Quick Healthy Snacks you can pack in a Lunch – Tasty Tuesday
- Whole-wheat pretzels (you can dip them in spicy mustard if desired).
- Fruit salad – Cut up a bunch of fresh fruit and drizzle it with a bit of lemon juice as a natural preservative. Keep the fruit handy in the fridge to make it easy to grab instead of chips or sweets.
- Ants on a log – Create these with celery sticks topped with cream cheese or peanut butter and raisins. Ants on a log are always a favorite of adults and kids alike.
- Baked tortilla chips and salsa – Easy to pack. Be sure to look for a low-sodium version of the tortilla chips.
- Cut up fruit – Fruits such as apple and pear slices go great with low-fat fruit or vanilla yogurt to dip.
- Sunflower seeds – These yummy seeds make another great portable snack. For a bit of variety, you can also mix with other nuts and seeds.
- Bran or banana muffins – Make your own and substitute the oil with apple sauce for a great healthy snack.
- Apple sauce – Apple sauce is available in single serving cups and comes in a few different flavors including no sugar and cinnamon.
- Chocolate dipped strawberries – If you have a chocolate craving, dip some strawberries or other fresh fruit into melted dark chocolate for a yummy and healthy treat.
- Cooked Sweet Potato – Just cut it up in chunks. They are delicious warm or cold.