By Hiba Giacoletto, Healthwise
Here are some easy, healthy options which all have a good mix of healthy fats, protein and carbohydrates to fill you up and keep you satisfied until your next meal! Combining sugary carbohydrates like fruit with a source of fat and/or protein like nuts or seeds ensures more stable energy as blood sugar levels rise more slowly and consistently.
If you are wondering what the role of snacks should be in your diet, I wrote about how often to eat based on my own experience here http://www.healthwise.ch/how-often-should-you-eat-%E2%80%A8%E2%80%A8/
Savoury Snacks
- Hummus with raw vegetable sticks (carrot, celery, cucumber). You can make a big batch of hummus to keep in the fridge for several days. Recipe here: http://www.healthwise.ch/humus-no-bread/
- Cottage cheese - you can add chopped herbs like chives or chopped fruit like apple or pineapple or even berries for a little more taste.
- Chickpea croutons are a super easy snack to make when you want something crispy - and you can add any spices you want to them https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261490322090355039/
- Hard-boiled egg - you can actually make these in advance and keep them in the fridge to use over several days. Learn how to boil eggs perfectly here: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-boil-eggs-perfectly-every-time-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202415 or here: http://mykingcook.com/how-to-make-hard-boiled-eggs/
- Plain, air-popped popcorn.
- Tinned tuna or salmon. You can place it in a wrap made from nori or a lettuce leaf.
- Piece of cheese, perhaps with a few grapes or slices of pears.
- Dried meat - the Swiss meat viande des Grisons is a good option.
- A few forkfuls of fermented vegetables like sauerkraut or kimchi. Fermented food is great for balancing the bacteria in our gut and it can even help curb sugar cravings. You can make you own or buy fermented sauerkraut at Migros (make sure it is raw + unpasteurized).
- Whole grain crackers (like brown rice) with avocado, cottage cheese, hummus or nut butter spread on top.
- Grilled Haloumi cheese.
- Leftover piece of chicken, meat or fish
Sweet Snacks
- A square of dark chocolate (at least 70%).
- Raw snack balls like these. http://www.healthwise.ch/raw-spice-balls/ You can make a bigger batch and freeze.
- Date halves stuffed with walnuts or almonds.
- Chia pudding such as this recipe which you can make a big batch of and keep in the fridge over several days http://www.healthwise.ch/better-than-bircher-muesli-fruity-chia-bowl/
- Frozen banana ice-cream http://www.healthwise.ch/frozen-banana-soft-serve/
- A vegetable-based smoothie http://www.healthwise.ch/perfect-green-smoothie/
- Raw chocolate mousse made with avocado: http://www.healthwise.ch/sweet-healthy-love-valentines-day
- Make your own trail mix by combining your choice of nuts, seeds and dried fruits and putting them in small bags or Tupperwares. You can buy small, portion size bags from the stationary section of Migros or Coop.
- Carrot or celery sticks, apple, pear or banana pieces with spread such as almond butter, tahini or peanut butter. Make your own nut butter or buy a brand that is made only of the nut, seed or peanut without anything added (no salt, oil or sugar). Here’s how to make your own almond butter in just minutes: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/261490322090355050/
Author's bio
Hiba Giacoletto is a Certified Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN) with a Masters Degree in Psychology
Hiba helps people lose weight, feel more energetic or take control of their eating without diets or deprivation. She believes that no one way of eating or living works for everyone and that it is about experimenting to find what truly works for you. She uses a unique blend of NUTRITION + PSYCHOLOGY + COACHING to help people start trusting their body's wisdom to make food and lifestyle choices that enable them to look and feel their best. She is convinced that regardless of what you might have tried in the past, she can help you get unstuck, overcome self-sabotage behavior and find your mojo!
You can book a FREE 45 minute Health Chat via her website, www.healthwise.ch to find out whether Health Coaching is right for you.
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