4 Simple and Satisfying Fx™-Approved Snacks You Can Make at Home

The following article and recipes were written by Heinen’s Chief Dietitian, Melanie Jatsek RD, LD. Photography was provided by Christina Musgrave of Tasting with Tina.

Do you ever get bored eating the same old snacks day after day? Me too! I think it’s Mother Nature’s way of getting us to mix things up so that we can experience all the different vitamins and minerals we need to thrive. Of course I’m not talking about ultra-processed snack foods, but simple concoctions you can put together in no time with just a few simple Fx™-approved ingredients.

Here are four tasty and fun Fx™-approved snacks you can prepare in a flash the next time you’re in the mood for something different.

Spicy Chickpea Salad Lettuce Cups

Ingredients

• 1 can Heinen’s organic chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• ⅓ cup Cedar’s Reserve roasted red pepper hommus
• 2 Tbsp. Primal Kitchen hot buffalo sauce
• 1 celery stalk, diced
• 2-3 Bibb lettuce leaves

Instructions

1. Use a fork to mash the chickpeas, leaving some texture.
2. In a large bowl, combine the mashed chickpeas, hommus, and buffalo sauce. Fold in the diced celery.
3. Fill the Bibb lettuce leaves with a couple spoonfuls of the chickpea salad and enjoy!
4. Store the remaining chickpea salad in a sealed container in fridge for up to 5 days.

Double Avocado-Stuffed Egg Salad

Ingredients

• 1 mini avocado (in bag)
• 1 container Good Foods avocado mash minis
• 1 Nellie’s hard-boiled egg, mashed with fork
• 2 tsp. red onion, chopped
• 2 tsp. Pickled Planet beet kraut

Instructions

1. Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the seed.
2. Scoop out a little of the flesh to create more space for the filling.
3. Mix the mashed egg with the avocado mash mini, red onion, and scooped avocado.
4. Fill each avocado half with the mixture and top with the beet kraut.

Chewy Walnut Butter-Stuffed Dates

Ingredients

• 2 Fresh Energy medjool dates, pitted
• 2 tsp. Heinen’s fresh ground walnut butter (sub almond or peanut butter if desired)
• 1 tsp. Heinen’s organic cacao nibs
• Maldon flaked sea salt, optional

Instructions

1. Spoon 1 teaspoon of walnut butter into the cavity of each pitted date.
2. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cacao nibs and an optional pinch of flaked salt on top of each date.

Cheesy Nori Roll Up

Ingredients

• 1 Sushi Chef nori sheet
• 1 Tbsp. Dare pepperjack vegan cheese or Silver Goat herb and garlic chevre goat cheese
• 2 Tbsp. Heinen’s canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 Tbsp. Go Raw sprouted sunflower seeds
• 1/4 cup Vigeo Gardens broccoli and kale microgreens

Instructions

1. Spread the cheese down the center of the nori sheet.
2. Add the beans, sunflower seeds, and microgreens on top of the cheese.
3. Roll up and enjoy!

By Melanie Jatsek RD, LD

Heinen's Chief Dietitian, Melanie Jatsek, RD, LD believes that the answer to a strong, healthy and vibrant body lies within. As a published author with over 24 years of experience in wellness program development, health coaching and professional speaking, Melanie offers expert guidance through Heinen's Club Fx™ program to help customers take inspired action to build the healthy body they were meant to live in without giving up their favorite foods.