30 Tasty, Healthy Snacks to Help You Bid Farewell to Hanger for Good

If you DIY your breakfast bars or energy bites, you can make sure you're getting ingredients you know and like. You can also customize the recipe to fit your tastes. These make-ahead energy bars are filled with nuts and seeds, which provide fiber and lasting protein. They also have several types of berries, great sources of vitamin C and other antioxidants. When you make these, go ahead and split them into individual portion sizes so it's easier to grab and go.

Get the recipe: Nutty Superfood Breakfast Bites

With a bit of prep work, smoothies make for great quick and healthy breakfasts every morning. Wash, chop, and freeze all ingredients in "smoothie packs," or baggies pre-measured for just one smoothie. Put anything that doesn't go into a freezer (like the milk or leafy greens) into a glass jar or baggie in the fridge. Then, dump everything into your blender, and let it go to work. You can sip while you dress, or take it with you in a lidded container.

Get the recipe: Tropical Creamsicle Smoothie

Smørrebrød is an open-faced sandwich from Denmark, where densely seeded bread is slathered with butter and piled with artfully arranged toppings like pickled herring, cheese, eggs, and herbs. The variations are endless. In this lighter version, yogurt swaps in for the butter, and a fresh marinated beet salad adds tang. Top it off with jammy soft-cooked eggs and briny capers for an especially exciting way to serve your mom her breakfast. If guests are coming, double the recipe and cut into bite-sized slices.

Get the recipe: Smørrebrød With Yogurt, Beets, and Eggs

Know someone who's always on the go? These granola bars are chock-full of goodness and make thoughtful food gifts for your busiest friends and family members. Cranberries, almonds, and chia seeds provide a boost of nutrition, while chocolate chips make them extra delicious.

Get the recipe: Homemade Granola Bars

These open-faced egg toast beauties are much more than your average egg salad sandwich—the flavors, textures, and even look are elegant and original. Folded into the egg salad mixture is a mustardy vinaigrette, briny capers, fresh parsley, and just-bitter-enough radicchio leaves. Heaped on top of toasted sourdough, the result is both fresh and hearty. This mixture would also be delicious piled on a whole grain like brown rice or quinoa, or even served as a salad for a lighter meal.

Get the recipe: Egg Salad Toast with Fresh Herbs and Capers

This healthy smoothie is the ultimate in refreshing drinks. Frozen pineapple, juicy cucumber, and hydrating celery fill the beverage with flavor and nutrients. To round out this healthy snack, herbaceous basil combines with zippy lime juice for a sweet-tart smoothie that's unique and quenching.

Get the Recipe: Celery, Cucumber, and Pineapple Smoothie

Instead of eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, blend those grains into a smoothie for a tasty healthy snack. A quick soak in water will soften them up so they break down smoothly with the berries and yogurt. For a richer finish, you can use oat milk in place of the water.

Get the Recipe: Ginger Berry and Oat Smoothie

Sliced cucumbers with one or two wedges of Laughing Cow Light Swiss Original Cheese make a quick, healthy snack.

One cup of mixed cereal (like bran flakes, Wheat Chex, and Health Valley Organic Oat Bran Flakes), makes for a great crunchy snack.

Three cups of air-popped popcorn sprinkled with dark chocolate shavings make a quick, delicious, healthy snack.

Make this nutritious snack with rye melba toast, low-fat cream cheese, and dried cranberries.

Apple slices dipped in a tablespoon of almond butter make for a great snack that will tide you over until your next meal.

A small bowl of pureed tomato soup with a dollop of low-fat sour cream is an excellent snack choice that packs a vitamin punch.

When huger pangs hit, try an energy bar containing at least four grams of protein (like Lärabar Cherry Pie).

Hungry? Try a one-inch cube of hard cheese (like aged Gouda), plus four to six dried apricot halves.

Fill endive leaves with part-skim ricotta to make a quick, nutritious snack.

Top low-fat Greek yogurt with chopped walnuts and honey.

Two slices of low-sodium deli turkey and a handful of grapes will make a toothsome treat.

Pair a half cup of low-fat cottage (topped with cheese,  chives, and pepper,) with vegetables for dipping.

Try a handful of protein-packed almonds mixed with dried tart cherries or blueberries.

A small bowl of plain oatmeal topped with fresh berries and a splash of skim milk can make for a great snack, not just a breakfast.

Two to four tablespoons of hummus with crudités is a fresh snack option.

Three-quarters cup of shelled edamame provides protein to keep you full.

A multigrain cracker topped part-skim ricotta and honey is. delicious treat.

Try a piece of low-fat cheese, a small peach, and a piece of dark chocolate as an afternoon pick-me-up.

Peanut butter is a satiating topping for this whole wheat English muffin. 

A hard-boiled egg with freshly ground black pepper makes a quick, protein-packed, healthy snack.

Van's All-Natural Multigrain Waffle with fruit preserves (or honey or fresh berries) is a sweet, but healthy snack option.

Small handful of Sahale's Spicy Soledad Almonds (sold at supermarkets).