HEALTHY
SNACKS
Crunchy Snacks:
- Light
popcorn, or plain popcorn popped in paper bag in microwave with seasoning
salt
- Frozen grapes
- Hard pretzels - the large Bavarian variety - dipped in spicy mustard
- Apples or celery with peanut butter
- Carrots - particularly the super sweet, organic baby carrots
- Crunchy veggie sticks (like cucumber, celery, pepper, etc) and dip
(hummus, tabouli, vinaigrette, your favorite dressing)
- Celery and peanut butter (use the non-hydrogenated kind, all-natural
kinds)
- Terra chips/sticks
- Dry cereal with raisins and nuts added in
- Brown rice crackers with organic peanut butter
- TLCs (Tasty Little Crackers by Kashi or Annie's Whole Wheat Bunnies)
topped with cheese and roasted turkey
- Nut crunchies (a toasted assortment of nuts, covered with cinnamon
and bit of maple syrup)
- Whole grain toast with all-fruit jam
- Rice crackers with hummus or nut butter
- Nuts or seeds with dried fruit
- Homemade granola with soy milk
- Whole wheat tortillas misted with olive oil, sprinkled with seasonings
(cumin, paprika, red pepper, or garlic salt) and baked at 400 degrees
until crispy. Serve with salsa.
Sweet Snacks:
- Organic yogurt and fruit (try mango or pineapple!) or nuts
- One
chunk of dark chocolate with peanut butter on top
- Fresh, whole fruit (for a warm treat, try baking the fruit and sprinkling
with cinnamon and maple syrup!)
-Leftover grains (i.e. brown rice, quinoa, spelt) drizzled with
maple syrup and cinnamon; add soy milk and bananas, heat and enjoy warm
oatmeal-like porridge (or try grains cooked in fruit juice - apple or
orange)
- Smoothies - mix any of the following: fruit, ice, soy or rice milk,
yogurt, protein powder, carob powder, fruit juice, etc.
- Frozen yogurt - freeze your own!
- Freshly squeezed fruit juices - make your own and try different combos
- Sweet vegetables - yams, sweet potatoes, squashes (acorn, butternut,
kabocha) - score with a knife, sprinkle cinnamon on them and bake
- Dried fruit mix and dark chocolate chips
- Banana, split lengthwise, with nut butter spread in the middle
- Dates (rolled or medjool)
- Low-fat cottage cheese and grapes or apples
- Natural Applesauce
- Mini
boxes of raisins
- Frozen organic fruit bars
- Organic Fig Newtons (try Barbara's or Whole Foods brand)
- Yogurt with granola or fruit
Salty Snacks:
- Tortilla chips and fresh salsa - try whole grain chips such as Garden
of Eatin' Brand in health food stores and try freshly made salsa vs.
shelved and processed stuff
- Pickles
- Hardboiled eggs lightly sprinkled with salt
- Sauerkraut - it will also knock your sweet craving right out!
- Kalamata olives
- Chopped
tomatoes, avocado, onion, olives, and basil (my 'bruschetta")
- Sardines packed in mustard, pesto, or salsa, on top of crackers
- Fresh lime/lemon juice as seasonings or in beverage
- Taboulleh or hummus
- Roasted peanuts or other nuts (make your own trail mix)
- Steamed and lightly salted edamame pods
- Tuna in a bag (try StarKist Lunch To-Go)
- Amy's frozen burritos
- Greens with soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and sesame seeds on them
- Soup - try Amy's Minestrone, ShariAnn's Organic Chicken Noodle, Heartland
Soups Carrot Ginger, Westbrae Natural Old World Split Pea Soup, Moosewood
Organic Creamy Potato & Corn Chowder, or Healthy Valley soups (for
those who want low-sodium soups)
