» 24 Quick and Easy Healthy Snacks

Healthy snacking can take the edge off hunger, helping you avoid overeating at meals and keeping your energy levels even.  Craving a specific taste or consistency?  Here are some healthy snacks to help your survive the day.

•Crunchy:
8-10 almonds & 1 sliced apple
1 Kashi regular granola bar
2 TB Hummus, 10 wheat thins & baby carrots
7 baked tortilla chips with salsa & 2 TB guacamole
1/2 cup dry high fiber cereal & 2 TB nuts
1 oz. pretzels

•Salty:
String cheese, 5 triscuits & grape tomatoes
3-5 cups of light popcorn
1 cup minestrone soup
7 baked tortilla chips with salsa & 2 TB guacamole
1/2 whole grain English muffin, 2 TB tomato sauce & 2 TB shredded mozzarella cheese
1 oz. pretzels

•Sweet:
1 cup low fat/nonfat yogurt & ½ cup sliced strawberries
1 Kashi Bar
1 Lara Bar
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce & 1 TB chopped walnuts
1 cup of low fat or non fat milk & 1 small banana
¼ cup dried fruit (no added sugar)

•Chewy:
1 Clif Nectar bar
½ Clif bar
1 Kashi Chewy granola bar

•Combination of salty & sweet:
1 apple & 1 TB all natural peanut butter
1 small banana & 1 TB all natural almond butter
1/4 cup low fat/nonfat cottage cheese & 1 cup berries

Written by Sabrina Zaslov MS, RD, CDE. Sabrina Zaslov MS, RD, CDE is the registered dietician for LWI Peak Performance at Lifewellness Institute. Sabrina has over ten years of experience providing nutritional counseling to athletes of all levels.  She loves running, especially half-marathons and marathons.  Sabrina hopes to run in this year’s New York City Marathon. For more information or questions, visit www.lwipeakperformance.com