{"id":1287,"date":"2025-09-09T01:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.highly-healthy.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2025-09-09T01:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:01:47","slug":"four-of-the-finest-healthy-snacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/four-of-the-finest-healthy-snacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Four of the finest healthy snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I decided to start eating healthy my main meals were not a problem. Eating a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner was easy, delicious and nutritious. There are so many good and healthy options for these meals that I never really craved the burgers and pizza of yesterday. However, I found that in between meals I was often peckish. I couldn\u2019t help but visit the local shop and get a chocolate bar or pack of biscuits to tide me over to the next meal. All my good work was being undone. That was when I decided to research healthy snacks that could see me through those tricky hours. Here is what I found:<\/b><\/p>\n

Smoothie<\/span><\/h3>\n

A smoothie is a healthy and surprisingly filling option.<\/b> It is something that feels right at any time of the day and you can change up the ingredients a lot to keep it interesting. <\/span>The way I look at it is that you have three options with smoothies<\/b>. If you just want <\/span>something sweet you can go for all fruits<\/b>. A banana, mango and pineapple smoothie will smash any craving for sugar that you might have.  Of course it has high sugar content as well so be careful.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need <\/span>something more filling, adding oats is a great way to increase the full feeling <\/b>while keeping it healthy and sacrificing none of the taste. If you want to<\/span> focus on the health aspects then there are great options in the green smoothie department.<\/b> Spinach and Kale are fantastic smoothie ingredients and pack powerful nutrients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fruit and Nuts<\/span><\/h3>\n

Eating dried fruit and nuts is a slippery slope. They are so tasty that you throw them back like sweets but they are high in sugar and fat. <\/span>They are a fantastic snack but you must be careful not to overdo it.<\/b> I have a jar of almonds at my desk at all times but I limit myself to six almonds between meals. I admit that I sometimes break that limit but it is a good number to have in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having some dried apricots and almonds is a powerful snack that is high in vitamin E, C, magnesium, iron, calcium, and <\/b>carotene<\/b>. If you have a handful of both you can have a great little snack for around 100 calories. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yogurt to the rescue<\/span><\/h3>\n

One snack I found myself turning to again and again was yogurt. <\/span>Whether I had time to sit down and enjoy my snack or I was in a rush to go somewhere, yogurt was quick and easy and incredibly versatile<\/b>. If I wasn\u2019t really hungry but just wanted to snack, a small pot of yogurt was the perfect treat. If I had done a workout that morning and was feeling I needed something more I would throw some fruit and oats with the yogurt in a bowl and would have a great meal. <\/span><\/p>\n

You have to be careful with what yogurt you purchase of course. <\/span>Many yogurts have too many additives and artificial flavorings. Avoid anything with too much flavor. A plain Greek yogurt is the best option and if you want to add some fruit to it then go ahead.<\/b><\/p>\n

Nut butter<\/span><\/h3>\n

The final snack I often relied on was nut butter<\/b>. Most people love peanut butter but any variety is a good option. <\/span>They are relatively healthy, high in protein and a great snack<\/b>. If i was rushing to a meeting I would often grab a banana and put some nut butter on top. An incredible snack that would postpone my hunger until my next meal. I often ate this before a workout as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

These were my four favorite snacks when I started to eat healthier. From there I started to branch out into a range of combinations and flavors. This is a great place to start but after that let your imagination and tastes dictate where your healthy snacks go.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I decided to start eating healthy my main meals were not a problem. Eating a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner was easy, delicious and nutritious. There are so many good and healthy options for these meals that I never really craved the burgers and pizza of yesterday. However, I found that in between meals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":1343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3565,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1287\/revisions\/3565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.highly-healthy.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}