In line with one of my goals for 2012 (improve my diet), I have been experimenting with a few healthy snack ideas. A focus for me has been to increase protein as well, so the snack ideas I have listed below tend to lean towards that end.
I eat morning tea and afternoon tea every day. I turn into a pretty cranky mum if I don’t eat. So today I thought I would share with you my favourties! I have also included a quick snapshot of the nutritional information about each snack as per the My Fitness Pal App.
{Please note that I am not a dietitian or nutritionist. I have included this information for interest only. Please make your own assessments before including these snacks in your diet.}
Healthy Snack Idea No. 1 – Almonds and Cranberries
I make up a tub of dry roasted almonds and dried cranberries. I love the sweetness the cranberries add! A serve is a quarter of a cup and consists of approximately:
- 30 grams dry roasted almonds
- 7.5 grams sweetened dried cranberries
Healthy Snack Idea No. 2 – Peanut Butter and Banana Wrap
I have an addiction to peanut butter and will experiment adding it to many things! Simply spread a teaspoon of crunchy peanut butter over a wrap. Then mash up a banana and spread it over the wrap. It tastes excellent.
Healthy Snack Idea No. 3 – Dukkah Cottage Cheese and Crackers
I have never been a big fan of Cottage Cheese mainly because I have found it so incredibly bland. After reading this post by Seana Smith though I was inspired to add to the cottage cheese to spice it up a little. I used my homemade dukkah and it gave a great taste to the cottage cheese.
This snack consists of:
- 2 tablespoons cottage cheese
- 2 teaspoons dukkah
- 8 Vita Weat 9 Grains biscuits
Healthy Snack Idea No. 4 – Smoothies
I have posted a few smoothie recipes recently, but for a pre-made snack you can take on the go, the make ahead smoothie is fab.
Healthy Snack Idea No. 4 – Simple Trail Mix
This is a super simple trail mix with only three ingredients – three of my favourite snacking items. I make up bulk batches of this and then divide it up into containers and zip locks bags, so I can take them with me when I am out and about. The ingredients below made 16 serves.
- 150 grams Goji berries
- 250 grams pumpkin kernels
- 250 grams raw pistachio kernels
What are you favourite healthy snacks?