| It's the highlight of any school day - recess. This is | | | | snack food companies and market but as a |
| applicable to any grade-schooler. But as parents, | | | | consumer, you must still be careful when choosing |
| we pretty much have to put healthy and low-carb | | | | the low-carb snacks you will provide yourself and |
| snacks in our children's lunch boxes. Bear in mind | | | | your family. |
| that when a kid gains weight at such a young | | | | First off, low carb snack bars. There are tons of |
| age, he will have a difficult time shedding the | | | | snack bars to choose from in the grocery. Not all |
| excess pounds when he gets older. | | | | of them provide good nutrition. Some low carb |
| Cakes, candied cereals, ice cream, flavored | | | | snack bars are there to maintain phases of low |
| popcorn, cookies, candies, muffins and all kinds of | | | | carb diets because they still contain calories. The |
| pastries may seem so appealing. I bet your | | | | sugar they have contain alcohol. Alcohol sugars in |
| mouth is watering simply by reading that passage. | | | | low carb snack bars will be difficult to digest and |
| Sure these are low in fat, but take note, these | | | | result to gas. |
| are relatively high in calories. | | | | If you choose to settle for low-carb cookie |
| But there is a way for us to satisfy our sweet | | | | mixes, then the best we can recommend are the |
| tooth craving the Low Carb Way. First of all, you | | | | low-carb chocolate chip cookies mix and the |
| must have the control to not reach in for the | | | | low-carb peanut butter cookies mix. Simply |
| chips and crackers in between meals, or else | | | | because, peanut butter is already an example of |
| you're engaging in a low-carb diet will turn out to | | | | low-carb snack and chocolate chip cookies' sugar |
| be completely pointless. | | | | content is balanced out with the help of the eggs |
| A low carb snack must ideally have healthy fat, | | | | and butter (light) mix. |
| protein and fiber. If you are having eggs or jerky, | | | | If you would like to try out low carb shakes, |
| you might as well have vegetables with it. | | | | make sure to read the labels so you will have an |
| Here's a rundown of low-carb snacks you can | | | | idea of the nutritional content. Double check if the |
| consider munching on: | | | | shake mix are low on glycemic. |
| - Celery with tuna salad | | | | As pointed out by Dr. Robert Atkins in his Atkins |
| - Celery with peanut butter | | | | diet, the cause of weight gain is "stodgy" food like |
| - Hard boiled eggs | | | | bread and potatoes. More often than not, dieters |
| - Pickles and cheddar cheese | | | | trying out the low-carb diet often complain that |
| - Berries and cottage cheese | | | | they miss eating bread. If it is any consolation, |
| - Nuts. Best serve when kept in freezer. | | | | there are some low carb breads out there in the |
| - Sunflower seeds | | | | market. These low carb breads have added soy |
| - Pumpkin seeds | | | | flour to the mix. |
| - Jerky like turkey or beef. Find the low-sugar | | | | But that does not mean that this bread is wheat |
| variety | | | | free. They are also not gluten free. So the best |
| - Shakes. Make sure it's low carb though | | | | way for you to achieve success in the low-carb |
| - Cheese sticks | | | | diet is to not eat bread entirely. Yeah, you will |
| - Sugar free jello | | | | miss it but it is for the best. |
| - Apple slices | | | | Now, if you feel that you have been very good in |
| - Sugar free yogurt flavored with berries | | | | sticking with your low-carb diet and deserve to |
| - Lettuce roll ups on luncheon meat, tuna, or egg | | | | have a binge day once in a while, you can do so. |
| salad | | | | Does pizza sound good? Well, glad to inform you |
| - Lettuce dipped in bean dip, spinach dip or other | | | | that there are low-carb crust pizza with healthy |
| low carb dip | | | | toppings that is most suitable for the low-carb |
| - Ricotta cheese with nuts, fruit or seeds | | | | dieter. Fresh marinara on pizza sauce added with |
| - Mushroom and cheese spread | | | | goat cheese, basil, vegetables and tomatoes are |
| - Low carb snack bars | | | | enough for a dieter's mouth to water. |
| Take note though that just because these are | | | | Being on a low-carb diet does not mean that you |
| low-carbohydrate, these snacks are healthy. It | | | | will repress yourself, it only means you have to |
| may be popular and has already dominated the | | | | regulate what you put in your mouth. |