8 Delicious Spring Snack Ideas

You might be on a pathway to weight loss or bikini body for the summer months – but that’s no reason for you to cut snacks out of your life. In fact, research shows that if you’re smart about how and what you snack, you could be adding to that flat belly diet plan. However, it is vital what you snack on, and how much nutrients are in whatever you choose to munch on.

 

Enhance your effort at the gym by these between-meal munch ideas:

1. Beetroot chips and dip
   2 thinly sliced fresh beets
   2 tsp olive oil
   Sea salt, to taste
   2 Tbsp Baba ghanoush or hummus dip
   METHOD:
   Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss beet slices with olive oil and sea salt. Bake for 10 to 20 minutes, until edges curl. Serve chips with dip.
2. Tropical Green Smoothie
   1/2 cup baby spinach
   1/2 cup frozen mango or banana
   1/2 cup frozen berries
   6 almonds
   Top the glass with unsweetened almond milk or fresh coconut water
   METHOD:
   Blend and drink up!
3. Steamed Edamame 
   3/4 cup edamame
   1 tsp olive oil
   1/2 tsp garlic powder
   1/2 tsp chilli powder
   METHOD:
   Steam edamame, toss with oil, and season with garlic and chili powder.
4. Celery Sticks with Cheese
   4 medium stalks celery
   3/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
   Cinnamon to taste
   METHOD:
   Fill stalks of celery with cottage cheese, and sprinkle with cinnamon.
5. Apple with Peanut Butter
   1 large apple, sliced
   2 tsp natural peanut butter
   3/4 tsp cinnamon
   METHOD:
   Sprinkle apple with cinnamon powder and dip in (portioned) peanut butter.
6. Sweet Treat Yoghurt 
   Small tub of natural Greek yoghurt
   5 fresh apricots, chopped
   1 Tbsp manuka honey
   METHOD:
   Mix honey into Greek yoghurt, and top with apricots.
7. Tub of egg and spinach
   2 hard-boiled eggs
   1/2 cup baby spinach
   METHOD:
   Carry a small tub of eggs and spinach to work with you; sprinkle salt and pepper and eat this protein rich snack.
8. Zesty Melon
   1 cup watermelon, cut
   1 Tbsp lime juice
   1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
   METHOD:
   Spritz watermelon with lime juice, and sprinkle with cayenne pepper.

 

Share your favourite high-protein, low-calorie snack with me below.