Hey friends so we know that eating whole foods is always preferred to eating processed foods.
But sometimes having some store bought snacks is essential to our busy lifestyles and that’s
okay because there are healthy options.
And today I am sharing a few of my favorites.
First up, Perky Jerky, this is Turkey Perky Jerky, my favorite.
This stuff is packed with protein, seriously 11 grams of protein for only 60 calories,
no fat and only four grams of carbs and it’s delicious.
Most beef jerkies are really hard and you have to rip them apart with your teeth and
it’s really kind of obnoxious but these are tender and juicy and delicious and they
are not even paying me to say that, I wish they were.
And they’ve got really natural ingredients and the ingredients list is pretty short.
So if you have never tried Perky Jerky, definitely check it out, it is a perfect protein packed
snack.
Next up is crunchy edamame.
Dry roasted edamame.
Sea Point Farms is the brand that I usually get but it’s not the only brand, they’ve
got a few others, this is just the one I have right now.
And they also have a wasabi flavor and my favorite is the black crunchy coated, I’ll
bring a photo of that back and I can’t right now, but this stuff is packed with protein
as well.
For a 130 calories you get 14 grams of protein for 10 carbs and four grams of fat, which
is pretty good considering this is like a vegetable, right?
The ingredients are literally soy beans and salt, that’s it and they are really crunchy.
You might be skeptical if you have never tried them but if you like chips and you like snacking
on like carby, crunchy food, this is a really good substitute.
Apple chips, another chip substitute, can you tell that I like chips?
These are literally only apples and cinnamon, that’s the only two ingredients and for
90 calories, 26 grams of carbs, it’s pretty much like you’re eating an apple, right?
So you get your serving of fruit but you get to enjoy the chip goodness and it’s a little
bit sweet but it’s all natural.
And they are 100 per cent organic, which is a plus.
Nuts, so nuts can be healthy if you are not getting the kind that are coated in sugary
deliciousness which are of course great but not nutritious.
But the problem is for me, I end up eating too many nuts.
If I have the container of nuts in front of me, I don’t only eat one ounce, that’s
like a handful right?
So getting these pre-portioned, 100 calorie pack sizes of nuts, I’m not generally a
100 calories pack kind of girl, I think they’re kind of scamy but for nuts it’s a really
good idea because you know that you’re only eating what you’re supposed to eat in a
serving.
And you all know nuts are good, you got, you know good protein, healthy fats and of course
a nice crunchy texture.
Of course anything prepackaged can be a little bit more expensive, but if you are someone
like me who has trouble putting the container of nuts away, then this might be a place that
you want to splurge because it is going to keep you from over indulging.
All right, babybel cheeses or string cheeses, there’s a few missing because I can’t
stop eating them.
These are the light kind but both the light and the regular are really good and flavorful.
They are like 50 to 60 calories I think per round, the same with the cheese stick you
can get the lower fat or part skimmed if you want to.
The important thing when it comes to cheese is portion control right?
So if you like full fat cheese, that’s okay enjoy a little bit of full fat cheese but
just have a little serving, you don’t need a whole block of it, right?
So again another place where portion control can make the difference in your snacking.
All natural fruit strips.
These are not fruit roll ups, these are all natural the only ingredient is fruit.
So this is the strawberry flavor and it’s got apple puree, pear puree, stevia puree,
lemon juice.
So it’s pretty much just fruit pounded together into a strip and they are pretty tasty and
it’s all natural sugar, so nothing added in here.
One strip is 45 calories, 12 grams of carbs and nine grams of sugar.
The bummer about this is there is only one gram of fiber in it, if you were to eat a
piece of fruit you would get a lot more fiber.
So of course if you can eat fruit do that but if you need something on the go or if
you just want to eat something kind of sweet, this is better for you.
And finally my favorite store bought snack, Quest chips.
So you all know that I love Quest products but these chips, I don’t know if you have
tried them yet, a lot of you have tried the bars but you haven’t tried the chips.
The stats are amazing, this whole bag, like a normal size bag of chips right, and it’s
a 120 calories, 2 grams of fat - 2, 5 grams of carbs and 21 grams of protein.
And it doesn’t taste like proteiny at all, it just tastes like a chip.
This is the sour cream and onion flavor, it is my favorite but I also like the tartare
and sour cream, sea salt, barbeque, they are all pretty good but this is my favorite one.
And as always Quest products have a very short ingredients list on their stuff which is always
a good thing.
These are soy free, gluten free and only five total carbs, you just can’t beat that for
a chip.
And I have good news because for those of you who stuck around we’re doing a giveaway,
a Quest give away, not just the chips either.
Chips and bars, three special winners will get a variety pack of each.
I really wanted to thank all of you guys for being so engaged and committed to this series
because I am really attached to it, we spent a lot of time on it and it’s been so fun
to see you guys and interact with you every single day.
So I wanted to do this give away to say thank you and because everybody loves giveaways,
right?
To enter this give away, all you’ve got to do is of course subscribe to my channel
if you haven’t already and second comment below with what your favorite Quest bar or
chip flavor is and if you haven’t tried it, don’t worry just comment the flavor
you’re most excited to try.
One thing is make sure that your channel is not set to private and that the viewing options
are public because if I cannot reply to your comment, then you’re…am not going to be
able to let you know that you won.
And a lot of times you guys leave me really great comments but I can’t respond to you
so please check your YouTube privacy settings and make sure that you do have those public
options on.
The winners will be announced in the description box of this video at the very end of the series
this coming Saturday.
Thank you guys so much for tuning in today, as always there is the PDF download available
in the description box below, that goes over some of my favorite store bought snacks.
There is more coming at you every single day this month, we’ve still got a week left
so keep on tuning in.
Let’s Kickstart to a healthier you and remember it’s all a matter of Mind Over Munch.