Easy Paleo Snacks

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The kids and I are always looking for ways to change up our snacks at home.  We got tire of apples with almond butter, celery with nut butter, and sweet peppers and guacamole. We decided to try some of the ones that were suggested to us by friends. Some of these sounded really weird, but once we put them in our mouths they were DELICIOUS combinations! Some we ate together and some we pulled apart and ate each food separately. You’ll just have to see how you like it! We use nut butters a lot around here. Our all time favorite cashew butter is Artisana creamy cashew butter which is raw and 100% organic. It is by far the creamiest of nut butters we have ever tried! We even keep it in the glove box of my car and eat it right out of the little pouches when we are hungry on the run! Have you tried dates? We were a little skeptical of them, but we tried them anyway and ended up really liking them! I keep them in the refrigerator so they are cold and firm when we eat them. The kids snack on them right out of the fridge. I am told that dates can be wrapped in bacon and cooked. I could see how the sweetness of the date and saltiness of the bacon could go really well together. That will be another post for another day! If you are doing the 21 Day Sugar Detox the apples can easily be substituted with green apples and would be just as tasty!  We love to hear from our readers! Do you have a favorite, healthy snack that you love? Share it with me by leaving a comment on this post!

Grapefruit and boiled eggs:

Dates filled with cashew butter:

Apples wrapped in salami:

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What are some of your favorite Paleo or Primal snacks? We want to hear from you!

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Paleo Meal Plan Week 1

Breakfasts:
Eggs
Sausage
Bacon
Veggies
Ham
Fruit (Limit to two a day)

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Snacks: 
Avocados
Almonds
Cashews
Boiled Eggs
Grapefruit
Guacamole
Nut butters (Almond or cashew)
Veggies (celery, carrot, cucumber, jicama, sweet peppers, bell peppers)

Lunches:
Chicken Legs
Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Vegetables (Canned, fresh, frozen)
Canned Salmon
Pepperoni (Applegate Farms)
Lunchmeat (Applegate Farms)

Dinners: 
Monday- Wild Caught Cod (baked) with super veggie salad and homemade balsamic vinaigrette.
Tuesday- Buffalo chicken lettuce wrap with tomatoes and bell peppers.
Wednesday- Steak, mushrooms, and onions with mashed butternut squash.
Thursday- Zucchini noodle spaghetti with red sauce marinara and chicken sausage.
Friday- Chicken Legs and green beans.
Saturday- Mexican Cauli-Rice with diced chicken and avocado.
Sunday- Grass-fed beef bun-less burgers with asparagus.

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What are YOU eating this week?

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As some of you know we travel a lot! If you don’t know you can check out our travel blog HERE. Before we started eating Paleo foods we would just eat whatever we found at convenience stores or gas stations. This lead to us feeling tired, sick and ran down during and after our trip. In September, after two years of eating typical road-trip foods we were sick of it! Our weight was up significantly from the years before, our bodies were sluggish and tired and the kids were cranky and their behavior was all over the place. We decided then that we would always be prepared. We decided to pack our own foods to bring with us in the car on every trip. We did this whether it was a short trip to the park or a long trip across the country. We even packed our own healthy food options in our backpack on our flight to and from Culebra, Puerto Rico. We found that this was greatly helpful as it cut down on last minute stops for fast food and just grabbing something from the gas station to snack on.

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After 6 months of packing our own healthy snacks to take with us in the car we noticed great changes! As a couple we were down almost 80 pounds, the kids behavior and moods became calm and manageable, we felt better than we have in 10 years, and the kids don’t even ask to eat at a fast food place because we have easy “fast food” right there in the car!

These are a few of the healthy snacks we packed recently on our last trip from Alabama to Kansas.

Vegetables:
Avocado
Celery
Carrots
Cherry Tomatoes
Cucumber
Sweet Peppers
Jicama
Bell pepper strips
Kale chips
Greenola

Fruits:
Apple
Banana
Orange
Strawberries
Dried fruits (We make our own here)
Fruit leather
Dried coconut pieces (Trader Joe’s has some awesome ones!)
Grapes
Peaches

Dairy:
Boiled egg
Cheese
Cheese sticks

Meats:
Ham
Pepperoni (We love Applegate Farms!)
Salami (Applegate Farms brand)
Summer Sausage (Natural grocers sells a delicious one!)
Beef Sticks (Grass-fed, farm fresh if possible!)
Jerky (Home made from grass-fed meats if possible)

Nuts:
Cashews (Cashews Whole Raw)
Almond slivers (Wonderful Almond Accents Sliced Almonds)
Walnuts
Almond butter (Woodstock Farms Raw Almond Butter)
Sunflower seeds
Pumpkin seeds

A few tools that make packing your own healthy snacks easier:
Igloo Legend Cooler
Ziploc Snack Bags
Jello Shot Cups with lids
Blue Ice Flexible Ice Blanket

We divide and measure everything into approximate 100 calorie size portions. The snack sized baggies are perfect for portion control. I use the Jello shot cups with lids in our house all the time! These are wonderful for almond slivers (2 tbs serving size) and for nut butters! They are small and easy enough for the kids to use!

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Want to know what the single most important thing to consume on a road trip is? WATER! Water will help you stay hydrated and regular. It will keep you from mindless snacking and help you feel full. Sure, you’ll have to make more bathroom stops along the way, but your body and mind will feel so much better when you get where you are going!

What would you add to the list of Paleo healthy snacks for traveling? 

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