9 healthy pre-dinner snacks
Dinner’s at eight, but you just can’t wait. A healthy snack will tide you over.
Cashew-Strawberry Crunch
Think of this as a gourmet cook’s PB & J. Spread 1 tablespoon of cashew butter on a slice of Ryvita Fruit Crunch. (Or substitute peanut butter and Triscuits.) Drizzle with ½ tablespoon honey and top with sliced strawberries.
Health bonus: Nut butters are full of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.
One-Minute Antipasto Plate
Roll a thin slice of prosciutto or ham around a part-skim mozzarella string cheese. Eat with a few olives and grapes, or add roasted bell peppers (from a jar) drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
Health bonus: Contains almost a quarter of a woman’s 1,000-milligram recommended daily allowance for calcium.
Pineapple and Pistachios
Combine about ¼ cup dried pineapple pieces with about 25 pistachio nuts. (For a treat, use chile-lime pistachio nuts, available at specialty stores.) Other winning dried-fruit-and-nut combos: raisins and peanuts, apricots and almonds, cherries and hazelnuts.
Health bonus: Pineapple and nuts are both good sources of antioxidants.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/23/healthy-pre-dinner-snacks/#ixzz1vi6HVYyb