Kick Sugar 4 Good: Healthy snacking options

Healthy Snack List
Crunchy
• apples
• frozen grapes
• light popcorn or plain popcorn: use coconut oil to pop in a covered pan
• one or two hard pretzels, the large Bavarian variety
• carrots: particularly the super-sweet, organic baby carrots
• crunchy crudités of veggies and dip (hummus, tabouli, vinaigrette, favorite
dressing)
• celery and peanut butter (use non-hydrogenated peanut butter)
• hummus with whole grain toast, baby carrots, rice crackers
• nuts

Sweet
• wheatgrass
• fresh, whole fruit
• organic yogurt and ripe fruit
• apples and almond butter
• sprouted date bread with jam
• frozen yogurt: freeze yogurt and make your own!
• dried fruit
• use leftover grains to make sweet porridge: drizzle maple syrup and sprinkle
cinnamon, add soymilk and bananas, heat with fruit juice, etc.
• smoothies: mix whatever you have in the kitchen – fruit, ice, soymilk, yogurt,
carob powder, etc.
• fruit "ice cream": peel a banana, freeze, blend in a food processor with nuts,
berries or raisins and serve; can be put through the screen of a juicer for a
creamier consistency.
• freshly squeezed fruit juices: Make your own and try different combos.
• sweet vegetables: yams, sweet potatoes, squashes (acorn, butternut,
kabocha) cut into chunks or fries; sprinkle with cinnamon and bake.
• dates stuffed with almond butter or other nut butter
• organic dark chocolate chips or carob chips

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Salty
• olives
• pickles and pickled vegetables, such as carrot, daikon, beets and lotus root
• tabouli, hummus
• oysters and sardines
• steamed vegetables with tamari/shoyu or umeboshi vinegar
• tortilla chips and salsa or guacamole: try whole grain chips such as "Garden of
Eatin" brand and freshly made salsa or guacamole.
• sauerkraut: it will also knock your sweet craving right out!
• fresh lime or lemon juice as seasonings or in beverage
• salted edamame
• small amount of organic cheese

Creamy
• smoothies
• yogurt
• avocados
• rice pudding
• dips and spreads, like hummus and baba ghanoush
• puréed soups
• puddings made with silken tofu, avocado or mashed banana
• mashed sweet potatoes
• coconut milk