My favorite salty and sweet snack cravings that are macro friendly....

Fun Fact - Sawana is no master chef. I am not creative, I rarely cook, I cannot be trusted in the kitchen. Think Carrie Bradshaw circa Sex in the City. That’s me.
Now, I CAN (for the most part) follow a good recipe whether its baking or cooking - and luckily there are several REALLY REALLY good macronutrient friendly “chefs” out there. My 2 favorite to follow on instagram are:
@‌macroswithem and @‌ohsnapmacros
Seriously, hop on insta right now and follow these ladies. Their meals and treats NEVER disappoint. Even my family loves their stuff.
With that being said, one does not always have time to cook/bake/etc. and it’s nice to have on hand some macro friendly snacks that satisfy both my salty and sweet cravings.
*Pro Tip - buy double of your favorite things and have them both at work and at home so that you’re ALWAYS set up for success. *


Salty Snacks:

• Pretzel Thins (I am obsessed with the everything but the bagel flavor, but they’re all good).
  
• Quest cheese crackers (a delicious cheez it knock off - for real!)
  
• Quest chips
  
• Wilde protein chips
  
• White cheddar rice cakes (add a triangle of laughing cow cheese for added deliciousness)
  
• Archer brand beef sticks
  
• Popcorn
  
• Sargento balanced breaks (I love the wheat thin and cheese one)
  

Sweet Snacks:

• Protein Oreo fluff. Yep I said it: 2 tbsp cheesecake pudding mix, 1 cup zero sugar cool whip, 4 Oreo thins, 1 cup greek yogurt of choice.
  
• Quest mini peanut butter cups
  
• Peanut butter protein dough: 1 scoop vanilla whey protein, 2 tbsp pb fit, 4 tbsp milk of choice (or water), 33 white Ghirardelli chocolate chips - put in the refrigerator for an hour then enjoy!
  
• Duncan Hines Keto Friendly Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
  
• ANY and ALL of the ghost protein flavors! Add some greek yogurt and blend then add a dollop of zero sugar cool whip on top for added decadence.
  
• Caramel rice cake, almond butter, zero sugar cool whip
  

BONUS: Almost always I concoct some sort of protein heavy treat to have at night before bed (see above ideas) and here’s why:
Protein before bed has been shown to:

• Accelerate weight loss
  
• Enhance sleep quality
  
• Lower fasting blood sugar levels
  
• Regulate metabolism
  
• Help build and preserve muscle
  

Remember - think of your palate, the flavors and foods you typically love, then come up with more macro friendly versions of them. You would be shocked at how many delicious recipes there are out there (peep the above IG influencers - seriously follow them NOW). The more you satisfy those typical flavor profiles that you crave, the more successful you will be sticking to your plan and reaching those goals!
Again, it’s not about being overly restrictive but about building a nutritional house that suits your needs and your lifestyle. With that being said, whole micronutrient dense food is always the better choice for our body - so why not find fun non-overwhelming ways to make some delicious and healthier versions of our fan faves?