Snacks

Easy Zone Snacks

Snacks are like mini meals on the Zone Diet. Each one contains a small portion of protein, carbs, and fat. You can create an infinite variety of your very own Zone favourable snacks by mixing and matching 1 protein, 1 carbohydrate, and 1 fat choice from the lists below.

PROTEINS

•  1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
•  1 ounce part skim or "light" mozzarella
•  2 1/2 ounces part skim or "light" ricotta cheese
•  1 ounce sliced meat (turkey, ham, chicken)
•  1 ounce tuna packed in water
•  1 string cheese
•  1 1/2 ounces deli meat

CARBOHYDRATES

•  1/2 apple
•  3 apricots
•  1 kiwi
•  1 tangerine
•  1/3 cup "light" fruit cocktail
•  1/2 pear
•  1 cup strawberries
•  3/4 cup blackberries
•  1/2 orange
•  1/2 cup grapes
•  8 cherries
•  1/2 nectarine
•  1 peach
•  1 plum
•  1/2 cup peaches
•  1/2 cup crushed pineapple
•  1 cup raspberries
•  1/2 cup blueberries
•  1/2 grapefruit
•  1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
•  2 cups sliced celery
•  4 cups sliced cucumber
•  2 red or green peppers, raw
•  1/4 cup hummus
•  1/2 cup salsa
•  1 1/2 cups snow peas, raw
•  2 cups cherry tomatoes

FATS

•  3 olives (green or black)
•  1 macadamia nut
•  1 tablespoon guacamole
•  1 tablespoon avocado
•  3 almonds
•  6 peanuts
•  2 pecan halves
•  1/2 teaspoon almond butter
•  1/2 teaspoon natural peanut butter

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