Snack Time: Healthy Snack Ideas

Eating Clean means eating every couple of hours.  A snack in between your breakfast, lunch and dinner is a part of a healthy lifestyle and can keep you energized while keeping your blood sugar and metabolism in check.   However, there is definitely a wrong way and a right way to snack. You should avoid sugary items like candy and soda, and shouldn’t be consuming enough calories to constitute a meal. Instead, steer towards foods that will satisfy you and keep you feeling fuller longer. Fruits and vegetables are always a safe bet because they are low in fat and calories. (Just be sure to avoid high-calorie dips.). Yogurt, fruit smoothies, even a slice of whole-wheat toast all make great snacks during the day. Combining lean protein, some healthy fat, and complex carbohydrates will help you feel fuller longer.

Also, snacking ins’t grazing.  Mindless eating is often the downfall of snackers. You may start with only a handful of your favorite crackers or chips, only to finish the entire bag or box, without even thinking about it or realizing it. Be sure to avoid this kind of mindless grazing.

I’ve put together a list of healthy and clean snacks to give you some ideas.I’ll be sure to add to the list as I go…

1. Shaklee 180 Crisps {BBQ or Sea Salt}
2. Shaklee 180 Snack Bar {Lemon Cranberry, Chocolate Chocolate, or Crunchy Peanut Butter}
3. Shaklee 180 Sea Salt Crisps with 1 tbsp. spicy hummus
4. ½ serving of Shaklee 180 smoothee
5. 2 Scrambled Eggs with ½ English muffin, wheat toast , wheat crackers or Ezekiel bread
6. 1 ½ tbsp. nut butter on ½ Ezekiel pita or tortilla
7. 1 ½ tbsp. nut butter on ½ Ezekiel pita or tortilla w/1/2 banana
8. 2 tbsp. hummus with 1 cup veggies
9. ½ c cottage cheese
10. ½ cup oatmeal {steel cut preferably}
11. ½ cup with handful of berries
12. 6 oz. Greek yogurt
13. 1 small-medium apple {or piece of fruit} with 1 tbsp. nut butter
14. 2 cups organic popcorn
15. ½ cup Greek yogurt with handful of blueberries, ½ banana, ½ cup Ezekiel cereal or granola
16. 3 egg whites with 2 celery stalks
17. ½ can tuna with tomato and ¼ avocado {season with pepper}
18. ½ cup cottage cheese, ¼ cucumber, ½ tomato {season with pepper}
19. ¼ cup quinoa, ½ black beans, Pico {salsa Fresca or salsa} to taste
20. 2 celery stalks with 1 organic string cheese stick
21. 1 slice Ezekiel toast spread with 1 tbsp. nut butter
22. 1 slice Ezekiel toast spread with 1 tbsp. nut butter and ½ banana
23. 1 slice Ezekiel cinnamon raison bread {toasted} with ½ tbsp. butter and 2 egg whites
24. 6 oz. Greek yogurt with ½ banana
25. Organic string cheese stick wrapped with 2 slices of turkey {choose low sodium, organic and/or unprocessed whenever possible}
26. 2 hardboiled egg whites and 1 small-medium apple
27. 1 small-medium apple {or fruit of choice} with 1 tbsp. almonds, cashews or peanuts
28. 1 small-medium apple with organic string cheese  stick
29. 10 cherry tomatoes, organic string cheese stick
30. 10 cherry tomatoes, 6 oz. Greek yogurt
31. 2 oz. smoked salmon, 1 tbsp. light cream cheese, cucumber slices, 1 brown rice cake
32. 1 brown rice cake with 1 tbsp. nut butter
33. 10 Lentil Chips {Simply 7 brand} with 1 tbsp. hummus
34. 10 Beanito Tortilla Chips with 2 tbsp. salsa or pico
35. 10 Beanito Tortilla Chips with ¼ avocado
36. 2 celery stalks with 2 tbsp. light cream cheese, 8 stuffed green olives {sliced in ½ on top}
37. ¼ cup Edamame-Ginger Dip with rice crackers or veggies
38. ½ cup edamame with pods and 2 celery sticks
39. ½ cup edamame and 1 small-medium apple {or fruit of choice}

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