Easy Healthy Snack Ideas + Homemade Energy Bars Recipe

Healthy Snacks – Healthy Snacking Tips and Energy Bar Recipe
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Welcome to the wonderful world of healthy snacking! Nuts.com (https://nuts.com) has partnered with Megan Roosevelt, Registered Dietitian and Founder of http://ift.tt/1f2rCcI to bring you this video on the importance of healthy snacking and to give you some tips on healthy eating habits! The video features a delicious nutty energy bar recipe straight from Megan’s kitchen to jumpstart your healthy snacking! Who says snacking can’t be healthy and delicious?

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3 Tips for Healthy Snacking:

1. Read Ingredient Lists – When buying packaged items, always make sure you read the ingredient list to be sure it’s healthy and doesn’t contain harmful additives. Avoid items that have artificial ingredients such as artificial sweeteners and hydrogenated oils.

2. Quality over Quantity – Just because a snack has more calories doesn’t mean it’s bad. Almonds, for example, are high in calories but are nutrient dense making them a better snack than a low-calorie energy bar. It’s important to eat foods rich in vitamins and nutrients even if it means eating a few more calories. Just be sure you moderate portion sizes.

3. Choose real, whole foods – Instead of reaching for that prepackaged snack bar, go for real food like fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.

Bonus Tip: Try to include foods that contain protein, healthy fats, and fiber because these are essential to keeping us healthy and full. Also, don’t forget the carbohydrates for extra energy!

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Nutty Energy Bars Recipe
Recipe Provided By Megan Roosevelt, RD and Founder of HealthyGroceryGirl.com

Ingredients:
2 cups of dates, pitted
2/3 cup of oats
2/3 cup walnuts
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons of chia seeds
A pinch of pink Himalayan sea salt

Instructions: Add all of your ingredients into a food processor and pulse together. Add a tablespoon of water if you find that your batter is too dry. Add energy bar batter to a small dish lined with parchment paper. Press batter down firmly with your hands and then sprinkle with sea salt on top. Place energy bars into the freezer and let set for a minimum of one hour or ideally overnight. Cut into bar shapes and enjoy! Store in the refrigerator or freezer.

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Check out our other videos in the series:
Chia Seed Health Benefits and Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drHEQEAzt_o
Healthy Meal Planning Tips and Almond Pesto Pasta Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgTZJ6HgNJ8

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