Nosh on Any of These 58 Protein-Packed Snacks to Stay Full and Help You Lose Weight

Similar in calories, carbs, protein, and the sweet fudgy flavour and chewy texture of RXBARs, these bars are so easy to make. Plus, you can doll up this basic recipe depending with the flavour you like (hello, chocolate chips!).

Calories: 223
Protein: 12 grams

Get the recipe: vegan RXBAR

All you need is a food processor or high-speed blender, and you'll be biting into these soft, cookie dough-like protein balls in a matter of minutes.

Calories: 182
Protein: 3.3 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip peanut butter protein balls

Light, smooth, refreshing — and of course, full of bold chocolate flavour. After sipping on this simple smoothie, consider your chocolate cravings cured!

Calories: 153
Protein: 15.6 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate almond smoothie

A cross between oatmeal cookies and brownies, these chocolaty bars are so insanely delicious that you won't even guess there's protein powder added to the batter.

Calories: 217 for one and a half brownies
Protein: 7.7 grams

Get the recipe: protein-packed brownies

These are only made with three ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen: bananas, rolled oats, and vanilla protein powder. That's it!

Calories: 124 for two cookies
Protein: 5.6 grams

Get the recipe: banana oat cookies

Make a batch of these egg, broccoli, and turkey sausage muffins over the weekend to grab and go during the week.

Calories: 150 per muffin
Protein: 12.3 grams

Get the recipe: turkey, broccoli, and egg muffins

This smoothie follows the perfect breakfast formula for weight loss, complete with healthy fats and fibre to keep you full for hours. It tastes a little like melted coffee ice cream, so yeah, it's pretty amazing.

Calories: 155 for half a serving
Protein: 11.5 grams

Get the recipe: iced coffee protein smoothie,

Sweet and moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, this banana bread tastes delicious on its own, but it's even more amazing smeared with nut butter and sprinkled with chocolate chips.

Calories: 188 per slice
Protein: 8.2 grams

Get the recipe: banana bread

These lemon protein balls are made with just five ingredients: raw almonds, vanilla protein powder, juicy dates, lemon juice, and unsweetened coconut.

Calories: 147 for three balls
Protein: 7.2 grams

Get the recipe: lemon coconut protein balls

Made with just four ingredients, this smoothie comes together in less than five minutes.

Calories: 168 for half a serving
Protein: 10.2 grams

Get the recipe: banana milkshake smoothie

These are chewy, fudgy, and perfect for satisfying your deep chocolate cravings.

Calories: 149 per bite
Protein: 5.9 grams

Get the recipe: black bean brownie bites

Banana and peanut butter get a protein upgrade with this quick snack.

Calories: 158 per serving
Protein: 13.6 grams

Get the recipe: banana and PB snack

Don't let cravings get the best of you. Have it all with this high-protein snack that will satisfy your sweet tooth without going overboard on calories and processed sugar.

Calories: 144 per serving
Protein: 6.2 grams

Get the recipe: cocoa cinnamon-sugar roasted chickpeas

Here's a recipe that has about half the carbs of a basic smoothie recipe, at just under 22 grams, with only seven grams of sugar.

Calories: 156 for half a serving
Protein: 17.5 grams

Get the recipe: raspberry vanilla protein smoothie

Soft, chewy, and under 100 calories each, these gluten-free cookies are bursting with spiced pumpkin-pie flavour.

Calories: 190 for two cookies
Protein: 6 grams

Get the recipe: pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

Packed with fibre and protein, this bread is naturally sweetened with sweet potato, banana, and applesauce. And it tastes like dessert!

Calories: 225 per piece
Protein: 10.4 grams

Get the recipe: sweet potato banana protein bread

Bake up a batch of these soft, cake-like bars, and the aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, maple syrup, and pumpkin will waft through your house.

Calories: 144 per bar
Protein: 8.3 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin bars

If you're watching your carbs or trying to cut back on your sugar intake — even natural sugars — grab your blender and whip up this subtly sweet and creamy smoothie.

Calories: 151 for half a serving
Protein: 11.1 grams

Get the recipe: berry smoothie

With fewer than nine grams of sugar per muffin, these light and moist muffins — deliciously sweetened with lemon juice and blueberries — are sure to satisfy your dessert cravings.

Calories: 150 per muffin
Protein: 6 grams

Get the recipe: lemon blueberry protein muffins

When you want your house to feel as cosy as slipping on a sweater in the Fall, turn on your oven and bake this pumpkin bread.

Calories: 200 per piece
Protein: 9.2 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip protein-packed pumpkin bread

You love sitting down to a bowl of oatmeal, but when you're in a rush, who's got time to sit with a spoon? Here's a quick breakfast to satisfy your oatmeal cravings on the go.

Calories: 192 for half a bar
Protein: 8 grams

Get the recipe: peanut-butter protein granola bars

Made with only four ingredients, this sweet vanilla smoothie tastes like a luscious vanilla milkshake. The sky-high protein content comes from the surprising addition of silken tofu to the blender.

Calories: 164 for half a serving
Protein: 8.7 grams

Get the recipe: vanilla smoothie

These bars are totally vegan and made with just five ingredients (plus salt and cinnamon for flavour), and you can whip them up in less than 20 minutes.

Calories: 166 per bar
Protein: 12.8 grams

Get the recipe: vegan protein bars

Whenever possible, make your own jerky. It's a low-fat, low-cal, and low-carb snack, and it's a great source of iron and protein.

Calories: 164 for two pieces
Protein: 13.3 grams

Get the recipe: beef jerky

Made with almonds, chickpeas, and dates, this chocolate dip offers fibre and protein, but is much lower in sugar than if you noshed on a couple squares of dark chocolate.

Calories: 107 per serving
Protein: 4.7 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate hummus

If you're craving a soft and chewy cookie, this no-bake recipe is sure to trick your taste buds into thinking you're enjoying a peanut butter cookie.

Calories: 158 for two balls
Protein: 7 grams

Get the recipe: crispy peanut butter protein balls

Packed with healthy fats and protein, this snack will keep you feeling full all the way until dinner, so you can avoid late-afternoon nibbling that can lead to weight gain.

Calories: 141 for half an avocado
Protein: 6.8 grams

Get the recipe: avocado with cottage cheese

Made with plant-based protein powder, these three-ingredient protein balls are vegan, and they can also be made gluten free if you use gluten-free oats.

Calories: 141 for three balls
Protein: 8.1 grams

Get the recipe: vegan protein balls

This deviled eggs recipe replaces mayonnaise with hummus for a protein-packed snack that you'll want to eat on the regular.

Calories: 94 for one
Protein: 6.4 grams

Get the recipe: hummus deviled eggs

With a quick whir of the blender, here's a smoothie recipe loaded with metabolism-boosting ingredients.

Calories: 172 for half a serving
Protein: 15.2 grams

Get the recipe: metabolism-boosting smoothie

These no-bake protein balls are sweet, nutty, and soft, and they're cake-like without a drop of flour.

Calories: 176 for two balls
Protein: 6.6 grams

Get the recipe: carrot cake protein balls

Although snacking on a couple of juicy clementines is the absolute best way to enjoy them, this creamy smoothie is a close second.

Calories: 168 for half a serving
Protein: 13.7 grams

Get the recipe: creamy citrus smoothie

Enjoy this vegan chocolate protein pudding for dessert or even as a filling, sweet snack!

Calories: 146 per serving
Protein: 7.3 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate protein pudding

As if you thought you made every healthy pumpkin recipe you could possibly make this Fall, here's another one to blow your Autumn-recipe-loving mind.

Calories: 154 for two balls
Protein: 6.8 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin pie protein balls

Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. We apologise, but you probably won't be able to stop reaching for these salted peanut protein balls.

Calories: 183 for three balls
Protein: 7.2 grams

Get the recipe: salted peanut protein balls

Chocolate for breakfast? Why not! Skip the chocolate pastries to avoid that midmorning sugar crash by whipping up this creamy smoothie instead.

Calories: 171 for half a serving
Protein: 12.6 grams

Get the recipe: nutty chocolate strawberry banana smoothie

This simple, sweet, and creamy berry smoothie is loaded with tons of easy-to-digest ingredients to help improve your digestion.

Calories: 171 for half a serving
Protein: 10.5 grams

Get the recipe: flat-belly, high-protein smoothie

If you have an obsession with all things chewy, and you also have a love affair with chocolate, then allow me to introduce you to your soulmate — these coconut-covered chocolate almond protein balls.

Calories: 159 for three balls
Protein: 7.8 grams

Get the recipe: coconut-covered chocolate protein balls

This sweet strawberry milkshake smoothie is only made with six ingredients, so it's easy to whip up — and tastes like melted strawberry ice cream.

Calories: 199 for half a serving
Protein: 14.4 grams

Get the recipe: strawberry milkshake smoothie

These chewy brownies are disguised as fudgey, peanut-buttery goodness — but shhh, they also offer a healthy dose of protein, which we could all use a little more of.

Calories: 248 for two
Protein: 10.2 grams

Get the recipe: peanut butter protein brownie bites

These decadent rose-coloured gems may look like chocolate truffles, but are protein balls in disguise.

Calories: 142 for two balls
Protein: 6.6 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate raspberry protein balls

Vegan and gluten-free, these protein-packed nutty nuggets are the perfect post-workout snack.

Calories: 152 for three bites
Protein: 6.9 grams

Get the recipe: almond cherry chunks of energy

This smoothie tastes like a chocolate milkshake!

Calories: 177 for half a serving
Protein: 11 grams

Get the recipe: chocolate raspberry smoothie

You want cookies for breakfast. We get it — we want them, too. So make this breakfast cookie!

Calories: 164 for half a serving
Protein: 10.4 grams

Get the recipe: overnight breakfast cookie

Pop in a batch of these protein-heavy eggs in ham shells when you wake up and enjoy a hot, hearty, and quick breakfast before you leave for work.

Calories: 218 for two cups
Protein: 20.4 grams

Get the recipe: eggs in ham shells

This invigorating dairy-free smoothie offers tons of fibre, protein, and healthy fats, which are perfect for keeping you full all morning long and helping you lose weight.

Calories: 177 for half a serving
Protein: 18.2 grams

Get the recipe: 350-calorie smoothie

This post-workout recovery ice cream — yes, ice cream! — is totally vegan.

Calories: 204
Protein: 15.1 grams

Get the recipe: protein-packed vegan ice cream