Carb Friendly Afternoon "Pick Me Up"?

AltaUna33
AltaUna33 Posts: 3
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm looking for some ideas for a low carb friendly afternoon "pick me up." I often get that 2:00 drowziness feeling and my first instinct is to go for caffine. I am on a Dr. recommended low carb diet so the full sugar soda I crave is probably not the best solution, and I can't stand the taste of diet drinks. Plus, I've noticed that soda relieves the tiredness for a little while, but it just postpones until the next crash.

Any recommendations?

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  • rodriguesr
    rodriguesr Posts: 4 Member
    Hi,
    I recommend you go to http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/ and figure out your macro for losing weight.
  • azalais7
    azalais7 Posts: 187 Member
    How low carb do you need to be? I've recently discovered cashew cookie larabars, which have 23 carbs (all from dates, no added sugar) and 6 grams of protein. That's a higher carb count than I would usually go far (I aim for >100 carbs a day), so I don't eat them all the time, but it does hit the spot. Also, it might make a good transition from soda, as your body is probably used to a big "rush" from the sugar, which you won't get from truly low-carb options. It takes time to adjust.
  • bacamacho
    bacamacho Posts: 306 Member
    Fruits.
  • samblanken
    samblanken Posts: 369 Member
    Apple and peanut or almond butter.
  • wewon
    wewon Posts: 838 Member
    I've experienced nuts having a good effect on my energy level.
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    Hi,
    I recommend you go to http://www.acaloriecounter.com/diet/ and figure out your macro for losing weight.

    Good advice but lots of math!! lol
  • tikafly
    tikafly Posts: 184 Member
    I go for boiled egg whites and a diet Snapple. I dislike diet drinks too, but I love flavored diet Snapple!
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