As much as I like to sit down at a well-set table to eat a leisurely meal, modern life doesn’t always allow for that good habit.
Sometimes, you just gotta eat. Here are some grab-and-go snack ideas that balance protein, carbs, and fat so you’re fueled up and ready to go at a moment’s notice.
- Canned kipper snacks with red and green bell pepper strips
- Boneless, skinless sardines (packed in olive oil) with cucumber and apple slices
- Hard-boiled eggs with a dollop of Olive Oil Mayo and red bell pepper strips
- Smoked salmon wrapped around cucumber spears
- Cooked chicken spears dipped in guacamole and salsa
- Cooked, diced chicken with diced cucumber, sliced black olives, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper
- Diced cooked shrimp tossed with diced tomato, avocado, and lime juice
- Cooked chicken piled on half of a baked sweet potato and drizzled with sunflower seed butter
- Fresh berries drizzled with a few tablespoons of coconut milk
- Paleo-approved lunch meats (Applegate Farms brand is great!) with raw veggies
- Sliced roast beef wrapped around pickle spears
- Tuna salad with Olive Oil Mayo stuffed in a cucumber boat.
- Egg salad made with Olive Oil Mayo spooned in a half bell pepper.
- Boneless, skinless sardines wrapped in a nori sheet and dipped in coconut aminos.
- Smoked salmon slices and avocado rolled in nori sheets