Snacktunities: Changing the Wrap on Snacking
Trail Notes | Fuelling & Recipes
Snacktunities
changing the wrap on snacking.
Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that snacks are something to avoid. For an active woman, the opposite is often true. Snacks are one of the easiest ways to eat enough.
Think of them less as extra and more as snacktunities: small, purposeful chances to fuel.
Snacks are mini meals
A good snack bridges the gap between meals, keeps your energy steady, eases evening hunger and supports recovery. Built well, it becomes part of your training plan rather than something separate from it.
A strong snack ideally includes
- A carbohydrate for energy
- A protein for repair and to keep you satisfied
- A healthy fat for staying power
- Fruit or vegetables where you can, for fibre and nourishment
Timing helps
Try a snack around 90 minutes before an evening session. Many women train too far from their last meal, then wonder why they feel flat. A small top-up changes everything.
Reliable pairings remove the friction: banana with nut butter, apple with nuts and cinnamon, rice cakes with hummus, boiled eggs, or dates with nut butter.
Homemade options like energy balls, bliss balls or veggie muffins are cheaper and often more nourishing than packaged choices. Store-bought is not the enemy — just read the nutrition panel rather than trusting front-of-pack words like natural or healthy.
A snack is not a slip. It is fuel for the life you are asking your body to hold.
small bites, big fuel
Written by the Her Trails coaching team
Trail Notes are evidence-informed coaching journals written for women who train, race and run on trails.
Go deeper inside Her Trails
In Base Camp, the Her Trails Kitchen recipes give you a shelf of go-to snacks, and Change the Wrap on Snacking goes deeper.
