Snacking is a major part of most everybody’s eating habits. The problem is, is that when we snack it tends to be on things such as cookies, chips, candy, or other sweets of that nature. This kind of snacking is what leads to unhealthy weight gain. Instead of eating junk food, your snacks should focus on foods like fruits, nuts, vegetables, whole grains, and other healthy wholesome foods. These types of foods are healthy and will help to keep that extra weight from creeping onto your body. Below is a list of some healthy snacks that you can put in the place of your regular junk food snacks.

This is a great snack that contains carbs, protein and other vitamins and nutrients that will help to give your body energy, while providing you with a great tasting and nutritious snack. Take low fat plain or vanilla yogurt and add fruit into it. 1cup yogurt and ½ cup fruit(~177cal).

This is a very simple yet effective nack that will help energize your body with naturally occurring carbs, and protein. When choosing the peanut butter choose a peanut butter that contains low sodium. Sodium as discussed in blah blah page promotes water storage in your body. Large apple + 1.5 tbsp PB(~250cal).

This is a very healthy and good tasting snack. The vegetables will provide you with fiber, and the seeds and cottage cheese will provide you with protein healthy fat and carbs that will give you energy. The fiber from the vegetables will help to keep you full longer.
1.5cups salad + 1.5tbsp Sunflower seeds + ½ cup cottage cheese(~205cal)

A perfect great tasting snack, that provides you with carbs and protein. This is a very easy snack to make. The fruit is going to give on top of good carbs, vitamins and minerals your body needs. 5oz mixed fruit + ½ oz walnuts(~170 cal)

This snack provides your body with a great amount of energy. This snack will fill you up and keep you full until your next meal, while also providing you with healthy protein and potassium. 1tbsp peanut butter + ½ large banana + 6.5in di whole wheat pita.(~330 cal)

This is a very quick and easy snack that provides you with a lot of complex long burning carbs to keep you full longer, as well as wholesome protein to help heal muscles and burn fat. Small bagel(3” dia) + 3tbsp cream cheese(~290 cal)

These are just a few examples of some healthy and calorie conscious snack ideas. While these snacks are healthy you must also keep in mind that you have to still portion these meals. The whole secret to losing weight is to burn more calories than you take in during any given day. These snack ideas are here to give you an example of what kinds of foods to stick to. If you would like to make up some of your own snacks, you can find out the nutritional information for those foods at Calorie King.com.