Snack TIme!

My clients and friends ask on almost a daily basis: 'what are good snacks to have?'  'What do you eat for snacks?'

What I tell everyone is to start thinking of 'snacks' as meals.  You should be eating every 3 hours (yes I know, you've heard this before...but I won't stop drilling it into your heads) of consistent ratios: lean protein, whole grain carbs and healthy fats.  So instead of thinking of your between breakfast, lunch and dinner meals as 'snacks' - think of it as 5-6 meals a day.  Thats even MORE good news - 5 or 6 whole meals?  Heck yes!

Some great ideas:

Rice Cake Sandwiches:

2 brown rice cakes, lightly salted

2 TBS avocado (1 TBS spread on each rice cake)

4 slices Board's Head Low Sodium deli turkey (2 on each cake)

**Boar's Head is minimally processed, low sodium and no nitrates (King Soopers, Sunflower)

250 cals

8.5g fat (healthy fats from avocado)

32g carbs

26g protein

Mini Rice Bowl:

1/4 cup brown rice or Quinoa

2 TBS black beans

3 oz (deck of cards size) grilled or rotisserie chicken

2 TBS salsa

1 tsp olive oil overtop

249 cals

3.4g fat

27g carbs

26g protein

Mediterranean Wrap:

1 Whole Wheat or Brown Rice Wrap

2 TBS hummus

3 oz chicken breast (sliced)

5 sliced cherry tomatoes

4 slices of cucumber

1/2 cup spinach

1 tsp olive oil

280 cals

5.7g fat

26g carbs

29g protein

Enjoy!!

In Health,

Nutitionista