Looking for Low Sugar/Low Carb snack suggestions

WorkoutMusicDiva
WorkoutMusicDiva Posts: 36
in Food and Nutrition
Hi! I am really on the sugar hunt in my diet. I'm not necessarily doing "low carb" but I am trying to keep the amount of grams of sugar in foods I consume to a low so I can "save" some calories and sugar grams for the occasional treat. Over the last few weeks, I've been eating cheese and lunch meat slices as a low sugar/low carb snack but it can be high in sodium and I'm getting board. I love fruit, but it can quickly send the grams of sugar over the top plus, I can't think of what to pair the fruit with to make it more filling. I try to keep my snacks around 100 - 150 calores. Any suggestions on your favorie low sugar/low carb snacks??? Thanks :>)

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  • cbteegardin
    cbteegardin Posts: 42 Member
    I've used rice wine vinegar (sweet) and marinated cucumber slices, baby carrots, brocholli florets, etc., with it. It gives some sweetness to your veggie snacks and you can eat a lot and still keep the kcal and sugar low.

    Strawberries are in season and you can eat 6 or 7 of them for under 100 kcal (and very little sugar). Blueberries are great but they have to be paired with something.
  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    canned salmon
    yum yum
  • WorkoutMusicDiva
    WorkoutMusicDiva Posts: 36
    Hummm, never thought of the rice vinegar (never heard of it actually) but I'm all about sweet without the sugar. And the marinated veggies sound yum. Thanks for your suggestions!
  • WorkoutMusicDiva
    WorkoutMusicDiva Posts: 36
    I typically prefer my salmon fresh, but I'm up for giving canned a try. What do you pair it with?
  • choconuts
    choconuts Posts: 208 Member
    I routinely eat Pistachios as a snack! Also red bell pepper with hummus.
  • CarmenDsewell
    CarmenDsewell Posts: 24
    Try Almonds or peanut butter, my favorite is Smuckers because it only has 2 ingredients in it.
  • mander9608
    mander9608 Posts: 3
    I love sugar free jello and the atkins bars
  • cbteegardin
    cbteegardin Posts: 42 Member
    Seasoned Sun Luck Rice Vinegar. 5 grams sugar (25 kcal) / tablespoon. A tablespoon actually goes a long way on veggies. If you like them a little spiced up, a dab of Sriracha Chili Sauce with the vinegar will give them a bite as well.
  • diolpah
    diolpah Posts: 134 Member
    1. Full fat FAGE.
    2. Raspberries.
    3. Few drops of vanilla extract.
    4. Splenda

    Stir it all together.

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  • GetSoda
    GetSoda Posts: 1,267 Member
    I typically prefer my salmon fresh, but I'm up for giving canned a try. What do you pair it with?

    I use spicy mustard.

    I get low sodium canned salmon in water (From trader joes)
  • PriceK01
    PriceK01 Posts: 834 Member
    I do the spicy mustard with tuna or canned chicken breast, too :)

    Oh, and lots of cracked pepper!
  • JoanB5
    JoanB5 Posts: 610 Member
    100 cal fruit yogurts.

    Apples! Gala/Fuji

    Maple sweetened oats (prepacked "less sugar" Quaker packets with 1/2 small apple chunked in it. YUM!)

    One dark chocolate truffle, 75 cals

    Sweet pickle relish is good in seafood to make a spread with about 1 T lowfat salad dressing, a packet of splenda, and a squirt of lemon juice. I eat it on four thin black pepper thin bagel crisps.

    Frozen fruit, bagged (Wal*Mart). The blueberries, frozen are my fav!

    Chewy Granola bar with chocolate chips, 100 cals
  • WorkoutMusicDiva
    WorkoutMusicDiva Posts: 36
    Wow! All this great "food" for thought LOL!

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