Three Simple Snacks
Fighting cravings for cheesy french fries, pints of Ben and Jerry's, or even bags of chips becomes nearly impossible to resist. So, to combat this problem, I've come up with three tasty (and easy to make) snacks. I hope you enjoy them as much as me!
- Chickpeas: they help support digestive health, they're also a slow burning carb so you can go much longer without being hungry! They also provide tons of protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals! ANYBODY can eat them because they're gluten free and non-allergenic!
- Chickpeas as a snack:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- Rinse and dry chickpeas (one 12 oz can)
- toss in a bowl with 2 tbs of olive oil and for flavor add sea salt
- for additional flavor you can add things like garlic salt or cayenne pepper
- Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, they should be brown and crunchy! Congrats you've just made a healthy snack!
- Eggs: they're super healthy, packed with tons of protein as well as Vitamin D, A, B12 and a few B vitamins! Use them to make an omelette for breakfast, or take them on the go in hard boiled form!
- Hard Boiled Eggs:
- Put as many eggs as you want in a pot of water and bring to a boil
- TIP: make sure the eggs are covered by about 1 inch of water
- Boil them for 8-10 minutes
- "shock" the eggs by placing them in ice water
- Peel the egg when you're ready for a tasty snack!
- Red Bell Peppers: Yeah, you read that right! Red bell peppers (which are actually a fruit) are loaded with Vitamin A, B6, C and K. They're chalk full of fiber and minerals oh and they are also really great for your skin (just as a bonus)
- Bell Peppers and Goat cheese
- cut the bell peppers into small squares (make sure you de-seed them)
- mix together goat cheese and chives and use the bell peppers like a chip and dip on in!
- If you're like me and don't like goat cheese feel free to use mozzarella instead!
Until my next post, Happy Snacking!!
Wow what incredible advise! I can't believe I never knew these things were healthy! This is such an inspirational blog! I really hope one day I'll get the privilege of meeting this amazing blogger!!
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