Sugar Shutdown: Healthy unprocessed snacks

Here is a recommended list of healthy, unprocessed snacks.

• Raw vegetables with hummus
• Fresh fruit (apple, peach, plum, orange, pineapple, grapes, blueberries, strawberries) with nuts (pistachios, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts)
• Edamame – can buy in the fridge/freezer section to be cooked, also available dried
• Figs with goat cheese
• Hardboiled eggs
• ½ cup black beans with corn salsa (no added sugar)
• Whole-wheat toast with peanut butter or cheese
• Fresh fruit with cheese stick or 1 oz of cheese
• Whole wheat pita bread with hummus
• Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced onions mixed together and drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil (optional fresh basil)
• Homemade fruit popsicles – blend frozen fruit (not fruit juice) with water, unsweetened almond milk or coconut water and put into popsicle mold; freeze
• Kale chips (can season with garlic powder, chili powder, cayenne, etc.)
• Fresh fruit with almond or peanut butter
• Snap peas, bell peppers, carrots, cherry tomatoes, etc. with Greek yogurt ranch dip (low or nonfat Greek yogurt mixed with ranch seasoning packet)
• Roasted pumpkin or squash seeds
• Dried fruit (with no added sugar) mixed with nuts
• Celery with peanut or almond – can add raisins
• Tortilla chips with salsa or guacamole
• Sunflower seeds and raisins
• Natural, plain microwave popcorn
• ½ sweet potato with peanut butter
• Small whole-wheat tortilla with peanut butter, banana and raisins
• Cottage cheese with fresh peaches or other fruit
• Applesauce (unsweetened)
• Fruit and cheese kabobs – alternate fruit of your choice with cheese on a skewer; can also do with veggies
• Hummus mixed with avocado – healthy dip for veggies
• Pear and cheddar or blue cheese with walnuts
• Plain, nonfat or low-fat Greek yogurt with fruit and nuts; can also add chia seeds, flax seed, oats, etc.