All about them snacks baby! Just like you can prep your meals in advance to make it easy to eat healthy all week, you can prep some healthy snacks to have on hand too! Here are some of my favourite snack recipes to try:
Roasted & Spiced Almonds
Save your money and stop buying sugar covered nuts. Here's how you can take healthy raw almonds and add some flavour while keeping them a healthy snack.
What You'll Need:
1 cup of raw almonds
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 teaspoon of spice (or spices) of choice - try cayenne, garlic, chili powder, etc...
Salt and pepper, optional
How To:
Place almonds on baking sheet, cover with olive oil and spices of choice
Mix well so almonds are coated - spread on baking sheet in one layer
Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes - let cool completely and store in air tight container
Peanut Butter Energy Bites
These pack a protein punch and are easy to make!
What You'll Need:
2/3 cups of natural peanut butter
1 cup of old fashioned oats
1/2 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup of ground flax seeds
2 tablespoons of honey
How To:
Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir well
Place bowl into the fridge for about 20 minutes (makes them easier to roll!)
Roll into bite size balls and store them in the fridge (for up to a week)
Stuffed Celery Sticks
Celery is inexpensive and so easy to dress up with whatever you like - here's a cheesy way to make them delicious!
What You'll Need:
Up to 3 celery stocks, cut into the size you want
Cream cheese of choice
Toppings of choice (optional) - diced up veggies, shredded cheese, etc..
1/2 cup of ground flax seeds
2 tablespoons of honey
How To:
Assemble celery sticks by spreading the cream cheese and then topping with your toppings of choice
Store in the fridge of up to 2 days - great grab and go snack!
The more you prep meals and snacks the easy it is to eat well (and save money!)
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