When you are on a diet, snacks are like life-giving oases in the middle of the day – you eat less, refresh yourself with new energy and continue with your tasks. If you are tired of eating tasteless diet bars and raw nuts, you should try these delicious combinations. Each of these healthy snacks is less than 150 calories and will bring you real pleasure.
Strawberry smoothie: Mix ½ cup strawberries, ½ cup yogurt, ½ cup water, a spoon full of honey and few drops of vanilla. Blend until smooth and serve with a straw.
Baked apple with nuts: Choose 2 or 3 apples and remove the core, filling them with nuts, raisins and cinnamon. After that bake the apples.
Peppers with guacamole: Cut peppers in large pieces and spread each with guacamole dip. Serve with homemade lemonade.
Vegetable skewers: Combine a piece of cucumber, cherry tomato and small ball of mozzarella to make a mini skewers, about 5 are sufficient. You can add fresh basil.
Strained yogurt with cherries: Mix ½ cup strained yogurt and ½ cup pitted cherries, flavored with mint leaves.
Chia Pudding: Combine 1/2 cup almond or coconut milk with one tablespoon of Chia seeds. Sweeten with some honey and add blueberries or raspberries. Leave 60 minutes to swell.
Hummus and baby carrots: Prepare hummus by blending ½ cup chickpea, lemon juice and ½ tsp tahini. Salt to taste and eat with baby carrots.
Boiled еggs with olive paste: Slice two hard-boiled eggs and remove the yolks. Mix them with the olive paste and fill the halves. Decorate with parsley.
These quick and easy to prepare low calorie healthy snacks will satisfy your cravings and make great healthy addition to your daily menu. Make sure to try them and you’d be amazed how ‘under-150-calories’ foods will become your biggest delight!
