56 Nutritious Snack Ideas That You'll Want To Make On Repeat
Raise your hand if you love snacks. Now raise the other if you also love eating foods that are ~good for you~. With some help from the BuzzFeed Community, we rounded up a whole bunch of nutritious homemade snacks that'll help you save money on groceries and stay full between meals.
1.Pesto Chickpea Snack Salad
2.Froyo Fruit Cups
3.Carrot Fries
4.Crispy Baked Zucchini Chips
You'll be seriously wondering how these veggie chips, baked from start to finish, manage to get so crispy. Recipe here.
5.Crispy Parmesan Garlic Edamame
Protein-packed edamame is a great little bite-size snack. This recipe calls for a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and garlic to spice it up a notch. Recipe here.
6.Blueberry Vanilla Greek Yogurt Bars
Sure, you can buy processed granola bars at the grocery store...or you can make them at home and customize them with your favorite ingredients. Recipe here.
7.Mini Sweet Potato Banana Muffins
Make a big batch of these bite-size fruit and veggie muffins. You can always store them in the freezer and defrost them when you're craving one. Recipe here.
8.Spiced Honey Roasted Almonds
Stick with almonds or try this same delicious seasoning on any mixed nuts. The result is always delicious. Recipe here.
9.Apple "Cookies"
Start with sliced apples and spice them up with your favorite toppings, like peanut butter, Nutella, cream cheese, nuts, dried fruit, and more. Recipe here.
10.Snap Peas 3 Ways
You can pan-fry snap peas or roast them in the oven until they're crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Then get fancy and dress them up with Parmesan and bread crumbs or sesame oil and seeds. Recipe here.
11.Avocado Deviled Eggs
This take on deviled eggs calls for avocado in lieu of mayonnaise. You can save lots of time by hard-boiling the eggs at the beginning of the week. Recipe here.
12.Caprese Skewers With Balsamic Dipping Sauce
Turn a classic caprese salad into an easy, on-the-go snack. Just skewer mozzarella balls, grape tomatoes, and any extra ingredients like peach or avocado slices. Recipe here.
13.Tuna Salad Cucumber Cups
Slice some cucumber, throw together a simple tuna salad (with Greek yogurt if you want to keep it light), then assemble and chow down. Recipe here.
14.Homemade Yogurt Bark
This four-ingredient bark is super customizable — use whatever fruit you want, and swap out granola for nuts or seeds if you need to change it up. Recipe here.
15.Zucchini Pizza Bites
Regular pizza bites taste freezer-burned half the time anyway. Recipe here.
16.Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
Filled with good-for-you ingredients, these cookies are the perfect alternative to candy or other less healthy baked goods. Recipe here.
17.Oven-Roasted Chickpeas
You can dress up chickpeas to be so delicious. Plus, it's so easy, we roasted chickpeas four ways. Recipes here.
18.Sweet Potato Chips
These sweet potato chips taste better than the bagged kind, trust me. Recipe here.
19.Blueberry Muffins
These muffins are packed with berries, oats, and Greek yogurt, making them perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Recipe here.
20.Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
No chicken? No problem. Recipe here.
21.Baked Avocado Fries
Crispy on the outside. Soft and creamy on the inside. Recipe here.
22.Baked Banana Oatmeal Cups
Knock out your sweet tooth cravings with these simple oatmeal cups. Recipe here.
23.Tuna Salad Nori Wraps
Toss this high-protein snack together in just 10 minutes. Recipe here.
24.5-Minute Protein Peanut Butter Energy Bites
The perfect portable snack for all you peanut butter lovers. Recipe here.
25.Grilled Zucchini Roll-Ups
Wrap 'em up. Toss 'em in. EAT your heart out.
Recipe here.
26.Pizza Trail Mix
You had us at "pizza-flavored." Recipe here.
27.Hard-Boiled Egg and Avocado Bowl
Name a more iconic duo than eggs and avocado. We'll wait. Recipe here.
28.Parmesan Roasted Tomatoes
These delicious cheesy rounds will definitely hit the spot. Recipe here.
29.Western-Style Breakfast Burritos
So easy. And SO good. Recipe here.
30."Almond Joy" Protein Overnight Oatmeal
Like the candy, but more filling and without all the sugar. Recipe here.
31.Easy Egg Wraps
Egg + avocado + turkey + cheese should be an award-winning combo, tbh. Recipe here.
32.Plain Greek Yogurt With Fruit and Honey
This combo is a game changer for when you want something sweet, but don't want an entire dessert. Recipe here.
33.Veggie Nuggets
It's vegetables, but in nugget form. How could it be bad? Recipe here.
34.Coconut Lime Cauliflower Rice
Put the lime in the coconut and shake it all up to make this twist on a basic rice dish. Recipe here.
35.Healthy Broccoli Cheddar Tots
If you're in the mood for something cheesy, then this lil' cheese-packed broccoli tot is for you. Recipe here.
36.Cauliflower Parmesan Tots
Bring on the cheese! If broccoli isn't your thing, try this tot with cauliflower instead. Recipe here.
37.Asparagus Fries
It’s a vegetable with a fry texture — and no fryer necessary. Need we say more? Recipe here.
38.Potato Wedges
This recipe is so simple (and yummy), you won't believe you've never tried it before. Recipe here.
39.Garlic Parmesan Broccoli Rice
Spoiler alert: You use broccoli to create "rice." Recipe here.
40.Ham and Cheese Cucumber “Sushi”
These adorable sushi substitutes only take minutes to make, with ingredients you probably already have in your refrigerator. Recipe here.
41.After-School Banana Roll-Ups
If you're on a roll with making rolls for snacks, try out these super-simple yet scrumptious banana roll-ups. Recipe here.
42.After-School Stuffed Cucumbers
You'll never see cucumbers the same way again. Recipe here.
43.Frozen Grapes
44.Frozen Blueberry Yogurt Bites
These little bites of goodness will satisfy your sweet tooth. Recipe here.
45.Overnight Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Treat your sweet tooth with this creamy, chocolaty pudding that's made from nutrient-packed whole foods. Recipe here.
46.Quinoa Fruit Salad With Honey-Lime Dressing
Instead of snacking on that sad, sad granola bar on your desk, whip up this refreshing fruit salad that's a little extra fluffy thanks to the quinoa. Recipe here.
47.Edamame Hummus
A damn delicious twist on a pretty solid dip. Just add crudités. Recipe here.
48.Peanut Butter Cheese Crackers
Imagine Cheez-Its but homemade and healthier, with your favorite nut butter. Enough said. Recipe here.
49.Toast With Cottage Cheese, Pineapple, and Cashews
"It's a combo so magical, you'll wonder why you've just been putting butter on toast this whole time. Recipe here."
50.Red Pepper and Mango Rolls With Spicy Peanut Sauce
Easy to assemble and perfect for a crunchy bite. Recipe here.
51.Perfect Homemade Pumpkin Seeds in 3 Flavors
Roasted pumpkin seeds in three different flavors: savory curry, salt and pepper, and sweet cinnamon. Recipe here.
52.Baked Almond Butter Banana
Three ingredients plus tinfoil and you've got a warm snack. Recipe here.
53.Spiced Candied Pecans and Pomegranate Yogurt Cups
That boring yogurt you're eating out of the container needs a zesty, flavorful makeover. Here you go! Recipe here.
54.3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Granola Bars
These chewy, moist bars are easy to make and super portable and make for a delicious snack. Recipe here.
55.Chocolate Avocado Peanut Butter Pudding
Combine avocado, unsweetened cocoa powder, nut butter, and banana, and sweeten to taste for a chocolaty snack. Recipe here.
56.Cocoa Bites
A combination of dates, cocoa, and other vegan deliciousness, blended in a food processor and shaped into perfectly portable balls. Recipe here.
This article contains content from Hannah Loewentheil, Melissa Jameson, Spencer Kombol, Rachel Gaewski, Christine Byrne, Sally Tamarkin, Shannon Rosenberg, Delaney Ratzky, and Arielle Calderon. It was compiled by Kelly Rissman.
