Snack it up!

If you are someone that finds that your days can spiral out of control with things to do and that you are left starving because you just didn’t have enough time to sit down and eat, then something that you can use to help you get through those days are healthy snacks.  My suggestion is to STOCK UP on a variety of healthy snacks that you can conveniently store in places where you spend a lot of time (i.e.  Office desk, purse, bookbag, car).  This way, when time is short you know you always have a healthy snack just a arms reach away that you can have to hold you over until you can sit down for a full meal.  Here are a list of healthy snacks that I love to stock up on:

1. Fruit Leathers – Costco, Trader Joe’s, Jewel & Whole Foods
2. Mini Cliff Bars – Target
3. 100 calorie popcorn bags
4. Clif Kid Z Bars – Target, Jewel, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s
5. Trail Mixes – Trader Joe’s sells preportioned trail mix bags that are delicious!
6. Dried Fruit
7. Baby Carrots with Hummus or Salad Dressing
8. Apple & Peanut Butter
9. Sliced Green, Yellow, Orange or Red Peppers with Hummus or Salad Dressing
10. Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich on a mini bagel or bagel thin
11.  Nut Bars
12. Luna or Larabars

These are just a few of the snacks that I like to have around but feel free to put together some of your own and definitely share some of your favorites with us!

Cristina M.