Hey everyone! For a large portion of January, some of my family did a sugar fast because we had lots of sugar during the holiday season and we know that this is healthy for us. We did a 3-week fast from added sugar, and during the time, I've had to come up with different snack ideas than usual. Some of my usual snacks (even some that you wouldn't think) have added sugar in them. These snacks are all free of added sugar and are pretty easy!
- A hard-boiled egg. This can also be eaten for breakfast and is a great source of protein.
- Fruit! Natural sugars are found in fruits, which makes them sweet. Fruit is great to have if you want something sweet but aren't having added sugar.
- Veggies & hummus. This is so healthy, you get nutrients from the vegetables and protein from the hummus, which has chickpeas. You can get hummus at some grocery stores (make sure there's no sugar on the ingredient list) and you can also make it at home if you want to have homemade hummus.
- Nuts. Peanuts, almonds, cashews, and other nuts are all so healthy for you and will help fill you up.
- Popcorn. Just get some popcorn kernels and cook them on the stove to get lots of popped popcorn! You can put butter and salt on it, or opt for something sweeter like honey.
- Yogurt. Lots of plain yogurts are sugar-free and are a great source of dairy. You can drizzle some honey over your yogurt if you want to make it sweeter.
- Apples & peanut butter. This simple snack is great and also sugar-free, as long as you have sugar-free peanut butter.
- Toast. Whole-wheat bread can be easily found, and you could have the toast by itself or add sugar-free peanut butter with bananas for a more filling snack.
- Smoothies. This is a bit more work than most of these other snacks, but many smoothies can be made with just some fruit, milk, and maybe some ice (it depends on the recipe). There are lots of healthy smoothie recipes around if you want to try to make one.
You should definitely try some of these healthier snacks!
Kasey ✨
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