When you’re busy and on the go it gets tough to eat on a set schedule sometimes. This is where proper “on the go” food planning is absolutely crucial in order to prevent hunger strikes. Stock your fridge and cupboard with ingredients that are easy to put together so that you can juggle the daily grind at work and home.

Refuel on the go with these easy, quick and healthy snack recipes, and keep them handy to help you keep stubborn belly fat off by revving up your metabolism each time you eat them.

Power Pitas

- Top a few slices of whole wheat pita with spinach and hummus

- Wrap cubed chicken tenderloins, mixed with your favorite greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and drizzle 1 tablespoon of Goddess dressing (I like Trader Joe’s Goddess dressing, but if you don’t have Trader Joe’s around you then you can get Annie’s Naturals Goddess Dressing)

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Power Parfaits

- Mash 1/2 cup of all natural granola with 1/2 cup of non-fat or low-fat greek yogurt, and mixed berries (if you want more of a protein boost then go ahead and add 1/2 to 1 scoop of your favorite vanilla protein powder)

- For peanut butter lovers, substitute 2 tablespoons of  all natural creamy or chunky peanut butter for the mixed berries.

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There’s four healthy, quick and easy snacks to add to your busy menu.

Oh, wait, here’s a great one for the kids, which is also an awesome way to sneak in healthy greens into their. I found this on AllRecipes.com and they call it the Green Goo Smoothie, but I’ve nicknamed it the Kid’s Incredible Hulk Smoothie. It just sounds more fun, and if I were to drink a green looking smoothie I’d want it to have a fun super hero name (but that’s for the boys I guess).

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What you need:
- 1 banana, cut in chunks ( I find this works well if they’re initially frozen)
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 (6 ounce) tub vanilla yogurt
- 1/2 apple, cored and chopped
- 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach leaves (trust me, they won’t taste this at all)

Simply throw everything into a blender and blend till smooth. This usually makes two cool kids servings.

Hope these snack ideas help simplify and keep you fueled during your busy day.  Just keep a cooler handy to store them in.

Enjoy!

- Rommel

PS – What healthy snacks do you enjoy when you’re running around like crazy?  Please share in the comments section below, I’d love to try them!