Trying to lose weight? Then you understand how difficult it can be to find tasty foods that promote weight loss. Supermarket snack food shelves are packed with choices that can easily add fat and calories you don’t need. Never fear! We have 12 clean eating snacks to help you lose weight and feel better about what you’re putting into your body.

The fact is that you do need nutritious snacks if you want to shed pounds. For years, conventional wisdom has told us that it’s best to eat those 3 square meals a day. The problem is that during the long stretches between meals, blood sugar drops, creating cravings that take you on a direct path to the nearest chip bag. By adding a healthy mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack to your meal plan, you can avoid the blood sugar dips that transform you into a raving carb or sugar monster.