1. Fresh Vegetables and Dip

"I always recommend fresh veggies whenever possible, so options like carrots, sliced cucumber, courgette slices, raw broccoli, and tomatoes," Presicci tells POPSUGAR. Pair them with a food rich in healthy fats like guacamole or an avocado oil or olive oil-based salad dressing to keep you full.

Produce that's pre-washed, bite-sized, and ready to eat make the easiest veggie snacks, so consider keeping choices like snap peas, snow peas, or mini cucumbers in your fridge.

Adrien Paczosa, RD, LD [5], founder of iLiveWell Nutrition, recommends parsing your fresh veggies into bags or containers during meal prep along with a couple scoops of hummus or yoghurt dip. "It's the easiest way to get in some fibre and veggies daily," Paczosa says.

2. Sweet Potato Fries

The World Health Organisation doesn't count starchy foods like potatoes, cassava, or sweet potatoes towards a person's daily vegetable quota; however, the USDA [6] includes sweet potatoes in the tally. Just keep in mind that starchy veggies shouldn't be the only type you consume when trying to up your intake.

Homemade sweet potato fries are an easy way to add veggies to your diet, says Diana Gariglio-Clelland [7], a registered dietitian at Balance One Supplements [8], and sweet potatoes are full of vitamins A and C, to boot. Making them yourself helps you control the amount of oil used compared to the deep-fried versions served at restaurants. You can either make baked sweet potato fries or try them in your air-fryer.

3. Edamame

Edamame is technically a legume, but there's good news; the USDA [9] considers legumes and pulses — such as beans, peas, and lentils — to be a vegetable subgroup. In other words, yep, they count!

And that's great news because edamame makes a fantastic veggie snack option. "Just one cup of edamame has 17 grams of protein and eight grams of fibre," says Claire Virga, MS, RDN, of Rooted Wellness [10]. That, plus its unsaturated fat content, "makes it the ideal snack for long-lasting satiety," Virga says.

Jodi Greebel, a registered dietitian at Citrition [11], recommends heating up some edamame with a pinch of sea salt for extra taste. Even better, you can often buy edamame frozen, so it's easy to keep at home even when you don't have the time or ability to grab fresh produce.

4. Cucumbers and Hummus

"This is such an easy snack, especially to put out before dinner," Greebel says. The cucumbers are high in water and fibre content, and hummus offers [12] up more fibre, protein, vitamins, and minerals thanks to the main ingredient: chickpeas. Not to mention, when you slice up a cucumber, the small discs are the perfect scooping size for hummus.

5. Jicama Sticks and Guacamole

This fresh, crunchy snack is a great alternative to chips and guacamole, says registered dietitian Edwina Clark, head of nutrition at Made For [13]. The jicama provides six grams of fibre and less than 50 calories per cup, while guacamole has healthy fats that keep you full. You can buy premade or make your own guacamole with this recipe at home.

6. Smoothies

An easy way to get in your veggies? Add them to smoothies, says Chicago-based registered dietitian Amanda Baker Lemein [14], MS, LDN. She likes adding frozen cauliflower rice to bulk up her smoothies. "This increases the fibre and volume for very few calories, but helps keep you fuller for longer," she explains.

You'd be surprised how many veggies you can toss into a smoothie alongside some fruit without tasting them. Try leafy greens (kale, spinach, or chard), courgette, cucumbers, celery, carrots, avocado, and even white beans or chickpeas to add a boost of protein to your smoothie. Another perk of making a smoothie as a vegetable snack is that you can easily use frozen veggies instead of fresh.

7. Celery and Peanut Butter

There's no need to leave ants on a log behind in childhood. Celery and peanut butter makes a great snack for kiddos — and for adults. This classic pairing is a favourite of registered dietitian Lorraine Chu [15], MS. The celery gives you a crunchy source of fibre while the peanut butter [16] provides satiating fats.

You can swap the peanut butter for any other nut butter to get a similarly great and nutritious veggie snack — and feel free to take or leave the raisins, depending on your personal preference.

8. Baby Carrots and Dip

Baby carrots are very versatile, says New York-based dietitian Samina Kalloo [17], RD. "They can be steamed and eaten as a side dish or dipped into hummus for a more satisfying and nutritionally well-rounded snack," she said. They're sweet, crunchy, and easy to pack for work or school.

Hummus isn't the only dipping option, either. Try making a cottage cheese-based dip or one with Greek yoghurt — both are packed with protein. You can buy a premade dip, or make one at home; it can be as simple as tossing some everything bagel seasoning, a drizzle of olive oil, and stirring.

9. Tomatoes and Cottage Cheese

Yes, tomatoes are technically fruits in the eyes of botanists, but when it comes to nutrition and culinary uses, you can consider them a vegetable, according to the USDA [18]. And that's great news, because Paula Rubello [19], RDN, has a veggie snack recommendation using tomatoes that sounds so good: she serves up cherry tomatoes with cottage cheese and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

In addition to scoring you a serving of veggies, "it also provides a good amount of protein from the cottage cheese [20] which will help you feel satisfied," Rubello says. "Plus, tomatoes are a great source of lycopene, an antioxidant that has many health benefits."

If you don't love tomatoes (or don't have any at the moment), you can try Rubello's veggie snack idea by topping cottage cheese with any number of other vegetables, such as diced purple onion, cucumber, or even leftover cooked ones you have in your fridge.

10. Roasted Veggies

You may think of roasted veggies as a side dish or part of a main course, but roasted veggies are delicious on their own, and you can absolutely snack on them if it strikes your fancy. (If you've ever stolen 10 pieces of crispy roasted broccoli off the tray before serving it to everyone else at dinner, you know exactly what we're talking about.)

Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, courgette, bell peppers, and onions all make for great vegetable snacks, says registered dietitian-nutritionist Brittany Poulson [21]. "The roasting process brings out the natural sweetness in the vegetables, making them a delicious and healthy option."

Try these TikTok-viral recipes for smashed broccoli [22] and parmesan carrots [23], both of which can be served solo or with a dipping sauce.

11. Avocado Toast

Like tomatoes, avocados are also technically a fruit but are counted among the vegetables by the USDA. Avocados are a great source [24] of healthy fats, fibre, potassium, and vitamin E. Fats have a longer transit time through our digestive tract, Taylor Fazio, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian and wellness advisor at The Lanby in New York City, previously told POPSUGAR, which is what makes you feel so full after eating a meal or snack with avocado.

However, because avocados are such a rich source of fats, you don't want this to be the only veggie you're eating (for context, half an avocado will provide about 11 grams of fat, which is about one-sixth of your daily recommended intake). Still, they can make a fantastic part of a veggie snack — especially if you eat it via avocado toast, and top it with another veggie, like tomatoes, beets, sprouts, arugula, or cucumbers.

12. Roasted Chickpeas

Remember when we said legumes and pulses are fair game? That means crunchy, salty roasted chickpeas are totally an option for a veggie snack. Roasted chickpeas are one of the go-to snack recommendations from registered dietitian Emily Tills [25], MS, RDN. You can buy premade chickpea snacks [26], or roast your own in the oven or air fryer, Tills says. The protein, fibre, and healthy fats will keep you full and give you a nice salty crunch. You can flavour them however you'd like, with za'atar, cinnamon, or even spicy cayenne.