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20+ Easy Ideas For Healthy Snacks At Home And The Road

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Several types of snack ideas

Published on : August 7, 2020 // Updated on : April 6, 2023 //  by Ciara

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Every day at about 8:00 pm, without fail, I come up with ideas for healthy snacks to eat for the next day.  It’s like clockwork for me, eating healthy easy snacks, in order to keep the hanger monsters at ease. (The monsters really enjoy fresh spicy guacamole and tortilla chips, but I’ll save the list for quick healthy snacks down below.)  However, two years ago, this snacking habit changed to reflect a more plant based diet for snacking, after I sustained a a traumatic brain injury, or TBI.

Nevertheless, a couple months after the initial injury, a neurologist further diagnosed me with post-concussion syndrome. Some of these symptoms include migraines, headaches, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, and brain fog. 

I won’t go into full detail in this post, but more about this wellness living journey from pain to thriving while traveling, can read in my transformational travel experience.   

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  • Why I try to eat healthy snacks
  • Ideas for healthy snacks:
    • Travel friendly snack list
  • Tips to enjoy healthy snack options:
    • Eat what you like
    • It’s okay not to like every snack
    • Take them on the road

Why I try to eat healthy snacks

In order to manage my pain from the TBI, both my neurologist and naturopathic doctor put me on an intensive health diet. This diet consisted of being gluten-free, dairy-free, corn-free, sugar-free and a couple other “frees”.  With these changes, my typical mid-afternoon snack routine was interrupted. Grabbing any type of granola bar wouldn’t suffice anymore, and the days of snacking endlessly on cheese and crackers had to come to an end. (Although there are tasty dairy-free cheese and gluten-free crackers! I just decided to spread my baby gluten-free wings and try other snacks.)

Instead, I took this interruption as an opportunity to enhance my well-being with ideas for healthy snacks to ease to the pain. This was a new wellness journey to discover what healthy easy snacks I could eat during the day, healthy snacks for road trips, and understanding how to further optimize the art of snacking to feel good.  

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Me standing in front of Montserrat
Eating trail mix before Evan and I hike up Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain.

At first it felt like doomsday when I began weeding out all the delicious snacks that contained gluten, dairy and corn. But the more I stuck to the health diet and incorporating wellness tips when traveling, the more my wellness within began to improve. Although diet alone isn’t the only reason I felt better, it made a HUGE difference in the pain levels.

For one thing, I intentionally placed wellness living at the forefront of my snacking decisions. Slowly, the traumatic brain injury symptoms improved and the amount of migraines lessened. As I continued to focus on my health and wellness, eating healthy snacks that were plant-powered became easier each day.

So what ideas for healthy snacks do I have?

Ideas for healthy snacks:

Whether you need a healthy snack list, travel snacks, or snacks for on the go, these are some of my favorites. More so, all are dairy-free and gluten-free snacks, with the majority of items on this list being vegan snacks as well. Use this list for traveling or for some inspiration for snacks at work.  

These snacks are just the tip of the iceberg! If you’re looking for plant based snacks that don’t perish as quickly as fresh fruits and vegetables, read though this post — Best Plant Based Snacks on Amazon. The snacks on this list range from single serving to shareable sizes which work great for road trips and day trips.

Travel friendly snack list

Almonds are a great idea for healthy snacks
  • Trail Mix (check the ingredients for your allergens)
  • Dried apricots and walnuts
  • Carrots and hummus
  • Celery and hummus
  • Cucumber and hummus
  • Banana and peanut butter
  • Celery and peanut butter
  • Rice cake and peanut butter
  • Gluten-free bread and avocado
  • Rice cakes and avocado
  • Gluten-free bread and almond butter
  • Rice cakes and almond butter
  • Hummus and gluten-free bread for a snack
  • Apples and almonds
  • Cherries and almonds
  • Pistachios
  • Almonds
  • Boiled eggs
  • Dairy-free yogurt and blueberries
  • Dairy-free yogurt and strawberries
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Energy balls (Here’s a simple recipe)
  • Chia pudding
  • Dates with nut butter
  • Roasted chickpeas
  • Protein balls are a great idea for healthy snacks
    Tips to enjoy healthy snack options:

    Eat what you like

    Lastly, remember to eat snacks you enjoy because not all healthy snacks are equal. Just because its “healthy” doesn’t mean your taste buds will like it. For instance, I don’t like raw walnuts even though they’re packed with antioxidants for your brain. The flavor is too potent. In order for me to enjoy them, the flavor needs to be masked (e.g. baked into a muffin, covered in dark chocolate, or combined with dried fruit).

    It’s okay not to like every snack

    In addition to this, if you don’t like a item remember that’s okay. Instead focus on finding healthy snacks you enjoy. After all, snacking is a craft. It’s meant to refuel your wellness and health, and to be enjoyed. So find what your body likes, what type of eater are you, what foods are nutrient rich, and then snack away.

    Take them on the road

    Bring these tasty snacks with you whenever your traveling for leisure or for work. You can prep these simple recipes at home ahead of time and put them in your bag right before you leave. If you’re looking for more wellness and health alternatives consider these wellness options:

    • 6 Simple Ways To Plan A Trip With Food Allergies
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    • Foolproof Ways To Maintain Your Wellness When Traveling

    Do you have a favorite healthy snack recipe that you can take on the road? Leave some of your favorite ideas for healthy snacks below.

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    1. Michael Baker

      August 14, 2020 at 9:28 am

      Thank you. These are really cool options.

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