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8 Simple and Delicious Sandwich Thin Snack Recipes

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It can be tricky to keep calories low when the urge to snack hits. I am a carb lover, and can easily over-do it when it comes to consuming too much when I’m hungry and need a snack. I’ve found that staying mindful while consuming is key to snacking in a more healthful way.

I was recently asked by Weight Watchers® to share that their products can be found at Walmart & how they have made mindful, low-calorie snacking so much easier with a variety of products. They have popcorn, string cheese and more!  My new fav?  Fiber-filled Oroweat® Sandwich Thins!

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I picked up a couple of packages of Oroweat® Sandwich Thins from Walmart, knowing that they are Weight Watchers® endorsed and just 100 calories made me eager to get creative with them. 100 calories each means that half of one is just 50 calories! That is way lower calorie & fewer SmartPoints® than regular bread. With this sort of portion control and low calories, I feel free to top them with all kinds of goodness which makes a satisfying and hearty snack.

Keep reading for fun ways to top your sandwich thins & for a list of specific Weight Watchers® products that you can find at Walmart.

8 Simple & Delicious Sandwich Thin Snack Recipes

8 Simple Sandwich Thin Recipes -Black Berry Cream Cheese Round

CREAM CHEESE & BERRIES SANDWICH THIN

Toast your sandwich thin. Spread with cream cheese. Top with your choice of berries & dust lightly with powdered sugar.

Blackberry Cream Cheese Sandwich Thin Round

Cinnamon Sugar Sandwich Thin Round

CINNAMON-SUGAR SANDWICH THIN ROUND

Toast sandwich thin. Spread with butter. Sprinkle with a cinnamon-sugar mixture. I’ve read that the perfect ratio of cinnamon to sugar is 1/4 cup cinnamon to 1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon.

Peanut Butter Marshmallow Cloud Sandwich Thins Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER CLOUD SANDWICH THIN ROUND

This one is delicious! Toast the sandwich round, spread with peanut butter, top with marshmallows. Pop under the broiler for just a minute, until the marshmallows puff and brown to your liking. Be careful…they burn easily!

Herbed Cheese & Tomato Sandwich Thin Round Appetizer Recipe

GARLIC HERB TOMATO SANDWICH THIN APPETIZER

Spread toasted or non-toasted (I liked non-toasted for this one) sandwich thin with a prepared garlic-herbed cheese spread. Cut into triangles & top with a halved grape tomato. So delicious and makes a pretty appetizer platter!

Sandwich Thin Round Appetizer Recipe

Sandwich Thins Garlic Bread Recipe

GARLIC BREAD SANDWICH THIN ROUNDS

I made spaghetti for dinner tonight and served these garlic sandwich rounds along with it. Much healthier for you than a big hunk of french bread. Did you know these Oroweat® Sandwich Thins have 5 grams of fiber and no high-fructose corn syrup? That makes me happy.

Sandwich Thin Round Pizza

PIZZA SANDWICH THIN ROUNDS

My teen girls gobbled these up as an after-school snack. Toast the sandwich thin, top with pizza sauce (I just used spaghetti sauce), sprinkle with cheese & stick under the broiler until the cheese melts. Top with a chiffonade of basil.

Simple Sandwich Thin Recipes - Grilled Cheese

INSIDE-OUT GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH THIN

This was so gooey and satisfying! Spread the inside of the sandwich thin with butter. Place buttered side down on a pan over medium heat. Sprinkle with cheese and top with the other buttered half. Flip when browned on one side, and cook until the cheese is melted.

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I plan on using these easy snack recipes during our late afternoon snacking sessions. My kitchen is full of teenage girls every day after school who are all looking for a hearty snack, so I will keep these sandwich thins around so they can get creative themselves.

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Want more after school snack ideas?

You can find the below Weight Watchers® products available at Walmart. There is even an iBotta offer up to $4.00. 

-Weight Watchers® Endorsed Jolly Time Healthy Pop microwave and pre-popped Popcorn
-Weight Watchers® Ice Cream Novelties
-Weight Watchers® Sweet Baked Goods
-Weight Watchers® String Cheese

& of course

 -Weight Watchers® Endorsed Sandwich Thins (Arnold®, Orowheat®, and Brownberry®)

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A few other ideas for Oroweat® Sandwich thins:

Peanut Butter Banana Chia:

~Toast & spread with peanut butter. Topped with sliced bananas & a sprinkle of chia seeds.

Breakfast Thin Sandwich

~Make a breakfast sandwich–sandwich thins are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack! Fry an egg within the confines of a round mason jar lid ring to make it into a round shape. Top the egg with cheese, place within a toasted sandwich thin and enjoy!

Bruschetta Thins

~Dice some tomatoes, add a bit of olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with a bit of garlic salt. Mix. Place on toasted sandwich thins & sprinkle with a bit of pepper.

Parmesan Pesto Thins

~Toast a sandwich thin. Spread with prepared pesto. Top with a few shavings of parmesan cheese.

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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Weight Watchers®. The opinions and texts are all mine.

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10 Healthy Items I Buy At Sam’s Club Each Week

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We have had a membership to Sam’s club for a few month’s now.  I enjoy having one, and have found that I stick with just a few main staples when I go.  Our Sam’s club is located right by our church, so I stop there on the way home from church each week.  I am amazed at how just these few food items really help make healthy eating easy, and get us through the week.

As far as food goes, it is not easy finding healthier options at Sam’s club, but it is possible, and they are adding more and more organic options, which makes me happy.

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As far as our eating goes, I am finding we have settled into a ‘perfectly imperfect’ way of eating.  It has to be all about balance for us, and as much as I would love to be feeding my family only whole, unprocessed, organic, and all homemade food; it just isn’t doable.  It has felt good to let go of perfection and embrace balance, and at times, convenience.

I also have compromised with my 3 daughters as they have gotten older.  They have certain requests and I try to hear them and learned I can’t force them to eat exactly what I would like them to.  A good example of this is the bread above.  I would love them to eat the super grain bread, as it is organic, no preservatives, and has a ton of amazing omega’s and power seeds in it.  They will eat this bread as toast or french toast, but for their daily lunchbox sandwiches they prefer the softer, Oatnut bread.

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Another place I compromise is with lettuce.  They prefer the crunchy iceberg garden mix, but I prefer they eat power greens like spinach and kale.  We meet halfway and I mix the two almost every evening as we eat a green salad with almost every meal.  It helps that Sam’s sells the iceberg garden mix for only $1.99 a HUGE bag.  I use the kale medley in salads, smoothies, and soups.  This container is really large and it is always fun to find ways to finish it by the end of the week!

The veggie tray is another area I have chosen convenience over perfect, organic veggies.  This tray is loaded with vegetables, has delicious great ranch yogurt dip (which keeps my girls very happy and crunching on their veggies) and is a steal at $9.99.  Most grocery stores sell them for $12-15 and only have about half of the veggies in it.  I set this tray out after school almost daily, when appetites are most hungry and they are ready to snack.  I often will grab it at dinner and chop the veggies up even further to throw on our salad. So easy!

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Oh, how I wish those grapes were organic, but they are pretty seasonal so we are enjoying them for this season.  They are amazingly sweet and are great for my girls school lunches and snacking.

The Garden Veggie Straws are a hit with my girls in place of greasy potato chips.  There is nothing healthy about them, but they satisfy any salty, crunchy cravings and are a step up from chips.  The bag is huge and lasts the week, even when using in lunches and for evening snacking.

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I often make my own granola bars, but lately have been buying this box of Organic Cascadian Farms Granola bars.  The girls like them a lot.  I also will buy a box of KIND granola bars from Sam’s, which are my favorite.

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What do you buy from Sam’s club? What foods do you compromise on when it comes to convenience?

How-Tos/ Kids/Family/ RECIPES

Fun With Food For Kids

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Toddler buffet using ice cube trays.  So cute!


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Fruit served in ice cream cone cups.  Would be cute for a baby shower or summer party!

Rainbow on a skewer.

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Tortellini skewers with pesto dipping sauce

Veggie cups. No more worries about double dipping!

Grilled chocolate banana melt.  Fun after school snack..at least they get some fruit with it!

Peanut butter and jelly “sushi” rolls.

Apple and grape cars.

Fun cheesy sunflower and grapes.  Another after school snack idea.

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Fun owl food.  This would take just minutes to make, but lasting smiles!

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Watermelon and Cantaloupe fruit pops!  How clever.

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So tropical!
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