Remember those New Year’s Resolutions about eating healthy? Don’t laugh. I have a solution! It takes 21 days to make something a habit. I’ve been trying to eat less sugar so why not try and cut it completely out of my diet for 21 days? Now, the only sugar I eat is from fruit. It’s been a week since I started and I can definitely see the improvement! Plus it’s just nice to feel healthy like dayum did I really just eat that apple? Where my abs at?

If you’re also looking to make the switch to eating healthier but you’re not ready to cut all sugar out because chocolate exists, I have some quick and easy and HEALTHY snacks for you to try out. Some might look really weird but I swear they’re good.

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SNACK #1: Frozen Grapes

This snack is SUPER easy. Grab some grapes from your closest grocery store and wash them REALLY WELL. You want to wash them well because when they are frozen, you will have to suck on them instead of biting on them initially and you don’t want to be eating a dirty grape! Place your freshly washed grapes into a plastic bag and put them into the freezer. This may take some time so be patient! Your grapes should be fully hardened overnight or after around 6 hours. When they’re completely frozen, you can take them out of your fridge and eat them! This works with any type of grapes!

This snack is PERFECT for binge watching Netflix and it’s super healthy too! A pro tip is to wash and put a bag into the freezer as you’re taking one out to eat so you always have a snack! The frozen grapes are the perfect alternative for candy or maybe even ice cream because being cold makes them sweeter! Enjoy!

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SNACK #2: Cheese Chips

For this snack, get any cheese that you would like that comes in a block or as slices. I chose to use Monterey Jack. Cut up your block of cheese into thin slices that are about 1 inch by 1 inch and place them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. It is easier to use cheese slices because you can stack a couple and cut them into perfect little squares because they are the perfect width, but you can do whatever suits you. Cut your cheese to half the width of what you see below. 

Take your baking sheet with the cheese slices and put it into the oven at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes. Be sure to rotate your baking sheet after halfway to make sure all your cheese chips have baked thoroughly. Then take out your tray and leave them to cool on the side. Feel free to take a paper towel and absorb the excess oil from your chips. 

These are healthy because they have very little salt in them compared to other chips. They also serve as a little bit of protein too! If you really do love potato chips, try to get the low salt version to help limit your salt intake! Enjoy your cheese chips! 

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SNACK #3: Parmesan Cheese Chips

These cheese chips are different from the other ones because they are made from the powdery parmesan if that is all you have.

Begin by pouring your powder parmesan onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Your piles should not be very high but they should be around 1 inch by 1 inch. 

For some extra flavor, lightly sprinkle some Italian seasoning on your cheese piles! Place your parmesan cheese piles into the oven at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes but remember to rotate them at the halfway point!

Remove your parmesan cheese chips from the oven and allow them to cool.

These parmesan cheese chips are FULL of flavor and are a bit saltier than the other cheese chips in order to solve your salt craving! They also pack a bit of protein into your diet and you know EXACTLY what’s going into them! Plus you can only eat the amount you make so you will never overeat too many chips!

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SNACK #4: Apples and peanut butter

Wash an apple and core it. Then cut it into slices and place them onto a plate. Add a spoonful of peanut butter to the plate.

You can never go wrong with this instant classic! It’s the best combination and you can pick any peanut or nut butter you would like. If you’re allergic to nuts, no problem! You can try apples with sunflower butter! Sunflower butter is like peanut butter but it’s made of sunflower seeds instead of peanuts! It tastes very similar to peanut butter!

This snack is full of protien and the apples add the perfect amount of sweetness if they’re red or tartness if they’re green.

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Eating healthy is very challenging especially since junk food tastes amazing but hopefully with these snacks, you can limit your intake and not overeat! Cutting out sugar is very challenging for me especially because all my friends are trying to tempt me or bake me brownies or cookies plus unlimited bake sales at school, but we got this!

Stick to the healthy eating resolutions you made this year! You got this! 🙂

Kasual kook xx