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    30+ WFPB Snacks (Whole Foods Plant Based Snacks) Vegan

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    WFPB snacks (Whole Foods Plant Based Snacks) are a fun and easy way to get more fruits and vegetables in your diet. Even if you don’t eat a 100% plant-based breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you’ll enjoy these vegan snack recipes. Get sweet and savory healthy plant-based snack recipes, as well as whole food plant-based snacks to buy. You’ll love snacking on roasted chickpeas, dried fruit, smoothies, vegetables, popcorn, granola, trail mix, salsa and chips, kale chips, and more!

    wfpb snacks

    There are plenty of easy vegan snacks out there without resorting to Oreos! The healthy plant based snacks below are all whole foods snacks. You’ll find vegan snacks for kids, for athletes, for folks trying to lose weight, and for everyone else!

    All of our vegan savoury snacks and vegan sweet snacks feature one or more of these:

    • Fruits
    • Vegetables
    • Legumes
    • Nuts and Seeds
    • Whole Grains

    If you’re American, you’re likely not getting enough of those, and you’re probably getting too much added sugar and refined grains. With smart snack choices, we can help balance out our diet a bit better and enjoy a treat!

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    • ✈️ Plant-Based Snacks on the Go
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    🌱 WFPB Snacks

    Here are some of the best whole food plant-based snack recipes (some follow a stricter definition for WFPB ingredients than others):

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    2. Air Fryer Jerky | Vegan Oyster Mushroom Jerky
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    3. Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi Air Fryer Recipe
    This air fryer cauliflower gnocchi recipe makes crispy gnocchi with no mush.
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    4. Strawberry Banana Nice Cream
    Want to know how to make strawberry banana nice cream? It’s easy! With 5 simple ingredients, you can have healthy vegan soft serve ice cream!
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    5. Mango Nice Cream
    This mango nice cream recipe is a nice alternative to ice cream because it contains no added sugar! No ice cream maker is needed for this one!
    Check it out here
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    6. Watermelon Lime Smoothie with Mint (No Added Sugar!)
    There might be disagreement on whether this watermelon lime smoothie is best called a slushie, slurpee, or icee. Who cares? It's DELICIOUS
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    7. Air Fryer Chickpeas (Crispy Roasted Garbanzo Beans Snack Recipe!)
    Can you air fry chickpeas? Yes! Garbanzo beans, nutritional yeast, and spices come together deliciously in my air fryer chickpeas recipe.
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    9. Nut Free Trail Mix | No Added Sugar!
    Looking for ideas for nut free trail mix? It's easy to make trail mix without nuts using seeds and dried fruits. Try this nut free gorp!
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    10. Keto Berry Smoothie Recipe (Vegan, No Added Sugar)
    My vegan keto berry smoothie has 11.6g net carbs, and a taste that is going to rock your world! Can you guess the secret ingredients?
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    11. Watermelon Ice Lollies with Mango and Pineapple
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    13. Dehydrated Cinnamon Apples (No Sugar, No Oil, Vegan, Paleo)
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    14. Garlic Kale Chips (Vampire Killer Kale Chips Recipe for Dehydrator)
    If you’re a fan of Vampire Killer Kale Chips, you are going to love this crispy garlic kale chips recipe!
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    Many fruits and vegetables are a rich source of a variety of essential nutrients including vitamin C, potassium, and folate. These vitamins and minerals play a variety of roles in the body.

    For example, vitamin C helps to support our immune system. Potassium has a key role in helping us to maintain a healthy blood pressure.

    The vitamin C in fruit and veggies can also help our body to better absorb plant-based sources of iron. This is especially important for those following vegan and vegetarian diets.

    Fruits and veggies also provide fiber. Fiber can help lower our LDL cholesterol levels and improve digestive function. However, it’s whole plant foods that give us the fiber we need. Most fiber is stripped out of juices.

    Most fruits are naturally sweet, ready to satisfy that sweet tooth for vegan snacking. Additionally, many fruits are ready to eat, making for a very convenient snack.

    Beans, peas, and lentils (including chickpeas) are special because they can count as part of the vegetable or the protein group. They provide fiber, folate, and potassium, similar to fruit and veggies, and make excellent crunchy vegan snacks. Unlike most vegetables, though, chickpeas are a significant source of plant based protein.

    P.S. Don’t miss my recipe for WFPB cookies at the end of the article! They’ll satisfy your sweet cravings without maple syrup and other added sugars.

    🍎 Whole Foods Plant Based Snacks

    Here are some of my favorite easy whole food plant-based snacks to buy if you have no time to cook. These Whole Foods snacks aren’t the best options if you’re doing WFPB on a budget. However, you can sometimes find these same plant-based snack brands at Walmart, Aldi, Costco, and other inexpensive stores.

    Whole Food Plant Based Snacks Store-Bought Suggestions:

    1. Fresh Fruit Tray (fresh vegetable trays are great too but may contain non-vegan ranch dip)
    1. Bare Dried Apple Chips
    1. Solely Mango Fruit Jerky
    1. Rhythm Beet Chips
    1. Love Beets Marinated Baby Beets
    1. Gimme Organic Roasted Seaweed
    1. Biena Roasted Chickpea Snacks
    1. Superseedz Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
    1. Pico de Gallo Salsa (with tortilla chips)
    1. Peanut Butter Packets (can also use almond butter, sunflower butter, or another nut butter pack)

    If you’re looking for whole food plant-based snacks for kids, crackers or potato chips and dips are often a welcome choice. However, there’s many dippers you can use beyond crackers and chips for a healthy snack. Here are a few of my favorite vegan foods to eat with dips.

    • Apple slices
    • Pear slices
    • Sweet bell pepper strips
    • Jicama sticks
    • Celery sticks
    • Baby carrots
    • Sugar snap peas
    • Cucumber slices
    • Radishes
    • Whole grain pretzels
    • Whole grain pasta chips

    ✈️ Plant-Based Snacks on the Go

    Sometimes you need WFPB snacks on the go, whether that’s plant-based snacks for work or vegan snacks for travel. Here are 10 travel snacks for your next road trip:

    1. Dairy-Free Popcorn (or some of these Popcorn Substitute Ideas)
    1. Brami Lupini Beans Snack
    1. Dry Roasted Edamame (the perfect salty, crunchy vegan snack!)
    1. Individual Serving Cups of Black Olives (another one for salt lovers)
    1. Raw Superfoods Trail Mix (or make your own with ingredients like raisins, walnuts, cashews, chia seeds, and maybe vegan chocolate chips)
    1. LaraBar Fruit and Nut Bars
    1. DANG Toasted Coconut Chips
    1. Lupini Bean Dip (or hummus or black bean dip)
    1. Flackers Flax Seed Crackers
    1. Gluten Free Avocado Crisps

    Other portable ideas include vegan energy balls or bites (instead of coffee), snack bars, and cereal. Cereals like Cheerios are often fortified, and not WFPB. However, there are vegan cereals out there or you can make your own air fryer granola to snack on.

    FAQs

    What are some good plant-based snacks for weight loss?

    If you’re not losing weight on a WFPB diet (and you want to), make sure your meal plan includes enough protein and fiber. Fiber-packed fruits and vegetables are some of my favorite plant based snacks for weight loss. If you are a vegan or vegetarian, legumes are one the best whole food sources of protein around!

    Why am I so hungry on whole food plant-based diet?

    If you’re always hungry on WFPB diet, make sure you’re eating a well-balanced diet with adequate protein, fiber, calories, and fat. Vegan diets tend to be lower in protein and higher in carbs and fat. Some excellent sources of plant-based protein include tofu, tempeh, soymilk, edamame, chickpeas, black beans, seitan, and lentils.

    What are the best easy whole food plant-based snacks?

    The best grab-and-go vegan snacks include fresh fruits, raw veggies, dried fruits, roasted chickpeas, roasted nuts and seeds, and whole grain crackers. If you’re looking to gain weight, include more healthy fats and calorie dense options like peanut butter, seed crackers, and dried fruit in your meal planning.

    Are eggs OK on a plant-based diet?

    If you’re on a 100% plant-based diet, eggs, cheese, and other animal-based foods are not permitted. If your version of plant-based just means you eat more plants than animals, then yes, eggs are allowed. “Plant-based” isn’t a strict medical diet; you get to choose how to define it.

    What chips can you eat on a plant-based diet?

    If your plant-based diet is actually a vegan diet, you’ll want to avoid chips with cheese and other dairy, such as Doritos. Plain corn chips, sweet potato chips, or potato chips (e.g., Fritos or classic Lay’s chips) are vegan and taste great. Add a tasty dip for more flavor.

    Can you eat popcorn on a whole food plant-based diet?

    Yes, popcorn counts as a whole food and is allowed on a WFPB diet. It’s also a low calorie, high volume food (unless you drown it in added oil or fat, of course).

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    WFPB Snacks (Whole Foods Plant Based Snacks) Vegan

    Summer Yule
    The best whole food plant based snack ideas, including these plant-based banana cookies!
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    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 15 minutes mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 169 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup rolled oats, dry
    • 1 cup mashed ripe banana (3-4 bananas)
    • ½ cup shredded carrot
    • ½ cup grated apple (no need to peel)
    • ¼ cup chopped hazelnuts
    • ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
    • ¼ cup unsweetened dried cherries
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
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    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a dark metal baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Mash the bananas, grate the apple and carrot, and chop the hazelnuts.
    • Combine all ingredients thoroughly in a medium-sized mixing bowl. 
    • Using a ¼-cup measuring cup, drop scoops of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. You will end up with eight scoops. Flatten them slightly into a cookie shape with wet hands. They don't spread, so no worries if the cookies are close together on the sheet.
    • Place the baking sheet about ⅓ of the way from the top of the preheated oven. Bake for 15 minutes until the cookies are firm enough to hold together. Let the cookies cool before eating to give them more time to firm up.
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    Notes

    The nutrition information is an estimate provided as a courtesy. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use. Calorie information on food labels may be wildly inaccurate, so please don't sweat the numbers too much. 

    What is the difference between vegan and plant based diet? 

    Some people use “vegan” and “plant based” to mean the same thing. Most dietitians I know use “vegan” to mean a diet completely without animal-based foods. They use “plant based” to mean a diet that may (or may not) contain animal foods, but that is primarily composed of plants.  
    The strictest version of WFPB is also oil free, something many dietitians do not advocate. I’d argue cooking with some added oils, such as olive oil, can make eating healthy vegan snacks a more pleasurable experience. (As can a little sugar, such as in the Forks Over Knives Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies or their Marble Pudding dessert. YUM) 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 27.6gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3.1gPotassium: 274.9mgFiber: 4.5gVitamin A: 28.5% DVVitamin C: 9.3% DVCalcium: 4.9% DVIron: 5.4% DV
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    1. Susannah says

      April 08, 2021 at 8:34 pm

      What an amazing collection of great ideas! Sharing 🙂

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      • Summer Yule says

        April 09, 2021 at 8:58 am

        Happy you enjoyed it! Thank you for visiting 🙂

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      April 07, 2021 at 7:13 pm

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      • Summer Yule says

        April 09, 2021 at 9:01 am

        Hey, so great to "see" you back! I'm glad you liked the recipes and ideas! 🙂

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