Healthy Air Fryer Snacks - Healthy Snacks From Your Air Fryer

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Let’s face it. We buy air fryers in the hopes of eating healthier junk food. All those foods we love, made with less fat. But what about healthy air fryer snacks? Is that possible?

You bet’cha! Below is a nice long list of them!

Are Air Fryers Healthy?

As with most forms of cooking, you can only get healthy food out of an air fryer when you put healthy food in one to begin with. So yes, air fryers CAN be healthy.

Can You Eat Healthy With An Air Fryer?

Goodness, yes. Air fryers are specifically made to cook food with less fat and still get close to that deep fried texture, despite the lack of oil. As we mentioned above, if you put healthy food in, you’ll get healthy food out. So the real focus is on finding healthy recipes you can use in your air fryer. Thankfully, there are many

Healthy Snacks In The Air Fryer

What makes a healthy snack?

Keep in mind that the term “healthy” is subjective. It means different things to different people. So take the recipes that work for you and leave the rest from the list below.

What Is The Healthiest Thing To Cook in An Air Fryer?

We wouldn’t say that there is really a “healthiest” food to make in an air fryer. Just like we would never say that there is one, single healthiest food on the planet. There might be, but keep in mind that the best nutrition comes from a rainbow of foods. Eat a broad spectrum of fruits and vegetables and lean proteins (either animal or plant based), and you will naturally eat healthier.

Why Are Air Fryers Bad For You?

The only way an air fryer would be bad for you is if you are cooking a bunch of unhealthy foods in your air fryer.

What Makes Food Unhealthy?

We often assign labels to the foods we eat. “Healthy”, “unhealthy”, “low carb”, “low fat”…. and on and on. The term “unhealthy” is just as subjective as “healthy”. And that’s okay.

Every person requires something different for optimum nutrition. There is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to healthy eating. But there are some generalities that often mean that a food is truly unhealthy. Theses are the hallmark markers for unhealthy food:

Highly processed
High in saturated fats (particularly highly processed fats)
Anything that your own body is sensitive or allergic to
High in processed sugars
High in refined white flours

What Foods Are Good To Cook In An Air Fryer?

There are so many! If you don’t mind a small amount of prep, good, healthy food from an air fryer can be a constant thing in your eating plan.

What Can You Make In An Air Fryer That’s Healthy?

So, so much! The list below is just a starting point. Check them out, and don’t forget to look for upcoming snack recipes on this site as well.

Air Fryer Kale Chips – By Drug Store Divas

Kale Chips come out incredible when you make them in the air fryer. They’re better this way than in the oven.