Snack Ideas

Having a snack is an essential part of your daily nutritional program. Below are snacks to help you get between meals in the healthiest way possible. Combine 1 protein, 1 carbohydrate and 1 fat for each snack.


PROTEINS
1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 ounce part-skim or "lite" mozzarella
2 1/2 ounces part-skim or "lite" ricotta cheese
1 ounce sliced meat (turkey, ham, chicken)
1 ounce tuna packed in water
1 string cheese
1 1/2 ounces deli meat
CARBOHYDRATES
1/2 apple
3 apricots
1 kiwi
1 tangerine
1/3 cup "lite" fruit cocktail
1/2 pear
1 cup strawberries
3/4 cup blackberries
1/2 orange
1/2 cup grapes
8 cherries
1/2 nectarine
1 peach
1 plum
1/2 cup peaches
1/2 cup crushed pineapple
1 cup raspberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 grapefruit
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups sliced celery
4 cups sliced cucumber
2 red or green peppers, raw
1/4 cup hummus
1/2 cup salsa
1 1/2 cups snow peas, raw
2 cups cherry tomatoes
FATS
3 olives (green or black)
1 macadamia nut
1 tablespoon guacamole
1 tablespoon avocado
3 almonds
6 peanuts
2 pecan halves
1/2 teaspoon almond butter
1/2 teaspoon natural peanut butter


Source: Neil Anderson’s GPP Fitness, <http://www.gppfitness.com>, accessed November 2012.