Jamielyn Nye
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Over 50+ healthy snack ideas for the whole family!These healthy snacks recipes are easy and delicious from fruits and vegetables to homemade granola bars!
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Table of Contents
- Simple Snack Ideas
- High Protein Snacks
- Healthy Snack Dips
- Healthy Sweet Snacks
- Late Night Snacks
- Snacks On-the-Go
- Healthy Snacks for Kids
Simple Snack Ideas
These healthy snack ideas are perfect for meal prep and planning ahead. Many of them can be made at the beginning of the week and are a great grab-and-go option. I love to whip up a couple of healthy snacks and healthy dinners on Sunday to easily enjoy throughout the week. It’s especially helpful when we have jam-packed busy week ahead!
Now that the new year is here, I’ve been trying to meal prep and eat healthier. I’ve found that one of the main keys to staying on track is having lots of healthy snacks on hand. If I’m not prepared, I can be easily tempted to pull out the junk food instead.
With this list of 50+ healthy snack recipes, you’ll find everything you’re searching for, like healthy late night snacks, healthy snacks for work, healthy on-the-go snacks, healthy protein snacks and more. There are so many amazing options to choose from…you can’t go wrong with any!
High Protein Snacks
It’s so important to have healthy snacks full of protein so that you stay fuller for longer. These healthy protein snacks below are packed with protein and are so easy to whip up. We especially love the chocolate peanut butter protein balls. They almost taste like eating cookie dough without the guilt! Plus they are freezer-friendly, too!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Balls
These chocolate peanut butter protein balls taste like no bake cookies but healthier! These make the perfect pre-work out snack, breakfast or dessert!
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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Protein Smoothie Recipe
This healthy berry protein smoothie takes only 5 minutes to make with 6 simple ingredients. It's packed full of protein, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and tastes so delicious!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Breakfast Cookies
These naturally sweetened, flourless no-bake breakfast cookies are easy to make, healthy, hearty and simply delicious. They can be whipped up in less than 5 minutes, stored for up to two weeks and are perfect for an on-the-go breakfast or snack.
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
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Overnight Oats Recipe
It's easy to make overnight oats for a quick make ahead, grab and go breakfast or snack. Customize with add-ins and toppings to find your favorite delicious combination.
Total Time: 6 hours hours
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Smoothie bowl recipe
This smoothie bowl is one of my favorites! It is a great way to start your day, or finish it!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Hard Boiled Egg Recipe
How to make hard boiled eggs that are easy peel with a vibrant yolk and no green ring! The best method for boiled eggs that can be used in deviled eggs, egg salad and more meals.
Total Time: 11 minutes minutes
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Egg White Muffins Recipe
Easy egg white muffins recipe that make the perfect healthy on-the-go breakfast. They're high in protein, low in fat, and freezer friendly!
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Best Green Smoothie Recipe
The bestgreen smoothierecipe is a nutrient-packed blend of fruits and vegetables! It’s healthy, vibrant and easy to make with only 4 ingredients in 5 minutes.
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Kodiak Cakes Protein Balls
These easy Kodiak Cakes protein balls take just 6 ingredients and 10 minutes to make. Packed full of protein, fiber and healthy fats. The perfect grab-and-go snack idea that will keep you fuller for longer!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Muesli Recipe
Easy homemade muesli made with oats, dried fruit, nuts, coconut and cinnamon sugar. A healthy breakfast or snack idea that's packed with fiber, protein, healthy fats and antioxidants!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Make the easiest Instant Pot steel cut oats for a hearty, wholesome and delicious start to your day. Prep them ahead or in the morning, either way, the Instant Pot does all of the work!
Total Time: 31 minutes minutes
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Yogurt Bowl
Building the perfect yogurt bowl is way more fun than you might think! Load it up or keep it simple, and enjoy a cool creamy bowl of yogurt with just the right combination of flavors and textures for breakfast or snack!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Monster Energy Balls
Monster energy ballsare made with wholesome ingredients like peanut butter and flaxseeds and naturally sweetened with honey. They're simple to make in 10 minutes and the perfect protein-packed snack!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls
These chewypeanut butter oatmeal ballsare wholesome, healthy, and worth much more than the 5 minutes it takes to make them! An effortless way to satisfy your sweet and salty craving with the added benefit of protein.
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Healthy Snack Dips
I’m a dip girl through and through. I love them all – salsa, hummus, guacamole, fruit dips…you name it. The healthy dip recipes below are great for serving with fresh fruits and veggies. They have amazing flavor and are super easy to whip up!
Dill Dip Recipe
The best vegetable dip that's light, healthy,and packed with flavor. Perfect with fresh veggies or pita chips. You'll love this dill dip recipe!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Homemade Hummus
This homemade hummus is is super easy to make, smooth, creamy and perfect for any occasion. Tastes amazing served with fresh veggies, pita bread, chips or crackers.
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
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Best Homemade Guacamole
The besthomemade guacamole recipe that takes just 10 minutes to make!Made with ripe avocados, lime juice, red onion, garlic, cilantro and a spoonful of salsa, this delicious Mexican appetizer is loaded with flavor in every bite.
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Fruit Salsa Recipe
Fruit salsa and cinnamon chips – the perfect Summer dessertor appetizer! Fresh, easy and so delicious. My whole family loves this fruit salsa recipe!
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
White Bean Hummus Recipe
This white bean hummus with roasted garlic is so creamy and delicious! It pairs perfectly with fresh vegetables or pita chips and makes a great spread for sandwiches and wraps.
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
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Strawberry Fruit Dip
Creamy, easy to make and absolutely delicious! This strawberry fruit dip does excellent at parties, or you can serve it up at home as an extra incentive for kids to eat their fruit. Trust me—it'll work!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Mango Salsa Recipe
The BEST mango salsa that's fresh, full of flavor and combines a little heat with a little sweet. This easy recipe makes the perfect snack, appetizer or topping!
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Funfetti Dip
This 5-ingredient funfetti dip is a quick, easy and lighter treat to enjoy with family and friends! Dip with your favorite fruit or graham crackers for the ultimate snack.
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Restaurant Style Salsa
The absolute BEST restaurant style salsa that's made in the blender in less than 10 minutes! Easy, authentic and full of Mexican flavor.
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Healthy Sweet Snacks
Craving something sweet? These healthy sweet snacks are great for when the sugar cravings kick in. They’re healthy, guilt-free and will satisfy those sweet cravings! I’m honestly always craving something sweet, so I make these healthy sweet snacks a lot!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
This healthy strawberry banana smoothie is the perfect way to welcome the new year! It only takes 5 ingredients and 5 minutes to make. It's the perfect drink to curb those sweet cravings!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Berry Fruit Salad Recipe
Summer berry fruit salad full of fresh strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. Topped with a honey lime dressing that adds the perfect hint of sweetness!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Yogurt Parfait
This yogurt parfait is an easy grab-go option for a healthy breakfast on busy mornings! It's simple to make with yogurt, granola and fruit.
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Rainbow Fruit Kabobs Recipe
These rainbow fruit kabobs are a fun fruit appetizer idea that is perfect for any occasion! Healthy, colorful and an easy to make snack with your favorite fruits threaded onto a skewer.
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Crockpot Applesauce
Crockpot applesauce made with only a few ingredients and SO delicious! Once you've made this homemade version, you'll never go back to store bought. So easy and fresh!
Total Time: 4 hours hours
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Acai Smoothie
A 3 ingredient acai smoothie made with the right balance of juicy sweetness and lip-smacking citrus. A delicious blend of powerhouse fruit, perfect for an early morning jolt or an afternoon pick me up!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Chips
Crispy and sweet cinnamon apple chips baked in the oven. Such an easy, healthy and delicious snack idea made with just 3 ingredients!
Total Time: 2 hours hours 40 minutes minutes
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Apple Nachos
This apple nachos recipe is made with crisp sliced apples topped with melted peanut butter, honey, and a sprinkling of chocolate chips. It takes one of my favorite healthy snack ideas and turns it into a healthy treat!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Late Night Snacks
Are you a late night snacker like me? I love to enjoy an after-dinner treat while watching my favorite show or reading a book on the couch. These healthy late night snacks are easy to make and won’t make you feel bad about snacking, I even sometimes make baked homemade fries! I especially love these cinnamon oat baked apples. I tend to crave sweet treats after dinner and these baked apples seriously taste divine. It tastes like apple pie without all of the calories!
Almond Joy Energy Bites
These almond joy no-bake energy bites are the perfect pre-workout fuel, afternoon snack or late night treat. Much healthier than an almond joy and SO tasty!
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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Baked Peaches
Baked peaches with brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Tastes like a homemade peach pie – without all the work and calories!
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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Cinnamon Oat Baked Apples
These cinnamon oat baked apples are a healthy and delicious dessert to make for fall. The perfect way to enjoy the flavors of apple pie without all of the calories.
Total Time: 1 hour hour
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Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with just 3 simple ingredients! Absolutely no sugar, butter or flour added and only 50 calories per cookie!
Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
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Pineapple Smoothie
This healthy pineapple smoothie is creamy, refreshing and tastes downright tropical. It's easy to make in only 5 minutes with 5 ingredients and is perfect for breakfast, snack, or anytime you crave something sweet and fruity!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries Recipe
These baked sweet potato fries are crispy, salty-sweet and coated in savory spices! Easy to make in the oven, they are full of flavor and a favorite healthy snack.
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Honey Lime Fruit Salad
Rainbow honey lime fruit salad filled with fresh strawberries, oranges, bananas, grapes and blueberries. Then topped with a delicious honey lime glaze.
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Snacks On-the-Go
Many on-the-go snacks are often store-bought, which sometimes aren’t as healthy as you think. There can be lots of extra sugar or strange ingredients that are added in, even though the packaging describes the snack as “healthy.” With this list of healthy snacks on-the-go, you know exactly what you’re putting into your food and can feel good about it!
Energy Balls Recipe
No-bake energy balls recipe is the perfect breakfast or portable snack made in one bowl in only 5 minutes with 5 ingredients!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
These zucchini chocolate chip muffins are super soft, moist and jam packed with flavor! You'd never know they're loaded with freshly shredded zucchini. Kid approved and freezer-friendly, too!
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Lemon Coconut Energy Balls
Lemon coconut energy balls filled with dates, nuts, coconut, chia seeds and lemon juice. The perfect healthy snack that has no added sugar and is paleo and Whole30 approved!
Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
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Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
The perfect way to use up leftover pumpkin seeds after carving your Halloween pumpkin! Roast with your favorite spices and seasonings to create a delicious and flavorful snack. We can't get enough of these roasted pumpkin seeds!
Total Time: 1 hour hour
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Frozen Yogurt Granola Berry Bites
It only takes three ingredients to make these yummy and healthy frozen yogurt granola berry bites. They are so refreshing during the hot summer months!
Total Time: 3 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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Morning Glory Muffins
These morning glory muffins are hearty, healthy and flavorful! Full of good-for-you ingredients like shredded carrots, grated apples, coconut, nuts and raisins they are great for breakfast!
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
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Granola Recipe
Easy homemade granola recipe with oats, honey, coconut, pecans and a delicious crunch. Perfect for snacking, breakfast or dessert!
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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Crispy Air Fryer Chickpeas
Crispy air fryer chickpeas are salty, crunchy, and truly addictive. Ready in just 15 minutes, they make the perfect quick and healthy snack.
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
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Banana Zucchini Muffins
Moist and fluffy banana zucchini muffins are made with coconut oil, honey, mashed bananas and flecked with freshly grated zucchini. Both kids and adults love this snack that is soft, flavorful and just the right amount of sweet!
Total Time: 33 minutes minutes
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Healthy Snacks for Kids
It is so important for me to have a bunch of healthy snacks on hand for my kids to enjoy after school, on the weekends or during summer break. They are constantly hungry and asking to snack on something, so these healthy snacks for kids are so convenient. They really help hold them over until the next meal. We especially love to make the frozen berry yogurt bites…they have only 2 ingredients and are such a fun snack!
Ants on a Log
The classic after-school snack made with protein-rich peanut butter gets a bit of a twist with a few new varieties. Learn how to make six different ants on a log snacks that your kids will absolutely love!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Yogurt Bites
Frozen berry yogurt bites are a simple and kid-friendly snack made with only 2 ingredients. Healthy, refreshing and SO easy! These froyo bites are perfect for Summer!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Homemade Granola Bars
These homemade granola bars are soft, chewy and easy to make with only 5 ingredients! A simple no-bake healthy snack that is so much better than store-bought.
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
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Cereal Bar Recipe
These cereal bars are the best after school snack that my kids absolutely love. Made with just 3 simple ingredients and take only 10 minutes to make!
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
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Trail Mix Recipe
This trail mix recipe is super simple to make and perfect for on-the-go snacks! Ready in 5 minutes and easily customizable with all your favorite mix-in's!
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffin Recipe
Easy and delicious peanut butter and jelly muffins swirled with creamy peanut butter and strawberry jam. Perfect to pack for lunch or an after school snack. There's no combination that's better together than PB&J!
Total Time: 25 minutes minutes
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Breakfast Yogurt Popsicle Recipe
Popsicles for breakfast! Yes, you heard right. These easy breakfast yogurt popsicles are not only delicious but are also packed with summer fruits and topped with a crunchy granola.
Total Time: 4 hours hours 5 minutes minutes
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EASY Homemade Popsicles
EASY homemade popsicles made with just 3 simple ingredients and 10 minutes of prep. The creamy layers of fresh fruit and yogurt make this frozen dessert the perfect healthy and refreshing treat to cool off with this summer.
Total Time: 4 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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Categorized as: Freezer-Friendly, Recipe Roundup, Snacks
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. Here you will find easy family-friendly recipes for every occasion.
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22 comments
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- Katharina Rempel
Healthy snack recipes
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- Amy Locurto
So many great ideas here!
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- Bobbi
Jamilynn, thank you for this collection, I pinned several of these; my husband and I are working together to reduce our carbs and sugars and so many of them are just right.
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- Becky Hardin
Love this!! Always looking for delicious easy healthy snack ideas.
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- Natasha
love having all these recipes in one place! great idea for after school snacks to have ready when the kids get home!!!
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- lauren kelly
I am always looking for new ideas for healthy recipes! I pinned three of these for my family!
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- Mary
Thank you very much for the list of 50 snacks. All are great and healthy ideas. Smile BIG! :)
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- Jamielyn
You are very welcome! :)
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- Nancy Austin
1/2 cup of pistachios with shells. Peeling the shells is somewhat therapeutic and they take longer to eat. A great snack. I like the salted ones.
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- Jamielyn
Great idea, I love pistachios! Thank you! :)
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- Norene
Just had a Kozy snack, rice pudding. Not a lot of additives I’m it and 120 calories. I think that could be added to the list as a healthy snack.
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- Jamielyn
Great idea! Thanks for sharing it to add to our list! :)
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- Chelsea
Greek Yogurt for extra protein!
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- Jamielyn
Yum, I love greek yogurt!
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- Alison Wood
Thanks for these ideas! My hubby and I are trying to be more healthy in our eating and exercising. Perfect timing to run across these ideas! Keep the ideas coming:)
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- Jamielyn
I am always looking for healthy snack ideas, so this list has been a life savor to me too! Thanks for stopping by!
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- Sonja
I love graham crackers with Nutella and banana!!!
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- Jamielyn
Yum! I love all three of those so I will have to give that snack a try! :)
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- Gwen
What a great list! my boys love bananas with honey or peanut butter or sometimes we do nutella.. yum.
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- Nicole
this is a great list! my favorites are edamame and apples and peanut butter! laughing cow cheese is on my favorites list too ;)
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- Jacqueline
This was great to wake up to-as an expecting mother always on the go, I feel like I am constantly scrambling for healthy snack ideas. Looking at this list reminds me of the variety out there-now if I can just remember this on grocery day! Also I will add my favorite-clementines. You can’t have just one!
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