This “Flavor Your Adventure” post is sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. For more snack ideas to “Flavor Your Adventure” this summer, visit Blue Diamond Almonds on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Between Memorial Day and the week after the Fourth of July, I spent four weekends on a beach somewhere.

I’ve spent so much time at the beach this summer that when I was in the city last weekend, a friend said she was shocked to see me.

As a New Yorker who generally thrives on the go-go-go, being on the beach gives me a chance to slow down, chill out, and live on beach time. I recharge, re-center and just sit back and listen to the waves or nap. (Because beach naps are really the best naps.)

Whether a beach day means that I’ve taken the train to Long Beach or Rockaway, taken a flight somewhere exciting, or endured hours of traffic to get out to the Hamptons, I try to make the best of my day by making it as long as possible.

Which means I get HUNGRY (but hopefully never hangry.)

So like the giant child that I am, I carry snacks with me. Although the hot, salty air makes me crave salty snacks, I love that these Blue Diamond lightly salted almonds are still low in sodium — because who wants to be bloated at the beach? Even though this post is sponsored, I legit always do bring almonds wherever I go as a snack.

What’s your favorite beach snack?