Perfect Summer Snack Ideas

By Nicole Irwanto and Elizabeth Bizannes  

With the heat going up to 45 degrees, heavy meals don’t stand a chance. Summer snacks are all about keeping cool, refreshing, and the right amount of everything! To make the PERFECT summer snack you need to fill three checkboxes: easy to make, packed with fresh, summer flavors, and will leave you feeling glowing inside and out! 

Fresh fruit is the go-to when it comes to making summer snacks. Watermelon, grapes, mangoes, strawberries- is it endless and the best thing? It’s all healthy and delicious!!! Make a summer fruit charcuterie board with your summer faves and eat it while listening to your summer playlist. Or upgrade your charcuterie board to a tasty yogurt bowl with drizzled honey and pair fruits with ice cream. You won’t regret it. 

Next are easy and tasty DIYs! Think fruit skewers which are incredibly easy and delish and popsicles. Yum! To make fruit skewers you will need wooden or metal skewers and ofc fruit! Cut up the fruits if needed and put them on the skewer in a pattern or eye-catching look. Rainbow is the way to go! Chocolate covered strawberries are insanely yummy too- just make sure you eat them all before they melt and turn into a gooey mess. Then we got popsicles which are a must have. To make a healthy alternative blend some fruits in a blender (including an already made juice/liquid to help it soften, like coconut water) and juice it. Place it in popsicle molds and freeze. They are literally the perfect snack anytime, anywhere, and won’t leave you with a massive sugar rush. Thank us later!  

For the drinks squeeze up some lemons to make some lemonade, it is the best and most refreshing drink for the summer; you cannot go wrong with making lemonade. You could also make smoothies instead of paying 7 bucks at the mall (inflation!) A classic is a strawberry banana smoothie, and it is easy to make. Get some berries, banana and almond milk and blend them away. Top them in a fancy glass and a little umbrella for your next pool day.  

The perfect summer snack doesn’t try too hard. It’s casual, colorful and refreshing. Something you can grab with sandy hands or enjoy during lazy afternoons. If in doubt, try our recommendations and let summer magic do it’s thing.