100 Calorie Snacks

Special K Snack Bites

Kellogg’s Special K brand has branched out from cereal to offer a range of diet-friendly products, from bars to breakfast drinks. These 90-calorie “snack bites” are described as “lightly textured crunch multi-grain snacks.” The rectangle-shaped snacks look like pulverized cereal embedded in chocolate or chocolate flavoring. They’re OK. If you stretch your imagination, the texture and taste is a little like toffee. There’s a bit of an aftertaste, and it’s pretty clear these snacks are intended for a low calorie diet. Still, they’re not too bad. I got mine cheap with a coupon during a Kellogg’s promotion.

I’ve never really thought of marshallows as a snack. They’re more like an ingredient or topping. Maybe I’m biased and have post-traumatic issues from the marshmallow man in Ghostbusters. But when I found these mini packs of Kraft Jet-Puffed ChocoMallows miniature marshmallow, with the bag proclaiming they’re fat-free and “great for snacking,” I figured I’d give them a whirl. They’re tasty enough: powdery on the outside and chewy, with a light chocolate taste. And they come in at 90 calories. My 3-year-old was much more impressed, and wanted to eat an entire 1-ounce bag.

The battle to drive down the calorie count continues, with Quaker’s Mini Delights coming in at a mere 90 calories. Take that, 100 calorie packs. But seriously. These cinnamon streusel “light crispy multigrain cakes” look dry and bland but taste surprisingly good. The crispy base tastes like a sweet rice cake, and there’s frosting drizzled over the top. I have to be honest: I put off trying these because I didn’t think they’d be that great, but I was pleasantly surprised. I’d still take a Hostess 100 calorie pack or Entenmann’s over these any day.

If a sliver of chocolate is enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, consider Hershey Sticks. The dark chocolate variety packs only 60 calories into each individually wrapped stick. They come nine to a pack. To add to the experience, consider using one as a stir stick in coffee or low-fat hot chocolate.

These 1-ounce boxes of Sun Maid raisins can be as at home in your tummy as they are in your child’s lunch box. Sized just right at 1 ounce, each box packs 90 calories. They taste like, umm, raisins. They’re quite plump and juicy. When you’re done eating them, burn calories by blowing into the box to make a whistle.