When you’re craving a salty, crunchy snack, there are many to choose from - but they’re not always healthy. Here’s how to make your favorite snacks that much better for you with just a few tweaks. Popcorn: It’s one of the lower-calorie snacks to choose from already, but watch out for toppings – that’s where you can get carried away with fat and calories if you’re not careful (just look at movie theater popcorn). Air-popped popcorn has the fewest calories – 31 calories per cup – but even using a little bit of oil will only add about 14 calories. Keep calories low by skipping the butter and salt, not to mention the prepackaged popcorn. Instead, use healthier popcorn toppings like extra virgin coconut oil,

Indian spices, or “cheesy” nutritional yeast. Read more healthy popcorn topping ideas here . Nuts: A handful of nuts can keep you satisfied and energized far longer than a carb-filled snack, and not only that, the unsaturated fats in them do you good. But if you want to get the most benefit out of the healthy fats of certain nuts (like walnuts), don’t roast them, since their antioxidants may be damaged when baked at a high temperature, as most commercial nuts are. If you don’t like the taste of raw nuts, roast your own at 165° Fahrenheit for 15 to 20 minutes. Read on for ways to healthify more of your favorite snacks.

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How to Make Your Favorite Snacks Healthier