in today's video I'm sharing with you guys some delicious healthy snacks that
are not only going to be a super good for you and healthy but they're
satisfying as well and they're all gluten free dairy free plant-based and
paleo too so let's go ahead and get right into them
the first snack we're making is this super seedy sweet potato toast so I'm
starting off by making a sweet potato toast which is definitely a staple in my
kitchen in my fridge and it's a great gluten free paleo option that is simple
it has one ingredient and if you don't have gluten free breads or paleo breads
around you this is a really cost effective option too so I like to slice
these up and keep them on hand either in the fridge or the freezer all you have
to do is slice it bake it at 400 degrees for 25 minutes and then they're done and
they can be kept in the fridge or freezer for whatever you want them now
my latest obsession is a super CD version if you follow on instagram which
you definitely should my name is just keep up with Liv I share lots of snacks
on there I've been obsessed with this one so I started off with some almond
butter which is rich in vitamin E and healthy fats in the combo of the complex
carbs in the sweet potato along with the healthy fats and the almond butter
really help to satisfy and keep you full and then it's time to load up with the
seeds so I use some pumpkin seeds which are so high in zinc in magnesium some
hemp seeds which have nice omega-3s in them some protein as well as chia seeds
which help to fill you up and are also loaded with Omega threes and then I put
on a little - - sea salt for some flavor and you have this wonderfully delicious
satisfying super seedy sweet potato toast this is definitely a snack that's
been on repeat for me for a couple months now and I just had to share it
next up are these everything bagel cashews so I'm starting off with just a
cup of plain cashews but you can definitely do this with any other seed
or nut and then I'm using a tablespoon of avocado oil and of course the
everything bagel seasoning it from a Trader Joe's now if you're not near a
Trader Joe's or you're not familiar with this seasoning it basically tasted like
an everything bagel and I'm going to leave a DIY home version down in the
description box in case you get to a Trader Joe's but it basically
makes everything taste like and everything bagel and it's delicious
so I mix that together and then I'm lying that on the silicon sheet or just
make sure you line your baking sheet or grease that and we're going to be
roasting this in the oven at 325 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until they start
to get golden start to watch them at the 12 minute mark and they need maybe up to
15 and once they're done you have these wonderfully flavorful roasted cashews
they're a little less boring than like a plain cashew but they also taste great
on salads or anything like that too next up we are making this mint lime berry
salad so berries are a great low sugar fruit there are a lot lower in sugar
compared to other fruits and they're definitely something you want to buy
organic so strawberries are actually the dirtiest fruit or vegetable that is on
the market so you definitely want to buy these organic studies have shown that
they have over 18 different like residues and pesticides so if you buy
one thing in your life organic make it strawberries and I like combining a few
different berries but you can definitely just do one you can do a mix of
blackberries raspberries blueberries strawberries and what's great about this
salad is that it's definitely something that you can prep in advance and keep on
hand so I'm also gonna add in some blueberries wonderful antioxidants
blueberries are great for your memory and great for your brain which I feel
like a lot of people don't know and then I'm adding some lime juice on the top
this really adds a nice flavor to it it's a bit different and this also helps
to kind of marinate the berries so they almost taste sweeter if you
leave them or if you make a big batch of this and they help them from going bad
I'm tearing up some fresh mint and fun fact this mint is actually fresh from my
herb garden if you don't have an herb garden they definitely have they just
didn't like the herb section of your grocery store mint is really good for a
digestion it's really good for easing cramping just helping with bloating and
everything like that so in the summer time this combo of the mint and the
berries is perfect and it is so refreshing and adds a little bit of a
different like zing and flavour to just plain berries
so just going the extra step of like a few seconds hits hair up some mint
leaves squeeze on some lime juice it tastes so good and this is also
something like I said you can prep in advance and then we are making beet
hummus but because it's paleo we're not actually using chickpeas so we are using
cauliflower cauliflower is rich in choline then we got the beets which are
loaded with antioxidants I mean look at that color the more color something has
they have a lot like polyphenols and antioxidants a couple tablespoons of
tahini which is a sesame seed paste and basically gives hummus the
characteristic hummus flavor and then I'm adding in the juice of half of a
lemon and this just really brings it together it also helps to preserve it
because the lemon juice kind of keeps it fresh similar to how with a lime keeps
avocado fresh so squeeze in your juice of half a lemon and then I'm going to
finish it off by adding in a pinch of Himalayan salt this is just my staple
salt it's full of trace minerals so it's super good for you blend that all
together and you have this wonderfully vibrant beet hummus you can have this
with veggies with some fiber crackers guys I put this on pizza I put a
spoonful with just about anything it's sweet because of the beets but not too
sweet you have that Tang from the tahini and a little bit of Himalayan salt so I
hope you guys enjoyed this video I'm going to leave my healthy snacks
playlist right here where I've got hundreds more ideas all from the videos
I've done throughout the past and there are a lot of delicious ones in there so
you definitely want to check that out after this video I hope you guys are all
having a great day and I'll see you in the next one bye guys