Healthiest Snack Foods Also Most Satisfying

What is it that you crave? You've been there, opening the refrigerator and staring blankly into it, hoping something hits you. "Ah, yes, exactly what I've been looking for" but that doesn't happen much. You stand there letting the cool air pass by you, and finally you close the door and head over to the pantry and open that door and let your eyes glide over the shelves.

Hmm, a package of jello. Too much effort to make. Pudding? Ditto. Macaroni and cheese. What exactly is in that little powdered package of "cheese" anyway? Oyster crackers, cheese curls, Pringles?? How did these things even get in there? And you grab one of them and pour them into a bowl and absent mindedly eat them. Do you realize that a portion of most of those would barely cover the bottom of the bowl, and you are eating a bowl full? And you aren't even enjoying them. Just mechanically shoveling the food into your mouth as your glazed eyes watch Jerseylicious or some other ridiculous waste of time. Most TV is about as satisfying as that snack.

Hopefully the above sounds totally foreign to you. You realize that the first step away from junk food is not putting it into your cart in the first place. One of the worst parts of all the junk food is that it doesn't stay with you very long and you are right back to the pantry for more unsatisfaction. Why is it that people don't think about fruits and vegetables for their snacks?

Whatever you like in a snack is available in the produce department. Do you like crunchy satisfaction? Apples, carrots, celery, radishes, the list of crunchy goodness goes on and on. Like something a bit tart? Grapefruit can really make a nice addition to a fruity snack, and the different varieties run the gamut from really tart to semi-sweet. Raw mangos, lemons, granny smith apples, limes.. the list goes on and on. On the sweeter side, bananas, melons, kiwi, pomegranates..wow that list goes on a long, long time.

And on the veggie side, carrots, cherry tomatoes, celery, and more... Natures finger foods, and you pretty much can eat unlimited quantities and because of the natural fiber content, it will satisfy your appetite and stay with you for a while. You won't get into the grazing habit that often accompanies junky snack food..

The bonus to the natural foods is that they are also loaded with vitamins and minerals that are essential to your health. Fresh fruits and vegetables contain vitamin C for the citrus, potassium in bananas, tomatoes and oranges, vitamin A in carrots, apricots, and cantaloupes, and that's just touching the tip of the iceberg lettuce. And if you can't decide on just one, fruit salad is yummy.