For my family, there is no such thing as a straight three meal day. We either have three meals with snacks in between or breakfast and dinner with a long collection of snacks between them. So, snacks are a big part of my day. However, working at following a more natural diet, the question pops up: without eating processed food out of a bag or in a wrapper, what kind of snacks can I eat?
I (along with my family) am quite busy and don't always have time to put together a smoothie/drink or something like that, it just takes too much time. Luckily, I have found a great combination that makes a great snack and is so easy to put together.
An amazing snack just needs three components: a fruit, a vegetable, and a protein. Pretty self explanatory. Pick any fruit (grapes, a banana, an apple, an orange, etc.) and any vegetable (carrots, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, broccoli, etc.) These are all already pretty snack sized and very quick easy to grab on your way out the door.
The protein aspect of the snack is the only one that may take more than a couple seconds to grab on your way out the door. Choose either a small handful of mixed nuts, peanut butter (or any nut butter) to smear on a slice of bread, a banana, or celery, or even take a hard boiled egg or two. Combine all these and you have an endless supply of quick, easy, and healthy snack options!As an additional health component, make sure to mix it up so you get a variety of vitamins and minerals. And for a bonus, throw in a yogurt (or something similar) every couple days.
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