10 Superfood Snacks That Are Too Delicious Not to Eat
When you need a snack, why not grab one with healthy benefits? These 10 faves pack a nutrient punch and taste delicious too.
Give into your afternoon snack craving with these double-duty snacks. They satisfy while providing a punch of nutrients to help you power through the rest of your day. So whether you have a sweet tooth or crave something salty and crunchy, check out our top picks for healthy snacks that won't undo your day.
Related: 10 Everyday Superfoods
1. Pomegranate Seeds
pomegranate seeds
OK, technically called arils. Eat 'em like popcorn and get lots of inflammation-fighting polyphenols in every refreshingly tart-sweet handful. Look for them in the ready-to-eat produce section. 72 calories per 1/2 cup
Related: Healthy Pomegranate Recipes
2. Manitoba Harvest Hemp Heart Bites Chocolate
Hemp Heart Bites
These nuggets made with shelled hemp seeds are the definition of superfood: loaded with protein and iron
(25 percent DV) and heart-healthy fats. Not to mention a crunchy chocolate fix. 230 calories per 10 pieces
3. Wholly Avocado Minis
Use these 2-oz. mini cups as a guac-a-licious dip to turn dunkable vegetables like baby carrots and mini bell peppers into a satisfying snack. Bonus: heart-friendly mono fats and 2 grams of fiber. 120 calories per 2-oz. mini cup
Related: 4 Healthy Reasons to Eat Avocados
4. Lifeway Plain Lowfat Kefir
Fermented dairy products like yogurt and kefir pack plenty of gut-friendly probiotics and are great sources of calcium (30 percent DV). Because it's drinkable, kefir is a perfect grab-and-go snack. 110 calories per 8-oz. bottle
5. Rhythm SuperFoods Kale Chips Original
Cruciferous, green and leafy, kale ticks so many nutrition boxes, with antioxidants and fiber in spades. These are almost as tasty as homemade and deliver 3 grams of fiber and 25 percent of the DV for vitamin A. 130 calories per 1 oz.
Make your own: How To Make Kale Chips
6. Saffron Road Crunchy Chickpeas, Bombay Spice
Roasting turns chickpeas crunch-ily snack-worthy. Boasting 5 grams of fiber and 6 of protein, they're made with healthy sunflower and/or canola oil and just a touch of salt (150 mg sodium). 130 calories per ¼ cup
Make your own: How to Make Baked Chickpea Nuts
7. Mush Overnight Oats, Apple Crisp Flavor
Whole-grain by nature, oats are famously rich in cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber. Here, they're snackable hot or cold, softened in almond milk and slightly sweetened with dried cranberries-tastily boosting fiber to 7 grams. 280 calories per 1-cup pod
Make your own: The Best Way to Overnight Oats
8. Unsalted Dry-Roasted Peanuts
Just about any nut has superfood cred, but humble peanuts (technically legumes) are often overlooked. They're packed with protein-7 grams-and loaded with heart-friendly monounsaturated fat and phytosterols. 160 calories per 1 oz. (about 1/4 cup shelled)
Related: Healthy Peanut Recipes
9. Frozen Edamame Pods
These beans have a whopping 10 grams of plant protein per 1/2 cup-and more fill-you-up fiber than a bran muffin (6 grams). And the pods are just too fun to open and eat! 100 calories per 1/2 cup
Related: Healthy Edamame Recipes
10. Egg
D'oh! Of course. Hard-boiled, this is the original portable snack, loaded with 6 grams of protein, lutein and zeaxanthin for eye health, and hard-to-find choline (27 percent DV). 70 calories per large egg
Related: The Right Way to Boil an Egg
