Satisfying the Munchies the Low-Carb Way
It's important to have access to nutritious low-carb snack food so that if you get hungry between meals you won't reach for crackers and chips. Ideally, a low-carb snack should have protein, healthy fat, and some fiber (so the best thing would be to have some raw veggies with your eggs or jerky). Here are some easy snack ideas. · Celery with peanut butter · Celery with tuna salad · Hard boiled eggs · Deviled eggs http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/snacks/r/deviledeggs.htm · Dill pickles and cheddar cheese (no kidding, it's a great combo) · 1/4 cup berries with 1/3 cup cottage cheese · Nuts (keep raw ones in the freezer if you think you'll overeat them) · Sunflower seeds (get them in the shell so it will take longer to eat them) · Other seeds ( How to Toast Pumpkin or Squash Seeds) http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/snacks/r/pumpkinseeds.htm · Low-Carb Trail Mix http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/snacks/a/lowcarbtrailmix.htm · Jerky (beef or turkey -- try to find low-sugar varieties) · Low-carb shakes http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/beverages/r/berryshake.htm · Cheese sticks, such as string cheese · Sugar-free Jello, alone or with cottage cheese and a sprinkling of nuts · Cheese with a few apple slices · 4-ounce plain or sugar-free yogurt with berries and flax seed meal http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/whattoeat/a/yogurtcarbs.htm · Smoked salmon and cream cheese on cucumber slices · Lettuce Roll-ups - roll luncheon meat, egg salad, tuna or other filling and veggies in lettuce · leaves · Lunch Meat Roll-ups - roll cheese or veggies in lunch meat (read the labels for carbs on the · lunch meat) · Spread bean dip http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/snacks/r/beandip.htm , spinach dip, or other low-carb dip or spread on the lunch meat or lettuce and · then roll it up · Raw veggies and spinach dip http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/snacks/r/spinachdip.htm , or other low-carb dip · Pork rinds, with or without dip · Ricotta cheese with fruit and/or nuts and/or flax seed meal · Mushrooms with cheese spread inside (or other spreads or dips) · Low-carb snack bars (watch out for sugar alcohols http://lowcarbdiets.about.com:80/od/whattoeat/a/sugaralcohols.htm , especially maltitol) · Pepperoni Chips - Microwave pepperoni slices until crisp -- great with cheeses and dips · Olives (green or black) (From Low-Carb Recipes Brenda Own)) __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar Yahoo! Groups Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups Latest product news Join Mod. Central stay connected. Yahoo! Groups Join a program to help you find balance in your life. Yahoo! Groups Join people over 40 who are finding ways to stay in shape. . Sugar Says: People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light shining from within. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
