Bon Appétit snackers constantly seek delicious, satiating, and nutrient-rich healthy snacks that are store-bought and effortless. They prioritize options with protein, healthy fats, and fiber, preferring exciting flavors over basic nuts or apples. Their current favorites include Bjornqorn, an addictively tasty, solar-popped popcorn with nutritional yeast. They also love Wilde Protein Chips, made from chicken breast, egg whites, and bone broth. These offer a deeply savory, ultra-crunchy snack with ten grams of protein per serving, like the Nashville Hot flavor, providing a much more satisfying alternative to regular chips. This list is updated regularly.
As Bon Appétit’s resident snackers (conveniently seated across from each other in the office), we spend a lot of time passing snacks over our monitors between writing sessions and meetings. At this point, we know a thing or two about healthy snacks—as nebulous as the term healthy may be. We’re constantly on the lookout for little treats between meals that also feel satiating and nutrient-rich, but are more exciting than an apple or a handful of nuts.
Of course, we also want snacks that taste really good—the kind of snacks that tempt us to eat the entire bag in one sitting. Sometimes that means nut-butter-filled dates, while other times, what we really want is a bag of sweet potato chips. In general, we reach for healthy snacks with protein (from nuts, beans, or meat), healthy fats, and fiber.
Could you make your own healthy snacks, like these nut butter granola bars? Yes. But sometimes you just want a quick bite that requires absolutely no effort. Everything on this list is store-bought, and since the market for healthy snacks is constantly growing, we’ll be trying all the newest ones and updating this list on a regular basis. Read on to see our favorites based on years of snacking.
Bjornqorn
Life is full of important lessons, like that popcorn is better solar-popped and lightly coated with nutritional yeast—Bjornqorn taught me this. The Upstate New York-based brand uses reflective mirrors that focus the sun’s rays on its kettles to pop its corn. The result is delightfully airy popcorn that, with just the right dose of salt and nutritional yeast, becomes addictively tasty despite its simplicity. I love the classic, but the spicy, which has added jalapeño pepper, has become my latest vice. —K.K.
Wilde Chips
Wilde
Protein Chips Variety Pack
Meat snacks can be hit or miss for me, but these chips from Wilde are a definite hit. They’re made from chicken breast, egg whites, and bone broth, which may sound unusual, but the result is a deeply savory, ultra-crunchy chip that’s got ten grams of protein per serving and is infinitely more satisfying than a bag of Lays. The Nashville Hot is my current favorite, but the brand also makes Sea Salt and Vinegar, Barbecue, and Himalayan Sea Salt if you’re looking for a more classic flavor option. —A.C.
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