Snack Away

Snacks can be an important part of a healthful diet. They can help you manage weight, hunger, health, and energy. They can also help you gain or lose weight. Eating a small healthy snack between meals helps with weight loss by keeping cravings down and preventing excessive hunger that will lead to overeating. The following are my favorite snacks. They are low in calories and high in nutrients but keep balance and moderation in mind.

Protein Boost
Hummus
Tuna salad (tuna in water and low-fat mayonnaise)
Sliced hard-boiled eggs
String cheese (Part-skim)
Yogurt (light)
Nuts: almonds, pecans, pistachios, walnuts (dry-roasted, unsalted nuts)
Seeds: pumpkin, sunflower
Edamame (soy beans with sea salt)

Sweet
Applesauce (no sugar added)
Granola bar
Raw vegetable sticks (celery, carrots, cucumber)
Fresh or dried fruit

Crunchy
Pretzels
Rice or popcorn cakes
Popcorn (low-fat)
Dry cereal
Soy or rice crisps

Salty
Toasted whole-grain English muffins
Soups (low sodium)
Egg white omelet topped with salsa

Drinks
Cocoa (sugar free made with low-fat milk)
Herbal teas (decaffeinated)

Dessert
Sherbet or sorbet (water-based)
Frozen Yogurt (low-fat)
Jell-O (sugar-free)
Pudding (sugar-free)
Angel food cake