As an athlete, I’m always snacking. Plus, I’ve always loved snack foods. When it comes to snacks, I like them to be filling, but I also want to be able to eat real meals as well, so I keep them light, but filling.
Protein bars
You have to be careful with these because some claim to be healthy, but they actually have loads added of chemicals and sugars. You want to make sure they have little to no refined sugars as well as ingredients that you can identify and pronounce. These are great for on the go snacking, especially when you don’t have time to make anything. Some of my favorites are RXbars, Perfect Bars, Raw Rev Glo bars, and larabars.
Fruit and Nut Butters
One of my favorite snacks are eating bananas or apples with peanut butter, but sometimes I switch it up. Sometimes it’s a pear with almond butter or berries and cashew butter. Try out different combos and see what you like!
Granola
I absolutely love granola but most granolas that you buy in the store have added sugars that don’t make it as healthy as they sell them to be. I make my own granola at home from Colleen Quigley’s recipe. You can top in on smoothies, yogurt, or you can eat it by itself!
Veggies and dip
Vegetables like carrots and peppers are really easy to pack up and pair really well with dips like hummus and guacamole. Celery and peanut butter is a good classic as well. There are even yogurt dips and different flavors of hummus that you can pair with veggies also.
Chips and crackers
Finding chips and crackers with simple ingredients is key, and they tend to taste better in my opinion. I love siete foods tortilla chips, plantain chips, pita chips, and organic graham crackers(I’m not sure if those are really healthy but it’s better than the original😂).
Roasted chickpeas
These are great in salads and just as a snack. They are easy to eat and their texture is crunchy which makes them awesome! You can mix and match different flavors, but my favorite is turmeric lime ginger. Check out Pinterest for recipes.
Homemade Protein Balls
These are so yummy, but they take a little meal prep(so worth it though). My recipe is 1cup oats, 1 cup nut butter(cashew is my fav), 2 scoops vanilla protein powder, 1/3 cup almond milk, 7 medijool dates, and 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips. Blend up in a food processor then put the mixture in the freezer for 30 mins. Then rolls them into balls and store in the fridge!
Yogurt Parfaits
These are super simple to make and there are so many options! Typically I layer yogurt with granola and fruit, but you can change up toppings by adding chia seeds, coconut flakes, jam/jelly, nut butter, etc.