Clean Eating Snacks 101

One of the "rules" of clean eating is to eat small meals throughout the day. At each meal or snack you should try to have a protein and a complex carbohydrate.

Snacks are an important part of clean eating. Snacks keep you from bingeing, keep you satisfied in between meals and keep your blood sugars at healthy levels. Your best bet is to stick to fresh fruits and vegetables but there are healthy and clean processed snacks available.

Here are some snack ideas. Mix and match to get in a protein and a carb.
Hummus with vegetables (carrots, peppers, etc) or blue corn chips
Nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, peanuts)
Apple with natural nut butter
Unsweetened applesauce
Lara Bars
Dried fruit
Sunflower Seeds
Granola
Popcorn
Trail mix
Salsa or taboula with blue corn chips
Fresh fruit
Vegetables
Dates rolled in coconut or crushed almonds (I buy these pre-made at The Fresh Market)
Cottage cheese
Smoothies (fruit, a little greek yogurt or almond milk and some ice)
Hard boiled eggs
Greek yogurt (add fresh fruit for flavor)
Whole grain crackers
Rice chips
Almond Joy Mix (1 tbsp slivered almonds, 1 tbsp dark chocolate chips, 1 tbsp unsweetened coconut)
Almond milk
Ezekial Bread with nut butter
Chicken salad (made with greek yogurt)
Rice cakes (plain)
Flax seed chips
Chocolate (70% or more)
Whole grain mini-bagels
Edamame
Protein bars. Check out Miss Fitness Life for some recipes.
Cheese
Vegetable chips
Green bean chips
Kale chips
Zucchini Paremesan Chips (I'd use panko instead of regular bread crumbs)
Homemade potato chips (Slice a potato very thin, place on parchment paper and spray with a little oil. Sprinkle with salt. Cook in the microwave for several minutes until browned and crispy.)
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