Healthy Snack Recipes

There are many healthy snacks available on the net today, in magazines, books and even on television. There are many advantages of consuming these snacks as they help you in maintaining a healthy diet and keep you fit. These snacks can be cooked at home and consumed, or even bought from stores. In this article we have provided you with recipes of some easy healthy snacks that you can try out anytime and are very simple to cook. Always remember that you should not replace these snacks with meals as they don't fulfill the entire nutrient requirement of the body.

Healthy Salad Recipes For a Quick Snack

Mostly all salad recipes can be included in healthy snacks, but you still need to be sure in some cases. Sometimes salad ingredients contain a lot of fat and we eat them anyway as we think all salads are healthy diet snacks. Here are two recipes of salads that you can go through. These will help you keep that weight in check and also give you some additional nutrients.

Recipe # 1: Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

• 4 thin-sliced cucumbers
• 1 thin-sliced white onion
• 1 cup of white vinegar
• ¾ cup of white sugar
• 1 tbsp salt, black pepper or drill - to taste

Method
Take a big bowl and toss the sliced cucumbers and the sliced onion in it. Place a saucepan on medium heat and add vinegar, sugar and some water to it. Bring the water to boil and add the contents of the big bowl. Now, stir it in any of the 'to taste' options till cooked according to your taste.

Recipe # 2: Pasta Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled pasta
• ½ cup cut pineapple
• ½ cup cut pear
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• ½ cup cut salad leaves
• Grated cheese
• ½ cup shredded ham

Method
Take a big bowl and mix all the mentioned ingredients. If you want you can apply a little bit of olive oil to the salad but that is optional. Remember that this salad is best served cold. You can also add one more spice of your choice for extra taste. You can decide the quantity of the shredded cheese but don't use much as it will increase the fat in the salad.

Healthy Snack Recipes for Your Kids

These recipes have are a very good nutritional value along with a very delicious taste. These healthy snacks for kids are easy to make and hardly take any of your time. Kids love these snacks as they are different from the usual sandwiches and pizzas. You can also choose your own ingredients to make these recipes once you know how to cook them.

Recipe # 1: Quesadillas

Ingredients

• Fat-free cream
• ½ cup chopped avocado
• Grated cheese
• ¼ whole wheat flour tortilla
• ¼ cup salsa

Method
Take the tortilla and layer it with the cream. Add a little bit chopped avocado and spread it evenly everywhere. Add a little bit of salsa and then add the grated cheese. You can add any veggie of your choice to make this one of the best healthy snacks. Be very careful with the cheese as along with proteins, it is also going to add fat. On the other hand avocado will also add a lot of fats to the Quesadilla but these fats are the good fats that will lower cholesterol.

Recipe # 2: Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients

• 4 ¾ cup of whole wheat flour
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ cup raisins
• 4 cups white sugar
• 1½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin
• 6 eggs
• 1½ teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1½ teaspoons salt

Method
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (350 F). Till then grease 3 muffin pans of 12 cups each. You can also line them with paper muffin liners. Soak the raisins in some hot water so that they turn plump. Once they turn plump, you can drain them. Combine the baking powder, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and sugar in a big bowl. Now, take a separate bowl and mix applesauce, eggs and pumpkin. Keep on mixing them till the mixture you have formed is smooth. Now, add this mixture to the earlier dry ingredients. Stir this newly formed mixture properly and form a smooth batter. Add the walnuts and the raisins to this batter and spoon it in the greased muffin cups. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

Recipes for Healthy Snacks You Can Take To Work

Adults are always looking for some healthy snacks for work because you gain a lot of weight sitting in the office if you don't eat well. Here are two recipes for adults that you can go through. These healthy snacks for adults are not only easy to cook but also very tasty.

Recipe # 1: Quick Wraps

Ingredients

• ¼ whole wheat tortillas
• 1/8 package cream cheese
• 1/8 head lettuce
• 1/8 package sliced deli-style turkey
• 1½ teaspoon shredded carrots
• 1½ teaspoon minced tomato

Method
Spread the cream cheese equally and evenly over the tortillas and top this with the lettuce leaves. Place the slices of turkey on the lettuce leaves in even layers. Roll the tortilla and cut it into equal appropriate pieces. Serve hot.

Recipe # 2: Pizza Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
• 4 slices mozzarella cheese
• 4 teaspoons tomato paste
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano

Method
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (350 F). Separate the roll dough into 4 rectangles by unwinding it. Pinch the perforations together to seal. On a 9×13 inch baking sheet, keep 2 rectangles and moisten their edges with water. On each of these rectangles, place two slices of mozzarella and top them with 2 teaspoons of the tomato paste. Sprinkle oregano on them and then cover them with the other two rectangles. Keep them in the oven for 10-15 minutes or till you see the color change to golden brown.

I hope these recipes for healthy snacks were enough and that you like them. Remember that any healthy snack should be good for your overall health and it should not solely do the job of helping you reduce your weight. Healthy snacks are not fat free snacks, they are snacks that help you give your daily requirement of good nutrients without adding the bad contents. Enjoy these healthy snack recipes with some really good juices and make a complete healthy meal.