Coach Chris joins her fellow Performance Dietitian Sarah Heckler to talk about how to make the perfect snack. 

First, we talk about the components of a healthy snack. We encourage people to have at least two foods in a snack, combining protein, fat and/or carbohydrate. Ideally, it's great to have a fruit or veggie, but the purpose of a good snack is to keep your blood sugar balanced and energy steady. While fruits and veggies are certainly healthy, when paired with a protein or fat, like nuts or cheese, then you'll avoid being "hangry" later on.

We also talk about:

• why eating like a kid isn't a bag thing
• what "weird" snacks work for us
• what our favorite store-bought snacks are
• great road-trip snacks
• why snacks don't have to be complicated
• Sarah's super simple snack rubric (great for families!)
• how to teach your kids about healthy snacking
• our go-to-protein-rich snacks
• what's always in our pantries and fridges

As Sarah says, "Snacks can be as high end as prosciutto and melon, or it could be as simple as a piece of string cheese and a hard boiled egg. There's really no rules beyond something that tastes good to you."

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