Who says healthy can’t be delicious? Here are 15 healthy homemade snacks for work and for school that are absolutely scrumptious and totally good for you!
(If you’d rather drink your way to health, check out How to Make Turmeric Golden Milk and How to Make Fresh Lemon Ginger Tea. Both drinks are perfect for winter too!)
And just like that, it’s 2019. I can almost hear our collective “how did that happen?” sigh! A new year, a new me, or maybe just the same old me but a little wiser?
I don’t do resolutions anymore; I just start little things that I hope turn into habits..character…destiny…you know how that goes.
So let’s end the year on a high note and start the new year right, shall we?
For our last quarterly roundup of 2018, I have a round-up of recipes for you that are delicious and won’t make you feel guilty about having more than 1 (or 2) – healthy homemade snacks for work, for school, for road trips, for when you’re watching TV or reading a book or online shopping or just about any time you’re hungry!
Healthy Homemade Snacks for Work and School: Cookies
Who doesn’t love cookies? I bet we all had our fair share of cookies over the holidays but these cookies are packed with the good stuff; you’d want them all year-round:
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- Healthy Superfood Breakfast Cookies
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- Banana Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Mounds
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- Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Healthy Homemade Snacks for Work and School: Bars
I’ve always seen bars as cookies but lower maintenance lol. They are easier to make (no scooping or rolling) but just as good!
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- Hemp & Pumpkin Seed Flapjack Bars
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- Healthier Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars
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- Healthy Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars
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- Nutty Superfood Oat Bars
Healthy Homemade Snacks for Work and School: Energy Balls
When I first saw energy balls I thought they were going to be a fad that people are going to forget in a few months. But they are definitely here to stay! And for good reason.
Energy balls are very easy to make and packed with so much nutrients – who knew so much goodness can come out of a 1-inch ball?
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- Cashew-Ginger Protein Energy Balls
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- Chocolate Brownie Protein Balls
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- Strawberry Fudge Energy Date Balls
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- No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Coconut Bites
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- Superfood Energy Balls
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- No Bake Peppermint Chocolate Snack Bites
Healthy Homemade Snacks for Work and School: Other Goodies
Still not convinced? Try making your own granola – I promise you won’t look back.
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- Basic Granola Recipe
And let me see you say no to these you-can’t-stop-at-just-one apple chips.
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- Cinnamon Apple Chips
Which one of these healthy homemade snacks are you trying first?
Happy New Year!
This year had its ups and downs, happily mostly ups, and we consider ourselves blessed beyond measure. I wish you and yours a most wonderful year ahead!
See you in 2019. Thank you for coming along on this ride with me.
Happy new year!
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Alin says
I needed a list of healthy snacks so bad!! This is great – will make one of the energy balls first!! Thank you!
Arlene Mobley says
You can never have enough healthy snack recipes on hand!
Jason says
Just started a new diet for the new year and the sugar cravings are already killing me. Can’t wait to try some of these!
Di HIckman says
BIG fan of energy balls in our house. I love them, my preferred variation is with lots of coconut, and cacao.I stopped making them though because they got too good. Can’t help but pop one in your mouth everytime you pass the fridge!
Jolina says
That sounds yummy! I love the combination of coconut and cacao.
Crystal Mendez says
The apple chips look good! I bet my kids would eat those up. I don’t do resolutions at the new year either. Just keep going with my monthly goals.
Jolina says
Me too 🙂
Marisa Franca says
This is one collection I really need. There are days when I work through lunch and then around mid-afternoon I go searching for something to nibble. Well, what we have is cheese and high calorie crackers left over from Christmas. Every single one of the snacks look and sound delicious. I’m definitely making two or three this weekend to have on hand, especially when the grandsons come to visit.
Jolina says
Me too! I’m hungry almost as soon as I finish eating lunch lol!! Have a lovely time with the grandkids 🙂
Shannon says
I love these! Snacking at work can definitely be an issue for me! But no longer with these healthy choices!
Courtney says
Oooo so many yummy ideas!!!! I love making bars!!!! A favorite way to get yumminess and nutrition
Stephanie Stebbins says
I would definitely start with the apple chips! They look so good! I also want to try out those brownie protein balls, yum!
Ally Jones says
I love energy balls and make them all the time for my family. They can not get enough of them. I need to try some of your recipes, they look so good.
Lauren says
So many great options for my son and I! I love all of these healthy yet tasty options!
Elaine says
These snacks all look delicious! I’ve always wanted to try my hand at making energy balls, so you’ve given me the inspiration to finally get on it.
Angela Tolsma says
I think this is the year I am gonna make the balls because they sound like the perfect snack. I love the apple chips!
Jolina says
They are! And they’re so easy to make too.
Stephanie says
I love making homemade granola bars. I haven’t made some in a while, I need to do that again. I tried making the apple crisps once before and did something wrong because next thing I knew the smoke alarms were going off in the house! My oldest son loves both banana bread and oatmeal, I’ll have to try those bars for him.
Jolina says
Oh no I hate when that happens! We quickly scramble for something to fan the smoke detectors with lol.
nicole durham says
I love so many of these healthy after school snack ideas! My daughter is always hungry after school, and im running out of ideas. I will definitely be implementing a few of these this month to see if we have any winners with her picky self! thanks for sharing!
Jolina says
Hope she likes them!
Krysten says
Oh YUM! I’m trying to be healthier about my snacking and your post is SO helpful! Especially those apple chips, I can’t wait to make those!
Susan says
Had to chuckle about the bars being low-maintenance cookies. So true! These look delicious – and maybe the batter/mixtures would work for multiple ‘formats’ – bars, cookies, balls. Will have to experiment a bit!
Jolina says
True, right?? 🙂
Veena Azmanov says
Oh, such a delicious collection of healthy snacks. I love having something more healthy on hand so I can snack during the day. The afternoons are the worst times for me.
Gloria says
YES…we are on the “healthy eating kick” for sure. Looks like a great collection of treats and snacks to keep us away from the BAD food. Happy New Year!!
Jolina says
Happy New Year Gloria!
Dawn says
Where did 2018 go? Flew by, didn’t it? Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! Love this round up! Thanks a bunch for including my no bake peppermint chocolate snack bites! Cheers to a delicious 2019, my friend 🙂
Jolina says
Hi Dawn! A most wonderful 2019 to you and yours too 🙂