4 Healthy Snacks for Weight Loss That Are Delicious and Nutritious

  When you're on a weight loss journey or plan you don't need to eat rabbit food, anyone who says you do hasn't met me or my methods. This is especially true when it comes to healthy snacks. This article outlines some of my personal favourite healthy snacks for weight loss, all of these are nutritious, delicious and don't take much time to prepare at all.

1. Cheesecake in a bowl

This is a personal favourite of mine. Take a tub of quark, some mixed nuts, desiccated coconut and 2-3 squares of (at least 70%) dark chocolate. Melt the dark chocolate in the microwave while crushing the nuts into a bowl. Mix the melted chocolate with the quark then pour into the bowl. Enjoy - this is divine.

2. Protein balls

  These little balls of joy are delicious and so easy to make. All you need is some oats (not quick oats), protein powder and some peanut butter. Use about 75-100 grams of oats with 1 to 2 scoops of protein powder, mix in a bowl then add a little water to get the mixture going. Add in a table spoon or two of peanut butter and mix together. Add a little bit more peanut butter at a time until you get the consistency right. Mould into small meatball size balls and leave in the fridge or on your counter to set, depending on how you'd like them. Enjoy these little bundles of healthy fats, protein and complex carbs.

3. Oatmeal protein pancakes

  Another favourite and can be batched made and stored for use at a later stage. Combine 90 grams of oats with 1 scoop of protein powder and four egg whites, mix together and then pour onto a non stick frying pan, then cook off like a traditional pancake. These are delicious and are a great post workout snack. Try them with cinnamon or frozen fruit if you want that little bit of extra in them.

4. Apple slices and peanut butter

  It doesn't get any easier than this. Simply dice up your favourite variety of apple into slices and then use 1 to 2 tablespoons of peanut butter as a dip. This snack is high in healthy fat and protein as well as healthy carbs from the apple. A quick easy delicious snack you can make in less than a minute.

  There you have, these are some of my top healthy snacks for weight loss that you can make in 5 minutes or less. The beauty about these healthy snacks is that you can tweak them to suit your own needs, likes and dislikes. Healthy snacks for weight loss need not be complicated, it's just important to get creative.