Here is a list of some small meals or snacks, that you can easily add to your daily diet!
Starting with some of the smaller snack ideas:
Fresh Fruit: My top easy grab and go snack, preferably in mid morning, is a piece of fruit. I aim for the lower in sugar varieties; berries, apples or oranges.
Fresh Veggies: The next easiest thing to grab and go is of course veggies! I love to grab baby carrots and cucumbers when I’m in a hurry. Baby carrots are amazing in a tbsp of peanut butter and cucumbers can be easily pumped up with vinegar, no ranch required!
Yogurt: Greek and plain! As much as I love the flavored varieties, they are delicious, they are full of sugar. Some of the things I like to add to it; pb2, protein powder, fruit, cocoa powder, stevia and vanilla extract. Normally, in random combinations. The other way I like to use yogurt is as sour cream, sprinkle with a mrs. dash mix and dip veggies in it 🙂
Popcorn: I don’t mean the kind in the microwave pop bag. I take about 1/4 cup of kernels in a glass bowl, cover it with a plate and pop for about 3-4 minutes. I drizzle a little olive oil and sea salt over the popcorn to flavor, but I also don’t mind it plain.
Moving on to big snacks/meals.
Sweet potato: Another favorite of mine. I pop one in the microwave, add a dollop of peanut butter or pb2, blueberries or strawberries and a sprinkle of cinnamon and bam, a filling mid morning or mid afternoon meal.
Rice and Eggs: Many southerners are very familiar with rice and eggs. I like to whip up a quick snack with 1/4 cup brown rice and egg whites. I sprinkle it will a little sea salt and fat-free feta and I’m good to go!
Eggs: Keeping in the egg theme; hardboiled, scrambled whites and white omelets are another quick and filling mid morning or mid afternoon snack. If I’m heading to work, hardboiled is easy to travel with. If I’m at home I like to scramble some whites with tomatoes and a little fat-free feta. delicious and filling!
Oats: Oatmeal is normally my breakfast go to, but sometimes I am starving come afternoon and just need something that is super filling to fill the void. I whip up another bowl of oatmeal in my favorite fashion, pb, almond milk, cinnamon and stevia. I omit the banana I add in the morning, if I ever get the hankering for oats x 2.
Last but not least, baked healthy goods: I love to bake and am always trying out new ways to make yummy treats healthy. Some are wins, some are fails. You can find some of our healthy dessert recipes in the recipe section!
