The Whole30 diet is a 30-day elimination diet that focuses on including whole and unprocessed foods in your diet. This diet also requires you to avoid sugar, alcohol, legumes, grains, soy, and all types of dairy foods. It is similar to the paleo diet in many ways, but it is comparatively more restrictive.

The Whole30 diet includes foods like meat, seeds, nuts, seafood, eggs, vegetables, and fruits. Throughout the diet period, you are advised not to count the calorie intake or weigh yourself as the weighing scale can lead to losing focus from all the other long-term benefits you can get from following the diet. Once the diet period is completed, you can slowly reintroduce foods outside the endorsed Whole30 list and learn how they affect your physical and mental health. Following this diet doesn’t mean your meals have to be bland or boring.

Here are some simple snack ideas that are interesting and tasty and can be had at any time of the day by those following the Whole30 diet:

1. Apple snacks

• Apple slices drizzled with lime juice is a great snack for the diet. The lime juice also prevents the apple slices from turning brown.
• Prosciutto mixed with apples, dried apricots, and almonds is a wholesome meal in itself.
• Apple cinnamon oatmeal is a wholesome meal that can be eaten hot or cold, even twice a day.
• Apples and cinnamon is a tasty Whole30 diet snack if you have a sweet tooth. The flavor of cinnamon brings out the sweetness of the apples.

2. Plantain snacks

• Plantain chips paired with a salsa dip is a good snack when on the Whole30 diet, but you should refrain from eating too many chips.
• Plantain chips and guacamole makes for a great party snack.

3. Mixed nuts snacks

• Mixed nuts and salami is a good idea for an afternoon snack as it has good protein content. You have to ensure that the salami is Whole30 compliant.

4. Vegetable snacks

• Avocado sushi bites made with seaweed and avocado, carrots, and sesame seeds with a hot sauce is a great snack. You can also add some fish or cucumber for added taste.
• Vinegar, salt, and herbs added to boiled potatoes makes a tasty salad for a snack that can be had at any time of the day.
• Broccoli tossed in vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper is a combination. To enhance the taste, you can soak the vegetables overnight in vinegar. Green beans and broccoli taste best when cooked this way.
• Baked sweet potato combined with sliced bananas, almond butter, and cinnamon is another tasty snack.

5. Fruit snacks

• Frozen peaches can be had as dessert after dinner or as an afternoon snack. When cold, frozen peaches can slow down eating, and you don’t end up eating large quantities.
• A healthy and packed breakfast is banana slices mixed with almond butter, coconut flakes, and apples.
• A seasonal fruit salad is a great snack for the Whole30 diet.