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I believe, there are two types of people in this world. Meal people and snack people. I am a snack people. I like eating small portions throughout the day. The problem with this is sometimes I forget my portion control. So if I have chocolate, chips, or other greasy snacks in the house I’ll likely end up eating way too much of it.
Not all processed foods are bad for you and of course most of everything just comes down to portion control. If you can steer clear of high calorie foods that offer no or low nutritional value. Chips or candy here are there aren’t likely to harm your diet so long as you stick to the recommended portions and don’t make it a daily activity.
However, some of the homemade snacks I feature below are great at taming those cravings we all get for salty or sugary snacks so feel free to give them a try.
Homemade Snacks
It’s true that homemade snacks do take a bit of time to prepare. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t just order a box of goldfish crackers for the week for my son’s snack food just because I was too busy to make something homemade.
However, on the weeks that I’m not so busy making homemade snacks is a great way to get you and your kid into the kitchen together.
Make It A Fun Activity
As a mom I’m always looking for new things to do with my son, things that he would actually like to do. He’s not much of a crafter, and to be honest, I’m not either. But he does like to get in the kitchen and help me make new things.
I had hoped that by having him help me make meals he might try new foods. My theory was right and since being active in the kitchen with me while I cook, he has tried more foods. Of course he’s still a bit picky but he enjoys more than just chicken nuggets and frozen waffles now. So it’s a start.
If you are lucky enough not to have a picky eater they may really enjoy helping you make the snacks for the week. They may like helping you choose what snacks to make too.
Batch All Your Snack Making
Pick two or three snacks you might want in the week and try to make enough to last you the whole week. I do a lot of my meal prep in this way because it saves me time during the week.
You can then pack these snacks in lunches or just have the available for your family whenever the snack mood strikes. But like I said making homemade snacks is time consuming so if you are super busy or just want to relax on your day off there are some recipes below that can be made in just a couple of minutes.
Portion Your Snacks
Be it you are making homemade snacks or just buying your snacks from the store, it’s always helpful to portion your snack food of choice right away. Even if you’ve decided to just grab a bag of candy, portion out just the right amount in plastic bags or reusable containers to make sure you only grab the amount that is recommended.
Also, by pre-portioning out your snack foods you can actually make sure you are saving some of your snacks for later in the week when the munchies hit again.
20 Healthy Snacks
Now that you have the solutions that take away some of the inconvenience of making homemade snacks, let’s dive into some delicious snack recipes you can try.
Baked Carrot Chips
Carrots are naturally sweet so these carrot chips are perfect when craving something sweet and crunchy. Try different types of sweet or even savory seasonings to give the carrots any flavor you want.
Parmesan Zucchini Crisps
These are a great snack to serve up as an appetizer. Do the same for yellow squash or even sweet potatoes and serve an arrangement of different chips at your next party.
Chocolate Dipped Almond Butter Banana Bites
The sweetness of the chocolate, paired with the frozen banana, and the little bit of protein in the peanut butter offers a well rounded snack. It cures that sweet tooth craving on warm days while also giving you potassium and other nutrients.
Baked Parmesan Tomatoes
Tomatoes are packed with nutrients that are good for you so this snack is a great small meal for the weekends that takes very little time to make.
Tomatoes with sliced cucumbers, salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil is another favorite of mine for a summer snack.
Peach Lemonade Ice
It’s so easy to be tempted into eating frozen sweets on hot summer days. This cures that cold and sweet tooth craving and gives you a serving or two of healthy fruit nutrients. Smoothies and ices like this help you to get in an extra serving of fruit in a day too.
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Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks
My husband and I are trying to cut back on our carb intake for health reasons. Cauliflower is a great way to swap out those carbs and give you extra fiber.
Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas
We use Splenda for our cinnamon sugar mix and it works just as well with these pan fried bananas.
Peanut Butter Breakfast Bites
I LOVE these, when you are in a rush but need a good crunchy snack this is an easy one to make ahead of time and keep on hand. I highly recommend portioning this snack out though because it’s pretty easy to eat all of them in one sitting.
Yogurt Dipped Strawberries
Want a fruit snack you can make, keep frozen, and eat when the sweet cravings strike? These are super easy to make. If you want a thick yogurt covering, dip the strawberries in yogurt, freeze, dip again, and freeze. These are great in the summer when you need a cold snack. You’ll always find this and frozen grapes in my freezer in the summer.
Cinnamon Apple Chips
You know kids and apples right? You know the kid wants an apple, gets an apple, then takes three bites, puts the apple down and you walk into the living room to see three apples all with three bites taken out of them? Yea this snack stops that from happening.
Now your kid grabs an apple ring and finishes it leaving the rest of the apple rings safely stored for a sweet snack for you later. Make a peanut butter dip and the whole family is super happy with it too.
Apple Cookies
Remember when we were kids and our moms used to slice apples and serve them with peanut butter. This is just like that but instead of using an apple slicer you just slice them with a knife to make cookie shapes.
Cauliflower Buffalo Bites
Cauliflower does not make the best wing texture but the flavor of wings is all right there. We found these to be delicious as a snack and we loved that we were getting some extra fiber in too.
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Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
I’m a big fan of snack bars. You can wrap them up in parchment paper and take them to go or you can grab one and eat it to curb hunger in between meals. Snack bars an be made all sorts of different ways but this is one of my favorite. I get my much needed fiber and some much needed sweetness all in one bar.
Lemon Poppy Seed Energy Bites
For a no bake energy bite this one is packed with protein. Also it’s in one of my favorite recipes. So instead of grabbing a lemon poppy seed muffin on the way to work just grab a handful of these and be full until lunch.
Frozen Yogurt Berry Bites
Do you and your kids need a cold healthy fruity snack? These yogurt bites are perfect for the kids who like their sweet snacks.
Parmesan Garlic Zucchini Chips
Zucchini chips are a great healthy chip alternative for your family if you have the time. My husband loves zucchini so I make a double batch of these, especially during zucchini season when we buy extra.
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Baked Sweet Potato Chips
Sweet potatoes are my jam so I was really excited to find these. I love how you can swap out pretty much any potato snack recipe for sweet potatoes and get loads of extra nutrients.
Strawberry Granola Yogurt Bark
If you need more daily probiotics for gut health, this is the snack for you. This frozen delicious snack has the perfect blend of sweet and nutritional.
Crispy Parmesan Chickpeas
Crispy chickpeas are great source of protein for salads, as an afternoon snack, or even in wraps. Make sure you use parchment paper on your baking sheet to avoid sticking issues. While it’s not necessary you may want to make sure you get all the skins off the chickpeas before baking them too.
Related: Sweet Potato and Chickpea Curry
Tuna Salad Cucumber Bites
I actually love to eat tuna this way for lunch. I like skipping the carbs from bread or crackers for a nutrient rich cucumber instead. The cucumber also has a great crunch to it that pairs nicely with the tuna salad.
Final Thoughts
Remember, not all snack foods are created equally and there are plenty of foods you can eat that are from the store that aren’t unhealthy. Homemade snacks are a great way to add extra nutrients to your diet if you have the time and resources to make them.
Make snack time fun by involving your kid, prep snacks ahead of time when you can, and reach for the good stuff to munch on to get those extra good vitamins.
Now that you have a bunch of homemade snack recipes you can start enjoying your regular snack schedule.
Which snack are you looking forward to making? Let me know in the comments below. Follow me on Pinterest for more like this and pin this to your snack boards.
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Well done some of them still have chocolate though
Chocolate isn’t inherently bad for you. Unless you’re allergic to it. It’s eating too much of it and loading it up with sugar and everything else that’s not so good.
This is just what i was searching for,healthy snacks,i will be making these at different times,thank u so much.
Where are the recipes?
Under each image is a link that takes you to the recipes.
These are delicious recipes. I tried the Baked Sweet Potato Chips and my kids love them. We will make the Frozen Yogurt Berry Bites later for their snacks.