Healthy sweet snacks: what to eat when you're craving something sweet

“I really shouldn't be eating anything sweet.”

We'd love to delete this sentence from your vocabulary.

Because the better question is:

How can I put together something sweet so that it tastes good AND keeps me properly full?

An apple can be a wonderful snack.

If you're hungry again an hour later, it simply might not have been enough for you in that moment.

That's why at SHE we like a very simple formula:

Sweet + protein + fibre

For example:

Skyr + berries + nuts

or

Yogurt + apple + oats

or

Chia pudding + berries

Each component does a different job and turns “just something sweet” into a real snack.

10 simple sweet snack ideas

Skyr with berries and chopped nuts
Plain yogurt with apple, cinnamon and oats
Chia pudding with berries
Cottage cheese with pear and cinnamon
Banana with nut butter
Overnight oats in a small portion
Yogurt with cocoa and berries
Apple slices with peanut or almond butter
Homemade oat and nut bites
A muffin rich in protein and fibre

Is fruit allowed in the evening?

Yes.

There's no magic time after which a strawberry suddenly changes its personality.

What matters more is the overall picture of your diet.

If you regularly get very hungry in the evening, though, a different question is worth asking:

Were you well nourished during the day?

Sometimes the supposed “sweet tooth in the evening” already starts with a lunch that was too small.

And what about chocolate?

Chocolate can be part of a balanced diet too.

We don't want to divide foods into “good” and “bad”.

What's more interesting is:

What happens if you don't eat something sweet only once you're completely famished?

Or if you combine it with something filling?

This can become a personal experiment.

Because a snack doesn't have to be perfect.

It should fit your life.

You don't just want to collect snack ideas, but really try out which recipes fit your everyday life?

Then discover our SHE sweet recipes.