Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes there are relationships in our lives that make us worse, not better. That’s why I recently broke up with bread and sugar (if you missed my break-up letter to these two maniacal friends, you can read it here).

I’m happy to report that it has been 19 days of no bread or added sugar and I’m still alive. In fact, I feel better than ever.

To quench my cravings throughout the day, I’ve found 8 go-to bread- and sugar-free snacks that are keeping me completely fulfilled with real, healthy ingredients. I wanted to share the snacks that are satisfying my taste buds to help many of you who are also trying to eat clean in 2015. (Please note: I do NOT have a relationship with any of these foods or companies and am sharing these because they are helping me eat my best. No one asked me to post about these products.)

The Good Bean Sea Salt Flavor
I recently discovered these tasty little morsels at Target. They are gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free and vegan. The only ingredients are roasted chickpeas, expeller-pressed safflower or sunflower oil, coarse salt and natural Vitamin E. They are great by the handful, but I especially love putting them on my salads to give an extra crunch. They are a terrific replacement for croutons! They are 120 calories for 1 ounce. A bag at Target retails around $3.99. You can also buy an 18-ounce bag on Amazon or variety packs on their Web site. While the other flavors look intriguing, the sea salt flavor is the only one without sugar and/or other ingredients.

Babybel Cheese Mini Original and a Clementine
For a mid-day snack or a quick bite after a short workout, I love to eat a Babybel Cheese Semisoft Mini Original and a clementine. For the cheese, the ingredients are just pasteurized cultured milk, salt and microbial enzymes, and one little cheese comes in at 70 calories. I love unwrapping them from their red wax covering and eating them in little bites along with my clementine. While I love oranges, I despise unpeeling them. I adore how easy it is to peel clementines. Yum!

LesserEvil Healthy Brands Buddha Bowl Himalayan Pink Mineral Salt Popcorn
I recently discovered this popcorn at my local grocery store (Kroger) and I love it! The only ingredients are organic non-GMO popcorn, coconut oil and Himalayan salt. The slightly sweet flavor of the coconut oil makes this the perfect salty/sweet snack. One serving comes in at 110 calories. You can also get them on Amazon in 12 5-ounce bags.

Peanut Butter Cookie LÄRABAR
When I’m really craving something that tastes like dessert, peanut butter cookie-flavored LÄRABARs have been my savior. With only peanuts, dates and salt, these save the day without added sugar or bad ingredients. Mr. rUnladylike loves these too! They are 200 calories per bar. You can find them at your local grocery store.

Hummus and Veggies
At 3 p.m. when I’m starting to get hungry again after lunch, I love munching on some sliced veggies (like cucumbers and sliced peppers) dipped in hummus. You can make your own hummus, or look for a brand that only contains chickpeas, tahini or olive oil and salt (other additives like garlic or red pepper work too). Beware of fake ingredients and read the labels carefully!

Raw Dry Roasted Almonds with Raisins or Unsulfured, Unsweetened Dried Cherries
I have been finding lots of delicious sugar-free treats at Trader Joes lately, and one of my favorites are their Just a Handful Dry Roasted Unsalted Almonds with either their Organic California Thompson Seedless Raisins or their unsulfured, unsweetend dried sweet dark cherries. I mix one package of the almonds with one serving of the dried fruit, and it’s trail mix heaven. I love that the almonds come in single serve packets to avoid overindulging since almonds are high in calories and (good) fat. Be careful not to overeat on the raisins or cherries because the calories can add up fast and they are not in single serve portions. I could seriously live on dried cherries alone! Yum! (Links below are all to these products on Amazon but you can find them at your local Trader Joe’s store.)

Trader Joe’s Embrace Your Inner Bean Black Bean Snack
Also a new-to-me discovery at Trader Joe’s are these delicious, crunchy black bean crisps. The ingredients are just whole black beans, sunflower oil, rice, salt, calcium carbonate and vitamin C. I ate the entire bag in the car on the way home from Trader Joe’s over the weekend (#SorryNotSorry). Luckily, I had run 10 miles that morning and there are only 3 servings per bag at 130 calories per serving. They also deliver a good punch of fiber to keep you full.

Siggis Skyr Vanilla Icelandic Style Yogurt with Fruit
I have written about my love of Siggis before, but this yogurt is the absolute bomb! It is amazingly thick and creamy and serves up more protein than sugar. It is sweetened with a little agave syrup (agave and stevia are ok in my sugar-free challenge) and I love to top it with a banana or fresh berries. Mmm.

What are your favorite healthy and sugar-free snacks? How is your eating going so far during the first month into 2015? If you are facing challenges, share them here so the community can help give you tips and encouragement!