Healthy Snack Ideas

Try some of these health(ier) snacks!

Apple slices with cinnamon and honey

• Apple slices with peanut butter, or cinnamon and honey, or apple nachos
• Ants on a log or ants on a log II
• Fresh vegetable slices (red peppers, cucumber, celery, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes) with dip 
• Fresh seasonal fruit or a melon cube
• Dips: Hummus, tzatiki, baba ghanoush, roasted red pepper, vegan ranch dressing, dessert hummus, edamame spread, bean "liver" spread, Spanish tomato spread, tapenade, healthy chocolate spread
• Pita chips with dip
• Handful of roasted or raw mixed nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews etc.)
• Handful of trail mix
• Yogurt with fruit and granola or quick raspberry sauce, or an apple cinnamon breakfast parfait
• Hard-boiled egg slices with mayonnaise, salt and pepper or a bell pepper ringed egg
• Strawberry shortcake popsicles
• Popcorn (natural)
• A handful of Animal crackers
• Steamed edamame beans
• A spoonful of rice or barley pudding
• A few dried fruits (cranberries, apricots, figs, pears, apples, peaches, mango etc.)
• Cottage cheese on whole wheat toast with freshly ground pepper
• Cottage cheese and fresh fruit (peaches, apricots, strawberries, blueberries, apple)
• Brown rabbit salad
• A baked egg roll
• Handful of pretzels
• Tortilla wraps filled with tuna salad or chicken salad with apple
• Whole grain crackers with various toppings
• Fruit salad
• Roasted strawberries and yogurt
• Sour cream stuffed strawberries
• Apple sauce
• Apple pie oatmeal or pumpkin pie oatmeal
• Corn chips with salsa and sour cream, or guacamole or layered Mexican dip
• A veggie quesadilla
• A mini veggie lasagna
• Rice cakes or rice crackers
• Fruit smoothie, best smoothie of the summer, mango lassi, apple pie smoothie or pumpkin spice smoothie
• Hot chocolate, spiced warm grapefruit juice or tummy warming tea
• Roasted pumpkin seeds
• Baked kale chips or apple chips
• Banana Nutella wraps
• Chocolate dipped frozen bananas
• Toast with egg salad or a bell pepper ringed egg
• Spinach balls
• Energy bites - apricot-sesame, lemon-date, cinnamon-spice, cranberry-chocolate, oatmeal-raisin
• Mini pepper bites
• A pita pizza
• A small salad with feta stuffed roasted mini peppers
• A bowl of apple sauce
• A slice of broccoli cheese crustless quiche or mini crustless quiches
• Healthy oat muffins
• Frozen banana bites
• Health banana "ice cream" or quick berry ice cream
• A mini breakfast parfait or apple cinnamon breakfast parfait

Tip: Aim for snacks that are high in protein (think nuts, seeds, beans, legumes, whole dairy and meats) and fibre (whole grains). Also, try to minimize the intake of highly processed carbs and sugars.  While they may give you a short burst of energy, you will be hungry again soon.

What are some of your favourite healthy snacks?