APPENDIX

Paleo Snacks

It is often hardest to stick to a diet when hunger strikes. This appendix provides snack ideas to incorporate into the Paleo way of eating. Keep these snacks on hand, so when hunger strikes there is a healthy alternative within close reach. When consuming fruit, be sure to combine it with a little healthful fat or protein to prevent blood sugar levels from spiking.

• Endive spears or cucumber slices topped with 1 slice of cut-up smoked salmon
• Leftover chicken or other cooked meat, eaten plain or as a roll-up with Dijon mustard, avocado slices, and large lettuce leaves
• Handful of berries with 1 to 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 8 to 10 baby carrots or 1 small apple with 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted nut butter
• 1 Nutty Fruit Bar
• ¼ to ½ cup Chia Seed Pudding with a sprinkling of berries and toasted unsalted nuts
• 1 fried or microwaved egg with 1 to 2 slices of tomato
• Bell pepper or jicama slices with quick guacamole: one-half avocado mashed with a squeeze of a lime wedge and minced jalapeño or serrano pepper
• Ants on a log: 5 celery sticks with 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted almond butter, topped with goji berries or dried unsweetened cherries
• 1 to 2 pieces dried nitrate-free turkey or beef jerky
• Trail mix: 3 tablespoons dried unsweetened fruit with 3 tablespoons unsalted cashews, almonds, or other nuts
• 15 whole almonds with 1 to 2 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 egg and a handful of spinach stirred into 1 cup Chicken Broth
• 3 or 4 pitted dates, each stuffed with 1 almond
• 1 to 2 Almond Butter Bites
• Easy tuna salad: 3 ounces tuna packed in water, drained and mixed with ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon oil, and juice of one-half lemon served with cucumber slices
• One-half chicken sausage link with ½ cup sliced, cooked sweet potato tossed in ½ tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 small apple with 1 to 2 tablespoons almond butter