30 Simple and Creative Healthy Snacks

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One of the secrets of healthy weight control is having lots of healthy snacks within easy reach. Here are 30 choices from the simple and the basic to the creative and unusual for parties and family fun.

1. Colorful raw vegetables. Try unique and interesting varieties like jicama, avocados, raw fennel, raw sticks or slices of yam, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, snow peas, etc.
2. Freeze yogurt for a yogurt popsicle
3. Apples, pears, bananas, oranges, mangos, figs, berries, and other interesting fruit with a Greek yogurt fruit dip
4. 1 medium piece of fruit (peach, orange or nectarine) sliced.
5. Dried fruit like prunes, dates, figs, and raisins mixed with nuts
6. Nuts and seeds of all kinds (watch the salt)
7. A low-fat string cheese wrapped with a slice of lean turkey
8. A carb-controlled, high fiber tortilla spread with hummus or avocado
9. A lettuce wrap with chicken, turkey, or ham
10. A frozen banana, grapes, berries, or other fruit mixed with nuts
11. Non-fat cottage cheese with fresh raw fruit
12. Hard boiled eggs
13. Smoothies with LEAN™ and XypStix™
14. Try all the flavors of hummus for veggie dips
15. Celery spread with peanut butter
16. Baked whole-grain crackers topped with hummus, peanut butter, and veggie bites
17. Try no-calorie carbonated drinks like seltzer, sparkling water, and club soda mixed with lemon juice and stevia or XypStix™.
18. Deli ham or turkey wrapped around a sweet pickle or dill pickle slice.
19. Blend non-fat cottage cheese & lemon pepper for a quick veggie dip.
20. Blend plain low-fat Greek yogurt with a scoop of LEAN for a light pudding.
Add fresh fruit & nuts.
21. Crunchy freeze dried fruits: try berries, apples, pineapple, and bananas.
22. Enjoy spiced, roasted pumpkin seeds
23. A tin of tuna or salmon with Dijon mustard in a pocket of whole grain pita bread
24. Drained canned artichoke hearts with capers and olive oil. Eat with toothpicks
25. Wrap smoked salmon in lettuce leaves
26. Toss air-popped popcorn with olive oil, a little hot sauce and some crumbled blue cheese
27. Whip up Xyngular Super Fruit Global Blend™ with kefir and cocoa powder
28. Stuff figs and dates with almonds or hazel nuts
29. Stir chopped fresh pineapple into salsa and season with ground cumin
30. Spray air popped popcorn with olive oil and dust with buttermilk powder, celery salt and dill.

ACTION STEPS:
1. Keep a file of these snacks ideas near where you write your shopping list. Make sure you have your favorite fixings always on the list so you won't be tempted to shop for the unhealthy ones.

2. Share this list with family members. Get them to circle ideas they'd like to try or old favorites they'd like to have on hand more often or in greater variety.

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