What does everyone do for snacks? I need some ideas. I usually do cheese or a little hummus but I need to mix it up. Any ideas? Does anyone eat beef jerky or slim jims? Are those allowed?

@@finediva

I started drinking Protein coffee (decaf for me) and love it!

yes, decaf for me also. I kicked a serious caffeine, from coffee, addiction during my 2 week pre op diet. I still miss real coffee, but haven't gone back to it.

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I love the Artesian varieties, sesame or flax seed. Perfect for dipping Hummus, or Guacamole, with cheese or whatever your snacking fancy. They have Fiber and Protein too!

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@@Miaoreo

They looked interesting & I was wondering how they tasted. Now I'll have to run out & try!

My secret weapon is beef Jerky – low fat, high Protein, and really chewy. If you have a sodium problem you may need to be careful, but otherwise, it's a great snack – or Meal Replacement when you don't have time for anything else. On long car trips, whenever we stop for gas I buy a small bag of jerky. It has replaced Wheat Thins as my travel munchie. But you'd better pack a toothpick!

I try not to snack at all, really. If I get hungry between meals, I usually reach for pure Protein like extra lean deli turkey slices, leftover roast chicken, or shrimp. Try to leave your fats and carbs for your regular meals and only snack when you are truly, truly hungry.

That's one way of doing things, but I have been successful (lost 130lbs and am below goal) doing the opposite. I eat small "meals" or "snacks" (semantics) all day long because I can't eat enough to only eat three times a day.

Different things work for different people. I eat protein type Snacks like....

Laughing cow cheese w cucumber

Peanut or almond butter (no sugar) with celery

Deli meat roll ups with thin sliced cheese

Nuts

Jerky

Quest bars

Poached or rotisserie chicken with salsa or guacamole

Chilli

Tuna salad w mayo, celery & green onion

Hummus with pretzel thins

Pepperoni "chips" with ranch

Boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce

Oh I forgot

Greek yogert!!!! No added sugar

It's a bit of an oxymoron to call them snacks when your meals are so small. At this point 3 meals and 2 snacks often looks the same as 5 or 6 small meals. I'm just trying to get in 60+gms of protein, 48 -64 ounces of water each day and keep my carbs, fats, sugar & sodium low.

almonds

turkey deli slices with a slice of cheese

carrots with hummus

greek yogurt

cottage cheese with crushed walnuts and 1/2 an apple or peach

cucumber with ranch (use powder ranch mix and mix with greek yogurt)

My go to Snacks are jerky, mixed nuts, apples and Peanut Butter, edamame, and plain Greek yogurt flavored with Protein powder or Torani syrup.

But last week I found a new favorite snack..... Prosciutto and cream cheese "roll ups". Mmmmmm......

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Blue Diamond NUT THINS! Small square crackers made with ALMONDS! Gluten Free and sooooo crunchy!

I love the Artesian varieties, sesame or flax seed. Perfect for dipping Hummus, or Guacamole, with cheese or whatever your snacking fancy. They have Fiber and Protein too!

If you miss CRUNCHY you have to try these! And I know I sound like a commercial, but I don't work for Blue Diamond I just love these that much!

I was worried about the carb content since it says rice on them. I was in a hurry so I didn't even pick them up to look when I saw that. .guess I'll look them up.

I was worried about the carb content since it says rice on them. I was in a hurry so I didn't even pick them up to look when I saw that. .guess I'll look them up.

They call a serving 13 crackers/crisps... OMG I couldn't eat 13 if I tried.. anyway 13 crackers is 22 carbs /2 grams fiber. So that is about 1.5 carbs per cracker. Yeah, but this is a SNACK not a meal... and 0 sugar, so I think they are the best crunchy cracker thing I have found... better than pretzels/chips/ritz.... you know.

Amazing ideas! Bookmarking this thread!

Oh yeah, speaking of crunchy, I also love seasoned pumpkin seeds and roasted soy beans.

Oooo Kindle reminded me of one I had earlier this year that I loved...smoked salmon with the Philadelphia 2x protein cream cheese roll ups

@@Miaoreo

I am so surprised I don't see these mentioned more in these threads! I have been buying these for a couple of years now, even before surgery when I would do my low carb thing. They are my "go to" for a quick snack or even for lunch or dinner with some tuna salad, egg salad, etc...they are DELICIOUS, and although some may worry about the carb content, like you said, there's NO WAY I can eat a whole serving! Usually half a serving, so about 10 or so grams of carbs. No worries!