Following my thread on the dangers of ultra-processed foods, I thought it would be good to have a thread where we can share some alternative snacks that might not be perfect but are certainly improvements

Some are UK only so feel free to post examples for other countries

Crisps

M&S Avocado Oil Crisps With Mediterranean Sea Salt (3 ingredients: potatoes; avocado oil; Mediterranean sea salt)

Jasper's Organic Potato Crisps (3 ingredients: potatoes; extra virgin olive oil; sea salt)

Tyrrells Lightly Sea Salted Crisps (3 ingredients: potatoes; sunflower oil; sea salt)

Tyrrells Mixed Root Vegetables Crisps (5 ingredients: parsnips; carrots; beetroot; sunflower oil; sea salt)

Chocolate

M&S Dark Chocolate & Almond Date Bar (7 ingredients: date paste; cocoa mass; sugar; cocoa butter; almonds; coconut oil; salt)

Hu Almond Butter & Crispy Quinoa Dark Chocolate (5 ingredients: cocoa mass; unrefined coconut sugar; almond paste; cocoa butter; quinoa)

Nuts, Pulses and Cereals

M&S Corn Flakes (1 ingredient: corn)

Nom Organic Simply Salted Popcorn (3 ingredients: popped corn; coconut oil; sea salt)

Nom Organic Salted Maple Popcorn (4 ingredients: popped corn; coconut oil; maple syrup; Himalayan pink salt)

Profusion Organic Protein Lentil Cakes (2 ingredients: red lentil flour; salt)

nākd Cocoa Orange Fruit and Nut Bars (6 ingredients: dates; cashews; raisins; fat-reduced cocoa powder; orange extract; natural flavouring)

Don't eat snacks.

Eat a lot of snacks.

Cake.

Dried cranberries

instead of finding joy in snacks find joy in being skinny

18 minutes ago, BjorkIsMyMom said:

Don't eat.

Fixed that for you

• Fruit (whatever is in season/on sale is most budget-friendly)

• Roasted edamame

• Nuts

• Making your own granola is cheap and a way to replace cereal (or crunchy and sweet snacks in general). It's also pretty healthy, customizable, and fast.

• Use healthy dips like hummus or guac to eat healthy veggies that you don't like the taste of on their own

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Aston Martin

Don't eat pre-prepared snacks out of plastic wrappers. Eat bananas, appled, berries, nuts, yoghurt (authentic greek). Not all this crap. I know it's "normal" food but it's not actually food. 3D printed rubbish.

Replace your addiction to sugar and refined carbs with a sex addiction.

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Night Howler

I don't think there can be an alternative to carrots, my favorite snack.

Dried fruit >>>

27 minutes ago, XxxKatyCatxxX said:

I don't think there can be an alternative to carrots, my favorite snack.

I could **** a bowl of mini carrots up, and they're low in calories so win

I love baked banana chips flavoured with a Kim Chi seasoning

1 hour ago, Bubble Tea said:

Don't eat pre-prepared snacks out of plastic wrappers. Eat bananas, appled, berries, nuts, yoghurt (authentic greek). Not all this crap. I know it's "normal" food but it's not actually food. 3D printed rubbish.

oh i agree, my intention with the list was to provide some junk food substitutes that don't have emulsifiers, stabilisers, bulking agents, artificial sweeteners etc

Cucumber and hummus!

I like #seaweed (50% sea 50% weed preferably but I guess I can be flexible as to ratios?) I also like edamame, overnight oats, kale chips, puffed chickpea whatever, hummus on everything, baby carrots, pistachios, cashews…

Just eat fruits and veggies. Make your own hummus or pesto dip. It's really easy. An with hummus you can flavor it different each time. Making your own granola is also super easy

I prep a lot of this stuff when I have the energy so that when I don't it's just as easy to grab as a bag of chips

Cucumber and hummus
RXBARs are good
Rice cakes with peanut butter and banana or blueberries
Any kind of nuts
Any fruit or vegetable
Granola
Yoghurt

4 hours ago, Anvarie said:

Dried fruit >>>

Worst advice ever, thats pure sugar

As someone who needs a diet low in fats and sugar, these ones have been my salvation lately

Also nuts, almonds, and etc

Twinkies

42 minutes ago, Night Howler said:

Worst advice ever, thats pure sugar

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