Fall is associated with the changing colors of leaves from green to orange, red, yellow and brown. Many popular fall foods in the United States match the season’s colors, such as roasted sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, butternut squash soup, cranberry sauce, corn bread stuffing, green bean casserole, brussels sprouts, apple pie and pumpkin pie (pumpkin everything!). These are all delicious foods, but they are not easily portable to bring to the course. (Although, I realize this is debatable if you don’t mind bringing a food container and utensils to the course…)

I’ve created numerous golf snack lists over the years, but I never considered them in color groups. Below are some fall-colored and healthy snack options to fuel your practice or round. To keep your energy and blood sugar levels steady throughout practice or a round of golf, include both carbohydrate and protein snacks. Pair a fruit or vegetable with cheese or turkey jerky. Pair pretzels and whole grain crackers with peanut butter or hummus. Mix your own trail mix with your favorite nuts, seeds and dried fruit. Look at the list to create something new to take on the course. You might discover something that works for you.

Orange

Oranges

Clementines

Carrot sticks

Apricots (fresh or dried)

Peaches (fresh or dried)

Mangos (fresh or dried)

Papaya fresh or dried

Orange bell pepper

Orange cherry tomatoes

Cheese cubes

Red

Strawberries

Raspberries

Cherries (fresh or dried)

Dried cranberries

Red apples

Red bell pepper

Red grapes

Cherry tomatoes

Watermelon

Pomegranate

Beet chips

Yellow

Bananas

Pineapple (fresh or dried)

Yellow bell pepper

Cheese

Yellow cherry tomatoes

Golden raisins

Banans chips

Apple sauce

Brown

Nuts (almonds, peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews)

Whole grain pretzels

Wheat crackers

Multi-grain crackers

Fig bars

Peanut butter

Almond butter

Hummus

Jerky

Granola

Granola bars

Dried figs

Dried crunchy chickpeas

Green

Green Grapes

Celery

Green bell pepper

Pickles

Kiwi

Green apples

Edamame

Dried green pea snacks

Cucumber

Avocado

Kale chips

Pepitas

Green olives