Find Top 4 Healthy Snack Recipes for Weight Loss

Are you grumpy between meals? Do your energy levels drop about two or three hours after eating? You’re probably experiencing a drop in blood sugar in need some healthy snack recipes to get you to that next meal! 

We’re going over some of our favorite healthy snacks for weight loss (and maintenance!) below. 

1. Nuts and Seeds 

Gone are the days when we demonize fats when trying to lose weight. While we were taught to fear fat in the early 2000s, recent research has shown that having a decent amount of healthy fats in your diet improves your overall health and brain function. 

Learning to add fats and other scary foods back into your diet if you’ve been avoiding them can be challenging. You’ll need professional help getting back to normal eating patterns, especially if you have a history of an ED or EDNOS. Get more on eating disorders affects here. 

Nuts have healthy amounts of Omega 3 fatty acids, protein, fiber, and other essential nutrients that will add to a balanced diet, even when you’re trying to reduce your overall calories. 

Whatever your gender, hormones play a bigger role in weight loss than we ever thought before. If you’ve been having trouble losing weight while doing all the right things, getting your hormones looked at may be a great next step! 

2. Meat and Cheese Roll-Ups 

When our body doesn’t have enough protein, it can consume muscle tissue to get it elsewhere. And since we want to increase our muscle mass while we decrease our fat percentages, that’s the last thing we want! 

There is no magic number for calculating how much protein is needed per day overall: it depends on your physiological makeup, your activity levels, and what stage of life you’re in. 

That said — most people struggle to get enough protein in their diet. Meat and cheese rollups are a great snack to fill in the gaps. If you’re watching your fat intake, you can use less cheese or lower-fat cheese for the filling. 

Pickles are a great addition to this snack as well and barely impact the overall calorie count. 

3. Seaweed Snacks 

Are you looking for something low-calorie that packs an umami pinch? Seaweed snacks do both. Not only are they high in amino acids and Omega 3s, but most pre-packaged options are less than 120 calories per serving.

You can buy them in different flavors like Wasabi and Teraki, but keep an eye on the sodium le els. Try not to eat more than 4-5 servings per week to make sure you’re not overdoing it on salt.  

4. Rice Cakes with Toppings! 

Rice cakes got a bad rap in the early 2 00s. Actually, they’re still struggling for the credit they deserve! Rice cakes are not meant to be eaten on their own (unless you enjoy that). They’re meant to be like a piece of bread, which you can top with whatever you like. 

Check out these air-fried cookie-inspired rice cake snacks from Tiktok! 

The Ratio to Follow for Healthy Snack Recipes 

Don’t like any of these suggestions and need a formula to create healthy snack recipes of your own? Snacks should be around 200-250 calories and include a protein and a healthy fat. 

If you follow that guide, you’ll be golden! For more helpful health-related articles, bookmark our site.