What are the BEST 20 quick, healthy snacks? This is a MUST HAVE list for all of us who start the day with the best intentions, then get to 2pm and succumb to the hunger pains and find ourselves in the McDonald’s drive-thru. Keep some of these snacks on hand at all time to eat between meals! Never allow yourself to get so hungry that you give up entirely and fall victim to the McDouble Extra Value Meal. I could have listed 100 more quick healthy snacks, but these were voted as the TOP 20! They are quick, easy and perfect for the on-the-go man, woman or kid who values great health!
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What are 20 Quick Healthy Snacks
1-Quick Healthy Snack: Frozen Grapes
It’s true! Grapes are great for your eyes and help protect against cancer! Besides a dozen other health benefits, these delicious fruits are the perfect summer treat when frozen! Definitely one of the 20 best quick healthy snacks!
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2- Quick Healthy Snack: Veggies & Hummus
We LOVE carrots dipped in hummus! Those individual serving hummus packs and a container of baby carrots or any other chopped veggie is a great midday snack! This snack is low calorie and full of protein and vitamins. The great thing about vegetables? You can eat a TON of them and you’ll still be in great shape! VARIATION: If you don’t love hummus (it has the tendency to promote garlic breath), try a greek yogurt dressing!
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3- Quick Healthy Snack: Turkey Jerky
Since TURKEY is one of the best white meats for your body and it’s FULL of protein, it’s definitely in the line up for one of the best 20 quick healthy snacks! Turkey Jerky is a great way to get your meat fill when you’re in the car or somewhere that doesn’t allow for a refrigerator to keep meat cold. This is my favorite.
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4- Quick Healthy Snack: Handful of Almonds or other Nuts
The health benefits in a handful of nuts are MIND BLOWING! Check them out!
- Fats that add SHINE to your hair!
- Protein and Fiber that make you feel FULL!
- Help LOWER blood pressure thanks to the magnesium!
- Full of antioxidants so skin stays looking YOUNG!
- Lowers cholesterol!
- AND MANY MORE!
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5- Quick Healthy Snack: Protein or Energy Bar
My obsession! We have tested a LOT of bars and our favorite two are:
- G2G Bars – If you like cookie dough, you’ll love G2G bars! 298 calories and 18g protein. A GREAT and DELICIOUS way to get your protein!
- Energy Cubes– Full of fruit, nuts and natural ingredients! Each pack comes with 3 cubes. Have one now and save the other 2 for later! 270 calories, 14g protein and a TON of vitamins and nutrition that you need for all day energy.
What quick healthy snacks can I eat when traveling?
6- Quick Healthy Snack: Apple Slices and Peanut Butter
Of course this made the list! Delicious on every level. Lots of protein. Full of antioxidants, fiber and vitamin C. Very filling and one of the 20 best quick healthy snacks for people of all ages. Heck, add a little honey to the peanut butter and you’ve got a healthy dessert! VARIATION: Use celery instead of apple slices.
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7- Quick Healthy Snack: Trail Mix
Portion your trail mix into single serving baggies or buy individual packages. Some “trail mix” options are nothing but candy and salt, so be selective when choosing! Try and pick a trail mix that includes nuts, dried berries and nuts. Trail mix is filling and satisfying to all your sweet and salty taste buds!
8- Quick Healthy Snack: Cheese
Yum. Cheese is so good. Why does string cheese make the list of the 20 best quick, healthy snacks? One- it’s low in calories. Two- it’s a lean protein that makes you feel full. Three- It’s carb free. Four- Did we already say it’s so good?!
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9- Quick Healthy Snack: Hard Boiled Egg
Eggs are delicious in ANY form, but if we’re talking snacks, the hard boiled egg is dynamite. No carbs and packed with protein! And go ahead and indulge in that yolk, it’s full of vitamins and omega-3 fats that do a body good! This is my favorite egg cooker. Perfect for hard boiled, soft boiled or poached.
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10- Quick Healthy Snack: Protein Shake or Smoothie
Protein Powders are EVERYWHERE these days! Some are 100% natural and bitter and gross. I like the ones that taste good…..call me crazy! Clean Simple Eats is my favorite. All the nutrition you’re looking for and STILL TASTES GREAT! Throw it in a blender with some almond milk and a banana. Heck, some powders are good just mixed with water. If fruit is your thing and you want ALL the nutrition, try this smoothie recipe; it’s our favorite! And here’s the very BEST blender I’ve found.
Healthy Greek Yogurt Fruit Smoothie
Blend together for 2 large servings
- 1 c. 100% natural fruit juice
- 1 c. greek yogurt
- 1 banana (try freezing over ripened bananas for smoothies)
- 5 or so frozen strawberries
- Handful of frozen blueberries
- Fistful of greens
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
What quick healthy snacks do you eat before bed?
11- Quick Healthy Snack: Skinny Pop, Veggie Straws or other packed low-cal chips
Remember when “packaged snacks” meant “super bad for you snacks”? Well the junk food companies have smartened up and now realize that consumers actually want HEALTHY snacks! The best part: the prices are still low, the taste is great, there are tons of options and they are GRAB N’ GO!
12- Quick Healthy Snack: No Bake Energy Balls
If you love no-bake cookies….or chocolate…or peanut butter…or deliciousness as a whole, these PROTEIN packed energy balls are for you! This is my go-to recipe adapted from GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, then tweaked and twisted until we perfected it. Heaven sent!
Oatmeal Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls
Yield: 20-24 balls (depends on size)
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder (about 2 scoops)
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 T chia or flax seeds
- 1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter (or any nut butter)*
- 3 T natural honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup raisins, chocolate chips, craisins or preferred add-in
- 2–4 T melted coconut oil
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add oats, protein powder, cinnamon and chia/flax seeds to a large bowl.
- Add in peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
- Add in raisins (or preferred add-in). Mixture should be slightly sticky but still crumbly.
- Slowly add in coconut oil 1 tablespoon at a time and using hands (get dirty!) combine until it comes together in a sticky ball that holds together. If mixture is too dry, add in more liquid but not so much that it won’t hold shape.
- Roll into balls using hands.
- Place in a container to set in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
- Store in fridge until ready to eat.
13- Quick Healthy Snack: Turkey Roll-Up
Next time you’re at the deli, grab a pound of sliced turkey JUST for you! Pull a slice from the fridge and roll it up for a quick, satisfying little snack to get you by until dinner. You’ll feel much better about eating this than the piece of bread that’s also a quick solution, but full of carbs.
14- Quick Healthy Snack: Greek Yogurt Parfait
Ladies and Gentlemen, let me introduce you to my FAVORITE nighttime snack. You can definitely eat it at any point in the day, but I love indulging in this sweet bowl of loveliness each night while I watch a show.
4 Ingredient Parfait
- Scoop of plain greek yogurt
- spoonful of peanut butter
- small cup of frozen blueberries
- small cup of your favorite granola
VARIATIONS may include a different nut butter or honey, a different or additional frozen or fresh fruit, adding seeds and nuts.
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15- Quick Healthy Snack: Dried fruit or fruit bar
Dried fruit has its pros and cons. Some of them get weird once they’re dried, but some of them are SO delicious and SO good for you! Dried fruit can tend to get a little pricey so stock up when you see it on sale or buy from a bulk food store like WINCO. Fruit BARS (I’m talking the real stuff, not Kellogg’s princess fruit snacks), are one of my favorite things to feed myself and my kids. Again, the good ones can be a bit pricey so stock up whey they’re on sale! An even BETTER idea for you ambitious one…..make your own! This is a super awesome, super affordable food dehydrator.
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16- Quick Healthy Snack: Baked (Instant Pot) Sweet Potato
Have you tried this?! My FAVORITE thing to throw in the Instant Pot is a sweet potato. Sweet potato are high in Fiber, antioxidants & minerals. They also have a high water content which makes you feel full faster! These babies only have about 112 calories! Don’t have an instant pot? (Hurry and get one…your life will be forever changed!) Discount Instant Pot
Here’s how you cook sweet potatoes in your pressure cooker.
- Throw potatoes onto trivet in Instant Pot
- Add 1 cup water
- Set manual timer according to this guide:
- 2″ or less in width: 15 minutes
- 2-3″ in width: 25-35 minutes
- 3-4″in width: 60 minutes
- Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Decorate with a bit of salt and pepper and enjoy!
17- Quick Healthy Snack: Cottage Cheese and Peaches
This takes me back to my childhood! My mom threw this number on the table at least once a week. We DEVOURED it….not even realizing we were being tricked into eating a healthy meal! Fill a bowl with cottage cheese and add some sliced peaches to the top. You’re getting your dairy, protein, vitamins and nutrients in a low calorie dish of delight!
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18- Quick Healthy Snack: Banana or other fruit
I feel like this one is obvious, but fresh fruit definitely deserves a place on this list! Banana is my go-to fruit. It’s filling and full of potassium. Of course, every fruit is a good choice! Low calories, lots of nutrition, totally natural and affordable. You know what else is great about fruit??? It’s beautiful! I like to keep a variety on my counter so I’ll remember to eat it and for some fresh decor. This is my fruit hanger/basket. Beautiful, right?!
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19- Quick Healthy Snack: Avocado Toast
Avocados are SCRUMPTIOUS! They are full of GOOD fats! The fats that give you beautiful hair, skin and nails. They’re also good for your eyes, good for reducing inflammation, they promote tooth and gum health, they’re full of minerals, antioxidants, potassium, fiber and vitamins.
Try slicing an avocado and putting it on toast with a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Also, avocados have a tendency to turn brown QUICKLY! If you only eat half, you don’t have to throw the other half away! This avocado storage keeper is the best.
20- Quick Healthy Snack: Edamame and Other Beans
Beans, beans the magical fruit! Aren’t beans with pods so fun, easy and and cute!? Beans have lots of protein, they control your appetite, they contain all sorts of minerals and they’re great for the heart! Edamame is delicious heated up and sprinkled with coarse salt. Green beans are great in their true raw form!
20 Quick Healthy Snacks
Now that your back pocket is CHUCK full of quick healthy snack ideas, stock your kitchen with as much as you can so you never feel “foodless”. Let’s admit it, when there’s not a healthy option, we end up with a donut in one hand and a bag of Cheetos in the other. You can do this! Besides being quick and easy, these snacks are DELICIOUS and should keep your belly full during those hours of the day when we typically want to give up!
Dannie Majorga says
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