Healthy snacking: what to keep in your fridge & cupboards

Your store-cupboard and fridge are the heart and soul of your kitchen.  When they’re well stocked, healthy snacking is easy.   The result is less food-related stress, and a higher chance of eating a varied and well-balanced diet.

Whilst it is highly likely that our store-cupboards and fridges are stocked with essentials for day to day meals, snacking supplies often take a backseat.  This should not be the case.  Healthy snacking is as important as healthy meals, if not more.  When we do not snack (intelligently), we get overly hungry, and as a result, we eat anything we can get our hands on.

If you haven’t read this related post, ‘The ultimate list of quick & healthy snack ideas’, I suggest you do before continuing.  If you have, read on.

Healthy snacking essentials to have you covered for my quick & healthy snack ideas

Store-cupboard
Fresh fruit.  Have banana & apple on hand.  Watermelon when in season.  Any other favourite.
Dried fruit
Nuts
Raisins
Cereal bars, low in sugar
Rice cakes
Corn cakes
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds
Chia seeds
Coconut flakes
Wholegrain crackerbread
Roasted chickpeas
Almond butter
Peanut butter
Carrots
Maltese galletti (water biscuits)
Crackers
Honey
Microwave popcorn (low or no salt)
Oats
Dark chocolate chips
Dates (medjool are my favourite)
Rice cakes

Fridge
Natural yoghurt
Ricotta
Cottage cheese
Olives
Low-fat cream cheese
Hummus
Cherry tomatoes
Mozzarella balls
Celery
Cheese
Avocado
Turkey or chicken ham
Cucumber
Bell pepper
Parma ham
Eggs
Edamame beans

Remember, if you have any leftover veggies, make more egg casserole muffins (number 4 in ‘The batch prepared list of quick & healthy snacks’) 🙂

That’s all there is to it!  Reasonably short, and most of the items can be bought in bulk and stored away.

Happy Friday (and happy snacking!)

Nakita xxx