{"id":3948,"date":"2016-07-04T16:38:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T21:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=3948"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:27:59","slug":"healthy-snacks-week-1-or-little-miss-happy-goes-overboard-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thisishappystuff.com\/?p=3948","title":{"rendered":"healthy snacks, week 1 (or “little miss happy goes overboard….. again.”)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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i have a snacking habit.<\/p>\n

sometimes<\/em> it’s healthy snacks and sometimes<\/em> i get in a “let’s shove cheese and crackers in my face as fast as possible” rut and sometimes<\/em> the terrible, practically plastic cookies in our staff break room at work begin singing my name and i eat them and regret it even mid-bite.<\/p>\n

the only successful way i’ve found to counter my impulsive snacking on awful things is to pre-plan a bunch of tasty treats that are actually good for me.\u00c2\u00a0 single-serving portions, preferably with a bit of protein for sticking power.<\/p>\n

i was thinking about how nice it would be to have a set of snacks for the week, but not all the same thing every day. and i was thinking about how the snacks i eat are probably not (all) going to appeal to my family members. and i was thinking about how successfully my salad swap<\/a> is still going (wow!\u00c2\u00a0 that link is a year old!) and i wondered if maybe i could arrange a snack swap.<\/p>\n

i think that maybe most people were daunted by my personal definition of “healthy” snacks (for now at least, i’m going to attempt to keep them gluten-free, dairy-free and processed sugars free) and so my first invitation to a swap didn’t get much response.\u00c2\u00a0 so i decided this time to try doing it more like a CSA, but instead of being Community Supported Agriculture, it could be Community Supported Snacking.\u00c2\u00a0 In essence, people could sign up for a snack subscription from me.<\/p>\n

finding interesting snack ideas that fit my narrow definition of healthy was more challenging than i’d thought it would be and so i decided to start listing my weekly menus here in case it would help anyone else (and to have as a personal reference when i’m feeling uninspired in the future).<\/p>\n

here are my first week’s menu items (note to self for the future…. this combination was way too time-consuming for one week. next time, at least purchase pre-made hummus!):<\/p>\n

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green deviled eggs (smash 1\/2 avocado with 4 hard-boiled egg yolks.\u00c2\u00a0 add a little salt and a little apple cider vinegar, smash it smooth, then tuck back into the empty egg whites)<\/p>\n

\"IMGP1148\"lemon chia pudding with fresh berries (1 can coconut milk + 1\/4 c. chia seeds + juice and zest of one organic lemon. i might add more chia seeds next time.\u00c2\u00a0 add sweetener if desired, but i prefer it tart like this.)<\/p>\n

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sriracha hummus\u00c2\u00a0 (just my regular hummus<\/a> (except i was out of tahini, whoops!) with a swirl of sriracha on top) + sugar snap peas<\/p>\n

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granola no. 5<\/a> + banana<\/p>\n

fresh garden mint (I recommend just stuffing it into a mason jar with some cold water and letting it sit overnight. Add sweetener if you want to, but I find it’s quite refreshing even without!)<\/p>\n

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i packed it all into cute, insulated lunch bags that i picked up at a discount store for easy carrying to and from church.<\/p>\n

p.s. i haven’t forgotten the tidying up series, i just got a little distracted.\u00c2\u00a0 it might get finished someday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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