Healthy Snacks
It is important to fuel your body throughout the day, other wise you may feel tired, sluggish and cranky. Think of your body as a gas tank. If there is no fuel in the tank, you won’t have any energy. Small, healthy snacks or mini meals that include both protein and carbohydrates can help keep your energy levels high throughout the day. Instead of eating 3 meals a day, try to eat 4-6 healthy meals/snacks per day. You can also eat these snacks about 1 hour before exercise to fuel your body.
- Sliced apple with peanut butter (1 tablespoon)
- Turkey and tomato on whole-wheat bread (1 slice)
- Low-fat cottage cheese and a peach or pear
- A hard-boiled egg and a piece of fruit
- Almonds (1⁄3 cup) and dried apricots (1⁄4 cup)
- A yogurt-and-fruit smoothie
- Hummus (1⁄4 cup) and baby carrots
- Low-fat yogurt and fresh strawberries
- Baked sweet potato with low-fat cottage cheese
- Baked tortilla chips (10) and low-fat bean dip (1⁄2 cup)
- Reduced-fat cheese (1 1⁄2 ounces) and whole-grain crackers (5)
- Half a peanut butter and banana sandwich (1 tablespoon peanut butter)
joie
wrote on January 26, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Another nice snakckto try is low fat cottage cheese w/toasted onions and chives add a little cracked blsck pepper and enjoy it with celery and carrot sticks and or toasted whole wheat pita — so yummy and filling, protein too! ~.~
joie
wrote on January 26, 2009 at 5:39 pm
wld b nice if i slowed down spelled correctly, ya think????
Elaine
wrote on January 28, 2009 at 5:11 am
I love 1 cup of grapes with a wedge of laughing cow cheese in the afternoon around 3-4pm less than 100 cals. I also have a baggie of mini baby carrots i take to work with me and i nibble on them on my way home from work it really helps the hungries when your stuck in traffic..and then your not famished when it comes time to get dinner ready.