10 Best Low-Calorie Snacks 2024 | UK Nutritionist Reviewed

Bepps 'pop' their crisps using heat, pressure and moisture (rather than cooking oil) to make them much lower in fat and calories. Plus they are made from nutritious chick pea flour and black eyed peas. 

Not only does this innovative process sound pretty cool, but it also bumps up the protein content massively without bumping up the calorific content. Crisps can struggle to keep you full, but that won't be a problem with these fibre-filled alternatives made from pulses. Suitable for a large range of diets, many can dig into this tasty packet of delight! 

Yoghurt is about as versatile a snack as you can get. It can be enjoyed at any time throughout the day, even for breakfast, and these yoghurts offer a lower-calorie way of doing this. The fresh flavours of passion fruit and peach will add a little excitement into your snacking routine, whilst the creamy yoghurt is wonderfully comforting. 

With its extremely high protein content per serving, these yoghurts are the perfect snacks to keep you full. They are also reasonably substantial, differing from other low-calorie snack options out there that are much lighter and overly airy. 

Crisps are an easy go-to snack, but traditionally they are fried in fat, filling them with grease and making them more calorific. Popchips don't fry their potato chips and instead 'pop' them. This takes away the need for any cooking oil, and in turn makes them a low-calorie alternative that doesn't lose the satisfying crunch. 

Popchips come in a whole range of tasty flavours, but barbecue is one of our favourites thanks to the delicious combination of the sweet and smoky. This snack option is happily also suitable for those who can't eat gluten and nuts.

Each Jaffa Cake bar contains less than 70 calories, so you can indulge totally guilt-free! This also makes them handy to have on hand if you're looking for an indulgent-tasting sweet snack that can easily fit into a calorie-controlled diet plan.

Rice cakes have a bit of a reputation for being a boring healthy snack, but Snack a Jacks do an excellent job of turning that perception on its head. This packet is full of flavour, with the complementary tones of sweet, salty and spicy. 

Rice cakes are very light, so it's impressive that these bags can be 19 g and still be well under 100 kcal. Because of this, they'll stave off hunger until your next meal and feel like more of a treat than they are – just what you need from a snack. 

Babybel is recognised for being the perfect lunchbox addition, but why shouldn't adults be able to enjoy these cheesy snacks too? Cheese might not sound like the snack that's the lowest in calories, but this lighter version has just 42 kcals in one of their signature discs. 

Babybel cheeses do contain milk, so you'll have to avoid them if you're allergic or eat a vegan diet, but the milk is free from lactose. While it's definitely a convenient way of eating cheese, not everyone will be won over by its unique texture and flavour, particularly when compared to more artisan cheese. 

A kids' party favourite, jelly now has a place for adults too. Bursting with fruity flavour, this jelly disguises the fact that it is remarkably low in calories (easily the lowest on this list). It also doesn't contain any of the main allergens and can be enjoyed by vegetarians, which is sometimes a rarity with jelly. 

Its lack of certain ingredients might make it suitable for a range of people, but the lack of nutritional value does mean it might not keep you full for very long, and although its sugar content is low, this product does contain artificial sweeteners. 

Can't decide between having a sweet or savoury snack? With this popcorn, you can have both at the same time! This yummy recipe is a healthier way to enjoy your favourite cinema snack. It is also gluten-free and vegan-approved. 

Per pack, this popcorn has a very low number of calories, but this is largely due to the packs being very light and small at only 14 grams. This means that one serving might not fill you up in the way you might hope. 

Eating fewer calories doesn't mean you need to give up chocolate. These bars incorporate it to make a delicious snack, with added texture from popcorn. They are also high in fibre, which helps to fill you up and supports gut health. 

These snack bars do contain a lot of sugar per 100 grams. In fact, each individual bar contains 4.7 g of the sweet stuff, which is definitely on the higher end of the spectrum in our healthy snack round-up. In addition to this, despite the inclusion of milk in the chocolate, they contain quite a low level of protein. 

When you think of a Mars bar, you probably don't think of it as a low-calorie snack. That is certainly true of the original Mars bar, but this alternative has come along to satisfy your sweet tooth without all of the excess calories.

Whilst it may have fewer calories than a classic Mars bar, this version is still proportionally very high in sugar, so it's not something to be snacking on every day. It is also made from the same highly processed ingredients that feature in regular Mars bars – another reason for keeping these as an occasional treat.