I started my clean eating journey years ago but only recently got really serious with it when I started having issues that stemmed from a soy allergy. Soy allergies are impossible because soy is in EVERYTHING. It’s like trying to avoid water. Clean eating snacks have been my saving grace.
I mention pretty frequently how much I hate to cook. There’s nothing more obnoxious in this world to me. THREE times a day? Seriously, if it were only once or twice I could maybe find some peace in it. With two toddlers though, (and a 3rd 5 days a week) I find it hard to get anything done if I keep having to stop and make food.
So mostly I piece meals together with clean eating snacks or prep something that will last me at least a few days. A lot of these things you can make into whole meals. As long as there is a protein, it’ll keep you full until your next one.
Meals are the ultimate goal since “snacking” isn’t recommended in Ayurveda. Sometimes though, we all need a little appetizer while we wait on dinner, something small to hold us over or a little food on our stomachs so that we can sleep without the annoying claw of hunger.
Clean Eating Snacks
- Whole Fruits (obviously. Including but not limited to apples, pears, berries, bananas, grapes, oranges, etc.)
- Dark chocolate
- Coconut yogurt
- Hummus with carrots, cucumber slices, sliced bell peppers or celery
- Banana “ice cream”
- Dried apple slices
- Guacamole with carrots or celery
- Popcorn
- Frozen grapes
- Nuts and seeds (cashews, almonds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pistachios, etc.)
- Kale chips
- Seaweed snacks
- Smoothies (limitless options.)
- Roasted chickpeas
- Salad with oil and vinegar or a vinaigrette (or even no dressing. I’ve found I don’t always need something on it)
- Beet hummus
- Rice cakes with various toppings
- Seed crackers with hummus or veggies
- Cinnamon banana
- Lettuce wrap with various insides
- Some sushi (veggie rolls in particular are great. Avoid sauces and tempuras)
- Sashimi
- Oatmeal (various toppings)
- Quinoa (various toppings)
- Amaranth porridge (various toppings)
- Stuffed Avocado
- Granola cereal (with almond milk)
- Chia pudding (various toppings)
- Overnight oats (various toppings)
- Oatmeal muffins
- Fresh Salsa with chickpea tortilla chips
- Homemade protein bars
- Peanut butter with a banana, apple slices or celery (or almond butter)
- Hard boiled eggs
- Tuna and rice crackers
- Sliced tomato or cucumbers with salt
- Baby carrots and celery
- Cashews and dried cranberries
- Homemade trail mix
- Pickles
- Sweet potato toast (various toppings)
- Baked sweet potato
- Baked potato with chives, coconut oil and nutritional yeast
- The Good Bean Favas + Peas
- Kimchi
- Fermented carrots
- Apple toast with various toppings
If you have any clean eating snacks that you enjoy that aren’t on this list, drop them in the comments below for us!
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Author
S.S.Blake; Confidence Coach, Yoga + Meditation Teacher and Founder of Earth and Water