Bay View Boot Camp’s Guide to Healthy Snacking!

It’s 2 hours until lunch and your stomach will NOT let up with the grumbling.  You are at work and walk into the cafeteria – nothing but chips, sodas, and some fried foods on the grill.  That won’t work.

You go in the hallway by your desk to the vending machine – candy bars, pretzels, a milk chocolate bar.  Ugh.

All of your options are processed, empty calorie snacks that won’t sustain you, nor provide you with ANY energy for that workout that you have scheduled for after work!

S.O.S!!  How do you break the cycle of snacking on zero nutrition snacks that only spike your blood sugar and leave you feeling even WORSE after you eat them??

Healthy snacking does take a little preparation – but it is DEFINITELY well worth it!!  By eating healthier snacks, you will find yourself with more energy, increased productivity, and more desire to hit that afternoon workout with higher intensity.

I came up with a list of  ‘Bay View Boot Camp Approved Snacks’.  Feel free to add your favorites at the bottom of the list!

Hummus and veggies
Greek yogurt and fresh fruit
Fresh or dried fruit (watch the preservatives in the dried fruit!)
Almond butter and toast (toast digests easier than regular bread)
Seeds and nuts
Homemade trail mix (see my Trail mix post for an awesome recipe)
Apple and almond butter
Green smoothie (you knew this had to be on the list.. right?)
Frozen cherries/berries (I’ll do a bowl of these as a dessert!)
Celery sticks with peanut butter

Lastly, here are a few tips to think about before your next trip to the grocery store.

1.  When hunger strikes, you crave whatever is quickest and easiest to chow down.  With that being said, it is pretty easy to open up a bag of chips…  Fight this habit by keeping a container of healthy trail mix in the cabinet!  I also like to cut up some watermelon or cantaloupe and keep this in the fridge.  Do this ahead of time!  You won’t feel like cutting up a watermelon when you are hungry!

2.  Keep fresh greens and spinach in the house at all times.  Try to eat at least one salad per day.  It won’t take much time to toss some spinach, dried cranberries, almonds, drizzled honey, a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar into a bowl and toss it together.

3.  Keep ready-to-eat chopped up veggies in the fridge.  You can even buy these pre-peeled and cut up in the grocery store!  This way you’ll have something to munch on that is packed with nutrients and will give you a boost of energy without spiking your glycemic index.

That is all for today!  Hope you found this helpful! :)

P.S – Keep your eye on the calendar of upcoming events.  I will be posting a guided grocery tour event in September that you don’t want to miss!

P.S.S – Please post some of your favorite healthy (non-processed) snacks below!

To your health!

Laura