High protein snacks full of fibre, vitamins and good unsaturated fats to help you get your 5 a day and provide some healthy snack ideas for kids and adults
Tackling childhood and adult obesity to avoid becoming an addition to the obesity statistics
The obesity crisis is gripping the UK and much of this is blamed on the unhealthy snacks that both children and adults are eating on a daily basis. With crisps, chocolate bars and fried food all around us, it can often be difficult to avoid eating these unhealthy snacks.
Step forward Myvitamins who sell affordable natural healthy snacks that are high in vitamins and minerals and can be used in a kids packed lunchbox or for adults looking to take a healthy snack to work.
These delicious healthy snacks will provide plenty of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, protein and fibre to help with your diet and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. They also all count towards the magic 5 a day campaign championed by the NHS and government.
Healthy snacks and healthy eating are better for healthy living than fad diets
Forget about the fad diets like the Atkins Diet, HCG Diet and Special K Diet. If you do these popular diet programs you will not be getting the vital nutrients that you need through eating food on a daily basis. You will also more than likely put the weight back on after your initial weight loss.
The key to long term health and overall healthy living is to exercise, sleep well and eat good nutritious food on a consistent basis. This food must contain all the macro nutrients such as good fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates to help stimulate your hormones. As well as eating healthy meals, eating high protein, low calorie, low fat snacks will help you to keep away from the bad stuff.
So whether you're looking for healthy snacks for kids, healthy lunch ideas or healthy snacks for adults, Myvitamins sell a range of healthy snacks to cater for everyone. And, even better, Myvitamins have a 15% discount code to use on their snacks until February 17th 2019 when you spend over £10! So stock up, plan ahead and get your healthy snacks at a discounted price.
Shop for the best healthy snacks, for kids and adults, to eat at breakfast, lunch and in the evening
Myvitamins healthy snacks range consists of ten of the best healthy snacks that can be eaten by both kids and adults. Why give your kid a Mars Bar or pack of crisps when they can snack on some exotic sliced coconut (high in fibre and healthy fats) or super berries (mixed berries including goji berries, blackcurrants and strawberries) that are high in fibre, vitamins, minerals and give a big energy boost.
Myvitamins also sell a variety of nuts such as almonds, cashews and walnuts that are very high in fibre, good fats and have no added salt or flavourings.
Are nuts good for you? Cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts and brazil nuts
Are nuts healthy? This is a common question that is asked amongst people looking to stay healthy. The simple answer is yes, most nuts are healthy for you. Obviously you want to avoid highly salted peanuts for instance but if you visit a site such as Myprotein or Bulk Powders, you will see that they sell Almond Butter, Peanut Butter and Cashew Butter, three excellent healthy sandwich fillings. They will also sell packets of nuts like Myvitamins.
Nuts like brazil nuts, cashews and almonds are versatile, high in fibre, high in good fats and high in protein. You can eat nuts for breakfast (on porridge for example) or simply as a healthy snack to keep your energy levels high throughout the day.
I snack on almonds myself because they help suppress appetite and they're also a great source of unsaturated fats which research has shown helps to lower cholesterol and maintain a healthy heart. Almonds are also full of energy releasing vitamins like vitamin B2 and minerals such as copper and manganese.
Myvitamins almonds have no added salt or flavourings and are 100% natural.
Cashew nuts similarly have been linked to reducing cholesterol and maintaining a healthy heart. Cashew nuts are packed full of trace minerals such as calcium, zinc, iron and selenium and provide a slow natural energy release to keep you full for hours. When we get hungry we usually crave high sugar snacks so eating healthy snacks like almonds and cashew nuts will stop these cravings.
Other food sources of good fats as well as nuts like cashews, walnuts and almonds
Other good fats (or unsaturated fats) that you can use to cook up some healthy snacks include;
- Salmon
- Mackerel
- Eggs (and eat the yolks because they are full of nutrients!)
- Chicken
- Avocado
- Steak
- Coconut oil
- Grass fed butter such as Kerrygold (yes butter is good for you!)
- Omega 3 fish oils
Healthy berry snacks including dried cranberries, dried blueberries and goji berries
Berries such as goji berries are one of the best healthy snacks for kids and adults to pack in a lunchbox and take to school or work. They contribute towards your 5 a day, are a natural source of energy to keep your stomach full between meals and mentally make you feel better because of the antioxidants and vitamins that they contain.
Myvitamins dried blueberries can be used for breakfast sprinkled on porridge or as a healthy snack to eat during the day. They are nutrient rich and a great source of vitamin C, calcium and iron. Calcium is particularly important for kids as they grow up and look to grow strong and healthy bones.
Myvitamins Super Berries are super for a reason; the pack consists of 6 berries that taste great and provide plenty of fibre, vitamins and minerals. This healthy snack contains goji berries, cranberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, strawberries and physalis. You might be asking what is physalis? Physalis is a relation to the tomato and is mild and refreshing when eaten alone, just like a cherry tomato.
Healthy snacks for a healthy lifestyle
We hope this introduction to some of the best healthy snacks available online in the UK via Myvitamins has proved useful. The other snacks that Myvitamins sell which we haven’t discussed in detail include sliced coconut, dried mango and an omega seed mix which is high in omega 3.
These snacks are very cheap so we would recommend planning ahead and buy plenty of bags to keep you or your kids going for a good few weeks at least. With our exclusive 15% discount code available for you to use as well, you’ll be getting a great deal on some very good snacks. So if you’ve been struggling for some healthy snack ideas for kids or for yourself, we hope these will give you some inspiration.