Low Carb Diet Food

Coming up with new ideas for low carb snacks can be difficult. Sure we could just give up snacking altogether (we are dieting after all) but If you’re like me, snacking is an integral part of your daily activities and if a diet doesn’t allow me to snack between meals then I’m not going to be able to sustain it for very long. 

So in the case of a low carb diet, we need low carb diet food we can snack on, which is where a lot of us run into trouble. What can we eat? We’re not allowed biscuits, chocolate, crackers, potato chips, toast… what snack foods don’t have carbs in them? Actually a surprisingly large range if you’re prepared to go to a tiny bit of effort to prepare something yourself. Sure, its easier to rip open a packed of chips or biscuits, but if you don’t mind using up a few additional brain cells and burning a few extra calories (and why would you if you’re on a diet?), you can make your own tasty – and much healthier – low carb snacks. Here are 5 low carb snacks that I enjoy.

Cheese

Cheese can be enjoyed in several ways. You can of course just snack on cheese cubes or cheese slices straight from the packet, which is no less convenient than snacking on potato chips and provides you with that salty savory flavor that chips help to satisfy. If its the crunchy texture of potato chips you’re craving however, simply grate cheese onto a plate and cook it in the microwave; it will melt and then become crispy like a potato chip. Feta is my favorite type of cheese and always add it to salads – salads make great snacks but can be a bit bland so feta can add some much needed flavor.

Celery

I chop up a few celery stalks into sticks about the length of my finger and keep them in plastic zip lock bags in the refrigerator. They’re one of the low carb snacks I try to have on hand at all times. They are a great low carb diet food substitute for chips and crackers when you need something to eat with humus or some other kind of low carb  cream cheese. I also love celery sticks with crunchy low carb peanut butter.

Hard Boiled Eggs

How hard is it to boil and egg? Mr Breakfast can tell you the answer to that but believe me its pretty easy. After boiling and peeling your eggs you can just keep them in a container in the refrigerator. I find hard boiled eggs to be very filling and i like to eat them with a plate of salt for dipping. 

Pepperoni

You probably already eat pepperoni as part of your low carb diet. But did you know that like cheese, you can microwave pepperoni slices to make pepperoni chips? Just cut them into thin slices and zap them in the microwave till crispy. You want to make sure when dealing with preserved meats like pepperoni that they haven’t had any sugars added to them – i.e. check the carb count to make sure what you’re eating is really low carb. 

Sugar-free Jell-O

I wanted to make sure I included something for those of us with a sweet tooth. Sugar-free Jell-O comes in a variety of flavors and is easy to prepare. It can also be upgraded by adding low carb fruit like berries, or whipped cream mixed with a little bit of vanilla essence. 

More ideas for low carb snacks to come in future posts.