22 Easy Heart-Healthy Snacks You'll Want to Make Forever (2024)

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22 Easy Heart-Healthy Snacks You'll Want to Make Forever? ›

Studies have found a handful of nuts each day may lower the risk of heart disease. Nuts are also an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, which may protect against strokes and heart attacks.

Studies have found a handful of nuts each day may lower the risk of heart disease. Nuts are also an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, which may protect against strokes and heart attacks.

Instead of snacking on chips or sweets, eat unsalted pretzels or nuts, raisins, low-fat and fat-free yogurt, frozen yogurt, unsalted plain popcorn with no butter, and raw vegetables. Read food labels to choose low-sodium products.

Pretzels won't lead to heart problems right away. However, if you're likely to get heart troubles, have a history of high blood pressure, or need to watch your sodium intake, you may need to replace pretzels with a lower sodium snack.

Are Ritz crackers healthy? ›

They are not whole grain and are highly processed. Ritz Crackers are made with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and partially hydrogenated oils (trans fat). A single serving provides 80 calories, 0 grams of fat, 10 grams of carbohydrate, 1 gram of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.

Other simple, healthy snacks

Fat-free/low-fat plain with fruit. Fruit and veggie smoothie. Whole-grain crackers with canned very low sodium tuna or low-sodium salmon. Canned fruit (packed in its own juice, water or light syrup).

Peanut butter also contains omega-6 fatty acid. This fatty acid lowers bad (LDL) cholesterol and increases good (HDL) cholesterol. In addition, peanuts are a natural source of arginine, an amino acid that may prevent heart and vascular disease by promoting good blood vessel function.