The Must List: 10 Go-To Snacks to Stash in Your Yoga Bag
Craving something delicious but strapped for time? These on-the-go snacks are the ultimate lifesaver when you're in a rush or need a quick bite after yoga class.
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Greenjoy Pomegranate & Greens Pressed Salad Bar
These chewy fruit-and-veggie leathers have a sweet, tangy taste and help cut down on food waste: They’re made from ugly produce, like lumpy pomegranates, that are perfectly edible but not perfect enough for most supermarket shelves ($10 for 6 bars, greenjoylife.com).
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Hippeas Vegan White Cheddar Organic Chickpea Puffs
Made with chickpea flour and plant-based flavors that make them “cheesy,” these dairy-free puffs are packed with fiber and protein. Plus, Hippeas donates to Farm Africa, a charity that supports farmers in poor communities ($7, hippeas.com).
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Purely Elizabeth Coconut Cashew Bar
Like many protein-rich bars, this one’s full of nuts and seeds. Yet unlike the others, it also includes a reishi mushroom extract for immune-system support—minus a mushroomy taste ($28 for a box of 12, purelyelizabeth.com).
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Lorissa’s Kitchen Smokey Sweet Beef Stick
These beef sticks are made from responsibly raised, grass-fed beef (no antibiotics or hormones) and seasoned with spices—not the chemical additives you’ll find in many jerky brands ($24 for a pack of 12, amazon.com).
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Rhythm Superfoods Organic Carrot Sticks, Naked
This single-serve bag of dehydrated carrots is a tasty way to boost your fiber, potassium, and vitamin A intake ($5, amazon.com).
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Eden Instant Organic Red Miso Soup
Just add hot water to enjoy this savory soup that contains simple, non-GMO ingredients. Each freeze-dried, single-serve pack is made from organic miso, kuzu root, and scallions ($9 for a pack of 4, edenfoods.com).
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Amazing Grass Green Superfood Tablets
No juice bar near your studio? No problem. Dissolve a tab in your water bottle for a delicious dose of greens, antioxidants, and vitamins ($8 for 10 tabs, amazinggrass.com).
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Fruitivity Tart Apple Chips
These dehydrated apple rounds are soaked in fruit juices for an additional pop of flavor. The company also participates in 1% for the Planet, meaning it donates 1 percent of sales to environmental causes ($7, fruitivitysnacks.com).
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Ellyndale Q Cups Savory Garlic & Mushroom
Enjoy quinoa at the ready—preparation takes only 5 minutes. Each cup is filled with quinoa, dried shiitake mushrooms, chives, and seasonings and contains less than 200 mg of sodium ($3, nowfoods.com).
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Wonderful Pistachios Roasted & Salted
A handful of these gems serves up a combo of protein, fiber, and healthy fats ($19 for 24 snack-size packs, getcrackin.com).