Snacking can help restore lost energy through the day. Although this may be true, not all of us make the right snacking choices that are good for us. For this reason, here are some suggestions of healthy snack ideas for work to keep you fueled and improve your health and figure.
Fruits Are Smarter Healthy Snack Ideas for Energy Boosting Fructose for Mid-Day Slumps
Some fruit like the banana is already naturally packaged. By the same token, it is also wonderful for potassium, fiber and natural carbohydrates to keep you going besides their other vitamins and minerals. Better yet, a medium size banana has about 105 calories so you don’t feel guilty either.
Another reason that you may want to pack a banana for your trek to the office is that this one piece of fruit can also help lower blood pressure and reduce your risk of cancer.
An orange, tangerine or a clementine is also a fruit that you may want to pay more attention to as well. Like the banana, this fruit also is convenient with a natural wrapper for easy transport, storage at work and is easy to peel, especially the thinner-skinned clementine. Both these citruses make smarter snack ideas with all their vitamin C, dietary fiber and natural carbohydrates to revitalize a tired mind and body. They also have lots of B vitamins, vitamin A and minerals such as calcium, potassium and copper. The best part is you can eat an orange that has only 47 calories or a clementine with 35 calories and not hate yourself later.
On your short list as well should be the apple for how easy it is keep in your desk for all it can contribute to your zapped energy levels with the healthy nutrition and its low, 80 calories.
Dried fruits can also become healthy snack ideas for work. You can always pack a zip-lock bag with a 1/4- cup of dried cranberries ( 85 calories), cherries (136 calories), fiber rich, prunes (104 calories), raisins (104 calories) and apricots (78 calories).
Unsweetened fruit juice also has high fructose and can be a lifesaver as well when feeling exhausted for supplying an instant energy lift. A small bottle of grapefruit juice (unless you’re on certain medications) or orange juice can get you through a dragging day much better than any soda. If you don’t believe me, then test it out and you’ll see firsthand.
Nuts like almonds are fantastic for all their nutritional benefits and protein for satisfying your hunger and boosting energy levels, provided you control your portions.
Seed such as sunflower or pumpkin seeds also helps control hunger and give you more staying power while on the job. Seeds are rich in protein, healthy fats, fiber, minerals and vitamins, especially worthy are sunflower seeds for all its extra vitamin E, zinc and B vitamins that pumpkin seeds lack. You can safely eat about ½-cups of sunflower seeds and only consume 84 calories.
String cheese, a hard-boiled egg or a small container of Greek yogurt also deserves some thought if you have access to a refrigerator as smarter and healthy snack ideas for work. You can always peel your egg and take your portion of cheese and seal in a zip-lock bag and be good to go. One stick of string cheese gives about (80 calories), a hard-boiled egg (78 calories) and a cup of plain Greek yogurt (100 calories).
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These are all great ideas.I really like nuts and seeds as a quick energy snack.
When I was working, I would bring two pieces of fruit for the morning and afternoon. That would help me through the day.
I always had dried fruits in my desk ! They kept well and you could snack on them easily. I would often dehydrate them myself.