Unconditional Permission to Snack

As an intuitive eater, it’s all about giving yourself unconditional permission to eat but… are you actually giving yourself unconditional permission to snack as well?

Snacks are an important source of energy and nutrients and can help your body in a lot of different ways—keeping your blood sugar steady, preventing you from having mood swings or even burning out after a long day.

For those exiting the diet world, snacking in between meals was once something deemed wrong—but not with intuitive eating.

There is nothing wrong with snacking!

If you’ve denied yourself snacks for a long time, or just simply don’t know where to start, you may be wondering—what the heck do I eat between my meals to satisfy by desires and keep my hunger at bay?

In the world of Intuitive Eating, snacks don’t have to be fancy or meet any sort of requirements to be considered “a snack”—in fact, a snack is whatever you want it to be.

For example:

• Leftovers from the night before
• A bag of trail mix
• A bowl of cereal
• A scoop of ice cream

YES! These are all snacks!

Whatever your body is desiring—whether that’s something salty, sweet, light or heavy…there is no judgement on if it’s a snack or not.

If it’s fueling your hunger needs, and leaving you satisfied, that’s all that matters!

If snacking is something new to you, or your stuck on what to try, here are some snack ideas based on what YOUR body is telling you:

Sweet Snacks

• Smoothies
• Oatmeal raisin cookies
• Banana nut muffin
• Yogurt with crunchy granola
• Toast with nut butter, or fruit spread
• Fresh, canned, dried fruit
• Chocolate chips

Savory Snacks 

• Dips (like hummus, tzatziki, bean dip, guacamole) with crackers, chips, or veggies
• Toast with hummus spread, or avocado
• Cut vegetables like carrots, cucumber, bell peppers, or broccoli florets
• Cheese and crackers
• Hard boiled eggs with salt + pepper
• Tortilla chips (or any kind of chips)
• Nuts and seeds

Salty Snacks

• Popcorn
• Homemade potato chips
• Homemade French fries
• Olives
• Cheese dip with crackers
• Salted roasted chicpeas
• Trail mix

For more information on snacking as an Intuitive Eater, watch my latest video upload at Bonnie.Tube.