10 Healthy Pregnancy Snacks For Satiate Your Cravings

6. Homemade trail mix

This mixture of nuts, seeds, and dry fruits comes handy when you want to munch something at work or bedtime.

You will need:

• Almonds – ½ cup
• Walnuts – ½ cup
• A mix of sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds – ½ cup
• Raisins – ½ cup
• Dried apricots – ½ cup (chopped)
• Dried cranberries – ½ cup

Some other best additions:

• Goji berries – a handful
• Dark chocolate chips – a handful
• Bee pollen – 1tsp

How to make:

Combine all the ingredients and store the mixture in an air-tight jar. Eat when you want to eat something crispy.

Preparation time – 5 min
Servings – 3 cups

7. Peanut butter dark chocolate banana bites

You will need:

• Bananas – 2
• Peanut butter – 2 to 3 tbsp
• Dark chocolate chips – a handful
• Coconut oil – 1 tbsp
• Nuts of your choice (almonds, cashew nuts, walnuts)

How to make:

1. Cut bananas into thin slices.
2. Brush peanut butter on a slice and top it with another slice.
3. Put them on a large baking sheet (topped with wax paper) and freeze for an hour.
4. In a separate pan, melt dark chocolate chips along with coconut oil.
5. Remove the frozen bites and dip them in the melted chocolate and top them with nuts.
6. Put them back on the baking sheet and freeze for another hour
7. Store in an airtight container in the freezer and eat when you crave for something sweet.

Preparation time: 3 min
Servings: 4

8.Hard-boiled egg with crackers

The easy-to-make snack is loaded with calories, calcium, vitamin A, and protein.

You will need:

• Hard-boiled eggs – 2
• Multigrain wheat crackers – 6

How to make:

1. Boil the eggs, slice them into thin rounds and have them along with crackers. You can also add chopped tomato, cucumber and spring onions to it.
2. You can also crumble the crackers and mix it with chopped boiled egg and other veggies to make a salad.

Preparation time – 15 min
Servings – 2

9.Berry Granola Frozen Yogurt Bark

• 3 cups mixed berries, fresh or frozen, separated
• 2 cups plain yogurt (see notes)
• 2-3 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup granola

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You can use a 9×9 baking dish, 9×13 baking dish or a 13×18 baking sheet, depending on how thick you want your bark.
• In a blender, add in 2 cups of the berries, the yogurt and honey and blend until smooth.
• Pour the yogurt onto the baking sheet and spread with a knife or spatula until you have a smooth layer.
• Sprinkle on the remaining chopped berries and granola. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for at least 4 hours.
• Take the baking sheet out of the fridge and break the yogurt bark into chunks with your hands.
• Serve and enjoy.

10.Healthy Lemon Bars

ngredients

Crust

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt

Filling

• 6 eggs
• 4 tsp lemon zest
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 4 tsp coconut flour

Instructions

Crust

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a large bowl, combine whole wheat flour, coconut oil, maple syrup and salt. Mix well until a wet, but firm consistence (like shortbread) is formed.
• Line an 8×8 ceramic pan with parchment paper.
• Press dough into lined pan, making sure to press it out evenly and into the corners.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until fragrant, lightly browned and set through. Let cool.

Filling

• While crust is baking, combine eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt and coconut flour. Beat with a hand mixer until a smooth, liquid batter is formed. It will be runny, but don’t worry, this is they way it’s supposed to be.
• Pour mixture on top of the cooled crust and bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely then chill for 4 hours.
• Remove bars from pan, cut into 16 squares and top with a shake of powdered sugar. Serve and enjoy!