Where can I find more nutritious snacks?

You want to live more healthily and give your body good nutrients to fly through your day with energy and ease, but you're not quite sure where to look? Finding more nutritious snacks isn't as hard as you might think — it just takes a bit of awareness and common sense.

In your own kitchen

The simplest and most obvious place to find more nutritious snacks is your own kitchen. You can easily pick a yoghurt with chia seeds or a piece of fruit. If you've got more time, you can get creative and make your own pure, nourishing snacks, thanks to the countless recipe ideas from people like Sandra Bekkari, Pascale Naessens, Claudia Van Avermaet, Madam Bakster, and more!

And you'll easily find the ingredients for these at your usual supermarket.

But let's be honest, you don't always have the time (or the energy) to make your own snacks. Sometimes you're on the go, but you still want a healthier break without eating junk. Time to go on the hunt!

Supermarkets

Supermarkets increasingly offer more nutritious options, and that's something we can only applaud. Think of Bear's fruit rolls, for example, which are easy to find pretty much everywhere.

There's still work to be done, though — for instance, you still won't find the more nutritious snacks at the checkout, where supermarkets try to tempt you into impulse buys.

You might also feel overwhelmed in the biscuit or sweets aisle by the huge (often still less nutritious) range at eye and grab level. It can be hard to see the healthier forest for the trees. But nutrition is becoming an increasingly important factor for supermarkets, so things are definitely moving in the right direction.

Also, some of the "healthier" bars you'll find in the health food aisle aren't always as nutritious as they seem. So always check the ingredient list for hidden additives and added sugars. You can use official claims like "no added sugar", "no palm oil", "high in fibre", "high in protein" as extra guidance in your search for a more nutritious snack, but don't follow them blindly either.

Health food shops

The days when you could only find more nutritious options in health food shops are thankfully long behind us. But of course, the range in health food shops is still impressive. So go take a curious look in your local health food shop and enjoy the wide selection on offer.

Specialised websites

Of course, there are also online solutions for finding more nutritious snacks. These websites do the thinking and selecting for you, so you can enjoy your healthier break without a worry. For example, JustBite delivers boxes full of tasty, balanced snacks to your office, for a delicious healthier break!

On the go

You might not immediately link a petrol station with nutritious snacks, but if you can walk past the impulse-buy section, you'll increasingly find more nutritious options on the road too. Go for a piece of fruit, unprocessed nuts, a rice cake, and more.

Conclusion

The range of nutritious food and snacks is becoming more and more mainstream, and that's great news! You can find a solid range of more nutritious options at your usual supermarket.

It just remains important to look critically at the ingredient list, even for options that seem healthier at first glance. Is it an endless list full of names you don't understand? Is sugar (in its many forms) listed first? Then you're better off choosing another option, whatever the claims on the packaging or in the shop might have you believe.

We've already done the work for you and applied our strict selection process to the snacks we offer in our snack boxes.