Easy and Healthy Snack Ideas

Eating healthy snacks between meals may help keep you from overeating. Eating enough throughout the day also stabilizes blood sugar and helps keep energy levels high.

Types of snacks?

Balanced snacks tend to have a mix carbohydrates, protein, fat and fiber. Fiber is This balance of nutrients helps individuals to stay full. Snack foods such as chips, cookies, and candies may give you a quick sugar rush and just leave you even more hungry!

Prepare

Fill your bag with healthy options so you are prepared for those hunger peaks throughout the day.  If you are able to use your kitchen and make something, even better.

Kitchen Snack Foods

• Apple slices with almond butter

• Avocado, Spinach, and Tomato on Gluten Free Toast

• Cucumber Hummus and Carrots

• Parmesan Garlic Oven Roasted Chickpeas

• Baked Sweet Potato Chips

• Banana, Chocolate Protein, and Almond Milk Smoothie

• Banana, Almond Butter, Gluten Free Toast

• Edamame

• Strawberries and coconut oil

• Greek yogurt with blueberries

• Hard boiled eggs

• Nuts

• Caprese salad

• Fruit and Protein Smoothie

• Smoothie with Greens

• Steel Cut oats

• Sunflower seeds

• Turkey and Provolone Roll-up

Grocery Store Snack Foods

• Best Dessert Bar: Lara Bars

• Best Fruit and Nut Energy Bar: Health Warrior Bars

• Best Granola: Purely Elizabeth

• Best Protein Energy Bar: KIND Protein Toasted Caramel Nut

• Best Crackers: Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Rosemary and Olive Oil

• Best Whole Food Bar: Rx Bars

• Best Yogurt: Siggi’s yogurt plain

• Best Chips: PopChips – Sea Salt

• Best Jerky: Chef’s Cut Buffalo Style Chicken Jerky

• Best Cheese: Low Fat Cottage Cheese (Daisy Brand)

• Best Nut: Wonderful Pistachios – No Salt

• Fruit Bar: That’s It Fruit Bar – Apple & Blueberry

• Ice Cream: Arctic Zero