Rice Cakes with Cream Cheese, Roast Beef & Avocado
Two rice cakes, loaded. Cream cheese on the bottom for grip, roast beef draped across, avocado chunks on top. That is the entire build: three minutes, four ingredients, zero cooking.
Almost 70% of the calories come from fat, mostly from the avocado and cream cheese. With 27g of fat and 11g of protein in a 353-calorie snack, this leans heavily on fats for its calorie load. The roast beef carries the protein, but it is not the star here.
Two rice cakes, loaded. Cream cheese on the bottom for grip, roast beef draped across, avocado chunks on top. That is the entire build: three minutes, four ingredients, zero cooking.
Almost 70% of the calories come from fat, mostly from the avocado and cream cheese. With 27g of fat and 11g of protein in a 353-calorie snack, this leans heavily on fats for its calorie load. The roast beef carries the protein, but it is not the star here.
Ingredients
- avocado 0.5 piece
- cream cheese, reduced fat 2 tablespoons
- roast beef 2 slices
- rice cakes 2 pieces
Method
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Cut the avocado flesh into chunks.
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Spread the cream cheese, roast beef, and avocado over the rice cakes. Season with pepper and salt.
Keep the toppings in a separate container if you are taking this on the go. The rice cake stays crispy until the moment you assemble. A squeeze of lemon over the avocado adds brightness and slows the browning.
Behind this recipe
Is 27 grams of fat too much for one snack?
It depends on what the rest of your day looks like. A meta-analysis of 57,322 participants found that low-fat diets produced only 1.5 kg more weight loss than higher-fat diets, and that difference was driven by calorie reduction, not by avoiding fat specifically. At 353 calories, this snack fits inside most daily budgets. What matters is total calorie intake across the day, not the fat content of any single meal.
Read the full evidence reviewWill this actually keep me full?
Fat is one of the strongest macronutrients for producing fullness. Research using the Holt Satiety Index found that fat keeps people satisfied, but at a higher calorie cost than protein. This snack has 27g of fat and only 11g of protein, so it reaches fullness through the more calorie-expensive route. The feeling is real. It just costs more per calorie than a protein-heavy alternative would.
Read the full evidence reviewCan I prep this in advance?
The toppings hold up well. Cream cheese, roast beef, and avocado can sit together in a container for a few hours without losing much. The rice cakes cannot. They absorb moisture fast and go soft. Keep them separate and assemble right before eating for the crunch that makes this work.
