Healthy Snack Ideas
Why are healthy snacks important?
- Keeps your energy level consistent
- Can increase nutrient intake
- Controls appetite
- Better Concentration
Here are some healthy and simple ways of snacking:
- Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Cashew Nuts, Brazil Nuts), Seeds (Pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
- Dried fruits (careful of the amount and eat with proteins such as nuts)
- Hummus with carrot, celery sticks
- Fruits (low sugar fruits like berries, citrus fruits or grapes)
- Avocado on rye bread or oatcakes
- Banana with nut butter(almond, cashew, peanut - make sure there is no salt or sugar added)
- Green smoothie (spinach, banana, almond milk, spirulina, blueberries)
- Powerballs (dates, nuts, seeds, coconut oil, cacao powder in food processor/keep in fridge)
- Chia pudding (chia seeds soaked in almond milk, add cinnamon, honey, cacao to your taste)
- Dark chocolate
- Coconut yogurt
- Homemade banana bread
- Homemade apple, kale, beetroot chips
- Edamame beans
- Tahini with veggies sticks or on rye bread, also tahini blended with one or two Medjool dates
- Homemade pickles, kimchi
- Boiled egg
- Baked sweet potatoes wedges with rosemary, cinnamon and paprika
- Bean dips with veggie sticks (blend tinned beans with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper)
- Keeps your energy level consistent
- Can increase nutrient intake
- Controls appetite
- Better Concentration
Here are some healthy and simple ways of snacking:
- Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Cashew Nuts, Brazil Nuts), Seeds (Pumpkin and sunflower seeds)
- Dried fruits (careful of the amount and eat with proteins such as nuts)
- Hummus with carrot, celery sticks
- Fruits (low sugar fruits like berries, citrus fruits or grapes)
- Avocado on rye bread or oatcakes
- Banana with nut butter(almond, cashew, peanut - make sure there is no salt or sugar added)
- Green smoothie (spinach, banana, almond milk, spirulina, blueberries)
- Powerballs (dates, nuts, seeds, coconut oil, cacao powder in food processor/keep in fridge)
- Chia pudding (chia seeds soaked in almond milk, add cinnamon, honey, cacao to your taste)
- Dark chocolate
- Coconut yogurt
- Homemade banana bread
- Homemade apple, kale, beetroot chips
- Edamame beans
- Tahini with veggies sticks or on rye bread, also tahini blended with one or two Medjool dates
- Homemade pickles, kimchi
- Boiled egg
- Baked sweet potatoes wedges with rosemary, cinnamon and paprika
- Bean dips with veggie sticks (blend tinned beans with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper)