35+ Easy, Macro Friendly Snack Ideas

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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!


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Dairy

  1. String Cheese and Baby Carrots

  2. Milk

  3. Cottage cheese with pineapple

  4. Protein Caprese Salad - cottage cheese, cherry tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar

  5. Greek Yogurt with berries

  6. PB2 (powdered peanut butter) mixed with greek yogurt with fruit

  7. Plain greek yogurt with protein powder or crystal lite

  8. Babybell cheese with snap peas

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Eggs/Meat

  1. Jerky (check for sugar, here’s one I like)

  2. Hard Boiled Egg/egg white (sometimes I do one whole egg and one egg white)

  3. Tuna and Crackers

  4. Meat and Cheese Roll-Up

  5. Shrimp cocktail

  6. Oscar Mayar P3 Snack Packs

  7. Soft Boiled Egg with Asparagus

  8. Volpi cheese and meat singles (found at local grocery and Trader Joes)

  9. Tuna Creations from Starkist

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

Vegetarian

  1. Hummus and Veggies

  2. Peanut butter and rice cake or celery

  3. Fruit and peanut butter

  4. Either of the above options, but with powdered peanut butter!

  5. Oatmeal (can add protein powder)

  6. Roasted chickpeas or edamame

  7. Frozen grapes

  8. Health Warrior Bars

  9. Mighty Muffins

  10. Baby Carrots

  11. Clementines

  12. Baba Ganoush with Vegetables

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Recipes

  1. Cheeseburger Bites

  2. Half sandwich

  3. Half Quesadilla

  4. Key Lime Protein Shake (or any flavor you like, she has a bunch on her site!)

  5. Frozen Yogurt Bark

  6. Strawberry-Banana Protein Muffins

  7. High Protein Healthy Granola

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