Hi ladies. I haven't been on this board in a LONG time! But now I'm trying to get back to low carbing. My problem is that I have a baby and I need ideas for QUICK snacks during the day. I do celery and peanut butter sometimes, and I was eating trail mix but it has pieces of chocolate in it (which I LOVE but I feel like it's too much), so I need some new suggestions. I usually have a salad for lunch, so I'm hungry way before dinner time. TIA!
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I like to snack on sunflower seeds because it takes time to eat them. Seems like you are getting more than what you are use to. If you like deviled eggs you can make some and have them ready in the fridge if you get hungry.
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I've gotten them at Kroger. You can get sweet potato or veggie chips. The veggie chips are made of all different veggies obviously. I usually find them on the potato chip aisle.
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spironolactone 100mg
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1. avocado salad:
- diced avocados (make sure they're ripe)
- diced cucumbers
- diced celery
- diced onions (optional)
- vegetable oil or olive oil - as much as you like (no carbs...)
- salt (not if you're on low-sodium diet)
- pepper (as much as you like)
2. celery with peanut butter
3. apples with low-calorie whipped cream
4. apples with peanut butter
4. baked apples:
- cored apple (don't peel it)
- 1 tsp. raisons (inside the core)
- cinnamon - as much as you like (no carbs)
- 1 tsp. honey or brown sugar (it's really not much carbs)
- 4 tbsps. water to bake the apple in it
- put in oven at 400 F for 10-17 minutes if it's 1 apple, a little longer if it's more apples
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1) Apple (has pectin in it so very feeling)
2) Kavali Crisp breads (3g carbs per slice) you can cut these in half and make a mini sandwich with avocado, dip or cheese whatever you like
4) berries and 3 almonds
5) yoghurt covered nuts (as you seem to have a little sweet tooth)
Ideas for a quick low carb snack? 
