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Snack ideas

jodie_p_
jodie_p_ Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
I'm struggling to find healthy snacks apart from fruit ... any ideas?

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  • jimmysparky86
    jimmysparky86 Posts: 1 Member
    I always find burgers are good for snacking on.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I snack on jerky, nuts, cheese, etc...
  • asianolikeyou
    asianolikeyou Posts: 393 Member
    Carrots and celery sticks. Unsalted, non-buttered popcorn.
  • chelllsea124
    chelllsea124 Posts: 336 Member
    Following this :)
  • CharlieBeansmomTracey
    CharlieBeansmomTracey Posts: 7,682 Member
    berries with whipped topping makes a yummy snack and its healthy. you can also add chopped nuts to it. graham crackers with whipped topping between them,freeze for an hr and you have a tasty mock ice cream sandwich.or just take fruit and add some whipped topping for a fruit salad type thing.you can also use yogurt in place of the whipped topping.
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    It's going to depend some on your nutrition goals, but I find that incorporating protein into my snacks really helps me. Apple with peanut butter (or celery with peanut butter). Nuts. Cheese. Even a protein bar (I like Luna Protein and Balance) is okay. Just make sure you account for all of your calories :smile:
  • gearhead426hemi
    gearhead426hemi Posts: 919 Member
    anything you can make from scratch is good. We make homemade fruit leather with our dehydrator. We also make deer, elk, goat and goose jerky.
  • shearluc
    shearluc Posts: 2 Member
    Olives
  • GaiaGirl1992
    GaiaGirl1992 Posts: 459 Member
    Lightly salted nuts mixed with dark chocolate, Apple, baby carrots or banana and PB, lara/cliff bar
  • Kereru44
    Kereru44 Posts: 28 Member
    Boiled eggs, pumpkin seeds. Cheese, nuts.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    How many calories do you want to spend on snacks? How often do you want to snack? A mozzarella stick is filling and 100 calories. It that ok?
  • phaliamfp
    phaliamfp Posts: 31 Member
    I like cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt if I'm craving sweet. An apple and peanut butter is good. Lately I've been eating radishes. They are surprisingly filling.
  • Lamis_Moawad
    Lamis_Moawad Posts: 3 Member
    Popcorn or nuts
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    Greek yogurt, usually with cocoa and sometimes powdered peanut butter
    Cottage cheese with a few Doritos crumbled in
    Jerky
    Fresh berries smashed with some powdered peanut butter for a pb&j effect
    Halo Top
    Frozen Greek yogurt bars
    Quest bar and a glass of cashew milk
    Really, pretty much anything in an appropriate portion
  • AnarchistKitchen
    AnarchistKitchen Posts: 139 Member
    Here is 5 whole food snack ideas
    https://richbitchcooking.com/2017/04/23/5-vegan-whole-food-snacks/
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    I was surprised by the avocado + nori! And the banana with almond butter changed my life.
  • bettycooker
    bettycooker Posts: 29 Member
    Chadxx wrote: »
    Greek yogurt, usually with cocoa and sometimes powdered peanut butter
    Cottage cheese with a few Doritos crumbled in
    Jerky
    Fresh berries smashed with some powdered peanut butter for a pb&j effect
    Halo Top
    Frozen Greek yogurt bars
    Quest bar and a glass of cashew milk
    Really, pretty much anything in an appropriate portion
    I also love cottage cheese with a few Doritos(or bbq grippos) crushed in..
  • shearluc
    shearluc Posts: 2 Member
    Green Olives - 11 olives = 25 calories
  • monica859mfp
    monica859mfp Posts: 2 Member
    edited July 2017
    Hard boiled eggs with light Miracle Whip on top. Free-range especially good.

    Light soup. I like chicken noodle or beef and barley.

    Mozzarella string cheese or 2% cheese.

    Popcorn with butter spray and popcorn seasoning. I like Kernal Season's White Cheddar.

    Yogurt + sugar-free pudding mix + fat-free Cool-Whip + low-sugar granola + berries.

    Light bread or English muffins, toasted, with light butter or cream cheese, maybe add sugar-free jam to either.

    Canned fruit in refrigerator, cold. I like mandarin oranges, especially, drained.

    Clausen dill or bread & butter spears, cold.
  • charlottebourne2
    charlottebourne2 Posts: 4 Member
    I have celery or carrot sticks sometimes with a bit of hummus depending on calories.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    jodie_p_ wrote: »
    I'm struggling to find healthy snacks apart from fruit ... any ideas?

    What do you have for your main meals? Maybe if you improve in that area, you won't need to snack.
  • royalty_mind_1me
    royalty_mind_1me Posts: 278 Member
    Cucumbers w/lemon juice and vinegar
  • cherriblizz
    cherriblizz Posts: 10 Member
    • Greek yogurt with protein granola and/or fruit
    • Beef Jerky
    • Light cheese sticks
    • Cuties/Halos
    • Avocado on toast
    • Carrots and hummus (just be careful with the high fat in hummus)
    • Rice cake with laughing cow cheese
    • Raw almonds/nuts
    • Unsweetened applesauce
    • Edamame
    • Air popped pop corn
    • Bread/toast with PB2 and sliced banana on top.
  • curvesfordays8907
    curvesfordays8907 Posts: 52 Member
    I like to have fruit with a cheese stick or veggies with a cheese stick. I also do a banana with peanut butter or Apple with peanut butter. Also veggies with hummus
  • thewindandthework
    thewindandthework Posts: 531 Member
    If I don't have a lot of calories to spare, raw veg is my go to. Usually carrots and celery, sometimes broccoli, etc etc. Also a simple salad with greens, some nice vinegar, and very low-calorie Dijon mustard is fantastic.

    If I can spend some calories, eggs and cheese are usually involved somehow.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/jgnatca/view/mid-day-snacks-722504
  • mikey2017mvp
    mikey2017mvp Posts: 2 Member
    Good greens has a great healthy tasting snack bar. All kinds of flavors.
  • bruby28
    bruby28 Posts: 4,123 Member
    Apples and peanut butter , fresh peppers and hummus , whole wheat toast with Avocado , dark chocolate chips with almonds , frozen grapes , cottage cheese , string cheese , rice cakes with almond butter , whole wheat tortilla with cucumber and cream cheese , turkey jerkey, cucumber sandwiches ( use cucumber instead of bread put turkey or cheese in between ) hard boiled eggs , tuna with crackers , Greek yogurt with honey and granola , Banana with peanut butter , sunflower seeds , make your own sweet potato chips .
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