Mostly all salad recipes can be included in healthy snack recipes but you still need to be sure in some cases. Sometimes salad ingredients contain a lot of fat and we eat them anyway as we think all salads are healthy diet snacks. Here are two healthy snack recipes of salads that you can go through. These will help you keep that weight in check and also give you some additional nutrients.
Method: Take a big bowl and toss the sliced cucumbers and the sliced onion in it. Place a saucepan on medium heat and add vinegar, sugar and some water to it. Bring the water to boil and add the contents of the big bowl. Now, stir it in any of the ‘to taste’ options till cooked according to your taste.
Method: Take a big bowl and mix all the mentioned ingredients. If you want you can apply a little bit of olive oil to the salad but that is optional. Remember that this salad is best served cold. You can also add one more spice of your choice for extra taste. You can decide the quantity of the shredded cheese but don’t use much as it will increase the fat in the salad.
These healthy snack recipes have are a very good nutritional value along with a very delicious taste. These healthy snacks for kids are easy to make and hardly take any of your time. Kids love these snacks as they are different from the usual sandwiches and pizzas. You can also choose your own ingredients to make these recipes once you know how to cook them. So, here are some quick healthy snack recipes for you to go through.
Method: Take the tortilla and layer it with the cream. Add a little bit chopped avocado and spread it evenly everywhere. Add a little bit of salsa and then add the grated cheese. You can add any veggie of your choice to make this one of the best healthy snack recipes. Be very careful with the cheese as along with proteins, it is also going to add fat. On the other hand avocado will also add a lot of fats to the Quesadilla but these fats are the good fats that will lower cholesterol.
- 4 ¾ cup of whole wheat flour
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ cup raisins
- 4 cups white sugar
- 1½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 (29 ounce) can pumpkin
- 6 eggs
- 1½ teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1½ teaspoons salt
Method: Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C (350 F). Till then grease 3 muffin pans of 12 cups each. You can also line them with paper muffin liners. Soak the raisins in some hot water so that they turn plump. Once they turn plump, you can drain them. Combine the baking powder, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and sugar in a big bowl. Now, take a separate bowl and mix applesauce, eggs and pumpkin. Keep on mixing them till the mixture you have formed is smooth. Now, add this mixture to the earlier dry ingredients. Stir this newly formed mixture properly and form a smooth batter. Add the walnuts and the raisins to this batter and spoon it in the greased muffin cups. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Adults are always looking for some healthy snacks for work because you gain a lot of weight sitting in the office if you don’t eat well. Here are two healthy snack recipes for adults that you can go through. These healthy snacks for adults are not only easy to cook but also very tasty.
- ¼ whole wheat tortillas
- 1/8 package cream cheese
- 1/8 head lettuce
- 1/8 package sliced deli-style turkey
- 1½ teaspoon shredded carrots
- 1½ teaspoon minced tomato
Method: Spread the cream cheese equally and evenly over the tortillas and top this with the lettuce leaves. Place the slices of turkey on the lettuce leaves in even layers. Roll the tortilla and cut it into equal appropriate pieces. Serve hot.
