If you are having a busy day at the office and your stomach wants some immediate attention, you can have healthy snack delivery to sate your hunger. Alternatively, you could make your own snacks with these easy-to-make recipes that just about anyone can pull off. Take a break at the office and chow on these fast and healthy snacks.

Here are recipes that would fill you up and keep hunger at bay:

Baked Sweet Potato

A sweet potato is a total superfood that anyone should consider when trying to eat healthily. This vegetable is rich in vitamin C and fiber; it can also be prepared in a microwave if you’re really in a hurry. Nothing beats a seasoned baked sweet potato when you’re having a really busy day. Here’s what you’ll need and how to cook the perfect baked sweet potato:

Ingredients:

• Sweet potatoes
• Butter
• Salt and pepper

How to bake:

• First, wash them and scrub the skins lightly before preparing.
• Line your baking sheets to ensure easy cleanup.
• Prick your sweet potatoes with a fork to reduce baking time and keep them from popping.
• Bake them until tender and stick a fork into the thickest part, if there’s no resistance, it’s cooked.
• Season to taste and put a big chunk of butter on top.
• Serve when done.

Baked Chili Cheese Fritos

It’s common knowledge that salty snacks aren’t healthy, but crispy chili drenched in cheese is too mouth-watering to pass up. You could basically make a healthier alternative to the usual junk food craze. Here’s what you’ll need and how to bake this junk food made healthy:

Ingredients:

• Yellow corn tortillas
• Olive oil
• Sea salt
• Garlic, onion, cumin, and chili powder

How to bake:

• Add all spices and seasonings in a bowl and mix until combined well.
• Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut tortillas into strips.
• Put tortillas on the baking sheet and coat with olive oil.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
• When done, add little olive oil and sprinkle seasoning mix over the tortilla strips and mix well.

Roasted Avocado

If you’re thinking about guacamole, this recipe doesn’t involve mashing avocados. All you need to do is slice an avocado, coat it with olive oil, salt and pepper, and seasoning of your choice. Prepare your taste buds for a whole new experience with these vegan and gluten-free avocados. Here’s what you’ll need and how to roast the perfect avocado snack:

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• Sea salt
• Pepper
• Spices of choice
• Ripe avocados

How to roast:

• Grease baking sheets with olive oil to ensure easy removal of avocado slices when done.
• Preheat oven to about 400 degrees F or 204 degrees C.
• Slice each avocado lengthwise into four pieces.
• Coat each slice with olive oil and season with salt, pepper, and your spices of choice.
• Roast them for about 15-20 minutes, or until the slices have appeared toasty.
• Remove from the oven when done.

Banana and Oats Smoothie

A filling and quick to make snack option, this banana and oats smoothie is a great way to add some twist to your healthy snack lists. This smoothie is thick and creamy, delicious and different from your old and boring smoothie, blended with oats, yogurt, and flaxseed to add some nutty flavor. Whenever you’re in the mood for some smoothie, get a blender and throw in the ingredients.

Ingredients:

• Rolled oats
• Yogurt
• Banana
• Flaxseed Meal
• Cinnamon
• Almond milk

How to make:

• Just add all ingredients to your blender and puree until smooth.

Apple and Almond Butter Sandwich

An excellent quick snack for the midday office hassle, basically you’ll only need apples, almond butter, cinnamon, and anything you want to add taste. Feel free to add other healthy ingredients for flavor, like honey, flax, and raisins. No matter what your age is, surely this snack will satisfy your palates. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make this excellent snack:

Ingredients:

• Apples
• Almond butter
• Cinnamon
• Optional: honey, chocolate chips, dried blueberries, raisins, and flax seeds.

How to make:

• Slice apples horizontally to create discs.
• Spread almond butter on one slice.
• Drizzle a little bit of cinnamon over almond butter.
• Add optional fillings.
• Place another slice of apple over and gently press down.
• Serve and enjoy!

Peanut Butter Banana Roll-Ups

Get your peanut butter fix with this peanut butter banana roll up quick and easy. Get your daily serving of Vitamin E from peanut butter and bananas for potassium, magnesium, and fiber. Here’s what you’ll need and how to roll up this healthy banana snack:

Ingredients:

• Creamy peanut butter
• Wheat flour tortillas
• Honey
• Low-fat granola
• Bananas

How to make:

• Gently spread peanut butter over tortillas.
• Coat tortillas with honey.
• Sprinkle with a little granola.
• Place the banana on the tortilla and fold in opposite sides; rolled up burrito style.
• Cut in half and serve.

Baked Plantain Chips

These healthier potato chips alternative are baked, not fried. These chips have a sweet interior wrapped by a salty and crispy shell that will surely satisfy your hungry stomach. Here’s what you’ll need and how to bake these salty-sweet treats:

Ingredients:

• Green or semi-ripe plantains
• Salt and pepper
• Vegetable Oil

How to bake:

• Peel plantains and slice it 3 to 4mm thick with a mandolin slicer.
• Brush some vegetable oil on the baking sheet.
• Lay out the plantain chips on the baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then turn over chips to the other side and brush again with oil, then allow to bake for 10 minutes more.
• When done, season with salt and pepper.

No-Bake Energy Bars

A perfect on-the-go energy boost, these no-bake bars with coconut, peanut butter, oatmeal, and honey will surely help boost your energy and keep you working to your best all day. Nothing could go wrong with a healthy and quick snack paired with great people skills in the office. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make these yummy energy boosters:

Ingredients:

• Instant steel-cut oats
• Chocolate chips
• Honey
• Peanut butter
• Shredded coconut

How to make:

• Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add peanut butter and honey and stir well until mixture gets thick and sticky.
• Line a parchment paper on the baking sheets and put the oatmeal mixture in it.
• Flatten with a rolling pin to get the thickness even.
• Form rectangles or squares using a spatula.
• Put in the freezer and let it solidify.
• Once solid, the energy bars will separate easily and will be less sticky.

Onion and Tomato Toast

Using only simplest ingredients, you’ll get an incredible twist of flavors on a crunchy toast. This easy and quick recipe is a perfect appetizer. Here’s what you’ll need and how to make these crunchy appetizers:

Ingredients:

• Thick slices of bread
• Herb flavored butter
• Red onions
• Tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Salt and Pepper
• Basil leaves

How to make:

• Toast the bread until crunchy.
• Coat toasted bread with herb flavored butter.
• Put red onions, tomatoes, and basil over the toast.
• Drizzle olive oil on the slices and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve when done.

Closing thoughts

Having the right nutrition can help you in battling a long and mundane day at the office. Getting the right nutrients in your body, especially in your brain, can do wonders to your office efficiency and drive. Keep your tummy filled with these fast recipes and have the energy to have your best efforts and be productive at work.