Healthy Snacks Which Taste Great?

I've posted this before...In theory, this is all you need to eat for a well-balanced diet:

Peanut butter, banana and honey sandwich on enriched wheat bread (high fiber), with a glass of low-fat milk. Should be about 500 calories. If you just want a snack, make half a sandwich.

Yogurt with fruit in it
smoothie
almonds
carrots
most fruit

Almost everything that has been posted is bad for me, except for the Beef Jerky!
It's ironic that since I became sick all I'm suppose to eat is basically crap.

I love snacks specially bakon flavored crackers.

any sliced veggies, nuts, dried fruit.

I especially love kohlrabi and cabbage.

Extremely thin sliced potatoes and sweet potatoes baked after coating with olive oil then tossed in a bowl to coat it with hot cayenne pepper powder,black pepper,sesame seed and salt or other spices.broil for a few minutes to crispy them up.

Stay the F away from store bought chips with Canola oil or soy oil.
In fact staying away from ANY packaged/processed food? products would do your body good. Read "Fighting the Food Giants" by Paul Stitt


AND get a dehydrator for veggies and fruit slices.
Tarot chips too hmm hmm good!

another is "fresh" mozzarella cheese or feta cheese or both!, greek olives, red onions diced swimming in olive oil,diced sun-dried tomatoes. Great!

as far as healthy meats, of course organic but, Bison is fantastic and venison and ostrich.
dried salmon OH BABY!
I am so hungry now!

Crunchy peanut butter is yummy. It's high in fat, but has a lot of protein and its yummy.

I love kiwis. And blueberries. A kiwi/strabwerry/blueberry smoothie yummmmmm.

Hey Butters and anyone else reading, I posted an off topic thread regarding health and internet marketing.

I was seeing if anyone needed help staying healthy while pursuing their Internet Marketing dreams like me. Sitting in front of a computer can be harmful if the proper diet and nutrition is off. But people always overlook that.

I was asking how people take care of themselves because I sincerely care as I have been introduced to Usana health science products.

And as far as snacks, Welcome to USANA.com! has a variety of very HEALTH conscious snacks and supplements as well.

I am not going to lie, I am a new representative of the company. But I am by no means a salesman. I just wish to help people out with their health because USANA has the best products out there and there are facts to prove it. And it is very true that Health is definitely overlooked. But what is the point of all the wealth we strive for if we don't have the health to live the lifestyle. :confused:

My family, My friends, and I live a Usana healthy lifestyle. And I would highly recommend any of their products. Personally, the Peanut Butter crunch bar is amazing. But yet definitely healthy for you. Same with the Rev3 Energy drink.. No crash, Low in sugar(all natural), and sustained energy.

If you want I could put in an order for some of the snacks or anything else you like on the product side at Welcome to USANA.com! and you would also receive a discount.

Thank you and I hope the best for not only your internet marketing career but your health as well.

I hope I helped everyone out a bit. Message me anytime and I would be glad to answer any questions about the products.

(I actually can't send PM's anymore)

My email is BorjaPerez.J@gmail.com

Take care,

-Jared

Try. . .

Banana/Peanut butter/BPepper on WWBread/toast
SlicedAvocado/Jam on WWToast
Mashed avocado dip (pure maple syrup to taste) ON triskets, crackers, toast
1-2 T/S Organic Vinegar, 1-2 T/S PureMapleSyrup in 8oz. H2O = healthy drink/waistline

Eat well
dray

I like a deep-fried twinkie rolled in powdered sugar and covered w/ chocolate sauce. Of course use canola oil to fry it in to make it more healthy jk

One way around the fat in PB is to use NATURAL peanutbutter, and the fats tend to be healthy and not readily fattening. MOST peanutbutter has hydrogenated oils, and that means TRANS FATS! Unfortunately, natural peanutbutter i not shelf stable once opened, and separates. 8-(

Although protein that isn't used, and can't be stored, IS converted to energy after having nitrogen removed, which DOES cause ammonia and CAN be a problem, many sites talking about it tend to overstate the dangers. If your kidneys are healthy, you can handle a LOT of excess.

HERE is a site that is FAR more reasonable! Rabbit starvation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Steve

i wouldnt take a protein shake WITH you to the gym. But i'd definately drink one after

fruit, lots of fruit...protein shakes if you are working out often....hmm, what other snacks...carrot sticks I can munch all day.

Usana also has whey protein. And many of their bars have a good 10grams of protein.

Some healthy snacks I enjoy are:

Babybell or Laughing Cow lite cheese with whole wheat crackers
tomato & cucumber salad - cut up into small bite size pieces and pour a little bit of light Italian dressing on it.
lean/low-sodium piece of lunch meat - turkey or sometimes turkey bologna
strawberries with yogurt
rice cakes
homemade baked tortila chips with garlic seasoning
hard boiled egg white

...For me... Vegetables and Fish.... and alot of Fruits...

the only food I know thats low in calorie but super healthy are fruits and vegetables, yogurts, oatmeals..Plus, there are also low calorie biscuits and cookies..

Rice cakes with peanut butter are my fave!

One word: Powerbar.

Try different flavors, and find one that works for you.

Snausages!!!

I'll second the BEEF JERKY! It really is good for you... in the small amounts that most take it!

I've no secret hidden agenda for saying so but, Canola Oil was formerly called Rape Seed oil.

My research has convinced me that it is to be avoided as a food.
Go ahead an use it as an industrial lubricant like is was/is but, do not eat it.

Peanut butter also has concerns that make me avoid it.Mostly fungals.
People are so hammered with additives, processed, packaged foods that 'some' have immune systems that aren't working very well.

Avoiding borderline, or debatable foods just MIGHT be useful. Just saying, OK?

NO links as there are plenty and I do not want to be ripped for leaving out opinions that debate what I said.

Use your own discernment to decide.

I just found way too much data that causes ME to steer clear of it.

Grape Seed, Olive oil (you can find research it say it is bad too!), sesame and others would be a favored oil to eat.

Canola oil started into the market due to trade agreements like Nafta or others I forget during the Clinton era, from what I found.

I can almost guarantee you will find plenty of arguments for as well as against Canola.

As far as fruit in general, some weirdness is going on with them.
Maybe, irradiation?
Recently Bananas and apples some times have bruises on them that, just look VERY unusual from what I remember them ever having. An odd coloring and translucent look.

Snausages!?

Dog treats are F'n Criminal! Enough said.

¡Salud!

Superfoods! Goji berries, raw cacao nibs organic raw nuts.

Get some organic raw cacao powder. Mix 2 table spoons of raw cacao powder with about 1/2 a tablespoon of cold pressed organic coconut oil add some raw agave nectar for sweetner and sprinkle some cinnamon and a dash of celtic sea salt. mix in a bowl until it turns into a paste. Get some organic apples cut them up into slices and dip the wedges in the chocolote paste.
Its healthy, your getting the benefits of two superfoods, raw cacao and coconut butter, its easy for your body to digest and you will stay focused on what your doing. Did I mention how good it is!
Hope this helps

Lee, have you seen the Tefal ActiFry? I know it is a little expensive at around £150 but it is an amazing machine if you are serious about healthy eating. You only use one tablespoon of oil for anything you cook including chips which taste really good. You can cook pratically anything in there including chicken, fish, meat & the vegetables taste like you just roasted them in the oven. If there is any fat in the food like meat, sausages etc... then you do not need to add any oil at all. Put it on your list it is well worth it...

I am going to try the peanut butter & banana on wholemeal bread... I have avoided peanut butter because it is high in calories but definately tasty & healthy.

If you want inbetween meal snacks then the Walkers baked crisps are really nice, I would have them even if I was not trying to keep my calories low.

Well I just went shopping Got my self some protein bars for after the gym, I now have oat meal with syrup + bananas for breakfast. Also lots of veggies and fruits to eat through out the week

Thom,
I saw some guy make whipped maple syrup last night. Took butter patties and melted them in grade B maple syrup. Sounds yummie.

Course, he was putting it on blueberry pancakes.

if you want a healthy snack eat vegetables and fruits. i dont believe in those product that says healthy food.. for me healthy food will always be the fresh food

thank your sharing

Try a Jazz apple. From BC Canada.

Like a candy apple off the tree. Yumm. I am going to go get one now.

All kinds of dry fruits.

A giant mixed salad (lettuce, olives, sliced tomatoes and eggs, cucumber ecc.) seasoned with lemon salt and olive oil to accompany a "fiorentina" steak.

Wheetabix all the way mate, i love them

Josh

Powerbars. Try different flavors to see which ones you like.

Well I dunno about snacks but as to food well for me potatoes in any shape or form. Boiled, mashed,roasted,baked, fried, colcannoned...yummy in any form and incredibly good for you. Eat plenty of potatoes and you will never have a weight problem. All these stupid diets telling you not to eat potatoes are phoney. Spuds rule.