Category: Snacks

Raise your hand if you love sweet potatoes! They can be used in everything from dips to stews to casseroles to desserts. Here, they are prepared simply, as — oil-free! — home fries. Get your daily vitamin A in one tasty sitting.

This dish makes for a delicious dinner when served with brown rice or your favorite whole grain, or as a fun snack all by itself. We recommend adding even more nutrition by adding leafy greens such as kale, bok choy or spinach at the end of slow cooking to ensure you’re getting your daily leafy greens.

Struggling to eat your two to three cups of vegetables a day? With this silky and creamy cauliflower mash, you’ll wonder why you weren’t eating more like five to seven cups of vegetables a day! High in vitamin C and fiber, cauliflower offers nutritional benefits and a satisfying texture in this slow cooker mash.

This pie showcases fresh strawberries so beautifully! Both the filling and crust are raw, so you can make this pie and portion-freeze it to treat yourself at any time. You know what that means — you get to enjoy summertime strawberries all year round, along with their beneficial compounds like vitamin C, zinc, and potassium.

Pickling is super easy and takes minutes to prepare yet adds lots of flavor to sandwiches, salads, and grain bowls. What’s more, you can use just about any type of vegetable to pickle. (Pro-tip: garden veggies make the best pickled vegetables, especially when you have an abundance of them!) Enjoy this versatile, tasty, and crunchy treat on meals and as a snack throughout the week.

Smoothies are an ideal way to sneak in high-fiber, nutrient-dense foods that should be included in your diet every day for optimal health. While this healthy smoothie has a handful of spinach, it also has banana, peanut butter, and dates — you’d never know we snuck in some leafy greens! Use the ingredients below as a base and switch up the fruit, greens, and nut butter to get a variety of flavors and nutrition all week long.

If you haven’t tried making your own homemade crackers yet, this is your chance! These crackers couldn’t be any easier to make and can truly make them your own by adding any spices or seasonings you like. The recipe below uses sesame seeds, but you can substitute cumin seeds, fennel seeds, chopped rosemary, oregano, and even chia seed or black seed if you’d like an even bigger boost of omega-3s (in addition to the flax!).

These muffin-like bites use only pureed banana as a sweetener and can be prepped in just minutes. Super for on-the-go breakfast, but also a great evening snack! Not to mention, the fiber in the oatmeal and bananas will keep you satiated and energized.

Versatility is the name of the game with this savory slaw that can be enjoyed as a side, a snack or even a main dish. Enjoy it by itself, top it on sandwiches, add it to baked tofu or mix it with leafy greens. No matter how you eat it, the flavor pops and the crunch is super satisfying.

This tempeh bacon has a sweet smokiness and can be used in many ways. Make a tempeh “BLT” (or “TBLT”) sandwich, add to grain bowls, crumble into salads, enjoy alongside a tofu breakfast scramble or eat it all by itself as a snack!