Maximize Your Snack Break
HARD BOILED EGG
- 1 hardboiled egg with balsamic vinegar and steamed asparagus or spinach
- 1 hardboiled egg, sliced and served with diced tomatoes or salsa
- 1 hard boiled egg with grilled veggies
ALMOND BUTTER
- 1 Tbsp Plain almond butter on celery sticks or veggie of choice
- Apple slices with 1 tablespoon almond butter and raisins
HUMMUS
- Bell peppers with red pepper hummus
- Flax seed crackers dipped in hummus (My favorite is Seedlander’s crackers with Spicy Avocado Hope Hummus)
- Medium baby carrots with 2 tablespoons Spicy Avocado Hope Hummus
- 2 lettuce leaves spread with 1 tablespoon hummus and raw vegetables and wrapped up
GREEK YOGURT
- 1 C plain greek yogurt with 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
TUNA, SALMON, CHICKEN OR SARDINES
- Avocado mixed with salmon or sardines on a radicchio leaf…with a touch of salsa!
- Cucumber boats – Take a 6-inch piece of cucumber. Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise and use a teaspoon to scoop out the seeds. Fill with sliced tomatoes, hummus, roasted red bell pepper, chopped nuts, tuna or salmon, or roasted chicken or turkey
- Thinly sliced chicken breasts, wrap around a steamed asparagus spear
- Tuna or salmon (5-ounce bag) wrapped in lettuce leaves. Dress up the tuna with dillweed, lemon juice, green onions, mayo, and/or lemon pepper
- 5-ounce pouch tuna in water, seasoned with dill, lemon juice, and chopped scallion with a chopped tomato
- 2 to 3 ounces roasted turkey spread with mustard and wrapped around 1⁄4 of a sliced avocado
OTHER
- Cottage cheese with 1/2 C of blueberries, raspberries or blackberries
- Almonds with jicama slices
- Kale chips (2 cups raw kale, tossed with 1 teaspoon olive oil and baked at 400 degrees until crisp)
- ½ avocado and 1 small tomato, chopped, with a squeeze of lemon
- 3⁄4 cup cooked shelled edamame
And don’t forget about the basics!
- Black and green olives
- Roasted vegetables
- Fresh berries
- Leftover meat from last night’s dinner
PROTEIN SHAKE
- Half of your favorite protein shake – here are some of my top choices…