Snack Recipes
People love to debate about the “right” number of times to eat per day for optimal health. While some have success with intermittent fasting, I actually increased my eating frequency to lose weight. If enjoying small snacks is part of your health strategy, I hope that the snack recipes in this section help.
Including some small snacks (100 calories or less) helped to prevent feelings of deprivation while I was losing weight. However, some individuals do better with abstaining from snacking altogether.
If snacking turns into grazing (i.e., continually reaching for snacks throughout the day), it may be time to rethink your strategy. Consider reconfiguring your meals to include more protein, fiber, and water. Larger meals of whole foods may help you to feel satiated, so you feel less of a need to snack.
Some of the snack recipes in this section are higher calorie, what I refer to as levels 2 and 3. Many of us middle-agers also have teens at home, and keeping some high-energy snacks around is a necessity. I’m offering some better-for-you snack options here, for those that are in this boat.
For others, here are a few of my favorite low-calorie snack recipes:
And here are the most recent additions to this category:
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Kodiak Cakes Banana Muffin Recipe (Protein Pancake Mix Muffins)
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Air Fryer Oysters Recipe (Time and Temp)
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Cakesicles Cake Pops (Cake Popsicles Recipe)
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Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Peach Pineapple Salsa Recipe
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High Calorie Strawberry Banana Smoothie for Weight Gain
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Peach Blueberry Smoothie Recipe
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Keto Berry Smoothie (Vegan Keto Smoothie Recipe)
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Healthy Ice Cream Alternatives (Ice Cream Substitute Ideas!)
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Best Popcorn Alternative (Popcorn Substitute Ideas!)
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Best Salsa Substitutes (Plus Substitute for Salsa Recipe!)
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Watermelon and Banana Smoothie (Banana Watermelon Smoothie)
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Sugar Free Lassi (How to Make Mango Lassi without Sugar Recipe)
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Strawberry Banana Mango Smoothie with Milk Recipe
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Air Fryer Popcorn Recipe (Does microwave popcorn in air fryer work?)
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Dalgona Coffee without Sugar (Whipped Coffee without Sugar)
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Frozen Spring Rolls in Air Fryer (Frozen Mini Egg Rolls, Lumpia)
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High Calorie Chickpeas for Weight Gain Recipe (Chana)
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Ninja Air Fryer Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans Time and Temp)
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Chicken Hearts (Chicken Heart Recipe)
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Ninja Foodi Popcorn Recipe
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Air Fryer Jicama Fries with Dipping Sauce Recipe (Keto, Low Carb, Vegan)
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Chickpeas for Babies (Chickpea Puree Baby Food)
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Applesauce Substitute (Substitute for Applesauce in Baking)
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Low Calorie Salsa for Weight Loss (Easy Recipe!)
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Sugar Free Strawberry Shortcake (Diabetic Strawberry Shortcake)
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Air Fryer Sugar Cookies (from Scratch Recipe)
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High Calorie Granola for Weight Gain (Gluten Free, Vegan Recipe)
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Sugar Free Banana Popsicles (Vegan Ice Pops Recipe)
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Air Fryer Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe (Keto, Low Carb)
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High Calorie Muffins for Weight Gain (Air Fryer Protein Muffins)
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High Calorie Popsicles (Mango Popsicles for Weight Gain)
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Homemade Unsweetened Applesauce Recipe – No Sugar Added!
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Cherry Mango Popsicles (No Sugar Added)
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Apple Strawberry Smoothie for Weight Loss
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Trader Joe’s Mac and Cheese Bites (Air Fryer Frozen Mac n Cheese Balls)
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Kodiak Cake Cookies (Kodiak Cakes Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe)
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Kodiak Cakes Cornbread Recipe (Protein Corn Bread)
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Cloud Bread with Greek Yogurt – Keto-Friendly Recipe!
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Low Sodium Cottage Cheese (Low Salt Homemade Recipe)