While eating healthy meals is important, I’d argue having healthy snacks is even more important. Since they’re not usually planned ahead, it’s easy to find yourself halfway through a family-sized bag of potato chips, wondering how this could’ve happened.
In this post, I’m sharing three easy, healthy snacks for 2022. They’re all fast to put together, require no cooking, and are still perfectly tasty.
1. Lunch Meat Roll-ups
Ham, cheese and pickles
These lunch meat roll-ups are as satisfying as they are easy. All you need is lunch meat, cheese, and pickles.
I recommend sliced ham, or anything thin enough to reasonably roll up. For pickles, I use pickle chips, but spears would also work. The cheese is similarly up to you, but I recommend using sliced since it’s easier. It won’t fall out like shredded, and you don’t have to cut it like a block cheese.
Recipe for Lunch Meat Roll-ups
Ingredients
Sliced lunch meat, as needed*
Sliced cheese, as needed**
Pickles, as needed***
Preparation
Lay out a piece of lunch meat, then fill with cheese and pickles. Roll up, then repeat as needed.
Notes
* I only use one slice of lunch meat per roll-up, but you could probably use more.
** I always use half of a standard cheese slice (think sliced American cheese shape). Since cheese is the most high-calorie ingredient, you could use 1/3 of a slice to reduce calories.
*** If you use pickle chips, you may need to cut them in half if they’re too wide. If you don’t, the meat could be difficult to fold.
2. Cottage Cheese Bowls
Cottage cheese, pineapple, and cashews
These cottage cheese bowls have the coveted simplicity of other “bowl” meals. Just throw everything in, then devour.
The possible additions are endless, but I highly recommend at least using some fruit. Chocolate would also be great, though it’s not called for in the recipe. A dash of hot sauce would also be nice if you’re wanting something more savory.
Recipe for Cottage Cheese Bowls
Ingredients
Cottage cheese, as needed
Additions, as needed*
Preparation
Add the cottage cheese and additions to a bowl, then serve.
Notes
* The possibilities are endless, so use whatever you’d like. The above picture contains pineapple and cashews, which I think is a good starting point (fruit and nuts).
Again, chocolate would be great if you want something sweeter. Canned tuna or salmon with some hot sauce would be a nice savory twist.
3. Chocolate Yogurt Pudding
This easy dessert-like snack is something I’ve been making for years. It’s simply yogurt balanced with cocoa powder and sweetener to make a decently satisfying “pudding”.
While you can use sugar instead of sweetener, it’s a bit high in calories for how much sweetening power you need. I recommend using at least half sweetener unless you’re really averse to them; it’ll save you a lot of calories.
Recipe for Chocolate Yogurt Pudding
Ingredients
1 cup plain yogurt*, 227 grams
1-2 Tbsps cocoa powder**, 5-10 grams
2-3 Tbsps sweetener or sugar***
Preparation
Add all ingredients to a bowl and mix well. For best results, refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Notes
* I recommend using full-fat yogurt. It’s what I use, and is what the recipe is based on.
That said, you can use non-fat yogurt, Greek yogurt, or anything else you want. You’ll just need to adjust the cocoa and sweetener accordingly.
** The more cocoa you add, the more chocolatey the pudding will be. However, you’ll also need to add more sweetener to compensate.
If you don’t add enough sweetener, the cocoa flavor will be noticeable and potentially off-putting.
*** The weight amount for the sugar is 24-36 grams. However, the sweetener weight depends on what you use. For reference, the sweetener I use would be 3-4.5 grams instead of 2-3 Tbsps.
Also, it’s worth mentioning that sweetener and sugar dissolve differently. Specifically, sugar dissolves more slowly. Cocoa is also a bit stubborn in that department, so I recommend letting the pudding sit in the fridge to soften things up.
If you don’t let it sit, the pudding may be gritty – especially if using sugar – and the cocoa powder is more likely to be clumped up.
Final Thoughts and Conclusion
With this post, I shared with you three easy and healthy snacks to help you with your goals for 2022. Whether those goals are for weight loss, meal prepping to save time, or just eating better, I hope you found these recipes useful.
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