Healthy Snack Ideas That Are Super Easy

It’s kind of hard sometimes to find a snack that is not only easy and quick, but also that is healthy, will balance your blood sugar rather than raising and then subsequently crashing it, and will actually taste good and satisfy your hunger without eating too much of it.

That’s quite a tall order, but I’ve been around and have been trying to either lose weight or maintain my weight long enough to know that there are some foods that I can definitely eat that fit the bill for all of the above.

The trick for me in snacking is to not get so hungry that I will just eat anything you put in front of me. A cupcake, the afternoon snacks like donuts and bagels and so forth that your office may put out, and things like that. These types of snacks may taste wonderful going in, but they will not keep you satisfied very long, and your blood sugar will surely go crashing in the next few hours.

One of my favorite and easiest snacks that is not loaded with unhealthy refined carbs, and actually has some fiber as well, is hummus and cucumbers. I like to either eat that, or eat the hummus with tomatoes. It’s easy to keep a couple chopped up cukes on hand, tomatoes, and when tomatoes and cukes are in season, this is pure heaven.

You should try to choose a hummus that is lower in fat and calories. Some of them have a ton of added oil, and that adds a lot of fat and a lot of calories.  I’ve found some store brands at the grocery store I shop at (Giant Eagle), and it’s the lowest  calorie, and tastiest, one I can find.

Another good snack is celery and peanut butter. You can make this a totally prepared snack by putting the peanut butter in the center and cutting it up. It’s a ready made, crunch and salty/sweet snack that won’t kill you on calories as long as you go a little light on the peanut butter, and it will stabilize your blood sugar til your next meal.

I’ve found these turkey sticks as well that are pretty good. They only have about 40 calories for a whole stick, and they are really tasty. These are not turkey jerkey, but more like a summer sausage. They are protein, so they stick with you, although not as well as the more fibrous celery and hummus snack.