saturday snack / 004

I have found that one of the hardest parts of trying to make healthier choices, when it comes to what you eat, is the in between meals stage: snacks. To make it easier for you, each week I will bring you a new healthy option for snacking.

 This week is a quick snack that can be eaten on the go: celery + PB. Have you ever tried to premake these and put them in a plastic snack bag for lunch? If you haven't, spoiler alert it gets pretty messy. I came across these single serve Justins Honey Peanut Butter packet and knew instantly what I was going to use them for. 

Wash and cut up 3 stalks of celery, throw in a snack bag, grab your PB packet and you have a yummy snack for later! 

 • Serving Size: 1 Honey Peanut Butter packet + 3 celery stalks  • 200 Calories • 16g of fat • 3g saturated fat • 0g cholesterol • 161mg sodium • 312mg potassium • 11g carbs • 4g fiber • 5g sugar • 8g protein •

This snack does have a considerable amount of fat, but it's from the peanuts + palm oil used to make the peanut butter. It's a heck of a lot better for you than a serving of ice cream or some potato chips. Research has shown that although nuts natural contain fat, they have no effect on a weight loss regimen- in fact they may be slightly beneficial. Due to the fact that nuts don't get fully digested. So eat up and enjoy your tasty peanut butter!

Check out other healthy snacking options!