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Healthy Snack Ideas - With Real Photos

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Thanks to my husband's generous gift of an iPhone 5, I have been snapping nonstop photos of my meals and snacks over the past month.

Sometimes it's hard to conjure up a healthy snack which Ritz crackers, caramel popcorn and ginger ale are at our finger tips and require no imagination. But if our only obstacle is igniting your creativity then I am up to the challenge!

Use some of these suggestions, along with a few photos of things I've eaten recently (or served to Oliver). They range in prep time, cost, flavour preference, and even health-factor, but I love them all.

  • A mini whole-grain wrap or pita stuffed with egg salad, chicken salad, tuna salad or fresh veggies
  • Pita wedges, baked, dipped in hummus
  • A hard-boiled egg and cherry tomatoes
  • A mug of vegetable soup 
  • An olive, aged cheddar and fig plate
  • Pumpernickle toast with natural peanut butter and dried fruit
  • Leftover quinoa/rice/other grain with chopped cucumber and vinaigrette added
  • A bowl of oatmeal with maple syrup and walnuts
  • A mini pizza on a whole-grain english muffin (toppings: mushrooms, green pepper, pineapple)
  • Puffed cereal, edamame and cheddar cheese chunks
 
  •  Carrot sticks, kiwi, pickles, trail mix with a peanut-butter and pistachio coated date




  • Homemade yogurt with fresh fruit, sunflower seeds and pepitas
 
  • Guacamole!
  • Banana, toasted cashews and mini-muffins










  • Lemon poppyseed loaf, mixed fruit


  • A slice of flourless dark chocolate cake bathed in mixed berries

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What is my idea of happiness? “I have lived through much, and now I think I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor - such is my idea of happiness. And then, on top of all that, you for a mate, and children, perhaps - what more can the heart of man desire?” Who is Amy Joy? I am a holistic nutritionist and dietary planner. I promote whole foods, home gardening and natural living. I have written for cookbooks ("Eat Up, Slim Down", Rodale Publishing) and online publishings (Eco Living London, The Edible Schoolyard of Berkley California, The Y-Cast) and I have acted as a nutrition educator (London Hydro, Shoppers Drug Mart, the Crohns and Colitis Association, the YMCA of Western Ontario). Visit www.amyjoyharrison.com if you would like to book me for a speaking engagement or cooking demonstration.