Choose This Not That: The Mom’s Guide to Snacking While Losing the Baby Weight

If you’ve chosen to breastfeed your new baby, you can burn as many as 500 calories a day to help you shed your baby fat, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. That’s the good news.  You can wipe out that advantage and then some with just two slices of a plain takeout pizza. The best news? You can have your pizza (chips, chocolate cake, cookies, candy and more) and lose weight too simply by substituting delicious Nutrisystem food for your favorite snack—and we’ve got it all mapped out in our very own Mom’s Guide to Snacking.

Read on to check out the Mom’s Guide to Snacking for insight on these 10 Nutrisystem alternatives to the most popular diet-bomb munchies.

 1. Choose This: Nutrisystem Italian Sausage and Turkey Pepperoni Pizza >

To kick off our Mom’s Guide to Snacking? One word: Pizza. You get to eat an ENTIRE pizza for only 260 calories. Plus, you can enjoy those awesome savory toppings.

Not That: Takeout Pizza

You can’t even eat an entire SLICE of a plain large pizza from a popular pizza delivery shop for 260 calories. One slice can be close to 300 calories—even before you start adding toppings. Then you also have to tip the delivery person.

 2. Choose This: Nutrisystem Dark Chocolaty Sea Salt Nut Square >

Deliciously sweet and savory, this weight loss friendly snack square packs six grams of protein and eight grams of fiber into a 190-calorie package.

Not That: Brand Name Chocolate Candy Bar with Nuts

One popular candy can rack in almost 500 calories, so you’ll get hungry again once your sugar rush wears off.

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3. Choose This: Nutrisystem White Cheddar Popcorn >

Featuring major cheddary flavor, this easy snack contains 140 calories while providing five grams of protein and three grams of fiber.

Not That: Buttery Movie Popcorn

Movie popcorn? Your Mom’s Guide to Snacking is here to let you in on some bad news: It can clock in at over 600 calories, almost half of which comes from fat.

4. Choose This: Nutrisystem Chocolate Chip Cookies >

These crunchy cookies feature rich, sugar-free chocolate chips. Each package provides 140 calories, three grams of fiber and seven grams of protein.

Not That: Bakery-Style Cookies

One chocolate chip cookie from your favorite bakery or supermarket? There’s a chance it’s setting you back over 200 calories (FOR ONE!).

5. Choose This: Nutrisystem Cheese Puffs >

You’ll definitely feel like you’re cheating with these crunchy, cheesy snacks. But rest assured they fit into your weight loss plan, as each perfectly portioned bag contains 150 calories, seven grams if protein and three grams of fiber.

Not That: Brand-Name Cheesy Snack

One serving of your favorite puffs from the gas station? 12 grams of fat and 170 calories.

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7. Choose This: Nutrisystem Chocolate Cupcake > 

You won’t believe how satisfying this chocolaty cupcake is. You may check the nutrition info to make sure it’s 140 calories with five grams of protein and five grams of fiber!

Not That: Packaged Chocolate Cupcake

Your favorite national brand may be delicious too, but has 200 calories with only 1 gram of fiber. This pleasure may make you feel too guilty.

8. Choose This: Nutrisystem Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake > 

How can something this delicious and sweet be 130 calories? Our Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake even has a creamy whipped filling! Bonus: It also has three grams of fiber and five grams if protein.

Not That: Golden Cream Cakes

These packaged cakes have a whopping 6 grams of fat, 250 calories and only 1 gram of fiber.

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Nutritional information taken from the United States Department of Agriculture.

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