Seventy-five percent of the calories in most hard cheeses comes from fat. Spread the cheese on whole-grain crackers or bread, or eat it with an apple or celery for a snack low in fat, but high in fiber. Also, choose plain, low-fat yogurt as a snack instead of ones with fruit, which are sweetened and contain more calories. Not only will you save on calories, but you'll be able to add your own low-calorie fresh fruit and dry toppings, such as wheat germ, to make it a more nutritious snack. Snack sparingly on nuts.
Nuts are high in fat and, therefore, high in calories, as well.
Instead, choose, for example, freshly popped corn, air-popped, rather than popped in oil. But remember that adding butter to it will add fat and calories. Popular snack foods, such as chips, pretzels and packaged popcorn, may contain large amounts of salt. Older adults especially should watch their sodium intake because of the prevalence of high blood pressure and heart disease in their age group. Elder Grazers Older adults often rely on grazing for most of their calories, so it's important that they keep a variety of nutritious snack foods on hand.