I know I’m a bit late to this thread but thought I’d mention that I have done well eating a bunch of snacks and only one real meal, whereas the times I failed, I didn’t give myself snacks. My mother always said I preferred as a child to ‘graze’ rather than eat meals (and I was a slim child and younger person so dealing with this middle age spread is a shock)

I found the following to be good snacks, although maybe not super portable unless you took a small thermos: Instant miso soup (30 cal), decaf with 2 tbs of half and half (40 cal), Gherkins (5 cal for 3), a few slices of salami (roughly 40 calories for 3 slices). I’m afraid to eat fruit as a snack since as a child I could never eat sugar without a terrible blood sugar crash.

My father is 72 and looks the best I’ve seen in decades from doing this diet.

Healthy air popped popcorn, but like amazon points to. I try not to make it a regular habit.
However if I do snack more than my calorie limit. Popcorn usually keeps me from grazing on to full meals worth of calories. Popcorn is actually an unprocessed whole grain . It’s the shell of kernel that is healthy. Not so much the fluffy part , but the parts that get stuck in our teeth. Full of fiber and polyphenols.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120325173008.htm

Sometimes I flavor with unsweetened dark chocolate powder for the resveratrol.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resveratrol

While the benefits are questionable, there very little evidence that it harmful.

I do try my level best to have three meals on feed days , and two on fast days.
But when I find myself grazing on other people’s foods, I’ll go for the popcorn and try to feel sated.
Where as like amazon points. , the fruits sometimes uncork my hunger genie on a fast day. So if it’s a 3rd fast day of the week, I tread lightly on anything . However on feed days. , popcorn is my thing!

My goal is to avoid snacks, but there are phases in my life, where I simply snack. In these moments I try to snack on the following:

Cucumber with different salts is a delicious snack. Or garlic powder slightly sprinkled over them. Try discover your spice cabinet!

Raw kohlrabi with salt.

Cherry tomatoes. They are so sweet.

A slice of ham. (not exactly my favorite, because it requires control to stick to one slice)

Another snack (but not for anyone avoiding carbs), when I really crave for potato chips: rice cracker that are seasoned with BBQ-flavour or sour creme and onion flavour.

Also I like to drink hot cocoa, when I crave for sth sweet and filling.

Interested to hear more ideas.

Do you always take healthy snacks with you to avoid buying sth thoughtlessly?