Top 4 Ingredient Snacks You Must Try For Back To School!

Top 4 Ingredient Snacks You Must Try For Back To School!

We’re making back to school easy. Exams, schedules and staying on top of work and extracurriculars can be hard. But eating well shouldn’t be. Here are our top 4 ingredient snacks that will keep your kids (and you) energized at school or work. The best part is that they hardly take any time to prep…

Fit Snack’s Top 4 Ingredient Snacks to Make at Home:

  • Red Ants on a Log (the Fit Snack way!):  
    • Ingredients: Celery sticks, natural peanut butter (or almond butter), mixed nut crumbles, and gogi berries
    • Instructions: simply spread nut butter over celery sticks, top with mixed nuts and dried gogi berries – YUM! Place in tupperware and go.
  • Greek Yogurt Breakfast Bark
    • Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt, 3 tbs maple syrup, 1/2 cup Quaker Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan Granola, 1/2 cup blueberries, 3 to 4 sliced strawberries (add chia seeds if you want some extra nutrients too!)
    • Instructions: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside, mix Greek yogurt and syrup in a bowl until combined. Pour onto prepared baking sheet and spread into a thin layer. Top with Real Medleys SuperGrains Blueberry Pecan Granola, blueberries, and strawberries, place in the freezer for two hours, or overnight, until the bark is fully frozen. Slice into desired squares when ready to eat!
  • Almond Energy Balls:
    • Ingredients: 1¼ cup gluten-free rolled oats, 1¼ cup chopped pitted dates, ½ cup no-salt added unsweetened almond butter, 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
    • Instructions: Place ingredients into food processor and process until smooth.  Use spoon to scoop out and create firm energy balls that stick together. Chill…
  • Zucchini Chips: 
    • Ingredients: 1 lb (about 4 cups) thin sliced Zucchini, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 ounce of finely grated Parmesan cheese, 1 garlic clove finely grated or 1/8 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
    • Instructions: Preheat oven to 230 degrees (F), use a knife or mandoline slicer to cut zucchini into thin slices, place cut zucchini in a bowl, add salt, Parmesan cheese, garlic and vinegar, toss to coat, bake for 1 1/2 hours.

 

In a rush? For those of you who don’t have time this week to make homemade snacks.  

Enjoy our recommended back to school go-to’s with links to order!

ALLY’s Bar

FRUIT and VEGGIE BAR:  This bar was inspired by Ally’s favorite Juice. Naturally sweet balance of apples and carrots and a spiced up with ginger. 5 – 9 servings of vegetables and 2 – 4 servings of fruit per day, is a difficult standard to meet each day! With Ally’s bar not only can you meet your nutritional requirements more easily, you can also enjoy sustainable whole food energy on the go!

Enjoy 20% off with code fitsnack at allysbar.com

 

 

Kala Fava Beans: Consider these your new go-to. With a selection of flavors like Pineapple, Sea Salt and Vinegar, Pepper and Curry, you’re never bored with what Kala has to offer. These beans are flavored just right so they taste more like chips than beans. These little beans are packed with protein and iron and are one of the tastiest superfoods out there. Featured in our Sept Fit Snack box!

Rise Buddy Pizza Rice Chips: Fit Snack delivers pizza? Only in the most efficient way possible! We love the quirky and unique products that Rise Buddy has shared with us and we want to share these yummy chips with you. These whole grain chips are made from brown rice, oven baked and gluten free. AND they come in delicious flavors like Pizza, BBQ, Sour Cream and more. Available on Amazon!

Raw BRaw Bite Coconut Bar and Ingredientsite Organic Fruit and Nut Bar: Looking for a snack that car seriously fill you up? Raw Bite has you covered. Though each bar is smaller in size, these fruit and nut bars are full of fiber and protein, and they only contain natural sugars. If you have dietary restrictions, this bar might just be the golden ticket. Every Raw Bite bar is dairy free, gluten free and corn free. For anyone who is vegan, paleo or trying to eat more organically, Raw Bite is worth checking out. Visit www.rawbite.us and use code  FITSNACK for 20% off through 09/30/2017.

Ricaroons Coconut Energy Bar: Ricaroons has somehow managed to make their protein bars taste more like a dessert than a healthy snack. Ricaroons uses three different forms of coconut: coconut oil, coconut flakes, and coconut palm nectar. Coconut digests smoothly, converting to energy with a minimal insulin effect. This means that with coconut comes consistent energy rather than a spike and crash like from most other sugars.  Each bar is nutrient-packed that provides long lasting energy and they are the perfect snack for anyone on-the-go. They even have Pumpkin Spice flavor for the fall! Visit www.rickaroons.com/buy and use code SNACKFIT for 15% off through 10/2/2017.

Getting Back Into the Work and School Routine is Easier with Fit Snack!

Getting back into the school routine is now just a bit easier with snacks that keep you energized and focused. With no artificial ingredients you and your kids can snack stress free. Follow links to our discounted snacks and get ready to hit the books!

Fit Snack is now offering office boxes to awesome offices around the nation! Visit www.fitsnack.com/office to get more information and a free sample box for qualified offices!

Sweeping the nation with healthy snacks!

Frui-licious Delicious

Frui-licious Delicious

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[/testimonial_slider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][fancy-ul icon_type=”standard_dash” icon=”icon-glass” color=”Accent-Color”]If this is or was you, our team at Fit Snack found your perfect Popsicle!

The Fru-licious ice pops and smoothie pops in our March Fit Snack box are popsicles reinvented. The mission of Fru-licious is to bring you healthy items at a low cost. A mom on a mission is behind this fabulous creation. The only thing better than a healthy snack for your kid, is one that doesn’t break the bank.

Think of all of the things that kids have to enjoy on a cool day –fruit, lemonade. Fru-licious made sure to incorporate these delicious flavors into their ice pops and smoothie pops. They are made with 100% real fruit juice from an array of beautiful exotic fruits such as:

  • blood orange – which has more vitamin C than regular oranges
  • ginger – a natural anti inflammatory, and great for an upset stomach
  • blueberry – antioxidants

just to name a few.

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Who are you thankful for?

Who are you thankful for?

Thanksgiving is a day for quality time with friends and family. Sure, the food is delicious, but the special thing about this holiday is the emphasis on thankfulness. Spice up the usual “What are you thankful for?” dinner question and ask your family “WHO are you thankful for?”  Make sure the people you count on know how much you care. We’ll start the conversation:

Who is the Fit Snack Team thankful for?
Rose Muniz (Founder)
I’m thankful for so many people, but to keep this short and sweet, I’ll share 3 who are top of mind.
  1. The love of my life Justin.  He is my best friend and favorite man to hang with.  He’s taught me to balance my life with quality time, relaxation, fun adventures, and amazing conversations. He also eats healthy like me, so keeping a nutritious diet is a piece of cake in our house.
  2. I’m also thankful for my sister and BFF Anita.  We enjoy many of the same things and always have the best time hangin together.  She is one of my partners in Fit Snack.  Everyday that I get to work with her on it, I think of the fact that we have built a company that we can both stand behind, be proud of and enjoy.
  3. I’m thankful for my mom. She is one of my biggest cheerleaders and supporters. She is always there when I want someone to talk to and she is working so hard to make life better and better.
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Anita and I enjoying a Fit Snack Photoshoot

Justin on our Costa Rica trip

Justin on our Costa Rica trip

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Anita (Nutritionist & Trainer)
I’m super Thankful for my Fit Snack Family and the great team we are.  I’m thankful for my health and for my sisters.  the two greatest friends anyone could ask for.  I’m also thankful for this guy, my boyfriend and partner in crime. Feeling blessed this Thanksgiving.
Arielle (Social Media)

I’m thankful for my boyfriend, John. He challenges me to get out of my comfort zone and explore! I’d never camped a night in my life before we met. Now, we go on camping and backpacking trips whenever we can!

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John and our puppy, Lhotse

Now add a comment below and tell us who you are thankful for…. 

READY SET GO! 

Happy (Healthy) Halloween!

Happy (Healthy) Halloween!

Fun costumes, spooky decorations, mugs of apple cider…what’s not to love about Halloween? If you have a sweet tooth, trying to avoid binge-eating candy can be a challenge. Luckily, there’s many healthier alternatives that will put you in a festive mood without causing cavities. Here’s five of our favorite healthy Halloween recipes, that are equally yummy year round!

1.) “Candy Corn” Chicken Quesadillas
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Cheesy in both senses of the word! Make these with whole wheat tortillas  for a bonus nutritional boos     Recipe from Boulder Locavore 
2.)  Devilish Avocado Sriacha Eggs
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Replace mayonnaise with avocado for a scary good twist on the classic deviled egg! These spicy eggs are high in protein and healthy fats, making them the perfect appetizers.
3.) 3 Ingredient Banana Mummies
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Gluten, dairy, egg, soy, and nut free? Check check and check! These frozen treats made with banana, coca butter and coconut sugar are sure please even the pickiest of eaters.
4.) Cheese Witches Brooms
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These party snacks are the perfect size to satisfy salty cravings!
5.) Veggie Skeleton
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The only time veggies should be spooky! Mix up the dip for whatever sounds good to you. We’d serve the veggies with home made hummus. Just blend olive oil, garbanzo beans, tahini sauce, garlic, lemon juice in a food processor and enjoy!
-Happy Halloween from the Fit Snack Team!
Healthy “Junk Food” is Finally Here!

Healthy “Junk Food” is Finally Here!

The YummyHealth® Mission is to help families “take the fight out of food” by providing snack alternatives that taste like their favorite junk foods but are lower in sugar and processed starches. We use real ingredients with real nutrients, like coconut, almond butter, cocoa and flax seed in our YummySnack Bars and real Wisconsin cheese that makes up 99% of our YummySnack Chips. Snack healthy. Snack happy! Choose YummySnacks!