Heart Healthy Snack Ideas

Many people struggle to come up with healthy snack ideas for some of those meals in-between breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Finding healthy alternatives to junk food like chips, soda, and candy can be quite the tough task.

Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of healthy, quality snacks, along with the nutritional information for each item. All the snacks below comply with the healthy eating guidelines that we stress on this site. Feel free to experiment and mix and match some of these. Also, adding fresh herbs and fresh ground pepper can help spice up many up these when you’re looking to change things up … be sure to watch your salt intake and try and pick no- or low-sodium options whenever possible. Here are the snacks…enjoy!

1 Egg White: Calories: 17, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 0g, Protein: 3.5g

1/2 cup Cottage Cheese: Calories: 80, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: .5g, Carbs: 5g, Sodium: 410mg, Protein: 13g

1 Stick Sargento Reduced Fat String cheese: Calories: 50, Fat: 2.5g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 1g, Protein: 6g

1 cup Fage 0% Greek Yogurt: Calories: 120, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 9g, Protein: 20g

10 Baby Carrots: Calories: 40, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 9g, Protein: 1g

1 Medium Tomato: Calories: 25, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Protein: 1g

1 cup Sliced Cucumbers: Calories: 16, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 3g, Protein: 1g

1/2 cup Chopped Red Peppers: Calories: 13, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 3g, Protein: .5g

1/2 cup Avocado: Calories: 120, Fat: 22g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Carbs: 13g, Protein: 3g

8 oz. Low Sodium V8 Vegetable Juice: Calories: 50, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 10g, Protein: 2g

1 Banana: Calories: 90, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 23g, Fiber: 2g, Protein: 1

1 cup Strawberries: Calories: 50, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 11g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 1g

1 cup Raspberries: Calories: 64, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 15g, Fiber: 5g, Protein: 1g

1 cup Blueberries: Calories: 84, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 21g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 1g

1 Orange: Calories: 64, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 16g, Fiber: 3g, Protein: 1g

1/2 cup Cubed Chicken Breast: Calories: 127, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Carbs: 0g, Protein: 19g

2 oz. Low Sodium Turkey Breast: Calories: 50, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Sodium: 270mg, Protein: 11g

2 oz. Low Sodium Roast Beef: Calories: 80, Fat: 2.5g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 1g, Sodium: 80mg, Protein: 15g

1/4 cup Almonds: Calories: 156, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 5g, Protein: 5g

1/4 cup Pumpkin Seeds: Calories: 170, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Carbs: 5g, Protein: 11g

1 oz. Peanuts: Calories: 160, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Carbs: 5g, Protein: 7g

1/4 cup Cashews: Calories: 160, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Carbs: 7g, Protein: 5g

1/2 cup Pistachios (in shells): Calories: 160, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 8g, Protein: 6g

2 T Reduced Fat Peanut Butter: Calories: 190, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 15g, Protein: 8g

2 T Almond Butter Butter: Calories: 190, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Carbs: 6g, Protein: 8g

1 Whole Wheat Pita: Calories: 150, Fat: 2.5g, Saturated Fat: .5g, Carbs: 29g, Protein: 8g

Clif Z Bar: Calories: 120, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Carbs: 22g, Protein: 3g

Myoplex Lite Bar: Calories: 190, Fat: 4.5g, Saturated Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 27g, Protein: 15g

Kashi Granola Bar: Calories: 15, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Carbs: 19g, Protein: 7g

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