Hi all,
What kinds of small sweet treats (like a little lunch box dessert) are you using these days?

Peg

I think you will like the almond clusters. I haven't tried the pecan ones. I will have to check them out.

I always have to be careful about nuts. I am allergic to peanuts, and most other nuts are processed in peanut oil. But the True North ones aren't.

I am also interested in trying their pistachio crisps.

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Thanks everyone! Good ideas.

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The True North Almond clusters have a nice sweet/salty bite. 2 clusters are quite satisfying.

These are something I hadn't heard about and look good. There is a $1 off coupon on their website if you buy them. I'll be looking for them.

Peg

I like the pecan ones . I wish they made something with cashews.

Thanks everyone! Good ideas.

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The True North Almond clusters have a nice sweet/salty bite. 2 clusters are quite satisfying.

These are something I hadn't heard about and look good. There is a $1 off coupon on their website if you buy them. I'll be looking for them.

Peg

I keep a batch of cookies in my freezer and just pull out one when I want it. Tiny brownie bites and bitesize cheesecakes work well, too.

The True North Almond clusters have a nice sweet/salty bite. 2 clusters are quite satisfying.

I am a fan of meringue cookies. They are fat free. Granted they are basically just a vehicle for sugar, but I like the crunch.

A favorite lunch box desert is a supremed orange with a sprinkling of dried cranberries. By the time lunch rolls around, the cranberries have plumped up nicely.

I also really like the sugar free jello cups and the fat free pudding cups. The jellos are about 10 calories a piece. With a tiny squirt of Readi-Whip I find them a very satisfying dessert. The puddings are 100 calories, but they do also make a sugar free variety.

Frozen grapes
Granola
Dark chocolate bites

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For adults or kids?

For me!

Peg

An individually-wrapped dark chocolate Dove Promise.

A few Ghiardelli dark chocolate chips and a few almonds...love this combo of flavors!

A packet of brownie bites (3 in packet)...can't remember the brand...I think the packet is 100 calories, but not sure. They are not GREAT, but okay if you're jonesing for chocolate and want to keep it "contained."

A plastic container of fresh pineapple chunks or a fruit salad of your favorite fruits.

Two small Ghiardelli brownies. What I do now and then is bake a batch of Ghiardelli box brownies, cut them in small (about 1X1" squares) pieces and freeze them. Then I can just take out 1 or 2 and defrost 20 seconds in the microwave and they're like fresh!

if the weather is not too hot, i will put a yogurt in the bag also.

at times, i buy the 100 calorie packs of cookies but not very often.

For adults or kids?

raisens, fruit leather, gummy bears, one chocolate bon bon from Lindt, one vegan oatmeal cookie