What is your favorite healthy snack? Recipes encouraged?

No snack. :) But if you insist, my favorite healthy snack would probably be popcorn. It's a-MAIZE-ing.Haha.

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I have been living in Texas for many years now, and one of the versatile foods that I learned about down here is the quesadilla. It is simply a large (burrito sized) flour tortilla heated on a griddle with a cheese sprinkled on it. Fold it in half, and after it has browned just a little on each side, slide it onto a plate and with a pizza cutter slide it into four pie-shaped quarters.

In addition to cheese you can add just about anything, so I often use these as a way to finish off leftovers in the fridge. One of my favorites is to shred some roast chicken, sprinkle a little cumin over it, and add the chicken to the cheese. And peeled peppers (like the popular Hatch chiles from New Mexico) are very good in there.

Sometimes I use a little taco meat and/or beans, and as always, add cheese. If nothing else, the cheese is the glue to hold the thing together. :) Anything you can think of that tastes good heated and will hold together when served in this way is appropriate.

Another favorite, a very elegant appetizer, is to brown a few chopped pecans, then when you have your tortilla heating on the griddle, sprinkle it with grated Danish Havarti cheese and add a handful of sweet warm pecans. It's wonderful! The method that works for me is to get a good mix - grain (the tortilla), protein (cheese and/or meat), veggies (peppers) and fat (I use a cold pressed canola oil on the griddle to brown the tortilla, and there is oil in the cheese.

Contrary to popular diets, a diet too low in fat ISN'T good for you. You need it for healthy skin and hair and for digestion). One large tortilla with a few leftovers (beans are good in here also, as is ham, shredded beef, etc.) cooked inside, and maybe a side of my homemade guacamole (I make it when avocados go on sale, and freeze it in ice cube trays.

A cube or two of this, defrosted carefully, is wonderful on the quesadilla). A couple of slices of this are a good snack, and leftovers heat nicely on the griddle the next day. This can be enough for a whole meal, if you add a couple of other items, like fruit or a dish of yogurt, etc. I always have a jar of picante sauce in the house, another flavor that goes well.

Pour a little spot of sauce on your plate and dip the tortilla in it.

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You can't beat BANANA & PEANUT BUTTER. You get your potassium and protein all in one delicious snack. It was good enough for Elvis, it's good enough for me.

Keep the Elvis sandwich healthy by removing the bread (carbs) and bacon (fat).

Gorp, this is a trail mix I take when going hiking. Equal parts= Diced dehydrated fruits Mixed nuts Raisins Just shaake it up and take it with you. If you want something for energy put honey in a tube and squeeeze it out as you feel tired.

1. Get a plastic sandwich bag 2. Put two handfuls of each of the following: - Craisins - Mixed Nuts (I prefer the salted) - Honey Nut Cheerios 3.

Serve At least, I think it's healthy...and somewhat cheap. I like how the sweet/tart/salty goes together.

Lately, my favorite munchie food is rye toast with cream cheese spread on it. (OK, the cream cheese is high in fat but you can also get low-fat versions! ) I also like whole grain crackers and real cheddar cheese (not processed) for snacking during the day.

Vegetable sticks with a dip are always good for snackin', again, you'll want to use low-fat dairy products if you're counting calories (I'm blessed that I don't have to). Here's my family's favorite veggie dip recipe: 2 cup mayo 2 cup sour cream 4 tsp soy sauce (or worchestershire) 1 tbsp seasosned salt 1 tbsp dill weed Mix everything together and dip away!

The vegetarian sandwich is my favorite. I love this grill vegetarian sandwich. It is so tasty and delicious.

This is great for lunch.

I have about half a dozen. I tend to get stuck on one for a few weeks or months, and then tire of it and move on to something else. In no particular order: 1.

Crispy spiced nuts. First soaked for a bit (removes the bitterness, which is caused by phytic acid, which not only makes them bitter but locks in the nutrients as it prevents the nuts from sprouting--does this in grains, too) and then tossed into my slow cooker with butter from grass-fed cows (more vitamins and better for the cows). Then a variety of spices, depending on my mood: curry powder; garam masala; pie-ish spices like ginger, allspice, cinnamon and cloves; Thai lime and hot pepper; Creole blends; even homemade steak rubs or homemade herb/dip dressing blends or barbecue rubs are great on nuts!

Then set the cooker for low for about 3 hours, stirring every so often to make sure the spices coat the nuts. Turns them crispy and flavorful! 2.

Green-Blue Guacamole with a variety of dippers, like jicama chips, celery, cauliflower. I take an 8-oz package of guacamole (Trader Joe's) or make my own. Then I mix in about 1/3 cup of yogurt or sour cream (again, grass-fed cows) and about 1/4 cup of Gorgonzola or blue cheese, and sprinkle it all with lime juice, and then stir it up.It's a bit thinner than straight guac, with little bursts of tart from the cheese.

It's based on the Brazilian snack of filling half an avocado with crumbled blue cheese and then sprinkling it with lime. 3. Chunks of raw cheese with berries.

4. "Deviled" eggs, getting funky with the filling: instead of just mustard and pickle relish, I pick some other theme. Chutney and curry?

Salsa? Crumbled feta and olive tapanade? Crumbled chevre, capers and lemon juice?

5. Lettuce wraps: a large leaf of Romaine lettuce; a slice of cheese (I love Havarti); a slice of smoked turkey or, preferably, some meat I have left over from grilling or roasting (and I make some pretty interesting things). Maybe a bit of spicy mustard on the cheese before I put the meat on it, or salsa, depending on the flavor of the meat.

Roll it up and eat! 6. This one's my new favorite: and don't laugh at the spelling here.

It's a Swedish thing a friend gave me a starter for called "fil mjolk". It's kind of like a sweeter yogurt that cultures on your countertop. One of my kids is currently having it twice a day.

It can be eaten with a spoon or drunk from a cup. My daughter likes it topped with honey, as if it were Greek yogurt. I mix in some sweetened stevia, or use it in a protein smoothie.

I'm going to experiment to see if it will make Lassi, for which I often go on a kick during the summer. The one thing I don't put in my snacks is starch or sugar. I find they make me bottom out an hour or so after I've snacked, making me feel like eating more.

Disclaimer: I'm not a dietician. This post is for entertainment purposes only. I got the idea while walking through this little Mexican supermarket near my house.It was on the label of a product on their shelf whose name I don't remember--but it was pretty much, no it was exactly--sweetened, condensed milk in a squeeze bottle.

(You can just get a squeeze bottle and open a can of sweetened, condensed milk in it for the same effect Keep it in the fridge) Drizzle some over a small bawl of berries--any kind, top it with a little "Sugar in the raw" for crunch (a pinch, not a handful), and there you go. My latest guilty pleasure. Instead of the sweetened, condensed milk, some whipped cream won't hurt.

I calculated it out--an entire can of whipped cream has almost the exact same nutritional info as one yogurt--and I eat a lot of yogurt, too. I've switched from ice cream I've taken to coffee yogurt with a little cinnamon sprinkled on top, or pick a fruity one and top it with granola. Buy the ones that are on sale, or even the store brands--they're just as good if not better than the name brands.

I've recently begun hitting the cheese counter at my local supermarket. If I want a snack, but it's an off-hour, I'll cube up a couple different kinds, with some lo-salt crackers and call it a snack. A bowl of cereal is always good.

**I'm down 70 lb. From my all-time heaviest--a bit less than 25% of my top weight-- in the last 18 months and taken an estimated 10 inches off my waistline (the pants I have on now are 8 down, and I just got them, but they're already falling off me.

I have a couple of go-to favorites: (1) Sliced Veggie Slaw First is my chopped veggie salad - I shred or julienne zucchini, carrots, red leaf lettuce and cucumber about every 2 days, so that I always have that mix on hand. I just cover a scoop of that with some dressing, and it is healthy and fulfilling! The shredded zucchini is actually quite creamy, and the other vegetables are very refreshing.It has a lot of fiber, vitamins and minerals - so good!

My favorite dressing is a combination of lemon juice, chopped garlic, chopped ginger and olive oil. But basically, any dressing that is only oil, vinegar and herbs will be healthy enough.(2) Sweet Yogurt, Fruit and Oats I have a major sweet tooth.So, I always have plain yogurt, fresh fruit and some oats, flax seed and raw nuts on hand. Mix these together with some drizzled honey, and you've got yourself a sweet, but very healthy snack.(3) Spicy Cucumber As far as more "on the go" snacks, I will put sliced cucumbers in a tupperware and sprinkle some ground cayenne pepper and lime juice on them.

So tasty, and invigorating. You can pretty much do this to any vegetable, and experiement with seasonings and juices. Add olive oil, vinegar (any kind) or any citrus juice in place of the lime juice.

(4) Dark Chocolate My rule is greater than 65%, and it's guilt free. :) Dark Chocolate that is greater than 65% doesn't have as much room for additives, so it is lower in calories and fat, and higher in the naturally occurring antioxidants. If you are having a sweet tooth moment, you can curb it with some amazing dark chocolate without going off the food deep end.

Here are a couple suggestions of brands that have fun flavors in dark chocolate varieties: greenandblacks.com/us/our-chocolates/bar..., chocolove.com/10greatbars.htm (5) Lara Bars These nutrition bars are my very favorite. They are usually made with all raw ingredients, which means that all the enzymes are in tact, and they usually have an ingredient list of less than 5 items. Here is a link to all their amazing flavors!

http://www.larabar.com/food/larabar/ Hope this helps! Happy Healthy Eating!

I like apples and cheese (mozzarella), or baby carrots and dip, or dry cereal.

Our family cannot have gluten or casein so it greatly limits what we can eat. All of our food must be void of gluten (found in wheats) and dairy so you can imagine how we have to increase our creativity. My children are also young so I like our snacks to be easy to prepare.

One of our favourite snacks is to take seedless grapes and leave them in the freezer. Once frozen, these grapes make a wonderfully crunchy snack. Another favourite for my children are smoothies.

Use frozen strawberries from the freezer and put them in your blender, add a couple bananas to the strawberries. If you want a smoother tasting smoothie, you can also add yogurt (we cannot have dairy so we make them without). T the blender on high and let the machine do its work.

The other benefit to smoothies is you can add in any oils or grains that you may want to give your children (fish oils, etc) without them noticing. It's very easy to adapt this recipe to what you have in your own house. If you do not have any frozen fruit, you will simply want to add some ice to your smoothie to give it that texture.

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