Healthy snack ideas from our ambassadors

by Alison Downs

Healthy snack ideas from our ambassadors

We all know it’s a challenge to get our young athletes eating well every single day. There’s so much temptation when it comes to sweet treats and takeaways and often it’s a chore to make sure healthy choices are at the top of the list.

We asked our ambassadors for their favourite healthy snacks. Check out their recipes for some inspiration:

Imogen’s Chocolate Fruit Kebabs

You will need:

A selection of your favourite fruits but try and pick ones that are easy to put onto a skewer and a jar of Nutella. Imogen chose: strawberries, apples, bananas and raspberries.


Method:
1. Cut all of the fruits into bite size pieces and place into separate bowls.
2. Spoon Nutella into a microwaveable bowl and place into the microwave for approximately 20 seconds (or until soft)
3. Take the fruit chunks and layer them up onto the skewer.
4. One at a time take a piece of fruit from your kebab and dip into the Nutella. Yum!

Fun fact: Ferrero, makers of Nutella use over ¼ of the world’s hazelnut supply.

Maddie’s Fruit Delight

You will need:

A selection of fruit such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries plus a yogurt of your choice. Maddie used black cherry.

Method:

  1. Chop your fruit into smallish pieces
  2. Pop them in a bowl and and add a healthy portion of your favourite yogurt and mix.

Fun fact: The blueberry is one of the only foods that is truly naturally blue in colour

Angy’s Kiwi Surprise

You will need:

A kiwi fruit, your favourite yogurt and a handful of cereal.

Method:

  1. Chop your kiwi into slices or chunks – however you prefer it.
  2. Add your favourite yogurt flavour
  3. Add a handful of cereal for some extra crunch.

Fun fact: Kiwi fruits contain twice as much vitamin c as oranges

Izzy’s Sensational Smoothie

You will need:

Apple and orange segments. Frozen avocado chunks, mixed berries, cranberries, cranberry juice (or replace with any fruit juice or water).

Method:

  1. Chop your fruit into segments and add it all into the blender and whizz it up.
  2. Frozen fruit makes it nice and thick but you can also add fresh fruit and add some ice to to get more of an ice cream feel.
  3. Mango is a great alternative to avocado to make sure it’s nice and thick

Fun fact: Avocados are extremely rich in potassium – even more so than a banana

Lela’s Berry Buzz

You will need:

Strawberries, reaspberries and vanilla flavoured yogurt

Method:

  1. Chop your strawberries into small chunks
  2. Add the strawberries and raspberries to a bowl and smother in vanilla yogurt
  3. Add a squirt if honey for extra sweetness.

Fun fact: There is a museum dedicated entirely to strawberries in Belgium

Erin’s Fruit Punch Smoothie

You will need:

Strawberries, pineapple, mango, pomegranate and apple juice.

Method:

  1. Chop all your fruit into smallish chunks
  2. Pop them all into the blender and whizz them up into the perfect smoothie.

Fun fact: The word pomegranate means apples with many seeds.

Hopefully this has given you some healthy snack inspo. If you head over to our Instagram or Facebook page you can see a video for each, shwoing you exactly how to make them. Let us know how you get in by tagging us in your pics on social.

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