Snacks on snacks on snacks! A good way to keep your metabolism nice and strong is by snacking throughout the day, but the focus is on nutritious foods that will benefit our health and satiety. Before you go reaching for those M&Ms or chips, take a look at these beneficial snack swaps that will keep you going throughout your day!

• Yogurt with berries-use unsweetened, plain yogurt and naturally sweeten yourself with berries!

  • yogurt provides protein, calcium, and probiotics-great for gut health

• Roasted sweet potato circles with a nut butter-add some cinnamon for some extra flavor and to help stabilize blood pressure!

  • provides protein, healthy fats, and complex carbs

• Hard boiled eggs-protein and fat!

• Handful of nuts or trail mix with a couple cups of popcorn

  • the less ingredients in your popcorn the better-popcorn, oil, and salt

• String cheese with whole wheat crackers-100% whole wheat provides more nutrients for our bodies

• Blueberries with dark chocolate chips-perfect for that sweet tooth!

  • this combo gives you a good load of antioxidants

• Veggies with hummus-pre chop carrots, cucumber, and bell pepper to keep around and make it easier to grab!

• Rice cake with avocado-season it up with garlic powder or TJ’s Everything but the Bagel seasoning!

  • healthy fats help with satiety as well as cognitive and heart health

• Fruit paired with nut butter-apples with peanut butter are easy and quick!

  • by pairing a carb with a fat we are stabilizing our blood sugar

These are just a handful of ideas for your snacking adventure, but remember to always get at least two of the macronutrients paired together to reap the full benefits of the goods!

Macronutrients: Complex Carbs, Protein, and Healthy Fats.