Healthier Snacks for When You're on the Go!
Sometimes it's hard to choose healthy options when you're away from home. Next time you're in a pinch for time, take one of these healthy snacks with you to satisfy your craving. They taste great and will make you feel great too!
Crispy Energy Bites
Ingredients
1 cup crispy rice
1 cup of oats
1/3 cup of honey
1 cup of peanut butter (can be subbed for any nut butter of choice)
1 cup ground flaxseed (provides fiber and Omega-3 essential fatty acids)
2 tsp of vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips (a great sugar-free option is Lily’s Dark Chocolate Baking Chips. This option is sweetened with stevia and tastes amazing!)
Directions: Mix all ingredients except for the chocolate chips in a bowl. Once combined, stir in the chocolate chips. Form the mixture into small balls and then store those yummy bites in the fridge! Voila! Now you have a sweet and satisfying snack to grab on the go!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dates
Ingredients
pitted dates
chocolate chips
peanut butter
sea salt and hemp seeds (optional)
Directions: Split your dates in half and then stuff them with peanut butter. Close up the dates. Melt chocolate chips by popping them in the microwave at 30-second intervals until completely melted. Stir in 1/4 cup of peanut butter into your melted chocolate. Dip the dates into the chocolate. Garnish with some coarse sea salt and hemp seeds. Freeze, then enjoy!
Fresh Fruit
fiber-rich fruit: mangos, raspberries, apples, bananas, oranges
fruit with high vitamin C: kiwi, cantaloupe, citrus, pineapple, strawberries, watermelon
Veggies with Hummus
Some yummy vegetable options are sliced bell pepper, carrots, cauliflower, and cucumber!
Pair them with your favorite hummus!!
Healthy Fruit Roll Ups
Ingredients:
Fresh fruit (your choice… I did 2 cups strawberries and 1 cup raspberries)
Honey
Lemon juice
Vanilla
You will need:
You’ll only need a handful of items to make fruit leather roll ups. Out of all of the tools, one of the most important is the food processor! However, if you don’t have one handy, a blender will definitely work.
Baking sheet
Parchment paper
Cutting board
Cutting knife
Food processor
Spoon or spatula for spreading
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 170F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Clean the fruit, cut off the stems, and place it in a food processor. Process until smooth.
Next, transfer the processed fruit to a small saucepan and add the rest of the ingredients. Heat over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 10 minutes, pour the mixture onto a baking sheet and smooth it out until it’s even. It doesn’t have to go all the way to the edges of the baking sheet, but you’ll want the layer to be fairly thin.
Bake for 4 hours, or until no longer sticky to the touch.
Let cool completely before cutting into strips and rolling, and then store at room temperature.
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