What are your favorite no carb/lo carb snacks?

I work nights in an ICU.  My biggest trigger is workplace goodies, the barrage of crap, candy, chips, etc is endless.  I need a plan to combat the endless supply of temptations.  Who can help me out?

You can't beat jerky or pork rinds.  1/2 once of jerky or 2-3 pork rinds and my urge is gone. Bob

Hi Bob ,

 

Love Beef Jerky - i know when i travel up north ( Mio Mi )  I always stop at a place that has a huge selection of Jerky . I can think of the name but it has a dear rack as their logo. They have really good turkey jerky.

I am curious about the pork rinds , do they get stuck at all ? i know they can be a bit dry .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On December 29, 2012 at 9:09 AM Pacific Time, IHeartMexico wrote:

Hi Bob ,

 

Love Beef Jerky - i know when i travel up north ( Mio Mi )  I always stop at a place that has a huge selection of Jerky . I can think of the name but it has a dear rack as their logo. They have really good turkey jerky.

I am curious about the pork rinds , do they get stuck at all ? i know they can be a bit dry .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to be careful with the pork rinds. I just take small bites and if I get the stuck feeling I just sip some water.  I think the place you are talking about is the jerky outlet. Bob

Just a fyi- we can't absorb the protein from rinds.  Wrong kind of protein.

I like cottage cheese with a little fruit, laughing cow cheese wedge with half calorie crackers, protein shakes if craving sweet, protein coffee, and just a lot of hot calorie free fluid.

Good suggestion Bob, in fact, I just started making my own jerky last year.  Time to drag out the dehydrator....

My go-to is cheese...string cheese or the mini baybell cheese...its very helpful when I'm at work yum yum

Sargento light string cheese.

baby bell cheese, trader joe's lite mild cheddar stick, beef jerky, pumpkin seeds (only once in a while cuz they are kinda high in fat), Parmesan or turkey pepperoni "chips", & hard boiled eggs.

Also a glass of hot tea can curb the sweet cravings, there are a million flavors to pick from.

I also rely on hard boiled eggs and mini baby-bel cheeses (I actually prefer the light version).  I used to be able to do the single-serving packs of peanut butter, but that's become a total trigger food for me so I had to give them up.  I had a terrible time giving up popcorn until I found the soy crisps.  (I think Gen-Soy is the brand you can often find in grocery stores, sometimes in the natural foods section).  They're a bit high in carbs, so I try not to eat too many of those.  I usually buy a few bags of protein chips from DietDirect when I order my vitamins too. 

I also like the seaweed snacks that all the kids are eating these days - fills that salty craving nicely.  Kale chips are great too, but they're  a bit of work to make your own, and really expensive to buy (Whole Foods has them).

Pepperoni chips are so easy - less than a minute in the microwave and they get nice and crispy.  I used to make cheese "chips" in the oven too - just cheese, baked until it gets crunchy.