25 Healthy Snack Ideas to Satisfy Every Craving

Picture this. You are pregnant. You get off a 6 A.M. flight, hop in your car and head home. Your tummy begins to rumble,  but it is no big deal because you ate breakfast and are only a few miles from home. Suddenly, traffic screeches to a halt, streets shut down and you sit in bumper to bumper traffic for almost two extra hours, turning a 30-minute ride into a 3-hour event! This only happened once, but it taught me a major lesson. NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT SNACKS! I have always been a big snacker. I take a stash of Perfect Bars, dried prunes and dry roasted almonds on every flight. I posted this blog a while back about the importance of snacking and over time really began to take notice of how snacking not only keeps my energy up, but it stops me from over-indulging.

Realistically, we should all be easting THREE well-balanced meals a day and two snacks. I usually tell people to have their sugar or fruit-based snack in between breakfast and lunch and a more savory, protein-packed snack between lunch and dinner. Your snack choices should be balanced, nutrient-dense and satisfy whatever craving you may have.

So here are over 20 snack options to satisfy every one of your cravings!

Sweet

1 medium apple + 2 teaspoons peanut butter

1/2 cup of cooked quinoa + 1 cup of almond milk + 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

1 cup blueberries + 8 pecans

8 grapes + 1 ounce of cheddar cheese

1 cup of raspberries + 1/2 cup of chocolate milk

Salty

2 hard-boiled eggs with + 1 teaspoon mustard

2 slices of fresh turkey + 1 slice of cheese wrapped around a pickle

1/3 cup of steamed lentils + 1/4 avocado

1 cup of artichoke hearts + 2 chopped basil leaves

3 ounces canned tuna + 10 cucumber slices

Creamy

1/2 cup cooked oatmeal + 1/2 cup blueberries

3/4 cup Greek Yogurt + 2 teaspoons peanut butter

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt with 1 tablespoon chia seeds and 1/4 cup of berries

1/2 cup cottage cheese + 1/2 cup sliced pineapple

Crunchy

1 bell pepper + 2 tablespoons hummus

4 large celery stalks + 2 tablespoons guac or almond butter

1/2 cup sliced cucumber + 2 tablespoons cream cheese

5 cups air-popped popcorn + 1/2 teaspoon chili powder or cinnamon

1 cup coleslaw mix + 4 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar

Packaged Snacks I love! 

Perfect Bar

Go Macro Bar

 Sugar-Free Apple Sauce

Baby Bell Lite Cheese

Wholly Guacamole

Boom Chicka Pop

Bare Apple Chips

Justin’s Almond Butter “To-Go” Packs

Hope this post gave you a weekly dose of snacking inspiration! Happy Wednesday!