35+ Easy, Macro Friendly Snack Ideas
When to snack
Just because you always grab a granola bar and coffee at 10 a.m. doesn’t mean you should. Don’t snack because it’s part of your daily routine; do it when you’re a little bit hungry. Use a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is starving and 10 is so full you couldn’t eat anything else.
You need a snack when you’re at a 3 or 4.
Many people won’t hit that mark until about three hours after a meal, but some will get there faster. In those cases, listen to your ‘hunger cues’ and go ahead and have a bite.
However, if you are not truly hungry, consider holding out until your next meal.
If you aren’t sure - take a 5-10 minute walk. It might be that all you needed was a break!
Dairy
String Cheese and Baby Carrots
Milk
Cottage cheese with pineapple
Protein Caprese Salad - cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar
Greek Yogurt with berries
PB2 (powdered peanut butter) mixed with greek yogurt with fruit
Plain greek yogurt with protein powder or crystal lite
Babybell cheese with snap peas
Eggs/Meat
Jerky (check for sugar, here’s one I like)
Hard Boiled Egg/egg white (sometimes I do one whole egg and one egg white)
Tuna and Crackers
Meat and Cheese Roll-Up
Shrimp cocktail
Soft Boiled Egg with Asparagus
Volpi cheese and meat singles (found at local grocery and Trader Joes)
Tuna Creations from Starkist
Vegetarian
Hummus and Veggies
Peanut butter and rice cake or celery
Fruit and peanut butter
Either of the above options, but with powdered peanut butter!
Oatmeal (can add protein powder)
Roasted chickpeas or edamame
Frozen grapes
Baby Carrots
Clementines
Baba Ganoush with Vegetables
Recipes
Half sandwich
Half Quesadilla
Key Lime Protein Shake (or any flavor you like, she has a bunch on her site!)
