Healthy, Filling Snacks For New & Busy Moms

When you’re a new mom, healthy eating can be tough! Mainly because you’ve almost always got a baby in your arms and fewer opportunities to make food.

And then even as your kids get older and you’re no longer holding a baby, it can still be hard to fuel yourself well! Everytime you go to make something you hear “mom, I need water”, “more Mac & cheese”, “I need to poop”, and so on. Or, you turn around and one kid is pushing the other off the coffee table, or someone’s drawing on the wall (all true stories for me).

So what’s a mom to do?

Enter: healthy snacks for moms that are easy handheld, and filling!

Some may require prep ahead of time, but then they’ll be available for a number of days! Or freeze them for easy access.

Here are some ideas:

• Squeezable yogurt pouches (Stonyfield, Siggi’s)
• Fruit & veggie pouches (they’re not just for kids!)
• Piece of fruit + a cheese stick or meat stick
• Trail mix
• Hard boiled eggs + optional fruit and cheese or nuts
• Slice of egg bake or egg muffin
• Energy balls
• Black bean brownie
• Smoothies
• Egg sandwich
• Turkey slices + trail mix, cheese, or avocado
• Protein shake (OWYN)
• Chobani complete
• Kefir
• Protein or granola bar (like GoMacro, Aloha, or KIND) – can pair with yogurt or cottage cheese to up protein if needed
• Fruit + peanut butter
• Cottage cheese or Greek yogurt + add ins (fruit, nuts, granola – optional)
• Baked oatmeal + protein shake, cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs, or Greek yogurt
• Hummus + baby carrots, crackers, or pretzels
• Chia pudding
• Overnight oats
• Protein pancakes (like Kodiak or these) with peanut butter

You’re doing awesome, mama! I hope these healthy snack ideas help you feel more well-nourished through motherhood when you need it most!