Low Carb snacks
1. Cut up celery sticks, zucchini sticks, jicama sticks and other low-carb vegetables. Serve veggies of choice with blue cheese dressing for dipping.
2. Wrap cold cut ham, roast beef, turkey and cheese around a pickle spear.
3. Make your own deviled stuffed eggs. Use mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, ham, celery, onion and capers.
4. Enjoy homemade guacamole. Combine green onions, jalapenos peppers, cilantro, lime juice and tomato.
5. Keep small amounts of hard cheese on hand.
6. Indulge in a small handful of nuts or pumpkin seeds.
7. Toast a piece of low-carb bread and top it with unsweetened peanut butter.
8. Make your own fricos. Put small mounds of cheddar cheese on a baking sheet, then cook until crisp.
9. Whip up a batch of mini pizzas. Use a round cookie cutter on low-carb bread. Add a tablespoon of controlled-carb tomato sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella and oregano. Bake in the oven.
10. Fill a low-carb tortilla with a thin later of hummus. Top with sprouts and thinly sliced tomatoes.
Other snack ideas include:
Make a batch of decaf iced tea. Add the sugar substitute Splenda and lemon juice. Freeze in plastic Popsicle mold for a cool snack.
Put fresh berries in the freezer for a refreshing treat. Serve with cream.