healthy snacks
Healthy Snacking myths
- Snacking makes you fat
- Calories in = Calories out
- Snacking causes cavities
- Snacking gets in the way of good nutrition
- Snacking spoils your appetite
- Healthful snacking means giving up some fun, tasty foods
Understand the need for a healthy snack
- Snacking is a part of a healthy lifestyle
- Snacking will increase your metabolism throughout the day
- Snack only when you are hungry and not because of boredom
- Decide if you want to crunch or drink?
Be aware of your snacking
- Snacking while watching television increases high sugar type snacks
- Snacking on white refined carbohydrates will crave more sugar
- Drink water with all sweet and salty snacks
- Watch portion sizes
Plan your healthy snacks
- Store ready to eat snacks everywhere including your car and pockets
- Purchases prepackaged snacks ready to grab and go
- Cut veggies and fruits into small pieces to save time.
Healthy snacks <300 calories
- Include a protein and a carbohydrate
- Should not replace a meal
- Should be eaten two hours after or before a meal
- Should be controlled by watching portion sizes
- Snacks should include a variety of food
Healthy Snack Suggestions
Cheese Pretzels
- 1 string cheese
- ½ oz wheat pretzels
- ½ tbsp Dijonaisse
Veggie Jerky
- ½ oz jerky
- ½ baggie veggies
- 1 macadamia nut
Avocado Turkey
- 1 oz turkey meat
- 1 corn tortilla salsa
- ½ tbsp avocado
Apple Almonds
- 1 apple
- 6 almonds
Veggie Protein
- 1 oz deli meat
- ½ oz veggie chips
- ½ tbsp PB
- 2 ½ oz veggie chips
- 2 tbsp PB
Yogurt Granola
- 1 cup of Yogurt
- 2 Tbsp of Kind Granola
Cottage Cheese Carrots
- ½ cup of 2% cottage cheese
- 12 baby carrots
Trail mix
- ¼ cup of Trail mix
- 2 tbsp pumpkin seeds
- 2 tbsp sunflower seeds
Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
- 3 oz of ham
- 1 oz cream cheese
- 1 tortilla