Loaded Grain-Free Toast
Awaken your tastebuds with these creative combos. Each version offers healthy fat with a morsel of sweet/crunchy. Savor the texture and soak up the energy. Paleo fanatics can enjoy these on their favorite grain-free bread recipe.
Stuffed Avocado Boats
Avocados are packed with monounsaturated fatty acids and tuna throws in the omega-3’s. Benefits of both range from brain and eye health to decreased risk of heart disease. Not to mention the satisfaction that arises from each bite of fulfilling goodness.
Bean Salad
Besides a beautiful bunch of fiber, this bowl offers a feast for the healthy gut flora. Nothing provides satiety like a bowl of beans. To avoid preservatives, read your ingredients and search for one that contains only beans and water, like this one.
Fruit & Cheese Plate
Besides that calcium you are probably missing, this snack provides a lot of YUM. Need I say more?
Veggies & Nut Butter
Peanut butter provides vitamin E, magnesium, and potassium, while those veggies help regulate bowel movements and fight against cancer, while also slowing the inevitable aging process. Boom.
Boiled Eggs
Offering choline for brain health, vitamin D for prevention of heart disease, cancer and diabetes and, not to mention, a fantastic source of protein, soft boiled eggs may be your new go-to snack. To steam your eggs to perfection, this Baby Bullet will not disappoint. In 4 minutes or less, you will have perfectly steamed eggs and your guests will be envious of your newfound hidden talent.
Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella Salad
Mozzarella cheese is a super source of protein, along with the phytonutrients in that vine-ripened tomato and the anti-inflammatory properties of those basil leaves. What could be better? Not much.
Mixed Nuts
Protecting cells from LDL cholesterol damage, stabilizing blood sugar, helping to promote weight loss, and fighting against oxidative stress, these convenient little guys are winners, all around!
Homemade Sweet Potato Fries
With a significant source of vitamin A, these little yummies protect eye health, increase immunity, and boost brain function.
Sardines
This little fish on a little budget doesn’t carry the same risk of mercury as it’s bigger relatives. These little vitamins-in-a-can are either loved or hated. If you fall into the latter category, give them a shot by purchasing them without skin and bones and prepare just like you would a tuna salad. You may just be surprised.
Stuffed Omelette
Prepared in less than 10 minutes, this is a snack that satisfies. Mushrooms have been classified as a functional food that can even promote longevity, increase immunity, and improve digestion. Why not?
Egg in a Pan
Lets be honest. Most of us love eggs and all of us HATE to clean the pan. This one-egg ceramic pan allows you to cook your one egg, clean up in a jiffy and not fill the sink with a huge pan. Being made of 100% ceramic, this pan avoids toxic chemicals and non-stick surfaces.
Fruit & Nut Spread
With their prebiotic effect, promoting healthy gut bacteria, this sweet treat will balance blood sugar and provide a true afternoon pick-me-up. Otherwise, skip dessert and the tight pants and replace with this satisfying power punch.
Veggies & Hummus
With each color providing a different antioxidant, you can truly bump up the nutrient intensity with this snack. Not only is it loaded with fiber, but flavor as well!
Loaded Sweet Potato
You cannot go wrong with any version of a loaded sweet potato. Try topping with arugula, a poached egg and mozzarella cheese. No time? Add parsley and chives and call it a day. This snack is a Vitamin A explosion in your mouth.
Shelly
Looks so good, all of them!