Healthy Snacking with Chomps Snack Sticks

So I’m 19 days into my current Whole 30 Challenge, over halfway there! Whoo-hoo!

If you don’t know, the Whole30 is a nutritional plan intended to repair your metabolism, your digestive tract, your immune system, and kick start your wellness by eliminating foods that may have a negative impact on your health.  And I’m doing it while pregnant.

I’ve been doing so well too, no intentional cheats and no overwhelming cravings have been very minimal despite the pregnancy.

I still have a few cravings here and there, but they are for much healthier alternatives like pomegranate seeds and spaghetti squash. Occasionally a movie theater popcorn or taco salad craving will hit, but they have been manageable. After a rough first trimester of extreme fatigue, nausea, and bad eating habits, I really do feel healthier and more energetic.

I’ve found the key to being successful on this Whole30 challenge was planning ahead. Having a weekly plan on Sunday night and prepping accordingly saved me from staring aimlessly into the freezer every evening or eating something unhealthy from a drive-thru.

I will say the most difficult part of the Whole 30 Challenge is finding alternative snack options that are compliant. The goal of the Whole30 is to eat three wholesome, nutritious, and filling meals at home without snacking if you can help it.  But since I am trying to improve my fitness most days (training for a walking half-marathon) and am continuously on the move chasing after kids, cleaning the house, or writing, I get ravenous pretty quickly. Besides I like to snack (and so does my growing little one), so I’m not willing to eliminate it altogether. As an alternative, I am finding much healthier, nutritious, and filling snack options that are simple and quick to pack on the go.

Generally, my on the go snacking options have been veggies, dried fruit, or almonds that I can keep in my purse or on the kitchen counter for those times when I might get super hungry. But recently, I’ve been finding that I need to add more protein to my diet to help me feel and stay satisfied. So, I started looking for meat snacks and sticks.

Take a stroll up and down your grocery aisle and you might be surprised at how NOT healthy most “healthy” items are. Filled with added sugar, MSG, and other additives most “healthy” snacking options –including most meat snacks and sticks—are NOT Whole30 compliant.

Chomps Snack Sticks, on the other hand, took all the things you love about beef snacks and sticks, got rid of all the bad stuff to create the perfect snack. Chomps are made with 100% Non-GMO Grass-Fed New Zealand Angus Beef that contains considerably higher in amounts of nutrients, vitamins, antioxidants, and omega-3 fatty acids than traditional beef. They are also free of gluten, soy, hormones, and antibiotics and don’t contain dairy, MSG or nitrates, fillers, binders, or any synthetic preservatives.

Chomps are a much healthier, superior, and tastier version of grocery and convenient store beef sticks. Available in Original, Crankin’ Cran, and Hoppin’ Jalapeno flavors, they pack a whopping with 9g of lean protein per serving! Even kids can enjoy these snack sticks.

Not only are Chomps incredibly healthy, but they are also very convenient! Chomps snack sticks are individually wrapped and shelf-stable for up to a year thanks to the use of the natural preservative—celery juice. This means you can leave a few in your gym bag, purse, desk, car, or pantry so a healthier snack option is available when you want one.

Bursting with incredible flavor, Chomps Snack Sticks are great for anyone following a Whole30, Sugar-Free, Gluten-Free, or Paleo lifestyle. In fact, Chomps Snack Sticks have even made the official Whole30 Approved list of approved products. So get yourself or your loved ones to snack healthily with Snack Sticks by CHOMPS!

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