Featured Post

BARBECUED CAULIFLOWER SALAD

Ingredients: ½ medium cauliflower, cut into florets (or 3 cups florets) ½ tsp. olive oil ¼ cup barbecue sauce, reduced-sugar 3 cups c...

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

CLEAN EATING SNACK IDEAS

Here are some of my favorite snacks to keep me on track. Aim for 2-3 snacks per day.

  • Mini bell peppers (5-6 mini sized) *Try dipping your veggies in Hummus (2 TBSP)
  • Hummus on toasted Ezekiel bread
  • Almonds (1 handful) 
  • Cashews (1 handful) 
  • Pumpkin seeds (1 handful) 
  • Pistachios (1 handful) 
  • Quest Protein Bars 
  • Sugar snap peas (1 handful) 
  • Apple (optional: with Tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter) 
  • Banana (optional: with Tablespoon of Natural Peanut Butter) 
  • Small spinach salad with veggies and a vinaigrette dressing – 2 cups of spinach plus 5 mini bell peppers plus 1 handful of carrots plus 2 Tablespoons dressing 
  • Carrots (1 cup) 
  • Cucumbers (1 cup)
  • Beef Jerky (1 handful) 
  • Protein Shake (1 serving)
  • Strawberries (1 cup) 
  • Raspberries (1 handful or ½ cup)
  • Blueberries (1 handful or ½ cup)
  • Blackberries (1 handful or ½ cup) 
  • Grapes (20) and cheese stick (1)
  • Natural peanut butter, whole wheat rice cake, ½ banana
  • Pretzels & hummus
  • Frozen fruit & yogurt smoothie
  • Sweet potato (I like to add zero calorie butter spray)
  • Zucchini (2 cups)
  • Cauliflower (2 cups)
  • Green Beans (2 cups)
  • Hard boiled egg 
  • Tuna (with a tablespoon of Olive Oil Mayo) 

  • 1 piece of whole wheat toast with 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter 
  • Greek yogurt or plain non-fat yogurt (1 cup fat free), sweetened with 1 Tbls agave or pure maple syrup (optional), add berries 
  • String cheese (one)
  • Cottage Cheese (1 cup), add berries
  • Steel cut oats (1 cup- cooked which is about ¼ cup dry/precooked)

No comments:

Post a Comment