Healthy
Snacking
Healthy Lives Wellness Coach Marcy
Bowman, RDN, shares her top tips
for snacks to keep you and your
family healthy and happy!
Here are some ideas for easy, healthy and inexpensive snacks!
CRACKERS/
GRAINS:
Goldfish
mall, wholeS
grain crackers
Pretzels
Chex mix
Small sandwich crackers
Granola bars
Mini rice cakes
Small bags of low-fat
popcorn
Graham crackers
DRINKS:
Bottled water
lavor packets
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for water
mall juice
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boxes
DAIRY:
String cheese
Mini semi-soft cheese wheel
Yogurt tubes
No matter where you are,
it’s best to choose items based
on the following requirements:
PROTEIN:
ingle-serve hummus
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or peanut butter
Protein snack bars
Shelled edamame
Beef jerky or turkey jerky
epperoni slices or turkey
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pepperoni slices
Almonds or nut mix
VEGGIES:
aby carrots
B
elery sticks
C
FRUIT:
Apple slices or whole,
small apples
lementine oranges or
C
tangerines
Grapes
SWEET
TREATS:
(IN SMALL PORTIONS)
Marshmallows
Chocolate chips
Raisins or craisins
Bite-sized cookies
Gummy bears
1 Not too messy
2 Do not require utensils
3 Last for a while without
refrigeration
PACKING TIPS:
ook for sectioned containers,
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such as storage containers for
crafts, jewelry making or
fishing tackle.
rovide each passenger with a
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small plastic basket or container
with individually-bagged items.
void bringing peanut products
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during air travel in case of peanut
restrictions. Almond products
and almond butter should be
acceptable.
void easily-smashed fruits, such
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as berries, bananas or peaches.
on’t forget wet
D
wipes, plastic
baggies and extra
grocery bags.