Healthy Snacking: Take 2

We recently posted information about healthy snacking, which may have left some of you hoping for some additional ideas of what a healthy snack may look like. Well, here you go:

1. Hard boiled egg and sliced veggies.
2. Sliced apple and almond butter.
3. Natural, low sodium jerky - look for nitrate/nitrite-free versions
4. 1/2 cup berries (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries - or 12 medium strawberries) with 1/4 cup of almonds.
5. A scoop of creamy egg salad. See recipe below:

Creamy Egg Salad

Most recipes for egg salad call for fat-filled mayonnaise, but this recipe uses fat free Greek yogurt instead. You get all the creaminess without added calories to set back your results.

Servings: 3

Ingredients

• 8 eggs
• 4 celery stalks, chopped
• 2 Tablespoons onion greens, chopped
• ¼ cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
• 2 teaspoons mustard
• 1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon
• dash of salt and pepper

Preparation

1. To boil the perfect egg: place eggs in a large pot and cover with cold water by half an inch. Heat the water to a boil, turn off the heat and cover the pot. Wait exactly 7 minutes, and then place the eggs in a bowl of ice water for 3 minutes.
2. Peel and chop hard boiled eggs. Place in a large bowl. Add celery, onion greens, yogurt, mustard, lemon, salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Chill and then serve.

Nutritional Analysis:  

One serving equals: 195 calories, 9 fat, 212mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, and 17g protein.