Breakfast

Scrambled Eggs, All-Natural Mozzarella and Cucumber Slices

Nothing beats a healthy plate of protein, cheese and vegetables. I could eat this for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Mid Morning Snack

Plantain Chips

Know whats as good as banana chips? Plantain chips!

Crispy, slightly sweet and toasted to golden perfection, these were fantastic for a mid-morning lift.

The brand of plantain chips I recommend is Inka Crops Roasted Plantains, made with all-natural ingredients and no hydrogenated oil. I also like that its made with just a sprinkle of salt to bring out plantains natural sweetness.

Get it at Inka Crops Roasted Plantains.

Lunch

All-Natural Peanut Butter Over Toasted Whole Wheat Artisan Bread, with a Side of Hard Boiled Eggs

Not only does peanut butter taste good, it also provides natural energy. I lift in the afternoons, and love both the protein and carbs peanut butter offers.

Instead of jarred peanut butter, which is full of hydrogenated oil, I get mine from the local grocer who offers freshly-ground peanut butter. Theres no oil, salt or other additives in it--just fresh peanuts finely grounded into creamy, spreadable goodness.

Afternoon Snack

Apple Slices and Carrot Sticks

Keepin it simple.

Dinner

All-Natural Turkey Breast Over Garden Salad

Fresh and crunchy salad topped with natural turkey breast? Looks yummy--and tasted even better!

You can use any dressing you want, but to keep dinner clean, I prefer organic dressing like Organicville Ranch.

Same great taste. Healthier ingredients.

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I also hope your healthy and clean eating habits continue throughout the year.

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Finding healthy snacks for work isnt easy.

Youre running from meeting to meeting, conducting task after task, and answering question after question. You dont even have time for lunch, so forget about healthy snacking. On the job, your version of quick and healthy snacks are greasy chips and sugary candies from a vending machine--and neither fit the clean eating diet youre trying to continue.

May I recommend to you a few healthy snacks for work? 

The choices below are nutritious, portable and virtually mess-free. Theyre perfect for work, as well as play. Most of all, they taste good.

1. Veggie Corn Chips

Whoever first added vegetables to corn chips is a genius! Our favorite chips are now filled with super foods like kale, chia and beets, but remain flavorful and crunchy. Because they come in snack-able sized bags, theyre great as quick healthy snacks for work.

My recommendations are SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips...

Find them at SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips.

Find them at SuperEats Kale and Chia Chips.

...and The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt Corn Chips.

Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt

Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt.

Find them at The Better Chip Beets and Sea Salt.

2. Fruit Chips

If veggie chips are good healthy snacks for work, so are fruit chips. For those of you with a sweet tooth, fruit chips offer the same sweet flavor but with natural sugar.

I fell in love with Seneca Apple Chips. Theyre sweet, crunchy, all-natural, gluten-free and quite frankly, EXTREMELY addictive.

Get them at Seneca Apple Chips.

Get them at Seneca Apple Chips.

My new addiction, though, are Samai plantain chips. Like apple chips, theyre naturally sweet, flavorful and crunchy.

Get them at healthy snacks for work plantain chips.

Healthy snacks for work: Samai plantain chips.

3. All Natural Cookies

Cookie-lovers can enjoy healthy snacks for work too. Nowadays, there are many natural, low-calorie desserts at super markets. Try stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joes, or find "healthy foods" or "natural foods" sections at your local grocery store.

My choice are Hannah Max All Natural Cookies. They are sweet, crispy and wont leave you feeling bloated. If you need a treat during work hours, the Hannah Max All natural Cookies are fantastic healthy snacks for work!

Healthy snacks for work: Hannah Max All Natural Crunchy Cookies

4. Apples Slices (with Cheese or All-Natural Peanut Butter)

Fruits are good snacks for work, because theyre easy to carry. The work desk-friendly ones (a.k.a mess-free) are probably bananas and apples.

Apple slices are my favorite because they are sweet, crunchy and easy to dress up. 

By dressing up I meant pairing them with with natural cheese slices like Beechers Handmade Cheese or all natural peanut butter.

If you havent tried Beechers Handmade Cheese, you must! Theyre hand-crafted fresh daily, using only the purest local ingredients. You can add them to just about anything. Theyre delightful!

Get them at Beechers Handmade Cheese

5. Cucumber Slices

6. Organic Corn Chips

If veggie corn chips arent your cup of tea, try organic corn chips like Late July Multigrain Tortilla Chips that are gluten-free, certified organic, non-GMO and filled with wholesome grains.

Get Late July All Natural Organic Blue Corn Chips at Late July Corn Chips.

The lightly salted version taste scrumptious too. Find them at Late July Lightly Salted Corn Chips.

Find these at Late July Lightly Salted Corn Chips.

7. Baby Carrots

Crunchy and slightly sweet, baby carrots make awesome healthy snack ideas.
 

8. Pop Chips

In addition to tasting great and fun to eat, pop chips contain zero artificial ingredients and arent fried or baked. Best part? They have half the fat of regular potato chips, and wont leave your fingers greasy.

I like them, and so do my kids.

Get them at pop chips.

Get them at Pop Chips.

9. Pirate Bootys Pop Corn

My kids love these baked rice and corn puffs. Theyre flavorful with aged white cheddar, and are healthier than Cheetos, due to being free of artificial ingredients and having no trans fat. 

Quite honestly, I love them too. Theyre perfect healthy snacks for work, as well as play.

Find them at Pirate Booty Popcorn.

10. Snap Pea Crisps

Made with baby snap peas and baked to crispy perfection, these lightly salted snacks are crunchy and tasty. Compared to potato chips, they have 50% less fat, and are loaded with fiber and protein. Theyre also light weight and easy to pack and store, making them perfect healthy snacks for work.

Find them at Snapea Crisps.

Find them at Snapea Crisps.

 

 

Thank you again for your time!

Hope you found good ideas for quick and healthy snacks for work.

If you have other recommendations, please leave them in a comment below.

Have a nice day!

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Happy Monday! Welcome back to Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan!

Todays meal plan starts with a big breakfast, and ends with a hearty dinner. In between, there are crunchy and sweet snacks to enjoy. We like todays meal plan very much, and hope you do too.

Breakfast

Scrambled Cage-Free Eggs, with Banana, Berries and Whole Wheat Toast on the Side

Despite the popularity of intermittent fasting, we still feel that eating breakfast is as important as brushing your teeth in the morning. In fact, we prefer big breakfast with nutritious ingredients like todays protein-licious eggs, hearty grain and antioxidant-rich fruits.

Mid Morning Snack

Kale and Sea Salt Popcorn (by Quinn Popcorn)

Kale popcorn? Youd be surprised at how tasty they are--and with only 39 calories per cup. We are...SO IN LOVE!

Find them at Quinn Kale and Sea Salt Popcorn!

Get them here!

Lunch

All Natural Ground Chicken Pasta Sauce Over Whole Wheat Rotini; Salad on the Side

Substituting all-natural ground chicken for beef cuts calories and fat without sacrificing flavor. We found todays lunch, a simple ground chicken meat sauce over whole wheat rotini, a healthy and delightful choice. To enhance the nutritional value of todays clean eating lunch, we added a side of mixed greens with farmers market cucumber. 

Looks delicious, doesnt it? Hope you try it.

If you cant make your own pasta sauce, there are healthy ready-made choices like the Newmans Own Marinara. We find it delicious and use it all the time.

Find it at Newmans Own Organic Pasta Sauce.

Afternoon Snack

Fresh Blackberries and Raspberries

Dinner

Shrimp Avocado Quinoa Bowl (recipe here)

Combining quinoa, which is incredibly nutritious with abundant minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, and avocado and shrimp is a great way to create a delicious, low calorie dinner. Its also quick and easy, which works well for busy week nights.

If youre a fan of shrimp, avocado or quinoa, youll find this clean eating dinner a pleasant experience.

Thanks for visiting our Clean Eating Weight Loss Meal Plan again!

We appreciate your time.

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