10 Healthy Snacks To Help You Lose Weight

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Melinda

10 Healthy Snacks To Help You Lose Weight

Written by
Melinda

Healthy Snacks

If you're constantly on the hunt to find healthy snacks that tick all the magical boxes, look no further than these treats.

 

•     Good for us

•     Tasty

•     Easy to prepare.

 

Here are some of our Strictly You favourites!

Turkey, Cucumber & Tzatziki on Rye Crisp-bread

Turkey, Cucumber & Tzatziki on Rye Crisp-bread

1 Serving

77 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          1 medium Rye Crisp-bread

•          1 Tbsp Low Fat/Light Tzatziki

•          0.25 medium Lebanese Cucumber

•          25 g  Butcher/Deli Counter/Fresh Turkey Breast -Cooked/Sliced

Directions

Spread tzatziki on crisp-bread.

Add sliced cucumber rounds and top with sliced turkey.

 

Cream Cheese & Tomato on Rye Crisp-bread

Cream Cheese & Tomato on Rye Crisp-bread

1 Serving     

83 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          1 Tbsp Light Cream Cheese

•          1 medium Rye Crisp-bread

•          0.5 medium Tomato

 

Directions

Spread cream cheese on rye crisp-bread and top with sliced tomato. Season with salt and pepper.

Blueberries, Yoghurt & Honey

 

Blueberries, Yoghurt & Honey

1 Serving     

120 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          0.25 cup Blueberries

•          3 Tbsp Greek Natural Yoghurt

•          1 tsp Honey

Directions

Top Greek yoghurt with blueberries and drizzle over honey.

Dark Chocolate & Almonds

Dark Chocolate & Almonds

1 Serving   

111 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          10 g Almonds

•          10 g 70%+ Dark Chocolate

Pear, Cream Cheese & Walnuts

Pear, Cream Cheese & Walnuts

1 Serving

127 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          1 Tbsp Shelled Walnuts

•          1 Tbsp Light Cream Cheese

•          0.5 medium Pear

Flaxseed Crackers

 

Flaxseed Crackers

1 Serving   

106 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          2 Tbsp Flaxseed Meal

•          1 tsp Chia Seeds

•          0.5 tsp Dried Rosemary


Directions

Preheat oven 160°

Mix flaxseed, chia, pinch of salt and rosemary together. You can eliminate rosemary if you prefer.

Add a small amount of water, and mix to form a 'dough'consistency.

Spread thinly (no thicker than 5mm) on a piece of baking paper using the back of a spoon.

Score lines into the 'dough' & bake for approx. 12 mins.

Remove from oven and allow to cool before breaking into crackers.

Edamame

Edamame

1 Serving   

61 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          50 g Raw / Unshelled Edamame

 

Directions

Edamame is most easily found in the frozen section.

Defrost and lightly salt.

Don't eat the pod, just the edamame bean inside. Squeeze or pop soy bean pod out of shell straight into your mouth.

Apple & Peanut Butter

 

Apple & Peanut Butter

1 Serving   

98 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          2 tsp Natural Peanut butter

•          0.5 medium Apple

Veggie Sticks

Veggie Sticks

1 Serving 

40 Cal 

 

Ingredients

•          0.5 medium Lebanese Cucumber

•          0.25 medium Red Capsicum/Pepper

•          1 medium Celery Stick

•          0.5 medium Fresh Carrot

 

You can always add dips like hummus, beetroot or light tzatziki.

Tin Tuna with Avocado on Rice Cake

Tin Tuna with Avocado on Rice Cake

1 Serving     

178 Cal 

 

Ingredients

 

•          0.25 medium Avocado

•          1 Thin/Plain Rice cake

•          95 g Tuna in Springwater

 

Season with salt and pepper.

ENJOY!