11 vegan and healthy snacks to make in less than 10 minutes

It’s mid-morning or mid-afternoon and you get hungry. Would you like to snack on something, something healthy but tasty. However, you have nothing at hand and there is nothing interesting in the vending machine in the office or in the cafeteria on the corner. With a bit of luck, you end up eating rice pancakes or the same banana as always. ring a bell?

Whether we are working in the office or taking a walk with friends, in the park with the kids or at home, find different snacks and snacks it can be difficult.

The ideal is prepare and bring the appetizers ourselves, as well as planning meals well and always having them ready in the fridge. But then life comes with its chores, and there are moments when, just before we walk out the door, we realize we don’t have anything to take with us. Or we get hungry at home and we don’t have anything prepared.

The good news is that even in these times when we are in a hurry we don’t have to rely on processed products like packaged bars or pancakes.

What you need to improvise healthy snacks

With a little knowledge a good bottom of the fridge and a full pantry we can prepare healthy snacks in no time:

In the pantry: Good seasonings, jars of legumes, nuts and seeds, some crackers, non-dairy milk… In the fridge: vegetables and fruit, nut butters, vegan yogurt or cheese and vegetable proteins such as tofu or tempeh.

In addition, to carry the snacks it is convenient to have a variety of small lunch boxes (ideally glass), brecycled glass jars (that we can save) and some reusable packaging.

Keep in mind what should be in a balanced snack: fruit or vegetables and some protein component to satisfy us more such as nuts, seeds, legumes, tofu, tempeh…

Depending on our physical activity and specific moment (for example, for athletes before training, children, pregnant women, etc.), we can also include complex carbohydrates like some whole wheat toast, crackers, whole wheat sticks, cereal pancakes or homemade popcorn.

Next, I leave you the recipe of my favorite express snacks: