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Wholesome Snacks Made Simple

Easy, high-protein recipes with what's already in your cupboard
At Beside the Mountain, we get it. You need snacks that are fast, made with real ingredients, and — most importantly — ones you feel good about handing to your kids.

Tired of hangry kids or sugary crashes? Us too. That’s why we’re sharing our favorite high-protein snack recipes — wholesome, satisfying, no weird stuff — and no hours in the kitchen (or mile-long grocery lists) required.

  • Refined Sugar-Free
  • High Protein
  • Nut Free
  • Dairy Free
  • Gluten Free
  • Seed Cycling
  • High Power Blender
  • No Bake

Healthy Muffins

Looking for a wholesome muffin recipe? You will find delicious whole wheat muffins, my family's favorite fruit muffins, pineapple oatmeal muffins, and some sweetened with less sugar, or honey too.

  • A close up of a quinoa egg bite with a orange banana pepper on top with kale around it.
    High Protein Quinoa Eggs Muffins
  • A light orange muffins with red cranberries poking through on a little plate with orange slices behind it.
    Hemp Heart Muffins with Fresh Cranberry Orange (High Protein)
  • A dark muffin with coarse sugar on top with a little rosemary beside it.
    Gingerbread Pumpkin Muffins
  • A light colored muffins with a lot of chocolate chips poking out of it, sitting on a brown napkin, with other chocolate chip muffins around it.
    Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins
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Smoothies for everyday

These healthy smoothies are made with nutrient-dense ingredients, they are energy-boosting, and high in protein. Here are smoothies without dairy, and delicious smoothies for even the pickiest eaters, find your new favorite blend.

  • A light brown smoothie with tahini swirled into it with a sprinkle of cinnamon of top.
    Incredible Quinoa Smoothie (with cooked quinoa)
  • A flat lay photo of a dark red smoothie with hemp hearts, cherries, strawberries, and raspberries on top.
    Smoothie for Your Period
  • A brownish pink smoothie in a glass with tahini on top with raspberries.
    Luteal Phase Smoothie
  • A glass cup filled with light brown smoothie with pumpkin seeds on top, with leaves in the backgrounds.
    Pumpkin Seed Smoothie (Super Creamy)
See more Smoothies →
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Danika Vanderpyl, C.H.N

I create snack recipes with healthy ingredients that are mostly already in your kitchen. I'm certified in Holistic Nutrition and I care about giving my kids real food. Let me share my nutrient-dense easy snacks with you.

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Adventure Friendly Snacks

Try the reader's (or hiker's) favourite: nutrient-dense homemade RX bars, protein almond butter bars, and these pistachio energy balls!

  • A bite out of a chocolate energy balls with specs of ground oatmeal and a flecks of dried rose.
    Banana Chocolate Balls
  • Light brown energy ball with flecks of dates and oats, sitting on red and green apples.
    Apple Cinnamon Bites
  • A brown moist bar with pieces of oats and chocolate chips visible stacked on two other bars with a bite out of the top protein bar.
    Banana Oat Protein Bars
  • Sliced oat granola bars in a square metal pan on a tile table.
    Chewy Granola Bars with Dates
See more Adventure Friendly Snacks →

Baking

Soft and moist muffins, chewy cookies, granola bars, and crackers, all full of flavor! Let's get to the kitchen to bake!

  • Light brown oatmeal apple cookies on a parchment paper on a plate with an apple beside it.
    Apple Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
  • Brown and light brown swirl cookies on a cooling rack.
    Healthy Cinnamon Cookies (Soft & Chewy)
  • Chocolate Carrot Muffins
  • A light brown muffin with mini chocolate chips and apple chunks on top, sitting on a cutting board with apples and muffins beside it.
    Apple Chocolate Chip Muffins
See more Baking →

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Wholesome Snack Ideas

For whatever adventure, or kind of day you have there's the perfect homemade snack to be had!

  • 4 photos of bright pink rhubarb snacks.
    Rhubarb Snacks
  • Photos of yummy camp snacks including smores, fruit roll ups.
    Camping Snack Ideas
  • Picture of orange muffins, blueberry muffins, pineapple coconut muffins, and raspberry muffins.
    Muffins Recipes with Fruit
  • medium boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, and seeds crackers in a bento style box.
    Egg Snack Ideas: Easy, Healthy, & High Protein
See more Round Up Snack Ideas →

Danika-vanderpyl-hiking-with-mountains

Hey hey! I'm Danika.

I'm certified in holistic nutrition and I create snack recipes! Because unprocessed, wholesome, nutrient-dense snacks are hard to find but I want everyone to know they are easy to make!

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  • Raspberry protein balls with hemp hearts with frozen berries.
    Raspberry Protein Balls

  • Light brown energy bites with flecks of oats and dark chocolate chips with pumpkin seed on top and cinnamon sticks beside it.
    The Best Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Balls

  • A pumpkin colored muffin with pumpkin seeds on top and sitting in a dish of olive green pumpkin seeds.
    Pumpkin Seed Muffins (with Whole Wheat Flour)

  • A piece of sourdough with green pumpkin seed butter on top with a sprinkle of cinnamon sitting on a pottery plate.
    Simple Pumpkin Seed Butter Recipe (Nut-Free & Vegan)

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