I’m always on the lookout for great snack ideas, and usually, these snacks have to meet three very important criteria – they need to be healthy (or close enough), they need to taste delicious and they need to fill me up.
It’s so easy when we’re tired/ busy/ over it to raid the vending machine or charity box at work (WHY must charities prey on our weaknesses like that?) so I’ve pulled together some snacking inspiration to refer back to when the hunger monster strikes, as it inevitably will!
The ‘Easy-Peasy-Whip-Out-Of-The-Fridge-and-Devour’ Options
11 hunger-zapping snacks, glowingly endorsed by you all on the In Spaces Between facebook page (thanks lovelies!) plus a few added by me.
1. Honey and macadamia ice-cream with sliced peaches (Shanny Matterson) – for special treats!
2. Raw cacao balls (Fleur Anning) — and we all know I’m a HUGE fan of raw balls!
3. Camembert and Maggie Beer’s Quince Paste/ Pate on Cracked Pepper Captain’s Table crackers (Lucy Spartalis)
4. Protein balls, prunes, dates, yoghurt, fruit salad, avocado and cottage cheese on Cruskits, freshly squeezed juice, nuts (Elizabeth Trott)
5. Brandy snap cookies (Sue-Ellen Robinson)
6. Bowl of cherries, strawberries and blueberries; lemonade scones and cream (Rachael Mclaren)
7. Rockmelon wrapped in jamon (cured ham) (Kimberley Christiansen)
9. Nutty Chocolate Protein Balls
10. Toasted tamari seeds – these are super easy: place a packet of seeds (pepitas/ pumpkin seeds) in a pan, cook until slightly toasted, add about 3 tbsp of tamari or soy sauce and toast a little further until liquid has dried. Leave to cool. These delicious, salty, crunchy seeds are great as a snack or sprinkled over salads!
11. Protein shake
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The ‘Bet-you-can’t-stop-at-one’ Sweet Options
No Sugar Oat Cookies
NO sugar, butter, eggs = awesome! I made these ones last week and they were delightful!
You will need:
1 1/2 cups regular rolled oats
1 cup coconut flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 cup of almond meal
1/2 cup mixed nuts, finely chopped
1 cup dried fruit (I used 1/2 chopped dried dates, and 1/2 raisins)
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For instructions, view original recipe on Blueberry Girl.
The ‘Savoury-All-the-Way’ Options
Parmesan Kale Chips
You will need:
1 large bunch kale
3 tablespoons
Olive oil to taste
Salt and grated Parmesan
For instructions, view original recipe from Do It Delicious.
Dips and Flat Bread
You will need:
lentil + feta + roasted red pepper dip
1 clove of garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup of lentils (from can)
3 oz feta, cubed
1 capsicum, halved, roasted and peeled
salt and pepper
eggplant + garlic + chickpeas dip
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup of chickpeas (from can)
2 japanese eggplants, halved and roasted
1/4 cup roasted pine nuts
salt and pepper
spicy cumin flatbread crackers
2 pieces of lavash bread
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
salt and pepper
For instructions, view original recipe from Design Love Fest.
+ What are your favourite snacks? I’d love you to share your secrets below!
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