I saw my doctor recently and while talking about what a lazy fat-ass I am, he mentioned something about replacing the crap I usually snack on with healthier snacks like seasoned air-fried cauliflower or something like that. So what are your favorite healthy-ish snacks that can be made relatively quickly when I feel like shoving food in my face for no reason other than boredom and force of habit?
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Sometimes for a late night snack I’ll do a tube of silken tofu with soy sauce and chili oil. Very few calories, a few grams of protein, and it feels kind of nice and refreshing out of the fridge. Basically works with any seasoning too
Just handy slices of raw vegetables like carrots tomatoes or pepper with a bit of spice.some type of bean salad with a bunch of veggies, tomatoes and a vinegar dressing, maybe some cheese? make a giant bowl that lasts a week and gets better each day. just leave it in the fridge and grab a small bowl as a snack when you’re hungry. also works great as a quick meal/side
A Fuji or honey crisp apple. Juicy, sweet, tasty, filling, a bit messy. The perfect snack.
Popcorn, minimally salted
Are peanuts considered healthy?
A can of tuna mixed with sweet relish, mayo, salt, pepper, and a few minimally salted crackers.
Red seedless grapes.
Imitation crab meat with cocktail sauce on the side. Maybe cheddar slices or olives on the side.
I consider these healthyish at the moment.
Bananas.
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I like popcorn. I can make a bunch with like 2 tbsp of oil and 1 tsp of finely ground salt. Look up “popcorn” by Bryan David Gilbert. I don’t usually use the lao gan ma, but it’s nice if you want to. Also I prefer a flat-bottom pot to the wok.
This is probably my #1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispbread Either plain or with low calorie butter
Good suggestions for snacks but I think a lot of people missed the “when I want to shove something in my face as a force of habit.” You really want to get the lowest calorie thing possible, ideal would be lettuce and celery since those are basically nothing but still give you something to eat. Next would probably be apple slices, berries have surprisingly low sugar, egg white is basically pure protein but a full egg is fine too. Sprouts can be good if you grow them right. I sometimes just slowly eat a spoonful of peanut butter over like an hour but…
I would also recommend having random drinks you can go between, like tea soymilk coffee, even diet soda. Just avoid anything with sugar or fat. Things like nuts are healthy but not a great constant snack food because they do have a lot of fat, so that should be an intentional thing rather than something to reach for.
Sometimes I just go to town on an entire container of cherry tomatoes
I take the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half, then add a dressing of balsamic vinegar, powered soup base, chicken flavored, olive oil and basil. The leftover taste even better the day after.
ah, you see I’m weirdly picky about tomatoes where I’ll basically eat them whole or as salsa but nowhere in between.
I am discriminating. it’s yummy and quick.
Chickpeas, either out of the can or roasted
In shell peanuts
Bananas
Cheese and cold cuts from the deli
Yogurt
Everything in moderation of course
Popcorn is great. It’s like fiber, butter, salt and spices.
Been snacking on pita, labne (Lebanese yogurt I love it it has just a hint of the taste of cream cheese but it’s light and quot like yogurt) and toum (ingredients: garlic, oil, lemon juice, salt, magic). I imagine it’s doing great things for my cholesterol and vampire infestation.
Oh! And there’s the only one pounds bag of gummi worms. That’s healthy because shut up.
Wife likes putting peas (with some BBQ rub on em, brush on a little oil or get em damp if you want the rub to actually stick) in the air fryer, she says it makes em poop
MOINKs ate pretty great if you want to put the time into it
Thin slice apples, dust with cinnamon, throw into the microwave. It’s basically healthy pie filling.
