What’s in your snack drawer right now? If it’s mostly bars and crackers, I’ve got some upgrades for you! Every one of these high-protein snack recipes has 10 grams of protein or more per serving, and most of them you can make once and grab all week.
There are savory bites and skewers, a few dips worth breaking out the veggies for, and sweet ones for when you NEED chocolate. A few of these started out as dinners, like my cottage cheese meatballs and Greek chicken skewers, so look for the “Snack it” tip under those to turn them into a quick bite.
Looking for lunchbox ideas for the kids? My healthy snacks for kids post has a whole list.
High-Protein Dips and Scoopable Snacks
Grab the veggies! My healthy buffalo chicken dip has 18 grams of protein per serving, and the Trader Joe’s lentil dip is a fun one to scoop up with crackers or cucumber slices.
Healthy Buffalo Chicken Dip
Trader Joe’s Lentil Dip
Asian Edamame Salad
Savory High-Protein Bites and Skewers
Make a batch of protein on the weekend and snacking gets SO much easier. The egg white cups have 30.5 grams of protein per serving, and the hot honey salmon bites cook in 5 to 7 minutes in the air fryer.
Egg White Cups
Hot Honey Air Fryer Salmon Bites
Cottage Cheese Meatballs
Skinny Turkey Zucchini Meatballs
Greek Marinated Chicken Skewers
Moroccan Chicken Skewers
Cilantro Lime Air Fryer Chicken Tenderloins
Sweet High-Protein Snacks
Sometimes you just want something sweet, and that’s OK! The protein pumpkin chocolate chip bars and chocolate pumpkin snack cake slice up perfectly for the week, and the chunky chocolate peanut butter protein shake has almost 22 grams of protein.
Protein Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Pumpkin Pie Baked Protein Oat Bars
Extra Light High-Protein Pumpkin Pie Breakfast Bars
Healthy Chocolate Pumpkin Snack Cake
5-Minute Protein Mug Brownie Sundae with Oats
Healthy Chocolate Mint Protein “Ice Cream” Sundae
Blueberry Protein Chia Pudding
Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Shake
How Do You Get 30 Grams of Protein in a Snack?
Thirty grams is a BIG snack, but a few of these get you there. The egg white cups have 30.5 grams per serving, the chocolate mint protein ice cream sundae has 30, and a full serving of the Greek chicken skewers has 29.4. Most of the rest land between 10 and 25 grams, which is plenty to hold you over until dinner.
Tips for High-Protein Snacking
- Prep one savory and one sweet snack. Do it on the weekend so you’re not starting from zero when the cravings show up.
- Add produce. Veggies with the dips, fruit with the chia pudding. More volume, more staying power.
- Log it before you eat it. If you track, my post on how to create a recipe in MyFitnessPal walks you through adding homemade recipes.
- Still want a little treat? Have it! Just eat your protein snack first and enjoy the treat after.
If you want the planning done for you, my weekly meal plans drop every Thursday with complete macros on every recipe, a categorized grocery list, and everything preloaded into MyFitnessPal, Macros First, and Lose It (and you can try it free).
Looking for more? My cottage cheese recipes and macro-friendly sweet treats roundups have even more ideas. And if you make one of these snacks, tag me on Instagram so I can see it!
