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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    What do you recommend for a healthy snack food?

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  • Angela Jackson

    Exercise Scientist

    I have qualifications as an Exercise Scientist, Herbalist and Health Coach, with over 10 years experience in the preventative health industry helping people to improve … View Profile

    Great question! 

    Some of my favourite healthy snacks are: 
    - Hunmous and Vege sticks (carrots, celery etc)
    - Dried fruit
    - Nuts
    - Greek yoghurt
    - good quality crackers with avocado and tomato 
    - Home popped popcorn (not microwaved) 
    - Fresh fruit 
    - home made muesli slice 
    - Chick Nuts (roasted chickpeas, delicious and great fibre/protein source)

    I hope that gives you some ideas! You can find some free healthy recipes on my blog - www.teapothealthcoaching.com/blog

    Good luck!

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  • Chris Fonda

    Dietitian, Nutritionist, Sports Dietitian

    As an Accredited Sports Dietitian, APD and athlete (springboard diver), Chris has both professional and personal experience in sport at the sub-elite and elite level.Chris … View Profile

    After working in the Fitness Industry for over 8 years and furthing my studies training to become a dietitian, this is always a quesion I get asked time and time again. Simple, quick and easy snack ideas include:

    • Fresh fruit or tinned fruit in natural juice
    • veggie sticks (carrot, celery, capsicum) with low fat dip (e.g. hummus, taziki)
    • nuts and seeds
    • low fat or ‘diet’ yoghurt
    • popcorn (without the butter)
    • wholegrain crackers topped with sliced avocado and tomato
    • fruit bread
    • small bowel of your favourite high fibre cereal (e.g. goodness superfoods digestive 1st)
    • Homemade muesli bars or goodness superfoods muesli bars

    I hope this helps to give you more of an idea. For more expert advice, make sure you get yourself in to see an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD). An APD can help you to discover healthy snacks that will fit into your lifestyle and work for you. To find one, head to www.daa.asn.au

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  • Melissa Adamski

    Dietitian, Nutritionist

    I am an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) with over 15 years’ experience working as a dietitian – advising both businesses and patients. I am founder … View Profile

    A couple of extras that I like!

    • I also love small (<100g) salmon tins (great for omega 3s)
    • low fat milk drink (Approx 250mL- not one of the big milk drinks that are 600ml)- love putting a spoonful of milo for an afternoon snack

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    Joanna Sochan

    Naturopath, Nutritionist, Western Herbal Medicine Practitioner

    Joanna is a Natural Medicine Practitioner (Naturopath, Herbalist and Nutritionist) who offers an integrative and holistic approach to health and wellbeing. She applies a number … View Profile

    I often make these nutritious, delicious and easy to make Super Balls (makes around 25-30) for great snacks!. Here is the recipe:

    Ingredients
    1 cup desiccated coconut
    1 cup almond meal
    1⁄4 cup sesame seeds (grind them in the coffee grinder) or you can use ground flaxseeds
    1 tablespoon chopped sunflower seeds
    1 tablespoon chopped pumpkin seeds
    1 teaspoon tahini (if using flaxseeds)
    1 tablespoon of raw honey
    1⁄2 teaspoon of ‘real’ vanilla extract
    1 tablespoon boiling water
    1 tablespoon of cocoa (optional) if you would like this to have a dessert feel
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
     
    Mix together all ingredients, add more water if needed for better consistency / ‘stickiness’. If needed, place the mixture in the fridge for an hour to set. Then roll teaspoons of the mixture into balls. Coat the balls in the desiccated coconut or cocoa powder (you can make two varieties at the same time!) and place back in the fridge to harden. Have 2-3 per day, they are quite filling! The balls will keep in the tightly closed container in the fridge for a week.

    Enjoy!
    Joanna

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  • Joanna Baker

    Nutritionist, Registered Nurse

    Everyday Nutrition founder Joanna Baker has been working in healthcare for 2o years. As an Accredited Practicing Dietitian and a Registered Nurse, she has seen … View Profile

    My current fav's are:

    • “Helga's slim sandwich's” with a scrape of peanut butter, half a mashed banana and a sprinkle of cardamon.
    • Natural yoghurt with half a cup of frozen berries or a big spoon of stewed unsweetened apple & rhubarb.
    • veggie sticks with hummous
    • wholewheat crackers with ricotta and sliced tomato
    • celery with peanut butter
    • a small handful of almonds

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  • Anonymous

    I like to make banana & walnut muffins which are good for energy. They have oats, rice flour, flaxseed meal (ground flax seeds), mashed banana, chopped walnuts, chia seeds, chopped sunflower seeds, cinnamon, real maple syrup instead of sugar, grape seed oil, egg & greek yoghurt. Sometimes add blueberries.    Other snacks I like are *Rice or corn cakes with almond spread, peanut butter or vegemite. *Piece or two of brie cheese on crackers with a handful of olives. *Homemade bruschetta (diced tomato on bread with drizzle of olive oil, small amount garlic, oregano, basil, pink salt, pepper. *Mashed banana on bread with tiny bit of honey. *Ricotta cheese on bread with sliced tomato & herbs. I've seen my sister roast bits of kale in the oven to make kale chips. 

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