Healthy Snacks That Actually Fit Your Goals

A man in a grocery store selects healthy snacks from a shelf, holding a shopping basket with various items. Text on the left reads: "My Ultimate Guide to Healthy Snacks by your online fitness coach.

Can you lose weight while eating fries, ice cream, and chips?
Surprisingly—yes, if 80% of your diet comes from single-ingredient whole foods (think salmon, berries, broccoli, steak). That remaining 20%? That’s where snack satisfaction comes in.

The Secret: Macros Matter Most
This video breaks down a free, downloadable 15-page Healthy Snack Guide—designed to help you enjoy your favorite foods without blowing your progress.

Here’s a taste of what’s inside:

Ice Cream Favorites

  • Yasso Bars – 100 cal, 4g protein, taste like legit ice cream.
  • Halo Top – Reformulated and way better now; 330 cal/pint, 18g protein.

Protein Bars

  • Barebells – Candy bar vibes, 200 cal, 20g protein
  • Built Bars – Also on the list, plus a vegan option included

Pre-Made Protein Shakes

  • Fairlife – 150 cal, 30g protein, tastes like chocolate milk.
  • Isopure – Lemonade & iced tea flavors hit different in the summer.

High-Protein Dairy

  • Chobani Zero Sugar – 60 cal, 12g protein, fun flavors like Key Lime.
  • Oikos Triple Zero – Mixed berry + freezer trick = ice cream vibes.

Protein Snacks & Chips

  • Cabot Cheese Sticks – 50 cal, 6g protein each.
  • Quest Chips – Spicy chili lime is a GOAT flavor.
  • Smart Fries / Proper Good Fries – Throw ’em in the air fryer. 🔥

Sweet Treats

  • Protein PB Cups – 200 cal, 11g protein, taste like Reese’s.
  • Ollipop Soda – 50 cal, 9g fiber, a gut-healthy alternative to soda.

Breakfast Boost

  • STACK’D Protein Pancake Mix – 230 cal, 25g protein, small biz brand with big flavor.

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Eileen Pallotta

Coach

"Habits make history."

Eileen is responsible for guiding clients through personalized coaching that delivers life-changing results through consistency, strategy, and accountability. She manages client progress, provides tailored nutrition guidance, and offers ongoing support and education to ensure every individual feels empowered, understood, and set up for long-term success.

When she’s not coaching clients, you’ll find Eileen throwing weights around in the garage or chasing step goals trying to keep pace with her husband and four kids… most often on the sidelines of various sports fields.

Specialities:

  • BA Journalism and International Business
  • 15+ years Fitness and Nutrition Coach
  • Precision Nutrition Level 1
  • Certified CrossFit Trainer
  • Certified CrossFit Level 3 Trainer
  • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Level 2 Certification
  • CrossFit Kids Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Nutrition Certification
  • CrossFit Movement and Mobility Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Goal Setting Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Olympic Lifting Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Strongman Trainer Certification
  • CrossFit Running Certification
  • CrossFit Lesson Planning Certification
  • CrossFit Scaling Certification
  • CPR and AED Certified

Elise Ladaw

Director of Coaching

“Science is Stronger”

Elise’s primary role as Director of Coaching is to ensure that the coaching business runs smoothly and is driven by science based principles concerning nutrition and exercise science. Her goal is to continually work to enhance the overall client experience, educate the clientele, monitor key performance indicators related to the coaching services, and foster a company culture of continuous learning among coaching staff.

When Elise is not helping the company with all things coaching she is either in the gym lifting weights or taking long walks through the grocery store finding new tasty and macro friendly nutrition products.


Specialities:

  • BAS Food Science 
  • NQ NPC Figure Competitor 
  • ACE CPT 
  • J3 University

Michelle Freedman

Chief of Operations

“Practice not perfection”

Michelle holds a crucial position in supervising the daily operations, aiming for operational efficiency, fostering growth, and contributing to the achievement of the organization’s strategic objectives. Beyond providing structure, Michelle is actively involved in coaching and managing social media activities.

Away from refining policies and operations at Jake Zemer, LLC, you’ll discover Michelle outdoors, often barefoot with her kettlebells, engaging in adventures alongside her husband, two children, and two bulldogs.

Specialities:

  • BFA Graphic Design 
  • 10 years Corporate Fitness Management 
  • ACE CPT & GFI 
  • ACE Nutrition Specialist 
  • Kettlebell Master Instructor 
  • FMS I & II
  • USA Weightlifting 
  • Pre/Post Natal Certified  
  • TRX 
  • Schwinn & Maddog Cycling