Snack Attack!

I thought I would start with what I've found to be very helpful in fighting off the "I think I'm going to run to the gift shop to get a little something"...which turns into..."yep, got a soda, a candy bar, and a bag of Gardettos".
Pack your snacks.
This seems pretty straight-forward, I know. So, here is the real trick: Pack your snacks for all of your cravings!
It never failed, if I packed veggies and hummus, I would want something sweet or vice versa.
To resolve this: let me introduce you to my Snack Stash:

In this lovely assortment I have: veggies, hummus, pita, chocolate almonds, grapes, and cuties.

That way, when I crave something sweet, I grab the grapes or a cutie. If I need chocolate NOW I grab a bag of chocolate almonds. FYI-those things are delicious. I highly recommend you put them into snack-sized bags so you don't find yourself eating 1,000 calories worth. Seems hard to do...it's not!
On that note-portion sizing your snacks in advance really helps with two things:
#1-you can make a pre-set snack in whatever calorie tracker you have (aka: MyFitnessPal)
#2-you don't end up going way past your level of food needed to satisfy you, and save yourself feeling terrible about it later.
My snack sized portions are as follows:
1c grapes=100 calories
30 almonds=200 calories (far more filling than a candy bar too!)
veggies=minimal...I don't even usually count them against my calorie count
2 Tbsp hummus= 80 calories (this is usually enough for either one pack of pita, or to dip with my veggies)
1/2 Pita, cut into strips= 85 calories

Moral of the story: delicious, nutritious, and guilt-free.

Happy Saturday!