Growing a teeny tiny person is hungry work so we’ve enlisted the help of Mum’s Grapevine resident foodie, nutritionist Mandy dos Santos, to put together a list of healthy snack ideas ravenous pregnant mumma’s can munch on and give their taste buds a boost.
From sweet treats to savoury eats, here’s a handy list of quick and healthy pregnancy snacks.
The key is to think about combining wholesome sources of carbohydrates and energy with the sustaining force of protein and or wholefood fats. This helps with alleviating spikes of sugar and lows of hangry-ness.
Bon appetite!
Sweet snack ideas for pregnancy
1. Apple and peanut butter doughnuts – 1 tbs of peanut butter between and 2 round slices of apple
2. Walnut ‘caramel’ – 5 dates and 5 walnuts eaten together
3. Cinnamon and honey on popcorn
4. Berry Nice Cream – ½ frozen banana and ½ cup of raspberries whizzed together
5. Crunchy yoghurt – ½ cup of yoghurt with 1 tbs of pepitas, 1 tsp of chia seeds and 1 tsp of honey
6. Chai tea with ¼ cup of frothed milk and ½ tsp of honey
7. Mini bircher muesli pots
8. Bananas dipped in yoghurt, rolled in coconut and frozen
9. Watermelon dipped in yoghurt
10. Corn crackers with cream cheese, honey and cinnamon
11. Corn crackers with peanut butter and banana
12. Grated carrot, sultanas and cream cheese in a wrap
13. Peanut butter celery sticks
14. Baked pear drizzled with yoghurt
15. Roasted cashew nuts sprinkled with cinnamon and maple syrup
16. Bowl of frozen blueberries with a dollop of yoghurt and buckwheat groats sprinkled over
17. Mini banana muffins
18. Mini pikelets with yoghurt and berries on top
19. Mini chia bircher pots with berries, oats, chia seeds and milk (no more than a tablespoon of chia seeds)
20. Homemade jelly with fresh juice, topped with Greek yoghurt
21. ½ a bagel with cream cheese, honey and crumbled pistachios
22. Cheese and grapes
23. Bliss balls made with a base of oats, coconut, dates and peanut butter
Savoury snack ideas for pregnancy
24. 2 tbs of roasted beetroot dip and 10 crackers
25. 2 tbs of hummus and 10 crackers
26. Cheese and crackers
27. Cream cheese and avocado on a mini wrap with rocket
28. Corn crackers layered with tomatoes and drizzled with a little tahini
29. Corn cracker with avocado and cucumber
30. Ricotta and sliced apple on toast
31. Roasted sweet potato chunked drizzled with warmed tahini and sea salt.
32. Roast cauliflower dipped in dukkah
33. Roasted broccoli dipped in beetroot dip
34. Mini pot of warmed baked beans
35. Mini pizzas with veggies
36. Edamame beans
37. Avocado on toast with a squeeze of lemon
38. Boiled egg dipped in dukkah
39. Roasted chickpeas sprinkled with cinnamon and honey
40. Roasted potato with cream cheese and sweet chilli sauce
41. Veggie frittata bites
42. Pita bread chips with dip
43. Corn on the cob rubbed in butter and lime
44. A boiled egg with a vegemite spread mini wrap
45. Leftover Bolognese wrapped in a lettuce cup
46. Grilled halloumi and tomatoes on a Ryvita cracker
47. Babaganoush dip with pepitas on a grilled pita bread
48. Green smoothies
49. Guacamole with plain corn chips
50. Cucumber with hummus and chilli flakes
Mandy dos Santosis a nutritionist, food scientist, author and mumma to three monkeys. Her kitchen is always messy with mini cooking experiments popping from every crevice. She adores everything about food and is passionate about nurturing the love of food in children and their families. You can find her at Little People Nutrition.
