For me its been up and down. I love chocolate, but it gives me hateful breakouts, so chocolate as a small snack or treat is a big no-no. Different foods have different effects on different people. Fruit and vegetables are generally a good way to go, but not limited to those things, depending on your needs and goals. Don't forget to watch your portions too!
Our lovely Sharon G. provided me with an awesome article that lists Smart Snacks. Some of these things are not the run of the mill snack... so get ready to think outside of the box. If you can make any of this, without having to buy the appetizers in a box, I highly suggest doing so and then freezing the extra. This way you can control the ingredients.
Snack on a Stick
~ Small things are in - and they are funner on a stick ~
- Mini beef, turkey or meatless meatballs (use the microwave at work to heat before eating)
- Min bocconcini (mozzarella balls) and chery tomatoes; slip on a leaf of fresh basil
- Green and orange melon balls
- Dried figs and squares of manchego (spanish) cheese or ham or both
- Cubed chicken with red grapes
- Chunks of angel food cake and strawberries
- Pickles and anchovy or pimento stuffed olives
- Leftover roasted potatos (pack a dipping sauce of light mayo with dill or your favorite vinaigrette)
- Cucumber, pitted kalamata olives and squares of feta cheese
- Marinated artichoke hearts and marinated peppers
- Pineapple and leftover teriyaki chicken
- Mango and leftover shrimp
Buy It - Bring It
~If you can make it, go for it. This way you know exactly what ingredients go in. You can make a few servings and freeze them. ~
- Mini tacos or taquitos
- Bite-Sized Pizzas
- Chinese dumplings (steamed shu mai) or potstickers (steamed or panfried gyoza)
- Wontons with soy or hoisin dipping sauce
- Mini crab cakes
- Cucumber and avacado sushi
- Inari sushi (rice tucked into a tofu skin) - use light low sodium soy sauce only if needed
- Pierogis (polish dumplings with potato filling, often wth sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese or fruit)
- Little empanadas
- Bao (Asian buns filled iwth barbecue pork or chicken) I love these, by the way
- Spanakopita (phllo stuffed with feta and spinach) I love these too!!
- Mini hot dogs in puff pastry
- Mini quiches (good for breakfast too)
- Chinese egg rolls or Vietnamese spring rolls
Wrap 'n Roll
~ Again, don't be scared to think outside of the box ~
- Thinly sliced roast beef wrapped arounda seeded breadstick or grissino (skinny Italian breadstick)
- Ham wrapped around a "baby" cheese round
- Thinly sliced turkey breast wrapped arounda part skim mozzerella stick
- Prosciutto wrapped around leftover asparagus stalks
- Black forest ham wrapped arounda cheddar stick
- Rice wrapped around salmon (To make this Japanese snack, wet your hands; scoop up a handful o warm, cooked Japanese-style rice; make a dent in the center, then add about a teaspoon of salmon or any other kind of filling. Form the rice into a ball and if you want, wrap with strips of nori (seaweed)
- Roasted seaweed wraped around pre-seasoned tofu
- Buter lettuce leaves wrapped around leftover Chinese food
- Ham and chees wraps sliced into snack-sized pinwheels
- Bacon wrapped around dates (stuffed with cream cheese, if you like)
- Genoa salami rolled up with provolone cheese
- Smoked turkey rolled up with honey mustard
Between the (Little) Bread
~ We need carbs in moderation, to fuel our body. If a diet tells you to eliminate carbs, don't listen. You need healthy carbs, like sugars from fruit, to give your body energy. ~
- Slices of cheddar and apple with whole grain mustard on slider buns
- Scrambled egg topped iwth prosciutto in a mini pita pocket
- Curried tuna or chicken salad on a raisin mini muffin
- Sliced white meat turkey, avacado and cranberry chutney on whole grain crackers
- Ham on a cheddar scone
- Turkey with pesto (instead of mayo) on a biscuit
- Goat cheese and roasted cherry tomatoes on a mini baguette or baguette slices (toss the tomatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in a 42 degree oven until carmelized, about 20 mins)
- Nutella and sliced banana or other fruit on bioche
- Smoked salmon and cucumber with light cream chees layerd on apetizer sized pumpernickel bread
- Tea sandwhiches like cucumber and watercress with goat cheese; egg salad with bacon; or cream cheese on date-nut bread
- Black bean and light jack cheese quesadilla made with mini tortillas
- Almond butter and jelly spread between mini rice cakes
There's more, but it's 10:30 at night and I'm done... so till next update! Eat well and snack healthy!
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