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16 Healthy Snacks To Get You Through Busy Work Days

Whether you crave sweet or savoury, these easy recipes will set you up for a week of delicious snacking.
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Cherry and almond energy balls

Photo, Erik Putz.

Power through the day—and save yourself some $$$ in the process—with these tasty, good-for-you snack recipes.

Cherry-Almond Energy Balls

Whip up a batch of these sweet and simple cherry-almond energy balls on the weekend, and they'll last you through the week. Get our recipe for cherry-almond energy balls.

Cherry and almond energy balls

High-Protein Baked Apple Pie Oatmeal

Fragrant and spiced with cinnamon and cardamom, this baked oatmeal has approximately 21 g of protein per serving. Cut it into squares and top with yogurt—it's comfort in a bowl. Get this baked oatmeal recipe.

16 Healthy Snacks To Get You Through Busy Work Days

Five-Spice Nut Mix

This savoury nut mix is perfect for when the afternoon munchies hit. Get this five-spice nut mix recipe.

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five-spice nut mixPhoto, Erik Putz.

Peanut Butter Seed Bars

Packed with super-seeds like quinoa, flax, sesame and sunflower seeds, these bars are the perfect grab-and-go snack. Get our peanut butter seed bars recipe.

peanut butter seed barsPhoto, Erik Putz.

Cocoa, Banana And Tahini Smoothie

This richly flavoured smoothie has a touch of nuttiness, smooth chocolate and creamy banana. Get our cocoa, banana and tahini smoothie recipe.

Cocoa Breakfast Smoothies In tall glasses with strawsCocoa, tahini and banana breakfast smoothie. Photo, Erik Putz.

Everything Bagel Crackers

Toss some hummus, roasted red pepper spread or labneh into a jar and a few of these crackers into a bag, and you're set. Get this everything bagel crackers recipe.

everything_bagel_crackerPhoto, Roberto Caruso.

Homemade Power Bars

After you make a batch of these chewy, sweet and nutty bars, you’ll never buy the packaged ones again. Get this power bars recipe.

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Breakfast Power BarsPhoto, Erik Putz.

Spicy Sriracha Spiced Nut Mix With Roasted Chickpeas

There's a bit of heat in every bite of this crunchy nut mix. Get our sriracha nut mix recipe.

Sriracha nut mix in a green bowl next to a wood and metal spoon holding some nuts and an ivy plate and a blue plate(Photo: Erik Putz)

High-Protein Overnight Chia Seed Pudding

This tasty pudding is packed with 21 g of protein per serving, plus gut-friendly fibre. Get our high-protein overnight chia seed pudding recipe.

Three glass jars filled with overnight chia pudding and topped with berries.

Creamy Labneh With Spiced Nuts

This thick and creamy Middle Eastern yogurt cheese is the perfect mid-week snack or starter. Serve with mixed veggies and flatbread. Get this labneh with dukkah and spiced nuts recipe.

Labneh with dukkah and fresh vegetablesPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Blueberry Granola Breakfast Cookies

These granola-inspired breakfast cookies also make the perfect portable snack. Get our recipe for blueberry granola breakfast cookies.

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Blueberry granola breakfast cookies with hot chocolatePhoto, Erik Putz.

Sesame Pita Chips And Smoky Tomato Dip

Crisp chips meet a smooth, smoky and spicy tomato dip for a satisfying afternoon snack. Get this sesame pita chips and smoky tomato dip recipe.

A bowl of crispy sesame pita chips with smoky tomato dip.(Photo: Sian Richards)

Avocado Smoothie Bowl

This lush smoothie bowl is whirled up with spinach, yogurt, honey and hemp seeds for a powerful energy boost. Get our smoothie bowl recipe.

Avocado smoothie bowl with berries, avocado, almonds and hemp seeds on top recipe with avocadoPhoto, Erik Putz.

Four-Grain Blueberry Muffins

These moist fruit-laced muffins are packed with oats, whole-wheat flour, bran and cornmeal for crunch. Get our four-grain blueberry muffin recipe.

A plate of whole-wheat, oat, wheat germ or brand and cornmeal berry four whole grain muffins

Wasabi-Edamame Dip

Spice up your typical vegetables and dip routine with a wasabi-laced bean dip. Get this edamame dip recipe

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Wasabi-edamame dip in a white bowl next to cut carrots, celery, asparagus and red and orange peppers and carrots. The dip is made with edamame; garlic; soy sauce; wasabi; rice vinegar; and honey for a post on an easy wasabi-edamame dip recipe(Photo: Michael Alberstat)

Ginger-Honey Granola

This granola by recipe developer Michelle Lucas Larving comes together quickly using a stovetop method. Any type of honey will work. Get our stovetop granola recipe.

A wide, shallow dish filled with plain yogurt and topped generously with crunchy toasted granola and fresh berries.Photo, Christie Vuong.

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Chantal Braganza is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She is deputy editor, food at Chatelaine, a cookbook nerd, lover of vintage dish ware, and currently training for yoga teacher certification. Her first book, Story of Your Mother, is out with Strange Light Press.

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