15+ 10-Minute Snack Recipes to Help You Poop

Get some help relieving uncomfortable constipation symptoms with these quick and easy snacks! With at least 3 grams of fiber per serving, these recipes are refreshing and filling ways to help keep you regular. Plus, they’re packed with gut-healthy ingredients like berries, yogurt and legumes. Ten minutes is all you’ll need before enjoying delicious snacks like our Berry-Mint Kefir Smoothies or Easy Black Bean Dip.

Raspberry Yogurt Cereal Bowl

For a tasty snack or dessert, try using yogurt instead of milk for your cereal. If making this as a to-go snack, keep the cereal separate and top just before eating.

Berry-Mint Kefir Smoothies

Kefir is similar to yogurt, full of gut-friendly probiotics. But it has fewer carbs and a more drinkable consistency–perfect for smoothies.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Protein Shake

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This creamy high-protein shake will keep you satisfied for hours and tastes like a chocolate-peanut butter banana milkshake. You don’t even need to add protein powder, thanks to the naturally occurring protein in the soymilk, Greek yogurt and peanut butter.

Easy Black Bean Dip

This creamy bean dip is great for a party or picnic. Smoked paprika and ground chipotles add a robust, earthy flavor, but you can also use regular paprika and cayenne if you don’t have the other spices on hand.

2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

Whir up frozen bananas into an “ice cream” without the cream! Peanut butter adds a natural swirl of flavor for a sweet and satisfying dessert with no added sugar.

Blueberry-Banana Smoothie (Batido)

Refreshing and colorful fruit smoothies called batidos are served at Cuban snack bars all over Florida–try this recipe with blueberries and banana for a vacation in a cup.

Peanut Butter-Strawberry-Kale Smoothie

This PB&J-inspired green smoothie recipe makes for a quick and healthy breakfast you can easily take on the go.

Mermaid Smoothie Bowl

Channel your inner mythical creature with a colorful smoothie bowl that’s fun to make and eat. Look for blue spirulina powder, a protein-rich supplement made from blue-green algae, at natural-foods stores or order it online.