Hungry and rushed? Here are 10 grab-and-go snack food ideas
When time is short and your hunger is large, check out my top 10 list of healthy snacks.
1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese. Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants on a log.”
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.4. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy sandwich.
5. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of low-fat cheese and grapes on pretzel sticks.
6. Spread peanut butter on apple slices.
7. Mix together peanut butter and cornflakes in a bowl. Shape into balls and roll in crushed graham crackers.
8. Banana split: Top a banana with low-fat vanilla and strawberry frozen yogurt. Sprinkle with your favorite whole-grain cereal.
9. Mini pizza: Toast an English muffin, drizzle with pizza sauce and sprinkle with low-fat mozzarella cheese.
10. Inside-out sandwich: Spread mustard on a slice of deli turkey. Wrap around a sesame breadstick.
Melissa Gerharter MS, RD is co-owner of Joust Strength and Fitness of Ann Arbor. She is also an adjunct lecturer at Eastern Michigan University. She can be reached at Melissa@joustfitness.com
Comments
Otto Mobeal
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 : 8:45 p.m.
d, hope you are not lactose intolerant or allergic to peanut butter! If you are this could be a very dangerous snack!
treetowncartel
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 : 3:27 p.m.
Dill pickle spear, strip of bacon and a slice of cheese wrapped around it. You can go for turkey bacon and low fat cheese instead of the good stuff.
Otto Mobeal
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 : 8:21 p.m.
Sounds a little to vegan for me! How about some cold grilled chicken strips, beef jerky, or some cold roast pork tenderloin (rolled in crushed rosemary & garlic before cooking). These make good cold snacks with the protein you need to keep going.
Angela Smith
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 : 6:49 p.m.
Wow these sound yummy!