I often have coaching clients who ask what to eat for snacks. In my weekly meal plans, I plan for 3 snacks each day. Sometimes I don’t eat the one after dinner depending on whether I’m hungry and also based on how well I stayed on plan throughout the day. I often eat a small portion of leftovers for a snack or 1/2 a serving of Shakeology if I’m in a rush — which I usually am. I’m not creating my regular meal plan this week because we’re traveling for Christmas. Instead, here’s a list of 25 of my favorite clean eating snack ideas.
- Cottage cheese and fruit: Top 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with your favorite fruit.
- Plain greek yogurt and berries: Top 1/2 cup of plain greek yogurt with any kind of berries. Frozen raspberries are my favorite. As they thaw they mix into the yogurt perfectly.
- Boiled eggs: Easy, and portable. Deviled eggs are another good option. Use greek yogurt and a little mustard instead of mayo.
- Deli roll-up: Top 2 slices of deli meat with 1 stick of string cheese. For extra crunch add a pickle or veggies like green pepper or cucumber.
- Celery with almond butter.
- Apple with almond butter.
- Banana with almond butter. (I eat this a lot of times before I work out for quick energy.)
- Protein shake.
- Green smoothie.
- Kind bars.
- Hummus & vegetables.
- Rice cake topped with your favorite topping. (Avocado, chicken salad, tuna, cream cheese veggie spread, almond butter and banana, peanut butter and jelly, scrambled eggs — the options are endless.) My favorite rice cakes are Suzie’s Whole Grain brown rice cakes. I buy them by the case on amazon. They are thinner than regular rice cakes, and are almost more like a cracker. Love them!
- Black bean taco. Heat 1/4 cup black beans with 1 T. salsa. Eat inside a warmed corn tortilla.
- Open-faced turkey sandwich made on whole-grain bread.
- Quinoa taco bites
- Nuts and a piece of fruit
- Grapes and cheese
- Avocado drizzled with balsamic vinegar
- Slice of greek yogurt banana bread
- Beef jerky
- PB energy balls – mix 2T all-natural peanut or almond butter, 1 tsp raw organic honey, 1T unsweetened cocoa powder, and 2T organic rolled oats together with a fork, then roll into balls.
- Mashed baked sweet potato, topped with coconut oil and cinnamon
- Veggie wrap – chopped veggies and hummus rolled in collard greens or whole-grain tortilla
- Homemade protein bars
- Banana and string cheese
I love finding new ideas for my weekly meal plan, so be sure and share your favorite snack in the comments below. If you’d like to receive new recipes and meal plans via email, please leave your email in the box below.
