65 Healthy-Ish Work Snacks That'll Give You That Friday Feeling (Even When It's Only Wednesday)
Fact: These snacks will also cure any "Sunday Scaries," too.
As someone acquainted with the Sunday Scaries (i.e. that feeling of dread that hits when the weekends almost over), listen up—Team Delish has a solve that helps us jumpstart our work week's with a lot less anxiety: making sure we're set with some fun snacks for the whole work week long. Picture it—you're at your workplace (home, or the office, your fave coffee shop, wherever), and you don't have any snacks? The horror! Getting from breakfast to lunch and lunch to dinner without noshing on something is hard. We'd never skip snacking altogether, especially since enjoying a midday bite is actually great for your metabolism (and your mental health), so set yourself up for success with a healthier, homemade option. Whether you like salty, sweet, crunchy (or all three!), there are plenty of snack ideas here for you for wherever you work. Check out our 65 healthy work snacks—they’re sure to curb your hanger and help you get through whatever your day throws at you.
Working from home? We’ve all made the mistake of thinking we don’t need to prepare for what we’ll eat during the day when we’re WFH. Then we found ourselves without a plan, eating a pickle out of the fridge every time we went by instead of a proper meal 😱. Same goes for snacks. If you’ve got them prepared ahead of time, it’ll be way easier to reach for something healthy. You do have your whole kitchen at your disposal, so spare a few minutes of your day to whip up snacks that are slightly more involved. Try our crispy hot honey cauliflower nuggets, our herby baked falafel bites, our chicharrones, or our stovetop popcorn (try it with different toppings, like in our taco night popcorn or our sushi popcorn!). You’ll be SO glad you made the effort.
If you’re not working from within the comfort of your own home, your snacks need to be just as yummy, easy to grab, but also portable. Instead of things that need to be eaten right away or kept refrigerated, you’re going to want shelf-stable snacks that can sit out. Craving something salty? Try our curry-lime cashews or our air fryer crunchy chili spiced chickpeas. More into sweets? Try our air fryer GF peanut butter chocolate chip cookies or our peanut butter protein balls. You can control what goes into them, meaning these healthy snacks will always win out over last-minute store-bought options.
If you really don’t have the time to make your own (we’ve ALL been there), check out our favorite healthy snacks to buy. Don't forget the main events—we’ve got quick, healthy breakfasts, lunches for work, and healthy dinners too.
Tofu Nuggets
Soggy baked tofu nuggets are a thing of the past with this one-ingredient upgrade. These bite-sized beauties get irresistibly crispy in the oven, making them the perfect vehicle for a dunk in ranch dressing or curry ketchup. Once the herby dredging is complete, the breaded bites are baked until they’re golden brown and delicious. These bites are perfect if you're looking for an easy, nostalgic vegetarian dinner, or want a game-day meal that will keep your guests coming back for more.
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Cosmic Brownie Protein Bites
Need a little sweet something at 4 p.m. to carry you until dinner? Cosmic brownie protein bites are here for you. Made with a handful of pantry ingredients plus your favorite protein powder, these simple stir-together protein bites will become as integral to your adult snacking life as their namesake was to your childhood.
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BLT Egglets
Looking for an easy, quick low-carb snack? Look no further than these BLT egglets. They’re kind of like a cross between a BLT sandwich and egg salad, but portable, and we are here for it. 🙌.
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Caramel Apple Bark
What could be better than a chocolate-covered pretzel? How about this chocolate-covered pretzel bark with fresh green apple and a salty caramel drizzle. This bark is the perfect treat to have on hand for your afternoon sugar cravings, midnight snack, and everything in between. You’re going to want to save this recipe… trust us.
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Sushi Popcorn
This sushi-inspired popcorn is flavored with a mix of Japanese seasonings like togarashi (a chile blend) and crumbled nori (dried seaweed). The result is an umami-packed salty snack that will have you skipping ordering that sushi takeout.
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Cool Ranch Zucchini Chips
How thinly you slice your zucchini will affect how long these flavorful chips will take in the oven. We recommend checking on the chips after about an hour, though it'll almost definitely take longer than that. Better safe than sorry for this delicious snack!
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Chicharrones
In this homemade pork rinds, garlic-, lime juice- and oregano-marinated cubes of pork belly are boiled until tender then fried until deep golden brown and crunchy. Topped with a sprinkle of flaky salt and a squeeze of lime, these are the perfect two-bite, keto-friendly snack.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bark
The ingredients for this quick dessert are right there in the name! A layer of bananas gets covered in smooth, unsweetened peanut butter, then drizzled with melted chocolate and frozen until stiff enough to snap into single servings. Hot tip: the flaky sea salt is optional but a remarkably delicious upgrade if you have it on hand.
Sour Patch Grapes
Sour Patch grapes, or Glitter Grapes, have been a blogger favorite for years, and it's long time you tried the treat firsthand. This magical recipe transforms green grapes into a sweet-and-sour snack that tastes suspiciously like Sour Patch Kids.
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Crispy Hot Honey Cauliflower Nuggets
If chicken nuggets with honey mustard were your childhood fave, prepare to meet your new obsession. Coated with toasty bread crumbs and drizzled in a ridiculously craveable hot honey sauce, these crispy cauliflower nuggets are reinventing that childhood snack into a sweet and spicy sensation.
Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie
Tossing fruit in a blender beats cooking and washing dishes (and that's coming from people who cook for a living). With this easy recipe, all you need are a few staple pantry ingredients and 5 minutes, for a versatile, filling, and quick smoothie that'll keep you going through the day.
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Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites
Giving cold hard cash to Starbucks seems far-fetched in this economy. Even if that cash is in exchange for their fluffy, cheesy protein-packed egg bites. Lucky for you, we've figured out a perfect dupe for the iconic breakfast bites that will make you swear you shelled out $5 for a serving.
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Watermelon Pizza
Picture this: juicy watermelon slices serving as the base for fragrant herbs, tangy red onion, crisp cucumbers, and creamy feta? And no, we're not talking salad (though our watermelon feta salad is great). Instead, embrace the unexpected and make a watermelon pizza as a snack instead.
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Air Fryer Crunchy Chili-Spiced Chickpeas
Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, these snack-able chickpeas are delicious as a crunchy topper for salads, creamy soups, or grain bowls, too. You can also toss them with hot popcorn for a pretty killer, protein-packed movie snack.
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Herby Baked Falafel Bites With Spicy Mint Tahini Dip
Pistachios, mint, cilantro, dill, and parsley combine to turn these a lovely shade of green. Bonus: These falafel are baked, not fried, to make them healthier with less mess.
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Cucumber Sushi
Crisp, refreshing, and packed with veggies, this cucumber sushi will become your new favorite addition to your mid-day snack routine. It might not be “real sushi,” but it sure is delicious!
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Taco Night Popcorn
Who said Taco Tuesday has to be limited to just tacos? You might think that we're using taco seasoning here, but the secret ingredient is even better—crushed Doritos. The Doritos not only give heaps of flavor to the buttered popcorn, but also add a welcome slightly crunchy texture.
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BLAT Toasts
Bruschetta, be warned: BLAT toasts have arrived. Topped with avocado, romaine, sliced tomato, and crispy bacon, these mini toasts pack big BLT flavor in a few small bites.
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Air Fryer Everything Bagel Avocado Fries
Meet the love child of two iconic breakfasts: toasted everything bagel with cream cheese and savory avocado toast. Their superpowers combine in these irresistible avocado fries, which rely on the magical air fryer for their crisp texture, rather than deep frying.
Veggie Peel Chips
Food is expensive these days, and there’s no reason to waste good-for-you and tasty vegetable peels that often get discarded. Instead, turn them into a crispy snack everyone will love. Serve as is or alongside a tasty dip, like our caramelized onion dip, ranch, or queso!
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