I’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s book, Food Rules-An Eater’s Manual. It’s a great booklet to give to anyone who wants to become healthier and more conscious of what they are eating. He believes (and I agree) we should mostly be eating “real food” such as fresh fruits and vegetables; and eat mostly a plant based diet. Here are some of his rules from his book:

• Avoid foods with a high sugar content.
• Don’t eat high processed foods.
• Avoid food products that contain more than 5 ingredients.
• Don’t eat foods with ingredients that you can’t pronounce.
• Avoid eating food that is advertised on TV.

So what’s considered a healthy snack? Here are some of my ideas:

• Fresh, seasonal fruit such as apples, bananas, berries, and oranges.
• Plain or vanilla lowfat yogurt with fresh fruit and a little healthy granola.
• Almond butter with sliced apples.
• Humus with fresh carrots, jicama and/or red pepper.
• Raw almonds and/or walnuts with dried fruit (raisins, apricots, etc).
• Almond butter on a rice cake.
• Fresh guacamole with oven baked chips.
• Sweet potato with a little butter and pure maple syrup.
• Luna Bars (available at Trader Joes)

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When you think about making a healthy snack, think simple. All of these snacks are healthy and can be prepared in a short amount of time.

Enjoy!