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Nutritious snacks you can feel good about on-the-go goodness. - by Tara Ali
  • 05 Oct 2018

When you’re pressed for time, it can be hard to find snacks that are convenient, tasty and contain healthy ingredients to fuel your body. You don’t want to go to the vending machine (or worse, the drive-thru), or eat well at breakfast, lunch and dinner and then have a sugar blow-out at snack time because you can’t find a nutritious option. Try these ideas so you never get stuck.      

1. Homemade trail mix
Grab a handful of your favourite unsalted nuts and mix them with some dried fruit and a sprinkle of dark chocolate drops. Carry them in a container in your handbag for morning tea. Good fats? Tick. Protein? Tick. Fibre? Tick.

2. Cheese and wholegrain crackers
A great option for your workplace fridge, these are ready in an instant. Cheese gives you a great source of calcium, while wholegrains contain a wide range of vitamins and minerals including magnesium, iron, zinc and B vitamins.

3. Hummus dip and veggie sticks
Cut up a bunch of raw carrots, celery and cucumber when you next meal prep to put in a container, and take a healthy dip with you. The chickpeas in hummus are a great protein source, which will help keeping you satisfied until your next meal.

4. Bliss balls
These are easy and fun to make. Blend a cup of chopped dates and sultanas with two teaspoons of water, then add a cup of oats, half a cup of shredded coconut and a tablespoon of cacao powder. Blend until the mixture is sticky enough to hold together. Make a heaped teaspoon of the mixture at a time into a ball, roll in some extra shredded coconut, and refrigerate for at least an hour.  

5. Vegies on toast
Toast a slice of good quality sourdough bread, add a generous spread of mashed avocado, and top with in-season vegies – think juicy tomatoes, roasted zucchini or capsicum strips – add drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.

6. UP&GO blends
When you need to refuel on the go, UP&GO blends can be a great alternative to incorporate into your healthy lifestyle . Available in Banana+Cinnamon, Cocoa+Almond, and Mango+Coconut. Made with real fruit, nuts and oats, they are a delicious source of protein and fibre and provide you with low GI energy*.

*Glycaemic Index (GI) value = 33 

Tara Ali
Tara Ali is a writer who loves vegetarian food and Stevie Wonder. She has recently returned to exercise after two babies in two years. Turns out YouTube workouts combined with peeling children off your back is a pretty decent calorie burn.

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