Intuitive Meal Planning: a long list of snack ideas

The last few weeks, we’ve discussed how to approach meal planning from an Intuitive Eating perspective and added some new ideas to your breakfast, lunch, and dinner rotation. This week, I’m sharing a list of snacks that has been crowdsourced from the Intuitive Eating for Life community.

• Trail mix with nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate

• 2% or full-fat yogurt with nuts and berries

• 2% or full-fat yogurt with cream of chestnut

• 2% or full-fat yogurt parfait

• Energy bar such as Clif bar, Zing bar, Lara bar, Rx bar

• Half a sandwich

• Cookies and 2% or full-fat milk

• Cup of soup containing protein such as beans, lentils, or meat

• Cheese and crackers

• Hummus and pretzels or veggies (carrots, peppers, celery, fennel)

• Protein smoothie

• 2% or full-fat latte

• Ice cream cone

• Apple or banana with almond, cashew, or peanut butter

• Bowl of cereal with 2% or whole milk

• Ice pop

• Frozen fruit or yogurt bar

• Baba ghanoush with pita chips

• Cottage cheese

• Dates filled with cashew butter

• Fruit and cheese

• Toast with various toppings

• “Snack pack” containing cheese, crackers, pepperoni

• Labneh with Zatar sprinkle with pita and veggies

• Digestive biscuits

• Corn nuts or Inca corn

• Cheetos, potato chips, pretzels

• Cream cheese on crackers

• Corn chips and salsa

• Pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds

• String cheese

Remember that intuitive meal planning pyramid from a few weeks ago? These snacks would all fit in the lower tier, under the category of “grab and go.” And just because they are on the snack list doesn’t mean they couldn’t be made into a meal by increasing the quantity or adding in additional foods. Remember, you make the rules in Intuitive Eating. Meal planning on this path can be yet another vote of confidence for your own intelligence.

If you have questions about meal planning in Intuitive Eating, join us at our next free meditation for Intuitive Eaters gathering here.