25 Healthy Snack Ideas

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Do you find it impossible to go from breakfast to lunch without a mid-morning snack?

You’re not alone.

Many of us get hungry between meals, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Not at all.

Fuelling up regularly for many people, is a vital way to prevent binging on unhealthy foods and eating too much at main meals.

But what’s the best option? Preferably the snack should be something that offers a complex carbohydrate and a source of protein to keep you feeling sustained throughout the day.

Here’s a typical schedule you can rework to fit your daily routine:

• Breakfast at 8am
• Mid-morning snack around 10.30am
• Lunch around 1pm
• Mid-afternoon snack around 3.30pm
• Evening meal around 6pm.

With a schedule like this, your blood sugar levels are maintained at an even level, preventing ravenous hunger that often leads to overeating and poor food choices.

Over a year ago, I wrote a list of 20 Healthy Snack Ideas.

If you’ve run out of ideas for snacking, here are 25 more suggestions to help you out:

1. 1 rye crisp bread with cottage cheese and a pinch of garam masala.

2. Small serve of tuna mixed with natural yoghurt and herbs, spread onto 3 celery sticks.

3. 4 carrot sticks, 2 cherry tomatoes, and 4 green beans served with guacamole dip.

4. 1/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce with 1 slice of wholegrain bread, toasted, and cut into 4 strips for dunking.

5. Frozen yoghurt lollipops.

6. 2 multi grain crackers topped with a small serve of cheddar cheese and sliced green grapes.

7. 1 tablespoon of mixed seeds, 3 strips of red pepper, 2 thick slices of mushroom.

8. 1 small apple sliced, 1 tablespoon peanut butter for dipping, 20 raisins sprinkled on top.

9. 1 oatcake with cottage cheese and fresh coriander.

10. A small serving of natural yoghurt with pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower seeds, and a pinch of cinnamon.

11. 2 multi grain crackers topped with grated cucumber, natural yoghurt, and a sprig of mint.

12. A small bowl of frozen berries and natural yoghurt, topped with linseeds.

13. 8 cashew nuts, 3 carrot sticks, and 2 thick slices of cucumber.

14. A small cup of homemade vegetable soup.

15. 2 rice cakes spread with hummus, and topped with cherry tomatoes.

16. 1 rice cake spread with pesto, topped with a small amount of mackerel, and diced tomatoes.

17. A small bowl of natural yoghurt with 1/2 cup unsweetened granola.

18. 3 handfuls of unbuttered/unsweetened popcorn, seasoned with herbs.

19. 6 Brazil nuts, 4 small florets of broccoli, and 2 cherry tomatoes.

20. Small serving of natural yoghurt, with linseed’s, and a pinch of cinnamon.

21. 2 crisp breads spread with mashed avocado and a squeeze of lemon juice.

22. 2 multi grain crispbreads topped with salmon, cottage cheese, and herbs.

23. 2 small kiwis sliced, and 6 almonds.

24. 1/2 cup pure orange juice, frozen and eaten as sorbet.

25. 1 rice cake topped with a hard-boiled egg and mixed herbs.

What are your snack suggestions?