High Protein Vegan Snacks

This is a list of super easy and delicious high-protein vegan snacks. Whether you follow a completely plant-based lifestyle or are just looking to reduce your animal protein intake, this list has you covered.

Building a Better Plant-Based Snack

Why Snacks Matter

We need snacks for...

• maintaining energy throughout your day

• recovering more quickly after workouts

• giving your endocrine system (hormones) the building blocks it needs to function

• having an emergency back-up if your day gets hectic and you can't sit down for a full meal!

For more about how snacks affect blood sugar and metabolism throughout the day, check out my other blog on building a better snack.

Why Protein Matters in Plant-Based Snacks

It's necessary that vegan snacks contain protein because it...

• helps stabilize blood sugar throughout the day, which in turn helps you feel satisfied and more stable

• helps vegans meet their daily total protein needs, which can be harder (but still totally possible) to meet if you are entirely plant-based

• if you're pregnant, breastfeeding, physically active, or struggling with an illness, protein needs increase even more

Plant-based protein-rich snacks help maintain energy levels and promote healthy hormones

Protein-Rich Vegan Snack "Recipes" & Ideas

• Nuts/seeds + a fruit

  • Nut ideas: peanuts, cashews, almonds, brazil nuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, mixed nuts, etc.

  • Seed ideas: sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds (or pepitas),

  • Fruit ideas: grapes, cherries, pear, apple, banana, berries, orange, 2-3 clementines/mandarins, etc.

• Whole-grain tortilla + almond butter + banana

• Instant oatmeal + peanut butter powder (or normal peanut butter) + chia seeds + cinnamon

• Store-bought bars: Luna + Kind (*check ingredients for potential dairy or honey, but some flavors are vegan)

• Homemade bars: 3 Ingredient PB / PB + Quinoa / many more recipes online!

• Energy balls

• Trail mix

• Rice cakes + vegan pesto + hemp seeds

• Crispy Roasted Chickpeas

• Edamame + sesame seeds + soy sauce (can buy frozen and steam in microwave at home)

• Cucumbers slices + hummus + olives

• Soymilk-based yogurt + topping (high protein cereal like Kashi Go Lean, frozen cherries, dairy-free chocolate chips, etc.)

• Lentil salad

• Smoothie (just ensure there’s some protein in there – you can get this through nut butter, milk (soy/hemp/pea), plant-based yogurt, or vegan protein powder)

• Almond butter dates

• Hot chocolate or chocolate milk with plant-based milk (soy, pea, hemp)

• A cup of quinoa porridge topped with sunflower seed butter and maple syrup