What Are the Healty & Simple Snacks?

Snacks to Go
By Jillian Michaels

Looking for a healthy snack you can take with you on the go? Look no further -- I've got a savory treat for you: Cumin-Roasted Almonds! You can eat them as your scheduled snack, keep them at your desk or in your car to stave off grazing emergencies, or include them as your fat serving (depending on what kind of oxidizer you are -- and if you're a slow oxidizer, go easy on these!).

Cumin-Roasted Almonds

58 calories per tablespoon

Ingredients
2 cups whole blanched almonds
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 300°F.

2. Place almonds in a baking pan; toss with oil, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bake until lightly toasted, about 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

Variation: Use curry powder and cayenne pepper in place of cumin and black pepper.

To make ahead: The almonds will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Cooking Information: Yield: 2 cups Active time: 5 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Ease of preparation: Easy

Nutritional Information:Per tablespoon: 58 calories, 5 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono), 0 mg cholesterol, 2 g carbohydrate, 2 g protein, 1 g fiber, 37 mg sodium

JILLIAN'S TIP OF THE DAY

Go Nuts!
Nuts and seeds contain some of the most ideal fats to choose from when it comes to your daily caloric intake of fats and oils. If you're a slow oxidizer, try to stick to raw and unsalted nuts, but if you're a fast or balanced oxidizer, go for walnuts, pumpkin seeds, peanuts, sunflower seeds, almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, filberts, pecans, chestnuts, pistachios, coconut, and macadamias. -- Jillian Michaels

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