10 Healthy Snacks to Enjoy at a Bar
Edamame: These soybean finger foods are a superstar among bar snacks with good quality protein, fiber and vitamins. A one cup serving has about 190 calories with 67 calories from fat and 17 grams of protein.
Olives: A large olive has about 10 calories with 7 calories from fat, but it's healthy monounsaturated fat. Just limit your portions of this bar food to minimize the calories and sodium.
Nuts: Eating a whole cup of mixed nuts would pack on about 800 calories with 600 calories from fat. If you limit your portion to one ounce of this typical bar food, which is about 20 almonds, you'll enjoy 160 calories of healthy fat and good quality protein.
Oysters: Skip the fried calamari, but you can still enjoy seafood for a bar snack. One raw Pacific oyster is high in cholesterol, but it's a good source of protein and iron with just about 40 calories including 10 calories from fat.
Shrimp cocktail: 30 grams of cocktail sauce has about 30 calories with no fat and lots of Vitamin C, but it's high in sodium. Shrimp is high in cholesterol, but a 3 ounce serving has only about 85 calories with 8 calories from fat and 18 grams of protein.
Steamed mussels: Mussels are also high in cholesterol, but a 3 ounce serving is just 145 calories with 35 calories from fat and 20 grams of protein.
Plain or vegetable pizza: A small slice of plain cheese pizza is a relatively healthy bar snack with about 250 calories with 75 calories from fat and 12 grams of protein. It's also a good source of calcium. Add some vegetable toppings for minimal calories and extra vitamins.
Vegetarian burger: A small grilled veggie burger has about 70 calories with 10 calories from fat and 11 grams of protein. Order this bar food with a whole wheat bun and a salad instead of fries.
Vegetarian chili: A cup of vegetarian chili has about 200 calories with 6 grams of fat and 8 grams of protein. Top it off with onions instead of cheese.
Hummus platter: Hummus is a very healthy bar snack. A quarter cup of hummus with pita bread and fresh vegetables has about 250 calories with 7 grams of fat and 11 grams of protein.
Sources: nutritiondata.com, thedailyplate.com
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