snack ideas for low-carb diet

shimmergal
shimmergal Posts: 380 Member
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
Until recently, I was a carb junkie (rice lover and extreme fruit lover - yes, I can eat 10 servings of fruit/day). Recently, I started limiting my carbs. My carb sources are mainly from vegetables, fruits (limited qty) and FF diary (limited to 2 serv/day).

Although I am doing fine with my main meals, I am having a hard time with snacks. My snacks are usually either boiled egg, FF milk or greek yogurt. I don't want to consume nuts as these make me go over my fat limit for the day. Any suggestions/ideas are greatly appreciated.

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  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    Cottage cheese
    Greek Yogurt
    Deli meat

    Are good choices. Also protein shakes if you use a low carb protein powder (I use Jay robb)
  • Rilke
    Rilke Posts: 1,201 Member
    May I ask what your "fat limit for the day" is? Nuts are an excellent low-carb snack. . . . You don't want to strictly limit both carbs *and* fat.
  • vsetter
    vsetter Posts: 558 Member
    I'm a big fan of light string cheese.
  • daynalee30
    daynalee30 Posts: 45
    Sugar Free Jello (the snack pack) - a wonderful low carb 5 calorie snack or dessert!
    Celery and peanut butter
  • vsetter
    vsetter Posts: 558 Member
    Baby carrots and FF ranch dressing to dip :) yum! I will also eat cherry tomatoes like they are grapes (kind of expensive if you have to constantly buy from the store).
  • TheSarahHill
    TheSarahHill Posts: 185
    Season some chicken breast, cook it healthy to your preference cut it into strips and place it in a food bag. Much on that instead of chips etc
  • bloodbank
    bloodbank Posts: 468 Member
    Dietary fat is your friend.

    I'm not a low-carber, but I do make these crackers often and they're a hit with everybody:
    http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/snacks/r/flaxcrackers.htm

    I also like these, although I coarsely grind them first to ensure I get the flax-y goodness:
    http://vegetarian.about.com/od/beverage1/r/rawflaxcrackers.htm

    I also make my own jerky (google will yield you a zillion results, I use my dad's recipe) and it makes a fan-freakin-tastic snack.
  • shimmergal
    shimmergal Posts: 380 Member
    Thanks for the suggestiongs. Although, I try not to buy cheese (I love cheese but, it is my weakness :-( ). Nuts are a little expensive for my daily fat gm budget. I use 2 to 3 tsp of olive oil/day. But, I like the suggestion on cottage cheese, carrots w/FF ranch, Greek yog, low sodium deli meats. thanks for the links too.

    my ratios for carb/prot/fat/sodium is 120/135/20/1600.
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