Healthy Snack Ideas from Charlotte
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post all about Healthy Dinner Ideas and I thought it was about time I wrote a comprehensive blog post all about Healthy Snack Ideas too.
People regularly ask me for healthy snack ideas, and although there are plenty, it’s hard to think on the spot. It’s also hard to supply as many examples as we may have for the less healthy options. Chocolate bars come in so many varieties and crisps isles are sometimes the biggest isles in the supermarket.
However, although grazing throughout the day on snacks – whether healthy or otherwise – is not a good idea, healthy snacks can help:
- Boost energy levels when you get a dip
- Supply a source of energy and nutrients to top you up between meals
- Be a good source of nutrients in your daily diet
- Help reduce the risk of you getting too hungry and craving other less healthy options
- Get in your 5 A Day
Below is a list of some of my favourite healthy snack ideas. I will continue to add to them as we go along, so feel free to send in some of your own ideas for my healthy snacks list.
Healthy Snacks List
Nuts and dried fruit
Nut butters on wholegrain crackers
A piece of fruit – such as a banana (great for a quick energy boost mid-afternoon)
Plain yoghurt with added dried/fresh/frozen fruit
Homemade, low-sugar energy/oat balls
Vegetable sticks with hummus or guacamole dip
Crudites with cheese and tomato
Apple and peanut butter
Banana and a handful of cashews
Small bowl of cereal/porridge – try my overnight oats recipe
Wholegrain crackers and cheese/marmite
Small (150mls) vegetable smoothie
A handful of oats in some natural yoghurt
Homemade guacamole/avocado strips in ½ pitta bread
Slice of homemade banana bread
Fruit bread or malt loaf slice
Hummus on wholegrain toast
Wholegrain English muffin with grated cheese and tomato/tuna & sweetcorn
Herbal tea and nuts/crackers
Plain popcorn or sprinkled with herbs/paprika
Or Jamie Oliver’s Marmite Popcorn
Sweet potato ‘chips’ sprinkled with paprika
A handful of mixed seeds
Toasted pitta and dips – yoghurt, guacamole, hummus
Oatcakes and marmite
Sushi
Eggy bread
Free range egg and wholegrain soldiers
Beetroot/kale/vegetable chips
Fruit and nut bar (with no added sugar)
Hard boiled egg
Small pancakes with yoghurt and fruit
Mini free-range chicken & veg wrap
Homemade frozen yoghurt
Slice of buffalo mozzarella, beef tomato and avocado
So that’s my list so far. Please do send me any more of your ideas on the contact me page. Always happy to add really healthy and delicious snacks to these healthy snack ideas. Also check out my @SR_Nutrition Instagram page for more healthy snack ideas and inspiration too.