Friday, May 21, 2010

Easy Anytime Snacks

Non Starch Snack: 1.Raw veggies, such as celery, green or red bell pepper strips, cauliflower, and broccoli florets. Use hummus or two tablespoons of natural peanut butter for dipping. 2.Cold cuts (turkey, chicken, lean roast beef, boiled ham) Part-skim mozzarella cheese sticks 3.Nuts (15 almonds, 20 peanuts, or 30 pistachios), but be sure to stick to one serving 4.Cottage cheese (reduced fat or fat-free) with salsa or chopped cucumber 5.Dry-roasted or boiled, ready-to-eat edamame (green soybeans) 6.Sunflower seeds (count these toward your daily nut/seed allowance) 7.Greek yogurt (plain, fat-free) 8.Tomato juice or vegetable-juice cocktail, single-serving cans 9.Water-packed tuna and salmon (individual cans or pouches)

Or if you prefere Starches with you snack try these: 1.Carrot sticks with hummus 2.Whole-grain crackers and reduced-fat cheese 3.A serving of high-fiber whole-grain cereal (a great snack without milk) 4.Dried apricot halves with almonds (seven apricot halves and seven almonds) 5.Microwavable popcorn, individual pack (check the label to make sure it does not contain trans fats)

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