Fulfilling your taste for crunchy snacks can be challenging when trying to follow a high-protein diet. Deli meats, canned tuna, eggs and protein smoothies are commonly recommended as snacks for high-protein dieters, but all share a mushy texture. With a little creativity, you can put together snacks that satisfy your high-protein needs while still satisfying your desire to munch.
Almonds
Almonds provide 6 g of protein in just 23 kernels. Buy them raw and toast them yourself in a 325 degree F oven for just 3 to 5 minutes, or purchase roasted almonds seasoned with salt, tamari or smoke flavoring.
Celery and Peanut Butter
A 2-tbsp. serving of peanut butter provides 8 g of protein. Make it into a crunchy snack by spreading it onto stalks of crisp celery. Peanut butter also becomes a crunchy snack when spread on apple slices or whole grain crackers. You also benefit from heart-healthy unsaturated fats when you add peanut butter as a high-protein snack.
Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt, with about 20 g of protein per cup, may be used to make a tasty dip for crunchy baked chips. Mix the yogurt with a few tbsp. of salsa, roasted red pepper and lemon juice or fresh dill, sea salt and parsley to create a high protein dip. Dip baked corn chips, baby carrots or red pepper strips in Greek yogurt for a crunchy, high protein snack.
Soy Crisps
Several manufacturers sell soy crisps that contain about 7 g of protein per 1 oz. serving. These chip-like snacks bake soy and rice into a bite-size chip. They come in flavors such as sea salt, barbecue, cheddar, cinnamon sugar, honey nut and ranch.
Roasted Soy Nuts
Soy is one of the few complete vegetable proteins, meaning it provides all the amino acids your body cannot produce on its own. Dry-roasted soy nuts are available in the nut section of many supermarkets and health food stores. In 1/4-cup of these crunchy peanut-sized nuts, you get 17 g of protein. Soy nuts are sometimes flavored with barbecue, ranch or wasabi.
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