I’m hoping you enjoyed last week’s healthy snack recipe: BBQ Roasted Chickpeas. This week, I wanted to continue with the same theme and provide some additional healthy snack options for you to try.
My biggest tip for choosing healthy snacks is to think of snacks as mini meals and focus on choosing foods rich in nutrition.
The table below lists a table of different snack options. The snacks are broken down into three categories: fruit, veggies, and grains, depending on which food group you are wanting to emphasize.
Healthy Snack Ideas
|
Fruits |
Veggies |
Grains |
|
String cheese and 1 small fruit |
Tomatoes, bell peppers, and snap peas with hummus |
Slice of whole grain toast with spread avocado |
|
Apple and peanut butter |
“Ants on a log”- celery with peanut butter and raisins |
Mini quesadilla: 6 inch whole corn tortilla, low fat cheese, and salsa |
|
Cottage cheese and fresh berries |
Carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower with Ranch dressing |
½ Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with spinach and tomato |
|
Low fat yogurt with fruit and low fat granola |
Whole wheat tortilla melt with low fat cheese and veggies |
1 ounce of low fat cheese with whole grain crackers |
|
Fruit smoothie made with frozen berries, low fat milk, and ice |
1 Cup of low sodium vegetable or tomato soup with whole grain crackers |
Homemade trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, whole grain pretzels, and low sugar dry cereal |
|
½ Banana with peanut butter |
Microwave a small baked potato and top with low fat cheese and salsa |
1/2 Peanut butter or nut butter sandwich
|
|
Fresh fruit kebabs |
Mini “pizza”: ½ Whole wheat English muffin topped marinara sauce, low fat cheese, and veggies |
1 Cup of low fat popcorn sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese |
|
½ Whole wheat bagel with low fat cream cheese and strawberry slices |
Mini whole wheat pita bread spread with hummus and topped with your choice of vegetables |
Pita chips and hummus |
If you’re like me and have a sweet tooth every once and a while, below are a couple of healthier “sweet treats” you can try.
- Rocky road: Break up a graham cracker and add to low fat chocolate pudding, top with a few mini marshmallows
- Fill a waffle cone with cut up fruit and low fat vanilla yogurt
I hope I’ve given you a few new healthy snacks to try over the upcoming weekend. Let me know which healthy snacks you enjoy the most by commenting and liking below.
Royally yours,
The Diet Duchess
Grt work👌
Thank you for the positive feedback 🙂