Snacks are important for everyone. Even if you are not a snacker there are times when we are unable to eat due to a busy schedule and in order to maintain our energy we need to eat something. This is where if people don't plan, they plan to fail. When we are hungry and have low energy we cannot think clearly, we just grab something to make us feel better so we can continue on with whatever we were doing. Often the items we grab are unhealthy, filled with fat, sugar, and salt, and can completely blow our efforts to be healthy for that day.

Choose healthy snacks to feed yourself in between meals.

• Rice cake with 1 tablespoon of nut butter.
  (Remember, peanut butter should only have 2 ingredients, peanuts & salt, not extra oils and sugar!)
• Rice cake with black bean dip with chopped avocado slices.
• Fresh fruit or vegetables.
  (I love cucumber slices, so refreshing and crunchy.)
• Nuts or seeds
• Apple slices and almond or peanut butter.
• Celery or carrots with hummus
• Avocados sprinkled with sea salt, scoop out and eat.
• Protein smoothie: ½ c water, ½ c almond or rice milk unsweetened, 1 scoop Jay Robb protein powder, ½ c frozen blueberries, ½ frozen banana, 3 ice cubes and blend!
• Trail mix with Dried fruit and nuts.
  (Be sure to choose the ones with more nuts and less dried fruit. These are easy to carry in your purse or briefcase.)
• Frozen 100% juices on a stick instead of ice cream
• Protein & Energy bars instead of candy bars Ex: Cliff bars
• Applesauce and low fat cottage cheese mixed with 1-tablespoon ground flax seeds.