There comes a point when you feel tired of eating the same snacks over and over again. Prepping them each week can become mundane, which makes that trip to the vending machine seems exciting, easy, and spontaneous. Undoubtedly, the snack you’d get from the vending machine may momentarily taste good, but your returning hunger and sugar crash will happen an hour later and this will remind you why you need to pack a healthy snack to fuel you throughout the day.
But as long as you keep a variation, you can rotate these snacks to keep things interesting. They’re easy to put together, easy to take with you, and they don’t need to be kept cold, so if you’re on the go, you won’t have any excuses to run to the break room for the free donuts.
1. Apple Sandwich
Take an apple, cut out the core, and slice it horizontally so you can layer it with some almond butter, and if you add bits of dried fruit and chia seeds, you have created a gourmet treat for the taste buds. Plus, with all that nutrition, you’ll feel full and completely satisfied.
2. Trail Mix
With this, you can have a variety. trail mix, there are so many different types you can create. Switch it up each week to keep things interesting. Your best bet is to mix up a great big batch at home on the weekend and portion it out into ¼- cup servings. Bag those up and have them ready to go. Stash them in your purse or gym bag, and you’ll never have a reason to eat unhealthy snacks again. Choose your own nuts, dried fruits, and other tidbits, plus you can add seasonings to make it even more exciting so you’ll never grow bored. Savory or sweet, what will it be? Let me hear what you come up with in the comments
3. Roasted Chickpeas
Add spice to make them extra tasty, or even try them with a mild, ranch flavor. However, when you roast them, you’ll forget all about chips. You can snack on these guilt-free and get all the fantastic antioxidant benefits to boot. I do love chickpeas On my salads
4. Hummus Pockets
Grab a whole wheat pita and stuff it with hummus. Add cucumber slices, carrot shreds, and anything else you like. You can prep your veggies at the beginning of the week so it can be a quick grab-and-stuff snack to run out the door with. For a grain-free option, use large lettuce leaves instead.
5. Baked Sweet Potato Chips
All you need is a good-sized sweet potato, a little olive oil, and sea salt, or a little curry powder if you’re adventurous. Slice thin and bake for 40 minutes at 275F.
Flip them over, and bake 40 more minutes and you’ll have heavenly preservative-free and healthy chips to snack on for the week. or try making them in an air fryer
Now that you have 5 healthy snack ideas you’ll never want to stray from your healthy path. Another way to keep your snacking healthy is to find out why you’re snacking. Are you snacking because you’re hungry or because you’re emotional? Visit my other video here for more information on that.
What are your go-to snacks currently? Let me see in the comments…
Mine are… cucumbers, and celery and I also like to make fridge cookies that are no-bake and protein, and fiber-packed.
Remember procrastination never met a goal.
