45 Homemade Running Snacks
- March 14, 2023
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These ideas for homemade running snacks can help you step up your running performance, with great pre-run options or post-run recovery snacks!
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As a sports dietitian, I am very particular about making sure my clients are eating enough for their running! I’ve seen too much relative energy deficiency in sport, particularly among runners.
It’s so easy to under fuel, even if unintentionally. Having ample athlete snacks on hand is important and can really help.
I also recommend buying a few of these snack spinners. They’re great for on the go and having multiple options to choose from!

And if you’re short on time, don’t think trail running snacks need to take a ton of time!
Many of the time, I’m utilizing my favorite healthy no bake snacks.
Best Snacks for Runners
I often have followers and clients ask me what the best snacks for runners are.
And I always respond with, “whatever you like and will eat.” By that I mean, there is no one best snack for every runner.
We all like different things, and honestly, I don’t care too much about what you eat before a run.
What I care about is that you are eating enough, and hopefully, getting carb-rich snacks in, since we know that those are the prime macronutrient group for runners.
If you like seeing visual photos of balanced plates, check out our post on performance plates for runners.
There are several storebought snacks that I love and use (ahem, Thrive Market), but many people prefer to make their own snacks for running, especially if they follow a particular eating style or have a sensitive stomach.
Suffering from runners stomach symptoms is usually directly related to what you’re eating or not eating.

Easy Homemade Snacks for Runners
To make my favorite homemade running snacks, I often lean on my athlete grocery list for structure on what to fill my pantry and fridge with.
If I don’t have a good array of my favorite ingredients, it can be more challenging to make some of these healthy homemade snack options.

Many of these are easy high carb snacks for runners. They can also be used as pre run snacks, of course, and homemade evening snacks, too!
Homemade running snacks can include smoothies, energy bites, muffins, bars, savory fritters, salty options, etc.
Homemade Running Snacks
These homemade running snacks can fuel your run. From pre run snacks to evening snack ideas, these wholesome foods are easy for meal prep and feeding your family!
This Beet Banana Smoothie is a healthy, antioxidant-packed smoothie option, great for after a workout, packed with banana, mango, raw beets and spinach. You won't even taste the spinach in this beet spinach smoothie.
This Orange and Mango Smoothie is the perfect cold and creamy post workout recovery smoothie. Enjoy the taste of the healthy creamsicle shake!
This bright hued sweet potato beet smoothie is the best post workout smoothie recipe. Made with mango, beets and sweet potatoes, it's antioxidant rich, and helps replenish and restore your muscles to expedite recovery.
This Strawberry Banana Smoothie Bowl recipe is a deliciously creamy snack, or can even be made into a meal with your favorite toppings.
BBQ roasted chickpeas are the perfect crunchy snack, or easy to throw on salads, stir fries and more. Barbecue chickpeas are full of that barbecue flavor you know and love.
These pb2 cookies are so easy to make, and delicious to enjoy. Made with peanut flour, oat flour, eggs, maple syrup and some spices, you can't beat the soft, and delicate finish of these powdered peanut butter cookies.
These creamy coconut popsicles are the perfect combination of summer, boasting tropical flavors of coconut and pina colada. Pineapple coconut popsicles are naturally sweetened with pineapples, coconut cream and sweet potato.
This quinoa and sweet potato salad blends savory quinoa and sweet potatoes with a variety of fresh fruit options, topped with a smooth citrus honey dressing.
These sweet potato and zucchini fritters are atasty, vegetarian meal that adults and kids will love! Made with shreddedzucchini, sweet potato, chickpea flour, eggs and cheese, this easy zucchinisweet potato recipe will become a family favorite.
Coconut Flour Oatmeal Cookies with chocolate chips are made with a delicious blend of gluten free coconut flour and oats, for a soft, tasty treat!
These homemade nut free protein bars are a wholesome, on-the-go option that provide a filling combination of protein and fiber and are great allergy free protein bars for those allergic to nuts, gluten or dairy. Homemade vegan protein bars have never been easier!
Make this easy banana bread with chia seeds for a tasty breakfast or on-the-go snack. Made with fruit, chia seeds, oat flour and half the sugar, it's a wholesome, healthy chia seed bread for all.
Chocolate baked oatmeal takes chocolate for breakfast to a whole new level! Enjoy these baked chocolate oats for breakfast, snack or even a healthy dessert.
Apple pie overnight oats are a tasty high protein overnight oats recipe to start your day! Perfect for those warm fall mornings, or any time of year!
Make these healthy gluten free blueberry muffins for a snack to keep you energized. These dairy free blueberry muffins are great for both kids and adults.
Protein granola is an easy vegan granola snack, made with peanut powder and seeds. Whip it up for an easy shelf stable snack, or add it as a crunchy topping to oatmeal, yogurt or ice cream.
Carrot Oatmeal Raisin Bars are a delicious carrot cake bars recipe made with a raisin and date puree, shredded carrots, peanut butter and oats. They make for a family friendly snack any time of year!
Sweet Potato Oatmeal Cookies are an easy snack that also work great as healthy breakfast cookies. These vegan breakfast cookies are made with whole grain oats, flour, sweet potatoes, spices and maple syrup.
Vegan No Bake Carrot Cake Bites combine the flavors you love in carrot cake into portable energy bite form, perfect for a snack, pre or post workout fuel, or dessert!
These Vegan Pumpkin Blondies are the perfect fall snack that appeal to kids and adults alike. Full of satiating fiber and protein, these healthy pumpkin bars are so easy they can be mixed in a blender.
This Healthy Sweet Potato Bread with Blueberries will quickly become your favorite holiday staple and will impress your guests. This sweet potato quick bread combines the flavors of fresh, fall sweet potatoes with wild blueberries to create a slightly tart yet sweet, moist, fluffy bread.
These zucchini salmon fritters can be made in less than 20 minutes and are high in protein and healthy fats!
These Spinach Sweet Potato Tots are a fun way to offer nutrient dense toddler vegetable recipes to your little ones. Packed with iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and carbohydrates, this veggie tots recipe is great for meal prep and the side to any meal.
Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Bread is a healthy option for your sweet tooth! Made with sweet potatoes, whole wheat flour and oat flour, this bread is soft and fluffy and provides a healthy pre or post workout option.
These quinoa pizza bites are the perfect toddler quinoa bites or quinoa appetizer. Filled with greens, tomatoes, breadcrumbs, and cheese, these veggie quinoa bites taste like healthy mini pizza bites.
This Pumpkin Peanut Butter Granola boasts 3 forms of pumpkin and is the perfect crunchy pumpkin granola recipe. It makes a great on-the-go snack or topping.
This Peanut Butter Coffee Smoothie is an easy, delicious coffee protein smoothie with a kick of caffeine. Enjoy it with breakfast or as an energizing snack!
These homemade pumpkin hemp bars are the perfect flavorful, on-the-go vegan and gluten-free snack. With no refined sugars, these hemp bars are perfect for before or after a workout and a great family-friendly, kid-friendly snack!
Lemon Blueberry Overnight Oats are a light and fruity make ahead breakfast. You'll want to make these every week!
This Coconut Cinnamon Maple Granola is made with oats, maple syrup, cinnamon and coconut, and makes for a delicious tasty treat that's good on its own or in any oatmeal, yogurt, or trail mix.
No Bake Peanut Butter Cherry Trail Mix Bites are the perfect pre-run or on-the-go snack! Full of flavor, fiber and a hint of sweetness, they are kid friendly, gluten free and vegan.
These vegan trail mix bars are great for athletes on the go, as a pre or post workout snack. Made with oats, maple syrup, peanut butter and nuts, raisins, and hemp seeds, these wholesome vegan trail mix bars are easy make ahead snacks!
These no bake 5 ingredient peanut butter energy bites are a great on-the-go snack. Made with oats, sweet potatoes, peanut butter, coconut and some spices, these sweet potato bites are everything you'd want in a healthy portable snack.
This Gluten Free Fruit Pizza is a perfect healthy fruit pizza that works as a snack or dessert and it's topped with a creamy greek yogurt frosting.
These gooey leftover oatmeal cookies are the solution to your leftover oatmeal food waste! Made with a handful of staple pantry ingredients, these cookies are soft, gooey and make for the best snack.
Cherry Chocolate Coconut Milk Chia Pudding is a great way to use those summer cherries. Great as a breakfast, snack or dessert, this coconut chia seed pudding recipe with cherries and chocolate is an easy vegan dessert. Add whipped cream if you'd like!
Banana chia pudding is like a healthy banana pudding in a glass, filled with nourishing ingredients like bananas, chia seeds, milk and shredded coconut.
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Balls are a healthy snack or dessert option. Made with coconut flour, oats, chocolate and peanut butter, these chocolate coconut balls are gluten-free, full of fiber, protein and flavor.
This Strawberry Baked Oatmeal is a healthy summer oatmeal staple. This meal prep oatmeal is great for saving time, and you've never tasted a baked oatmeal with strawberries like it before!
Cookie dough overnight oats are a healthy and delicious to your sweet tooth in the mornings. Overnight cookie dough oats can be made in advance and ready to take on the go or enjoy at home.
These chocolate almond balls are easy, incredibly delicious and make for a great snack on the go. A touch of collagen makes these collagen bites a high-protein snack to hold you over.
These lemon protein balls are the perfect, refreshing snack. Made with lemon zest, chia seeds, a blend of coconut flour and oat flour, these lemon coconut protein balls are satisfying and energizing.
Whole Wheat Sweet Potato Zucchini Muffins are a tasty, portable snack option for your little ones. These zucchini and sweet potato muffins are full of veggies and provide a dairy-free option for those who need it
These Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are made with chickpea flour and naturally sweetened with bananas. Zucchini Banana Chocolate Chip muffins are great as baby muffins, toddler muffins, or a high protein muffin snack!
Don’t forget about liquids either – I love a good greek yogurt smoothie or homemade electrolyte drink to support my running diet, too!
The great thing is, whether you’re doing a pyramid speed workout, training for a marathon, or eating before a soccer game, all of these principles still apply.
We are athletes and we need to fuel as so.
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