More Snack Ideas...

Having a snack is an essential part of your daily nutritional program. Below are snacks to help you get between meals in the healthiest way possible. Combine 1 protein, 1 carbohydrate and 1 fat for each snack.

PROTEINS

• 1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese
• 1 ounce part-skim or "lite" mozzarella
• 2 1/2 ounces part-skim or "lite" ricotta cheese
• 1 ounce sliced meat (turkey, ham, chicken)
• 1 ounce tuna packed in water
• 1 string cheese
• 1 1/2 ounces deli meat

CARBOHYDRATES

• 1/2 apple
• 3 apricots
• 1 kiwi
• 1 tangerine
• 1/3 cup "lite" fruit cocktail
• 1/2 pear
• 1 cup strawberries
• 3/4 cup blackberries
• 1/2 orange
• 1/2 cup grapes
• 8 cherries
• 1/2 nectarine
• 1 peach
• 1 plum
• 1/2 cup peaches
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1/2 grapefruit
• 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups sliced celery
• 4 cups sliced cucumber
• 2 red or green peppers, raw
• 1/4 cup hummus
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 1 1/2 cups snow peas, raw
• 2 cups cherry tomatoes

FATS

• 3 olives (green or black)
• 1 macadamia nut
• 1 tablespoon guacamole
• 1 tablespoon avocado
• 3 almonds
• 6 peanuts
• 2 pecan halves
• 1/2 teaspoon almond butter
• 1/2 teaspoon natural peanut butter

Source: Neil Anderson’s GPP Fitness, <http://www.gppfitness.com>, accessed November 2012.