8 Healthy Snacks You Should Always Have At Home

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It’s hard to get all of the required nutrients with just three meals in one day, so many people need snacks, and snacking can keep your energy levels up which became as an important part of a healthy diet, while there are lots of snacks to choose from, and not all of them are healthy and nutritious. Foods like fruits and vegetables are good choices for healthy snacks as eat them can get plenty of nutrients and fiber. But if you treat yourself a bowl of ice cream or a bag of chips, which contain big calorie, then it’s not a wise choice.

Here are some healthy snacks you should have at home:

  • Walnuts

One ounce of walnuts contains 183 calories, 3.8g of carbs, 4.3g of protein and 18.3g of fat, making walnut as a delicious and highly nutrient dense food to snack on. Besides, they are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids as well as other essential vitamins and minerals which help us to stay healthy. And they are super good for your heart, researches have found that people who consume walnuts regularly are less likely to develop heart attacks.

  • Ginger chews

Ginger is a powerhouse for your body that improve your digestion, reduce nausea and even can reduce the joint pain with the anti-inflammatory properties. And ginger chews are made from the real ginger root, means they contain the natural active ingredients of ginger. As snacks, ginger chews may flavored with several ingredients, including mango, apple, peanut and coffee, check the label to see how much sugar they contain before you buy the chews.

  • Frozen bananas

Don’t feel strange but it’s really one popular snack for many people, particularly in summer days-frozen bananas. It’s easy to make this snack, just peel 4-5 bananas and put them in a big glass bowl with a cover, leave them in the freezer for the whole night and next morning you can enjoy them. One medium frozen banana contains 105 calories, 27g of carbs, 1g of protein and zero fat.

  • Sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds can keep you cracking for hours as a great snack. They’re being considered as the best whole-food source of vitamin E, providing 84% of the daily needs in one ounce of them. And it’s a wise and so easy solution to get the healthy unsaturated fats, fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals your body needs.

  • Baked sweet potatoes

A baked sweet potato is an amazing, sweet and healthy snack with tons of benefits: it’s providing almost twice the daily recommended needs of vitamin A, four times the RDA for beta carotene, 42% of the recommended needs of vitamin C and one medium sweet potato contains only 130 calories.

  • Hard boiled eggs

Eggs are nutrients dense, both of the yolk and white, it’s a good idea to have this high protein snack when you feel hungry between meals. One hard boiled egg contains only 70 calories while with 6g of protein as well as a wide array of essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, D, E, B1, B6, B12,iron, zinc, iodine, calcium and selenium. Plus, the yolk is extremely high in cholesterol, with more than 2/3 of the recommendation for one day. And the whites are super low in calories, with no fat, no cholesterol and packed with protein. It’s so easy to make some hard boiled eggs, so why not add them to your snacks chart?

  • Strawberries dipped in greek yogurt

You can make one super tasty snack simply by dipping some fresh strawberries in greek yogurt, and then leave them in the freezer for half an hour. Greek yogurt is a healthier choice because it contains half the sodium of regular yogurt while with more protein, which may promote weight loss by warding off hunger.

  • Cherry tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes are small, tasty and with several important nutrients, making them a good snack choice. One cherry tomato contains only 5 calories and zero fat, very low in sodium and cholesterol. And they’re also a good source of vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, magnesium, potassium.

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