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