea salt, oil

Calories: 132

Try this recipe: Salt-and-Pepper-Spiced Shrimp

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Salty: Wasabi Edamame

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Frozen edamame, fresh lime juice, wasabi paste, sea salt

Calories: 153

Try this recipe: Wasabi Edamame

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Salty: Blue Cheese-Stuffed Dates

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Blue cheese, toasted pecan halves, flat-leaf parsley leaves, pitted dates, honey

Calories: 121

Try this recipe: Blue Cheese–Stuffed Dates

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Salty: Roast Beef Grissini With Horseradish Sauce

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Deli roast beef slices (rare), scallions, grissini (breadsticks), grated fresh black pepper, reduced-fat sour cream, horseradish sauce

Calories: 186

Try this recipe: Roast Beef Grissini With Horseradish Sauce

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Creamy: Grilled Pimento Cheese

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats, reduced-fat shredded cheddar cheese, roasted red peppers, chopped garlic clove, reduced-fat mayonnaise

Calories: 131

Try this recipe: Grilled Pimento Cheese

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Creamy: BLT Eggs

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Eggs, shallot, reduced-fat mayonnaise, fresh basil, deli ham, cherry tomato

Calories: 109

Try this recipe: BLT Eggs

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Creamy: Creamy Avocado Cups

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Avocado, lime juice, reduced-fat sour cream or plain yogurt, ground cumin, endive leaves

Calories: 90

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Creamy: Goat Cheese and Roasted Tomato Crostini

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Cherry tomatoes, olive oil, garlic clove, salt, black pepper, fresh basil leaves, balsamic vinegar, herbed goat cheese, crostini

Calories: 19

Try this recipe: Goat Cheese and Roasted Tomato Crostini

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Crunchy: Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Chips With Ranch Dip

Ingredients:

Sweet potatoes, olive oil, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, light ranch dressing

Calories: 194

Try this recipe: Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Chips With Ranch Dip

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Crunchy: Crispy Tamari Kale Chips

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Olive oil, tamari, sherry vinegar, kale, Parmesan cheese

Calories: 84

Try this recipe: Crispy Tamari Kale Chips

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Crunchy: Crunchy Jicama Salsa With Blue Corn Chips

Melissa Punch

Ingredients:

Jicama, red bell pepper, red onion, garlic clove, fresh cilantro, fresh lime juice, baked blue corn chips

Calories: 110

Try this recipe: Crunchy Jicama Salsa With Blue Corn Chips

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If you are in the mood for everything: Peanut Butter Haystacks

Ingredients:

Puffed rice cereal, pretzel sticks, semisweet chocolate chips, chunky peanut butter

Calories: 194

Try this recipe: Peanut Butter Haystacks

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