Twenty Stress-Fighting Snacks

All of the following snacks were designed with flavor and stress-busting nutrition in mind, so you get the biggest nutritional bang for your bite while protecting your body and brain from the ravages of stress.

  1. The European Snack
    Top a piece of toasted nut bread with an ounce of low-fat cheese and slices of an apple. Serve with orange juice.
  2. Sweet and Creamy
    Spread fat-free cream cheese over fat-free whole-wheat crackers and top with mango chutney. Serve with a glass of calcium-fortified soy milk.
  3. Vegetable Dip
    Dip raw vegetables (bell peppers, broccoli, baby carrots, and zucchini) in fat-free ranch dressing. Serve with sparkling apple juice.
  4. Fruit Tortilla
    Spread soy butter and a little all-fruit jam on a heated tortilla; fill it with fresh fruit, such as peach slices and strawberries. Roll it into a burrito.
  5. Tropical Parfait
    Layer tropical fruits like banana, mango, pineapple or papaya with low-fat yogurt and low-fat granola in a parfait glass.
  6. Healthy Dippers
    Cut corn tortillas into eight wedges and bake at 350 degrees for nine minutes or until crisp.
  7. Apple Snack
    Drizzle apple wedges with nonfat caramel sauce.
  8. Mini-Tomato Bowl
    Fill hollowed-out cherry tomatoes with tuna salad, hummus or leftover couscous.
  9. Celery Log
    Stuff celery stalks with almond butter; sprinkle with cranberries.
  10. One-Minute Bagel
    Top half a toasted whole-wheat bagel with hummus and thin slices of red pepper.
  11. Shrimp Round
    Dollop cucumber slices with fat-free cream cheese, a cooked shrimp and a drizzle of cocktail sauce.
  12. Sweet and Crunch
    Stuff almonds into dates or pitted dried plums.
  13. Salt and Crunch
    Top a wheat cracker with tuna mixed with fat free mayonnaise and a sweet-pickle slice.
  14. Peanut Butter Candy
    Mix equal amounts of peanut butter, toasted wheat germ and honey. Spread on a whole-wheat crackers and serve with orange juice.
  15. Double Cinnamon
    Dunk a toasted slice of cinnamon-raisin bread in low-fat apple-cinnamon yogurt. Serve with kiwi slices.
  16. Melon Bowl
    Fill half a cantaloupe with lemon yogurt and top with whole-grain cereal.
  17. Zesty Orange
    Sprinkle crystallized ginger over mandarin orange slices. Serve with milk or soy milk.
  18. Mini-Pizza
    Toast a whole-wheat English muffin; top with pizza sauce, low-fat cheese and steamed vegetables. Broil for one minute or until the cheese bubbles.
  19. Pina Colada Shake
    In a blender, whip one frozen banana, one-half cup pineapple, 1 cup nonfat plain yogurt, one-quarter teaspoon coconut extract and one-quarter cup nonfat milk. Serve with graham crackers.
  20. Nature’s Sorbet
    Pour two cups of frozen blueberries into a bowl. Serve with a cup of fat free hot chocolate.

See also:
Smart Snacks
Power Snacks
Healthy Snack and Appetizer Recipe Collection

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