No one likes to be hungry between the meal times but being conscious about calorie consumption is also necessary. Snacks can be dangerously high on calories. Especially, chips or French fries or pizzas can be extremely fattening. So why not make the snacking game healthy? In that way, you won’t have to starve yourself and also sticking to your diet needs. Here are the best healthy snack recipes for you.
Cucumber sandwich
Make your sandwich game fun by this recipe. Cucumbers are known to be the best coolants for the body. So why not make them a part of your sandwich? The bread you use is very important so the best options would be brown bread or multi-grain bread.
To make cucumber sandwiches you will need to toast 2 slices of whole-grain bread or brown bread and slather it with hummus and few thinly sliced cucumbers and you can add sliced tomatoes too making it a bit healthier snack. You can pack these and take them with work along with you.
Roasted Chickpeas
Chickpeas when roasted in olive oil with the addition of some spices become a great, healthy snack! Chickpeas can also be added in a salad or can be added to any meal. But using them as a snack is the tastiest and easiest way!
Take one tablespoon olive oil in a pan and then take two cups of chickpeas and roast them until slightly brown and add your favorite spices like salt, cumin powder and a little bit of black pepper. Let the chickpeas cool and serve. You can have chickpeas between your meals. In that way, you’re keeping yourself fed and also healthy.
Yogurt combined Snack
Yogurt is a delicious base full of protein which can be combined with any healthy ingredient and made as a snack. So be it cereal, banana, muesli, jam, granola or nuts, it’ll be an easy and tasty snack to prepare. You can actually carry the snack with you to work thus saving you time and energy from making a whole snack recipe. And if you’re using flavored yogurt, make sure you’re not going for yogurts that use artificial sweeteners because then your healthy snack won’t be healthy anymore.
Spiced Almonds
Now almonds are something everyone loves to nibble on. But why not make a snack out of them? Almonds, when added with the goodness of spices, can become really tasty and healthy for a snack.
To make this recipe, roast the almonds in a pan for about 3 minutes and transfer them to a bowl. In another bowl takes 1 teaspoon cumin powder, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce. Stir all the spices together in 1 teaspoon olive oil and add the Almonds. You can store this for a few days too.
Cheesy Jalapeno Pretzel Bites
Now it’s no surprise that everyone loves pretzels! Whether it’s a midday snack or a party appetizer. With the right amount of spice and cheese, it makes a perfect snack. Cook your jalapenos and fill your pretzel with jalapenos and cheese. Bake them and garnish them with scallions for the ideal finish.