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Do you know how much carbohydrates your diet currently contains? Carbohydrates are what is known as providing fuel for the body and what keeps it going throughout the day \u2013 but carbohydrates also convert directly into sugar in the body, and when they become sugar they can have many undesirable effects on your health. Many people just can\u2019t have as much sugar as others in their diet. There are many diets and diet plans that are advised to avoid the intake of carbohydrates as much as possible \u2013 but then what\u2019s left to provide your body with the energy that it needs to get through the day? You don\u2019t have to cut out snacking just because you are eliminating carbs. Here\u2019s a list of some simply tasty low carb snack ideas that will get you started when you need it \u2013 and keep you going when you are in need of a boost.<\/p>\n
You might not know this already, but popcorn<\/a> is a snack that has a fascinating history and goes much further back than you might think. We have evidence of people in the ancient Mayan tribe enjoying popcorn as a snack \u2013 maize was one of their staple foods after all, so it\u2019s really not that surprising to see the history of something as simple as popcorn going back so far into history.<\/p>\n Popcorn is thought of as unhealthy, but of itself, popcorn is just maize that has been popped \u2013 the healthy bit where you get to make the choice about your health is whether or not you choose to make your popcorn in the old fashioned unhealthy oil and then top it off with a side of butter, or whether you will opt for the more healthy option of the two and instead go for popcorn from an air fryer instead.<\/p>\n Rice cakes<\/a> are made from what is basically puffed rice. This is something that most people know already and have eaten already \u2013 and have even enjoyed in the form of a puffed rice cereal that almost everyone will recognize. Yes, rice cakes are just puffed rice in the same way as the cereal \u2013 except they are puffed up in a much slower, more gradual way than the quick \u201cpopping\u201d of rice-based cereals.<\/p>\n By themselves, we can say that rice cakes are healthy and contain almost no carbs or calories by themselves \u2013 rice cakes make a pretty cool base if you\u2019re looking to make snacks, and you can even make a tower of rice cakes as a snack and you don\u2019t even have to feel bad about it: It just depends on what kind of topping you\u2019re choosing to put on the rice cakes along with it: It can be healthy.<\/p>\n As great and delicious as they are as a snack option, there are still many people on earth who swear that they can\u2019t stomach a rice cake \u2013 and will refuse to eat one for as long as they live, even if it\u2019s considered to be something for their health. These types of people \u2013 are you one of them?! \u2013 might even be reading this, and they\u2019ll be happy to know that there are more than enough alternatives if you\u2019re part of the population who really, really hates the humble rice cake.<\/p>\n You can do pretty much everything that you can do with rice cakes with crackers<\/a> instead \u2013 and you can do everything you can with crackers with crackerbread, which should also be available from your health food store. And the best thing about both is that they contain very little to no carbs at all, so you don\u2019t have to worry.<\/p>\n Are you keeping healthy or do you find yourself constantly feeling hungry throughout your period of dieting? There are many people who find what they\u2019re getting in through their diet is not satisfactory to keep them going, and they constantly feel the urge to snack just like they did before they even started with their diet.<\/p>\n That\u2019s completely normal, and you shouldn\u2019t look at snacking as the enemy \u2013 wanting to snack is your body\u2019s natural way of telling you that you need a little bit of nourishment \u2013 and as long as you\u2019re getting it in a healthy way, you can go ahead and listen to your body. Peanut butter<\/a> is an extremely healthy snack that contains no carbs, goes with almost anything and can be eaten by itself \u2013 or you can spread it on things if you choose, or you can bake with it instead. It even goes in smoothies.<\/p>\n Avocado<\/a> has quickly become one of the most popular fruits known to mankind and its popularity has literally soared in what seems like almost overnight: There are so many avocadoes going around that there are even the sudden illegal importing of avocadoes going around \u2013 it\u2019s become popular enough to become an entire illegal industry. But, assuming that you can find your avocadoes in a legal way (maybe you should consider trying a supermarket!), then it becomes a great base for some healthy snacks.<\/p>\n For starters, you can slice up an avocado and fill it with any number of things, including a dressed-down salad or some tuna if that happens to be your thing. Avocado can go on a pizza depending on who you ask, and you can also turn avocado into an ingredient when it comes to baking in order to make your baking taste a little bit more creamy.<\/p>\n There are thousands upon thousands of people who just love salad \u2013 and it\u2019s very easy to see why. Salad<\/a> is a great option for people whether you are someone who is watching their weight or not. If you think about it, and really think about, salad is the one meal that can go with almost anything \u2013 because you can put any ingredient that you can possibly think of in a salad and it can work. You can mix fruits and vegetables and your salad will likely still work. You can make a big salad or a small salad. A rich salad or a poor salad.<\/p>\n And, you can make a healthy salad or an unhealthy salad \u2013 most of the carbs and unhealthiness is hiding in your salad dressing, so switch it out for a healthier option when you have the chance, and remember that a simple broccoli salad does wonders.<\/p>\n Speaking of salad, you should never think of salad as something that just happens to contain a couple of leaves, a few tomatoes<\/a> cut up into slices and some cheese thrown in the middle. Yes, that\u2019s a salad. But there are also thousands upon thousands of variations upon what people would call a salad \u2013 some are great, some are small, some contain meat, some are entirely meat-free.<\/p>\n It honestly all depends on your individual diet needs, and there are very, very few diets on earth that tell you that you can\u2019t eat salad: You can almost always eat salad, it\u2019s just the salad\u2019s ingredients and most often the dressing that needs to be changed. Egg salad is another great salad idea, though the most of the carbs in your salad will come from either the salad\u2019s chosen dressing or what you make with it \u2013 which is traditionally potatoes for most.<\/p>\n It\u2019s commonly thought that you should avoid cheese if you are on a diet, but nothing could be further from the truth \u2013 at least that\u2019s the case in most diets. You can still enjoy cheese<\/a> if you are having to watch your diet more closely, but what has to change is the way that you use your cheese.<\/p>\n You might have to use a different type of cheese than the one you would normally incorporate in your diet, or you might have to use less of the cheese that you\u2019ve already been using \u2013 but unless you are specifically lactose intolerant then there\u2019s no reason that you should have to cut cheese out of your diet, even if you are trying to go for a carb-free diet. One of the great things about cheese is that a little bit goes a long way, and that it goes with almost anything available.<\/p>\n And we\u2019re still going to talk some more about salad. Why? Because we might have mentioned it once already, but salad is one of the most versatile things that you can possibly serve up for yourself \u2013 and it happens to coincidentally be one of the healthiest options on the menu depending on how you dress it up.<\/p>\n There are thousands of ways to make salad, and some of them fall under the spectrum of being unhealthy, but most of them can be turned into a much healthier options by changing a few things about the salad: Like the dressing, most commonly, where most of the calories hide. But if you want to turn it into something that\u2019s sweet, you can even do that and opt for a fruit salad instead. There are plenty of super healthy options including watermelon<\/a> salad, and you can even add some fruit juice to it.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a meat lover who needs to make some changes to their diet for their own health, then the first thing that you need to cut out is steak \u2013 and for a lot of meat lovers, this is one of their worst possible nightmares. What are they going to eat if they have to cut out steak? You can consider eating jerky<\/a> instead when you feel the nagging need to snack again \u2013 most types of jerky can be healthy, as long as you don\u2019t eat too much of it.<\/p>\n And if you happen to be vegetarian then there\u2019s no reason why you should feel left out of enjoying the jerky when it comes to being able to snack. You can slow-dry most vegetables in the oven and transform them in a great, vegetarian version of jerky that everyone can enjoy, even those on a vegetarian and carb free diet.<\/p>\n Remember that we\u2019ve told you just now that you can make an easy from home vegetarian jerky just by slow-drying some vegetables<\/a>? You can do much of the same with fruits, and you have got a healthy snack after a couple of hours that\u2019s as healthy as anything you would buy over the counter at the grocery store \u2013 but it costs you a lot less, and it will contain no unnatural preservatives \u2013 and we know that this is the real stickler \u2013 it should also contain little to no carbs. You can dry almost any fruit that you think of.<\/p>\n The trick to drying fruit is both heat and air, you want to take out the moisture over a relatively long period of time \u2013 rather than quickly removing the moisture from the food, which can make it go \u201coff\u201d and could instead create mold growth instead of just drying the fruit.<\/p>\n Yoghurt<\/a> is one of the healthiest snacks you can find, and there are a thousand different spins on what you can do with it \u2013 what you can do with yoghurt is pretty much limited to your imagination. You can, of course, eat yoghurt just by itself \u2013 or you can combine it with any number of things including a fruit salad or muesli. If you can find good, cheap and plain yoghurt then you can even choose to put it on salads as a healthy dressing.<\/p>\n Yoghurt also works if you are putting it into baked goods as an ingredient, and you can put yoghurt into smoothies and use it to provide flair to a wide range of recipes. And the best thing about it is that yoghurt contains almost no carbs, and contains some of the live things you need to make sure you are digesting healthy overall \u2013 great, right?<\/p>\n Do you love milkshakes? Then you should find smoothies a great treat if you are feeling the need to snack; many people even find that smoothies<\/a> make a great start to their day as a replacement for breakfast. What you can do with smoothies are literally as wide as your imagination \u2013 you can put nearly anything in a smoothie together and as long as it goes with some liquid to make it blend together.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re in need of some extra help then you can even add some extra ingredients to your smoothie, including protein powders or whey powder if you need to bulk up your level of nutrients. But, as far as your imagination stretches, add whatever you want to your smoothie and see what happens: You will likely love it. If you don\u2019t, then try some variation on the ingredients for the next time that you make it.<\/p>\n There are many people who love chicken<\/a>, and find it absolutely horrifying to find that they are suddenly advised to cut chicken out of their diets when they are advised to lose weight or cut out carbs. But you\u2019ll also be glad to know that there really isn\u2019t a reason to cut out chicken entirely unless you\u2019re part of the world\u2019s population who is so sensitive to the hormones found in chicken that it affects you on a physical level \u2013 or, of course, unless you decide to go vegetarian with your diet instead.<\/p>\n It\u2019s completely fine to still include chicken breast in your diet, as long as you make some changes to how you eat it: Don\u2019t fry it in oil, and most definitely do not deep fry your chicken. It\u2019s also considered healthier if you remove the skins first. Don\u2019t let diet stop you from enjoying your chicken breast!<\/p>\n Okay, so there\u2019s one very important thing that you should understand about snacking: You should know that you have absolutely no need to feel guilty when you are feeling the need to snack on something, mainly because of the fact that it\u2019s completely normal to snack! Snacking is just your body\u2019s way of getting some extra energy to build you up and get you through the day \u2013 as long as you aren\u2019t doing it to the point of excess, you should know that snacking is a completely healthy human urge.<\/p>\n So take suggestions from this article, and snack away! Just remember to stay healthy. You can consider snacking on protein bars<\/a> \u2013 these are available to buy for rather cheap in bulk, so you can even do it if you are on a budget \u2013 and you can know that they are more often than not low carb, so no feeling guilty!<\/p>\n You should never suppress the urge to snack. What you should do instead, you should learn to control the urge to snack so that you know what is your body\u2019s way of telling you that you really need to snack to replenish yourself, and what\u2019s really just an urge to binge snack. Once you learn how to listen to your body you will be able to tell the difference between these two \u2013 and you will be able to find healthy alternatives to the urge to snack the whole time.<\/p>\n When it comes to wanting to snack, you shouldn\u2019t only think of things that are considered to be snack foods, but also think of things that are generally considered to be finger foods \u2013 such as things that are wrapped in bacon<\/a>. Yes, they can be healthy \u2013 do these over the grill with lean bacon instead to make it a healthier option.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s talk about the kind of things that you would normally be snacking on before you started your diet and before you were more conscious of your health. It\u2019s likely that this snacking period included things such as ice cream<\/a>, chocolates and all sorts of sweet sweets. Let\u2019s assume that with changing your health you\u2019ve made some drastic changes to how you eat and cut these things out of your diet completely \u2013 while you might still feel the need to indulge your need for snacking on ice cream, you might also realize that things need to change.<\/p>\n But do they really need to change? You can still enjoy ice cream if you are on a diet \u2013 as long as you aren\u2019t indulging to the point where it becomes a problem, and you can also opt for healthier options \u2013 like choosing to skip the chocolate sauce on your ice cream instead.<\/p>\n Welcome to the world of healthy snacking. If you\u2019ve read this far, then you should know by now that snacking isn\u2019t unhealthy by itself. In fact, as part of a healthy diet it\u2019s often highly encouraged by doctors and diet professionals that you snack as you go along to replenish your energy levels throughout the day.<\/p>\n As long as you\u2019re snacking in a healthy way, then there\u2019s nothing wrong with having the need to snack. And, when it comes to a small, healthy snack, then mushrooms<\/a> are one of the best things around: You can grill these, you can put some cheese on top of it and you can roll them around in some breadcrumbs \u2013 and, of course, it\u2019s recommended that you skip the amount of butter that can give you a heart attack. Almost nothing is unhealthy, it\u2019s what you do with it that makes it a healthier choice.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve already gone over the basics of peanut butter as a healthy snack, but you should know that it\u2019s not just limited to peanut butter. These days, you can find butters that are made from nearly any nut<\/a> available on the market \u2013 and while some of them are expensive, almost all of them are healthy and they make a great alternative for snacking.<\/p>\n You can also make your own nut butter if you happen to have access to a good blender \u2013 just remember that you might want to add a little bit of salt to the mix. Then, you can also buy roast nuts in almost any type over the internet or at the market, or you can buy the raw varieties and instead roast your own at home \u2013 and again, you can salt them at your own discretion once you feel they\u2019re toasty enough for you. Nuts are healthy!<\/p>\n You shouldn\u2019t suppress the urge to snack \u2013 that in itself can be unhealthy and can mean that very important deficiencies in your body are currently going ignored. Even when you think that you\u2019re currently following a healthy diet, this in itself can be very, very bad for you. If you feel the urge to snack, it\u2019s okay to indulge it \u2013 because that\u2019ll get it to go away \u2013 as long as you do it in a healthy way and you know to stop after a couple of chips<\/a> instead of eating the whole back like you might have used to before.<\/p>\n But if you like snacking on chips, then you should know that chips aren\u2019t just made from potatoes 0 you can use the same process to turn almost any vegetable into a snack that you\u2019re going to love. Just slow dry them in the oven and over goes some salt.<\/p>\n When it comes to most people\u2019s snacking needs, they find that they have the progressive need to snack throughout the entire day. This means that they are looking for a quick and convenient snack that doesn\u2019t take up too much of their time to make or find, and often this is something that they can carry around with them as well. Muesli<\/a> is one such a snack that\u2019s perfect for people who are on the move and people who are on a diet.<\/p>\n Your average muesli mix can be bought in bags (and then split up into portions) or bought in handy portions to begin with and then enjoyed just as you feel the need to. You can also opt for bars that are made from muesli if that\u2019s your thing instead, and many of them are covered in a great chocolate or yoghurt layer just for the added enjoyment.<\/p>\n When you are looking for a healthy and enjoyable snack that you can enjoy pretty much in any form \u2013 and anywhere in the world no matter where you are, it\u2019s apples<\/a>. They don\u2019t contain any carbs so you don\u2019t have to feel bad about it, and they don\u2019t contain any calories either, so you don\u2019t even have to think too much about that either. You should know that you should always wash an apple before you eat it due to the pesticides that are contained on the skin \u2013 and if you are really worried about this, you should peel apples before you eat them.<\/p>\n They\u2019re great alternatives when you\u2019re looking for something to snack on, and they can be eaten sliced with a little spice or salt \u2013 or turned into any number of baked desserts that don\u2019t contain too much sugar and still happen to be great for you.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a healthy alternative to snacks that you would normally have considered far too rich to include in your current more health conscious diet, then you have come to the right place to find it. Here, we showcase some of the best snacks that are both free of carbs<\/a> and still good for you all at the same time \u2013 and you don\u2019t have to feel a single bit of guilt about eating it if you include it in your diet, because all of the snacks on this list are completely healthy \u2013 and really good for you!<\/p>\n Instead of the really unhealthy option that most people would pick that normally is chocolate mousse, you can instead take the very same recipe and adapt it to something that\u2019s much more healthy by replacing the chocolate part of the mousse with peanut butter instead \u2013 as we said, so much healthier!<\/p>\n Yes, fish is an essential part of your diet if you want to live a healthy life. No, it\u2019s not just something people tell you as a child to get you to eat. It\u2019s a well-known fact that everybody on earth needs the Omega oils to keep their brain healthy, and Omega oils are said to be the reason for mankind\u2019s sudden spike in intellect to have the mankind that we know today.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a healthy snack that\u2019s really good for you at the same time, you should pick tuna<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s available either fresh or in a can, and if you get it in a can then there are just as many things you can do with it. These options are diverse, and can include everything from fish cakes through to a healthy, delicious tuna salad \u2013 as long as you\u2019re conscious of the dressings that you use.<\/p>\n Most people prefer easy, healthy and convenient snacks that they can carry around with them throughout the day and snack on as they feel the need to. And it\u2019s the same people that often resort to extremely unhealthy snacks that does them far more harm than good \u2013 but you should know that you can replace all of the unhealthiness of the snacks with much healthier options and alternatives instead.<\/p>\n If you want to opt for a snack that you can carry around, snack on pumpkin seeds<\/a> instead. They\u2019re some of the easiest snacks that you can find around, and you can even toast your own pumpkin seeds yourself if that\u2019s your thing. There are even some pumpkin seeds available to buy that are covered in chocolate if that\u2019s the option you prefer \u2013 and the best thing is that they are still good for you. Pumpkin seeds are very healthy snacks!<\/p>\n Next, how about trying a snack that most people consider to be a slightly unusual one, even though it can be just as healthy as many other snacks we\u2019ve already mentioned on this list? This one is a little bit odd to most people, though these days you can find it sold in most health foods stores for extremely cheap \u2013 dried seaweed<\/a> can be eaten as a snack, or it can even be ground up and mixed into your smoothies.<\/p>\n Seaweed is known for being extremely high in the most healthy things, which include iron, but at the same time they\u2019re also easy to eat \u2013 and they\u2019re pretty delicious once you get used to the idea of eating seaweed. You might even choose to consume your seaweed in other ways \u2013 if you like eating sushi, that\u2019s the stuff that your sushi happens to come wrapped in. Delicious!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Rice-cake.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n2. Rice Cakes<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/rispy-cheesy-crackers.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n3. Crackers<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Peanut-Butter.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n4. Peanut Butter<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Avocado.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n5. Filled Avocado<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Broccoli.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n6. Broccoli Salad<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Poached-Egg-and-Spinach.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n7. Egg Salad<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/apple-and-brie.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n8. Brie Snacks<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Watermelon-salad.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n9. Watermelon Salad<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Beef-Jerky.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n10. Jerky<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Dried-Bananas.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n11. Dried Bananas<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Yogurt.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n12. Yoghurt<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Smoothie.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n13. Smoothies<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Chicken.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n14. Grilled Chicken Breast<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Protein-Bar.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n15. Protein Bars<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Turkey-apple-wrapped-in-bacon.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n16. Bacon Wrapped Things<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ice-cream.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n17. Ice Cream<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mushrooms.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n18. Mushrooms<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Nuts.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n19. Nuts<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Vegetable-Chips.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n20. Vegetable Snacks<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Natural-Muesli.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n21. Muesli Snacks<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Baked-apples.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n22. Baked Apple<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/peanut-butter-moouse.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n23. Peanut Butter Mousse<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Tuna.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n24. Tuna<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pumpkinseeds.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n25. Pumpkin Seeds<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dried-seaweeds.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n26. Seaweed Snacks<\/h3>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Swiss-Cheese.jpg\")
<\/h3>\n27. Moon Cheese<\/h3>\n