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Healthy Snacks for Back to School

Hi, I am Athena!! I am a wife, a twin mom, and a teacher! I LOVE JESUS, coffee, running, and all things Target! If you love positivity and affordable style; you have come to the right place!! I am so GLAD you are here!

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FRUITS/ NUTS

Apples

Acai for bowls

Banana and Banana with PB&J

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cheeries

Frozen grapes

Medjool Dates

Raisin Mix

Pineapples

Pears

Peaches

Watermelon

Lots of frozen fruit mention for smoothies

Add to your fruit-

Sugar free yogurt

Coolwhip

Pudding

Nuts

Almonds

Cashews

Dark Chocolate and Almonds

Pistachio

Any Mixed Nuts

PROTEINS/ PROTEIN BARS

Protein

Beef Jerky

Beef Sticks

Boiled eggs

Cheese

Cheese with little pepperonis

Cottage Cheese

Greek Yogurt

Hardboiled eggs (Costco) 

Pete Pan Honey Roasted creamy PB on a Quaker Rice cake

Peanut Butter protein balls ( energy bites)

String cheese

Nut butter

Protein Bars

Kind Mini Bars- Dark chocolate, nuts and sea salt

Kind bars

Perfect Bars

Pure Protein Bars

Strawberry Mango Vanilla protein smoothie

Verb Energy Bars ( Linked here)

Veggies/ Salty Snacks

Cucumbers and Hummus ( YES! )

Celery with anything 

Edamame 

Hummus with veggies 

Pickles

Radishes 

Veggie Sticks with Cashew Buffalo sip (sold at Target) Salty

Chips and Salsa 

Green bean chips

Popcorn

Pretzel thins and Hummus

Pretzels stuff with Peanut Butter (My fave)

Skinny Pop

Synder’s pretzel minis

Nature’s Own Oatmeal with Almond Butter biscuits

Hot Snacks

Steamed Greens with sweet chili sauce

Insta pot broccoli and carrots

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