My Top 10 Favorite Healthy Snacks

Posted: December 4, 2012

People who know me or who have heard my story about losing over 50 pounds ask me a variety of questions...ranging from "how'd you do it?" to "you didn't even have a birthday cake?!?!?" to "you drink broccoli?" to "what do you snack on?"  Though I've answered most of those over the weeks and months of having this blog, I'd like to give one comprehensive post with some great snack ideas that you can implement for yourself or your family starting today! So, the next time you get the munchies and you're not sure what to grab, you can bookmark or pin this page to give you some inspiration.

Top 10 Favorite Healthy Snacks:

1) Hummus with bell peppers (or pita chips)

Store-bought or homemade, both are extremely nutrititious and satisfying!

2) Roasted Golden Beets

I made these this week (recipe below) with a few leftover beets from the Golden Meatloaf, and Babycakes and I both loved them! She and I devoured this entire plate in one sitting. You don't know how many warm and fuzzies I get seeing my baby girl munch on roasted beets!!


3) Chobani Greek Yogurt

Top with some fruit and nuts, or oats, or granola, or chia seeds...


4) Seaweed

Babycakes likes the plain kind, but I prefer the wasabi flavor to add a bit of spice.


5) Banana with Chocolate PB2

This is seriously such an amazing "dessert"/treat... so decadent without the guilt! And they sell it now in regular grocery stores!


6) Blueberries

Babycakes and I could eat these by the bowlful...and in fact, we often do!


7) Green Juice

Sometimes this is the best energy boost I can give myself!  They're so refreshing and packed with nutrients. Try my Mean Green, Shrek Juice, or newest green creation: Elf Juice!


8) Almonds

A handful of nuts will fend off hunger in no time!


9) Apple slices (with or without peanut butter!)


10) Kale Chips

Crispy, green, light, and flavorful!

Questions:

  • What are YOUR favorite snacks?
  • Any question you want to ask me that I haven't answered yet on the blog?

Roasted Golden Beets

Description

Roasted Golden Beets || No Sugar Sweet Life

Ingredients

2  
Large Golden Beets
1 tablespoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Cumin
1 dash
Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Cut off stems and peel beets.
  3. Cut in half, then thinly slice them...about 1mm thick.
  4. In a large bowl, toss the sliced beets in the olive oil and cumin. 
  5. Lay the beets flat in a single layer on a baking sheet (or two), lined with tin foil.
  6. Bake for 25 minutes, flipping halfway through.
  7. Enjoy them warm or cool/crispy!

Yields 3 Servings

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Comments

Submitted by Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries - December 4, 2012 - 6:50pm

These are some of my favorites too! I also love banana or apple with nut butter!

Submitted by Lindsay - December 4, 2012 - 7:47pm

I'll have to try this one! Thanks for sharing! In addition to hummus, I make this spread from pureed butter beans, garlic and some lemon juice -- my toddler LOVES to dip his kale chips into it. His favorite snack!

Submitted by Shirley - December 4, 2012 - 10:36pm

Our favorite snacks are salads-yep! Raw Broccoli, cauliflower, celery, carrots, peppers any color and sugar snap peas with a homemade bean dip (not as exotic as hummus but similar and cheap and easy to make). Apples, bananas, mango, pineapple, watermelon, cantalope, berries, oranges, grapefruit-oh heck any fruit ha ha! Green Smoothies. And graham crackers with pb, yogurt, and cheese!

Submitted by Monica - December 5, 2012 - 9:22am

I love banana n peanut butter n apples with peanut butter but often my PB is just not nutrition friendly def gonna look for those brands.

Submitted by kelly - December 5, 2012 - 11:58am

PB2 is powdered peanut butter! You just take a tablespoon or two and add water, mix it up to a good consistency, and voila! It's 85% less fattening too as the oils have been removed. Win win!
Submitted by Pam - December 5, 2012 - 11:51am

Where do you find golden beets? I have never noticed them in the store before.

Submitted by kelly - December 5, 2012 - 11:57am

I've only found them at markets/specialty stores (like Sprouts market, or Whole Foods), not a regular grocery store. And they only have the "organic" variety. They're just with the other veggies - beets, kale, lettuce, etc.
Submitted by Gina @ Running to the Kitchen - December 6, 2012 - 10:09am

Love every single one of these except the darn seaweed. I consistently try to like that stuff and yet end up gagging every time I shove a piece in my mouth! Teach me the ways!!! ;) A recent fave is mejdool dates stuffed with almond butter. I pop 1 or 2 before my workout and it gives a great boost of energy.

Submitted by Kira - December 6, 2012 - 12:30pm

My go to healthy snack is apple slices and PB. Yum! Its something I always look forward to in the afternoons while I'm working away at my desk. I also love eating 1/2c of cottage cheese with a sprinkle of cinnamon, a dash of vanilla with some chopped up apples.

Submitted by Kim - December 7, 2012 - 12:00am

Golden beet chips sound delicious! I've been wanting to try your kale chips recipe too - just bought kale today :) and I'll have to try seaweed sometime...a little skeptical whether I'll like that but willing to try since its so healthy.

Submitted by JoAnna @ JoAnna Thinks - December 7, 2012 - 9:52pm

When you spread it all out with all those nice pictures, it looks so good and so delicious!

Submitted by Brittany - December 9, 2012 - 4:28pm

I love bananas or apples with almond butter!! I love all these choices!

Submitted by Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning - December 11, 2012 - 10:34am

Oooh roasted golden beets. I looooove those. (I love pretty much any vegetable roasted- especially broccoli!)

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