How to Prepare Healthy Snacks

There are many snacks you can prepare at home that are healthy and taste great.  Make it easy by cutting up fruits and vegetables the minute you bring them home for easy access when you want a quick snack.  Other great staples to have on hand are eggs and yogurt.

Prepare Ahead

• Boil eggs to keep in the refrigerator and eat throughout the week.


• Cut up different kinds of vegetables and put them in plastic bags for easy access.


• Buy low calorie dip and hummus to eat vegetables with.


• Slice apples to keep in the refrigerator, and toss them in lemon juice to prevent them from turning brown.


• Eat apples with peanut butter for a healthy snack.

Tortillas

• Buy whole wheat tortillas to have on hand for different snacks.


• Spread them with peanut butter and wrap it around a banana for a healthy snack.


• Try spreading it with cream cheese and vegetables, and rolling it up.


• Try cutting them into triangles and baking them to eat with salsa or black bean dip.


• Make a quesadilla with low fat cheese.

Easy Snacks

• Make a yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and granola.


• Wrap a piece of lean deli meat such as turkey around string cheese.


• Spread peanut butter or strawberry cream cheese on a stalk of celery.


• Stir diced pineapple into a cup of cottage cheese.


• Spread a piece of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and honey, and put diced bananas on top.


• Prepare a quick smoothie with yogurt, milk and fresh fruit.