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• I lost 70 pounds in eight months. Tasty snacks kept me on track during my weight-loss journey. 
• Trader Joe's cold-brew latte dessert bars and rice-cake thins are my top low-calorie picks. 
• I also loved snacking on the flavored cashews and dried pineapple rings.

Trader Joe's cold-brew latte dessert bars are a good low-calorie snack.

These coffee bars are a delicious frozen treat and just 40 calories each. I would devour the box if it wouldn't give me a brain freeze.

I love these chips with Everything but the Bagel seasoning.

I love Trader Joe's famous Everything but the Bagel seasoning, so these chips are the perfect way to enjoy its flavors while getting a nice crunch.

I like to eat a few of these to curb my cravings for fast food. The saltiness really helps. 

These dark-chocolate caramel wedges are nicely portioned.

Sometimes you have a chocolate craving you just can't stop thinking about. I love that these wedges have a gooey, sweet filling, too. 

Each of these caramel-filled wedges is only 30 calories. Eating one (or four) always kicks my sweet tooth.

I love the size of Trader Joe's Hold the Cone ice cream.

For those of us who grew up eating chocolate-covered ice-cream cones, these tiny Hold the Cone treats are a dream come true. One cone is typically less than 100 calories.

They're my favorite childhood snack in a shrunken form, and Trader Joe's sells them in chocolate, vanilla, and chocolate-chip flavors. Sometimes they come in special seasonal flavors, too. 

This buffalo-chicken dip is awesome.

This buffalo-chicken dip is one of the first goodies I ever picked up from Trader Joe's.

You can eat it cold, but I love putting it in a low-carb tortilla to prepare like a quesadilla. I also like to serve it warm with my favorite crackers.

These flavorful cashews helped satisfy my cravings for salty snacks.

I think cashews are an amazing snack for anyone on a weight-loss journey because they're a good source of protein.

For movie nights, I like to pair some of these with air-popped popcorn for a perfect snack. 

I can never pass up these plant-based "pork" rinds.

The spicy, porkless, plant-based rinds are a fairly new item at Trader Joe's that I cannot seem to stop buying.

The rinds are high in protein, plant based, and gluten free, which is unbelievable for how amazing they taste.

Trader Joe's brownie-crisp coffee-ice-cream sandwiches are amazing.

These ice-cream sandwiches are perfect for dessert after a long day, especially on a hot night. I love the rich chocolate flavors. 

Each sandwich is 180 calories, which feels low for how decadent they taste. 

These dried pineapple rings have a nice kick.

Anyone who enjoys sweet-and-spicy combinations like fruit and Tajin, will probably love these flavorful dried pineapple rings.

I consider these the best item in Trader Joe's expansive dried fruit section. The banana chips are close behind. 

These rice-cake thins are coated in a little bit of dark chocolate.

It feels wild to even call these a rice cake because of how flavorful they are. Usually I think rice cakes are pretty plain. 

Two of these rice cakes are only 120 calories. They are the closest lowest-calorie alternative I've found to more calorie-laden cookies. 

Even if you don't like rice cakes, these are an absolute must-try.

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