What's your favorite low carb snack?

[carl669]

there's plenty of threads for low cal and low fat snacks, so I thought I'd start a low carb snack thread.

for me: macadamia nuts, pork rinds and just about any full-fat cheese

I've also been known to randomly eat a spoonful of coconut oil, but maybe i'm just weird.

[cmichael1]

Have you tried the Oscar Meyer protein packs?   I think they are called P3.  It has ham or turkey and cheese and some nuts or almonds.  High protein, fat, low carb.  Pretty tasty and filling.

[jbetht]

My favorites:

- Baby carrots and hummus

- Apple slices and natural peanut butter

- Handful of almonds or walnuts

- 2% fat plain greek yogurt with frozen blueberries or raspberries

- Lara bars

- Muscle milk shake

[carl669]

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@jbetht wrote:

My favorites:

- Lara bars

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hmm...i wasn't aware lara bars were low carb.  what's the carb count on them?

[jbetht]

Hmm, well I should not have listed them as low carb.  Rather, I consider them "good carb" because all the carbs come from fruit.  And that is not converted to sugar as rapidly as starchy (grain based) carbs.  I find that since they are made completely of dried fruit and nuts, they bring my blood sugar back up rapidly without leading to another sugar crash.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Cardio4Cupcakes]

I found these Butterball turkey sticks at Walmart today, for 3 sticks it's 60 calories and less than 1 carb, 8g protein and I want to say 14g fat but I may be wrong on the fat level.

[Jabrat]

Mozzarella cheese stick

[carl669]

we fried up some chicken tenders last night using pork rinds for the breading and it was awesome!

here's the recipe if anyone's interested:

1 lb chicken tenders

1 egg white

1.5-2 oz pork rinds

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic power

1-1.5 oz shredded parmesan 

oil for frying

put the pork rinds, spices and cheese in a food processor.  pulse until everything is well combined and the pork rinds are basically dust.  put the egg white in a shallow plate or pie pan and beat until frothy.  Coat the chicken with the egg whites then coat well with the crumb mixture. Heat oil over medium to medium-high heat in a large nonstick skillet. Fry the chicken on both sides until golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.

dip in your favorite sauce (preferably low carb as well) and enjoy!