What should I eat for snacks?
Including small healthy snacks between meals can help contribute to balanced blood sugars, satiety, energy and increase nutrient density
Chopped vegetables like carrots, celery, peppers, sugar snap peas or cucumber with hummus (if buying hummus, make sure a sugar free version), tahini, guacamole or cottage cheese, use small mason jars to get the right portion to take to work
1 boiled egg, can add chopped vegetables to boost vegetable intake
Apple segments with 1 tbsp nut butter, sprinkle of cinnamon
A piece of low GI fruit (green apples, berries, pear, citrus fruits, nectarines) and palmful of nuts or seeds (have unsalted nuts)
Natural Live Yogurt with berries, chopped fruit, sprinkle cinnamon. Can add nuts/seeds/cacao nibs as well.
1-2 rice cakes or oatcakes with nut butter (if crave sweetness add cinnamon, drizzle raw honey)
1-2 homemade bliss or protein balls
Chia pudding - 3- 4 tbsp chia seeds soaked in coconut milk overnight in glass jar/mason jar in fridge, add cinnamon, berries, chopped pecans/almonds/walnuts
Mediterranean nibbles - fresh mozzarella cubes with pitted green olives, sundried tomatoes or fresh tomato, drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
Spiced nuts - toss combination of nuts including almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews with chilli powder, black pepper and cayenne, roast in oven for 10 minutes
Tin of tuna in brine with carrots chopped, cucumber, pickled vegetables, sauerkraut
Greek salad - cucumber, tomatoes, black olives, red onion, feta and olive oil, lemon juice, salt pepper
Grilled vegetables with Tzatziki - peppers, eggplants, mushrooms, asparagus, courgette grilled in oven with tzatziki dip
Chopped vegetables and pesto (homemade if able)
Mug of vegetable soup (better if has lentils/beans for protein) to increase vegetable intake
2 Oatcakes or rice cakes with mackerel or salmon pate
2 oatcakes, rice cakes or slice rye/spelt/homemade bread with smashed avocado, sliced tomato, chilli flakes, salt and pepper
Homemade flaxseed crackers with cottage cheese, slice tomato, sliced gherkin
Homemade trail mix with either all or some of walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin, cacao nibs, goji berries, mulberries, pecans, small amount dark chocolate (70-80%) Lindt, Green and Blacks
Slice of gluten free banana bread and nut butter
Berry smoothie with mix berries, almond/ or coconut milk, scoop good quality protein powder, 1 tbsp nut butter
Chickpeas drained and roasted in oven with cumin powder