We all struggle with finding the time to pack our healthy snacks everyday especially when you are a busy mum or have a full time job. Well you don’t have to resort to vending machines and the local bakery or sweet shop. There is a way to stay on track and eat healthy while on the go. It just takes a little planning. I’ve outlined some healthy snacks and have created a video for you so that you can see exactly how I prep my weeks. I spend a few hours each week baking chicken breasts for wraps and salads, cutting up fruits and veggies and portioning it into containers or food bags, along with nuts and houmous to make a complete snack. The key to sustaining your energy and blood sugar all day long is to pair healthy complex carbs (fruits and veggies) with a protein (nuts, houmous, cottage cheese) at each meal. This prevents the crash in blood sugar which can lead to bingeing!
I always sit down with my dry-wipe board and plan out all my meals for my family and then use that list to go food shopping. I’ll then spend a couple of hours preparing my snacks and getting organised for the week.
I love to browse the web for clean eating ideas, I find a lot of my recipes this way. Some of my favourite websites for recipes are the Gracious Pantry and Eat Yourself Skinny.
If you ever need help with meal planning please email me and I’d love to work with you to come up with some healthy alternatives! This is my passion and I love helping other people!
I always sit down with my dry-wipe board and plan out all my meals for my family and then use that list to go food shopping. I’ll then spend a couple of hours preparing my snacks and getting organised for the week.
I love to browse the web for clean eating ideas, I find a lot of my recipes this way. Some of my favourite websites for recipes are the Gracious Pantry and Eat Yourself Skinny.
I have included a list of some healthy snack ideas for you to use!
- 20 grapes and 1 low fat string cheese.
- 2 cupped handfuls of strawberries and 10 raw unsalted cashews
- Handful of cut up carrots and cucumber and 1 tbsp low fat houmous.
- 2 whole wheat rice cakes (no salt added) with 1 tbsp all natural peanut butter (look at the label, it should say dry roasted peanuts only) and 1 tbsp raisins on top
- 1 cup (285g or 16tbsp) plain greek yogurt, 1 orange cut up with 1 tbsp almonds. If it’s too tart for you add a tiny bit of honey or agave nectar.
- 1/2 cup (100g) cottage cheese and a handful of fresh berries.
- 1 small banana with 1 tbsp all natural nut butter
- 1 apple with 1 tbsp nut butter or a small handful of raw unsalted almonds.
If you ever need help with meal planning please email me and I’d love to work with you to come up with some healthy alternatives! This is my passion and I love helping other people!
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