Updated March 14, 2015.
Are you hungry between meals? It's good to plan a healthy low-carb snack so you won't be tempted by the vending machine. I have a long list of low-carb snacks here, but those are more general ideas. If you are counting carbs, you'll want to know about these "Five Under Five" low-carb snacks. Each snack has a hit of protein, fiber, and fat, but is less than 5 grams of net carb per serving.
Snack #1: Ricotta Cheese with Raspberries
Combine 1/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese with 1/4 cup raspberries. If you'd like an addition, sprinkle flax seed meal or other seeds or chopped nuts on the top (but count the carbs). Add zero-carb sweetener if desired. Check labels on the brand of ricotta you get. Frozen raspberries may have a little more carb because more of them fit in a given volume (freezing makes them shrink). To make a deluxe version, mix a little cream in with the ricotta, as pictured.
- 4 grams net carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber
- 10 grams protein
- 158 calories
