Good news: you can still snack, even when trying to lose weight  – in fact, I insist on it. Healthy snacking keeps your blood sugar, energy and hunger levels stabilized and your metabolism humming. Check out my mouth-watering snack recipes below. These delicious snacks all provide a good source of fiber and protein and are perfect for tying you over, especially midmorning (between breakfast and lunch) and midafternoon (between lunch and dinner). And you won’t even miss things like crackers, cookies and chips.

1. Apple slices with 1 tablespoon almond butter and raisins
2. Celery sticks filled with 1 tablespoon natural crunchy peanut butter and raisins
3. ½ avocado and 1 small tomato, chopped, with a squeeze of lemon
4. ½ avocado with salsa and diced jicama
5. Handful of raw almonds with 1/2 cup blackberries
6. 2 hard-boiled eggs with bell pepper strips or steamed green beans
7. 5-ounce pouch tuna in water, seasoned with dill, lemon juice, and chopped scallion with a chopped tomato
8. 5-ounce pouch tuna in mixed with Avocado Mayonnaise, wrapped in lettuce leaves
9. 2 sheets nori seaweed topped with tuna, avocado, and cucumber, and rolled up
10. 2 lettuce leaves topped with 2 ounces turkey slices and 1 ounce of cheese, rolled up
11. 2 lettuce leaves spread with 1 tablespoon hummus and raw vegetables and wrapped up
12. 2 to 3 ounces roasted turkey spread with mustard and wrapped around 1⁄4 of a sliced avocado
13. 2 tablespoons hummus with celery sticks and bell pepper strips
14. 1 string cheese with a green apple
15. 3⁄4 cup organic plain yogurt and 1⁄2 cup fresh berries
16. 3/4 cup organic plain yogurt with ground cinnamon and apple slices
17. 1⁄2 cup cottage cheese with 1⁄2 cup berries, sliced kiwi, or chopped melon
18. 1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1⁄2 a chopped apple and cinnamon
19. 1 wedge cantaloupe with 1⁄2 cup cottage cheese
20. 2 ounces turkey or beef with 1⁄2 or 1 medium cucumber, sliced
21. 3⁄4 cup cooked shelled edamame
22. 4 steamed asparagus spears wrapped with 4 ounces cooked sliced turkey