You have probably heard many times so far that having regular meals is very important for your body to stay healthy and strong. However, most of people skip their meals because of various reasons. Some of the most common reason is a very busy daily schedule, overeating instead of splitting food in several moderated meals, or belief that starving will help them to lose weight.
On the other hand, while eating more often small portions during your day will improve your overall health and mood, it is also very significant what actually do you eat. Whether you want to lose, gain or maintain your weight, you shouldn't skip your meals, especially when you are very hungry. Of course, what and when you are going to eat something depend on many facts such as your activity level, current health and personal goals. One of the best thing you can do to maintain your energy at highest level during all day is to eat at similar time each day.
The following ideas of savory and sweet snacks are easy to make and so tasteful that you will never want to skip them. Since most of these snacks you can eat on to go, they may help you to maintain your organism in balance while eating healthy food regularly wherever you are, but don't forget to dedicate more time to your meals whenever you can. Although snacks make you satisfy for some time, they should not replace your main meals.
PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA
This snack will definitely keep you full and satisfied and help your body to repair and build muscles. Peanut butter is high in protein and potassium as well as banana which is also rich in dietary fiber, potassium, biotin, manganese and several vitamins such as B6, E and C. These nutrients will improve your overall health, such as maintaining good blood sugar level, decreasing the risk of high blood pressure, and keeping your bowels healthy.
STRAWBERRIES IN CACAO
STRAWBERRIES IN CACAO
Good news for chocolate lovers is that cacao has many health benefits, so if you choose dark chocolate with higher percent of cacao content, you may improve your health and maintain desired weight while still enjoying in great taste. Beside many vitamins, flavonoids, protein and fiber, cacao contains also monosaturated fats that keep you heart healthy. The combination of melted dark chocolate and strawberries is a delicious healthy sweet treat. Streawberries are an excellent source of antioxidants, vitamin C, manganese, omega 3 fatty acids and other healthy nutrients that will keep your body healthier and even youthful.
BAKED POTATOES
BAKED POTATOES
The easiest way to gain weight or increase the bad cholesterol more quickly than you think is to often grab salted deep fried chips for your snack. Instead of adding additional calories without getting satisfied and even impairing your health with processed chips, switch it with baked potatoes. There are many ways to prepare this very healthy vegetable, which is full of potassium, vitamin B6 and other important nutrients for healthy body. One of the best way to keep all nutrients of potatoes is to bake them. You can even cut potatoes on several thin pieces to make it more convenient for your snack on to go.
BOILED EGGS
Hard-boiled eggs are a great source of protein, good fats and important vitamins to keep your bones strong, heart healthy and maintain or even gain more muscle mass. They will make you satisfied for longer time while also providing your body with high level of energy. What another reason do you need to quickly prepare boiled eggs for your next snack? Just stay on two to three eggs per day. Moderation is a key for everything!
QUESADILLAS
When you are looking for a very nutritional snack that will make your tummy satisfied but don't impair your diet, mini quesadillas could be the right choice for you. They can be made very quickly and easy with various ingredients. Only you need is a whole wheat flour or corn tortilla in which you are going to put some low fat cheese and vegetables you want such as beans, tomatoes, onions, avocado, spinach and others. You can also add some meat like chopped chicken or turkey. Then you just heat your tortilla to be crispy or as much as you like it. Enjoy in healthy mini quesadillas whenever you want to nourish your body in right way with great taste!
BOILED EGGS
Hard-boiled eggs are a great source of protein, good fats and important vitamins to keep your bones strong, heart healthy and maintain or even gain more muscle mass. They will make you satisfied for longer time while also providing your body with high level of energy. What another reason do you need to quickly prepare boiled eggs for your next snack? Just stay on two to three eggs per day. Moderation is a key for everything!
QUESADILLAS
When you are looking for a very nutritional snack that will make your tummy satisfied but don't impair your diet, mini quesadillas could be the right choice for you. They can be made very quickly and easy with various ingredients. Only you need is a whole wheat flour or corn tortilla in which you are going to put some low fat cheese and vegetables you want such as beans, tomatoes, onions, avocado, spinach and others. You can also add some meat like chopped chicken or turkey. Then you just heat your tortilla to be crispy or as much as you like it. Enjoy in healthy mini quesadillas whenever you want to nourish your body in right way with great taste!
FRUIT SALAD
Fruit salad is certainly one of the best and common snack because it's easy, healthy and delicious. Since fruits are full of vitamins, minerals and fiber, they should be part of your regular nutrition. Moreover, most of fruits such as watermelon or apple contain lot of water what will keep you hydrated. Fruit salad may also be a perfect dessert because the fructose from fruits won't impair your health and weight as will the sugar you get from processed sweets. Therefore, feel free to enjoy in various combinations of fruits you like to make a tasteful snack that will improve your health and also body image. Remember to don't eat less but just eat right!
VEGGIES & DIP SAUCE
One of the lowest in calorie snack but very nutritional is mixed vegetables with some home made sauce such as avocado, spinach or low-fat cheese. There are various vegetables that taste very good with some dip sauce and they will satiate your hunger fast because of high content of fiber. Enjoy every day in different mix of vegetables like carrots, zucchini, cucumber, celery and many others. Eating vegetables on daily basis will contribute a lot to your better health, prevent you from overeating and craving for too much carbohydrates or simple sugar.
SWEET CORN
Beside it's very convenient and tasteful snack, corn has several health benefits and here are some of them that should convince you to consume it more often. Natural corn is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus and beta-carotene. When you cook the whole corn, its antioxidant activity is higher what protects your body from various diseases. In addition, the sweet corn is full of phytochemicals that protect healthy vision. So grab one whole corn or cup of sweet one to satisfy your tummy for your snack time while improving your health too.
SWEET CORN
Beside it's very convenient and tasteful snack, corn has several health benefits and here are some of them that should convince you to consume it more often. Natural corn is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, phosphorus and beta-carotene. When you cook the whole corn, its antioxidant activity is higher what protects your body from various diseases. In addition, the sweet corn is full of phytochemicals that protect healthy vision. So grab one whole corn or cup of sweet one to satisfy your tummy for your snack time while improving your health too.
NUTS & HONEY
It is highly recommended to consume every day a handful of almonds, cashews, pistachios or walnuts, because they are full of healthy nutrients like protein, various vitamins and healthy fats. Since they are easy to eat on go, these nuts should become one of your regular daily snacks. For more sweet taste, you can add little bit of honey which is also known for its health benefits. Honey contains flavonoids, antioxidants that keep your heart healthy and reduce risk of various diseases. It is also anti-bacterial, and helpful with throat irritation.
MINI MUFFINS
Maybe you didn't expect to see muffins in the list of healthy food, but the true is that if they are prepared with right ingredients, muffins may be a perfect healthy snack to fuel your body quickly and with healthy nutrients. Since muffins can be salted and sweet, you can be creative with taste but always use whole wheat or corn flour and include healthy ingredients like vegetables, cereals, nuts, fruits, dark chocolate, and if you like it, even little bit of cinnamon for sweet and some hot spices for salted muffins that will speed up your metabolism. Just avoid additional syrup and sugar on top of your muffins.
SMOOTHIES
Don't forget this snack which is easy to make and to carry everywhere. Beside it will keep you hydrated, smoothie made with natural ingredients will nourish your body in healthy way, give you energy, help you keep the healthy weight and maintain your skin nice and clean. You can enjoy in various smoothies every day, by combining your favorite vegetables or fruits. For example, the Green smoothie (one of possible recipe: mix spinach, romaine salad, ginger, orange and banana) or the Berry smoothie ( mix strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries) are known as detox drinks full of antioxidants that will help you to get rid of bad
toxins, burn more calories and also reduce body fat percentage.
Consume snacks in moderation, as well as your other meals. In addition, be active as much as you can. Strive for active lifestyle and good nutrition rather than sedentary life and overeating or starving.
Written by Tamara Arapovic
