HEALTHFUL EATING

Do-it-yourself 'snack packs'

BY JANET K. KEELER

St. Petersburg Times

It seems every food manufacturer has jumped on the portion-control bandwagon with a 100-calorie version of a coveted treat.

But if you want variety and maybe even more nutrition from your 100-calorie snack, consider these:

• 1 cup of blueberries

• 1 hard-boiled egg

• 2 kiwis

• 2 ounces lean roast beef

• 3 tablespoons hummus and 2 mini, whole wheat pitas

• 2 slices deli turkey and spicy mustard rolled in lettuce leaves

• 10 cashew nuts

• 3 ounces low-fat cottage cheese and 3 whole wheat crackers

• tomato halves, sprinkled with dried bread crumbs, and broiled

• 2 pieces Laughing Cow cheese spread on celery

• 2 large graham cracker squares with 1 teaspoon peanut butter

• 4 mini rice cakes with 2 tablespoons low-fat cottage cheese

• half a small avocado

• ¼ cup fat-free ranch dressing with raw veggies

• 10 almonds

• ½ cup frozen orange juice, eaten as sorbet

• 2 slices dry salami and 3 kalamata olives

• 10 pretzel sticks

• 1 ounce Cheddar or mozzarella cheese

• 1 cup tomato juice

Sources: Janet K. Keeler, WebMD, calorie-count.com