It’s no secret, if you want to have a rock hard body, you are not going to get it by eating fresh bread and cookies. However, there is a way you can stick to your diet without having to give up all of your favorite foods. In fact, being able to treat yourself to a cookie or a plate of pasta can add to your success if you could learn how to replace some of your favorite recipes. Unfortunately, changing the way we eat can be very challenging, making it hard to stick to any diet, but it can be done.
One of the weight loss tips that really helped me is to always have access to some healthy low carb snacks at all times so you don’t have the urge to reach for the chips and cookies. In order to make a low carb snack healthy you will want to make sure the food you are preparing has a good balance of protein, healthy fats, and fiber.
Here are some easy snack ideas:
Hard Boiled Eggs
Dill pickles
Nuts
Berries
Cottage cheese
celery with tuna
celery with peanut butter
beef jerky (beef or turkey)
raw veggies with low cal/ low sugar dip
sugar free jello with sugar free cool whip
cheese with apples
smoked salmon with cream cheese
plain yogurt with berries and flax seed
raw veggies with spinach dip
lettuce wraps (roll turkey and cheese and lettuce)
While it may be easy to have some healthy low carb snacks available, there are going to be some foods that you will have to replace, such as banana bread, pancakes, and believe it or not, cinnamon buns. Here is one of my favorite recipes that you are sure to enjoy.
Cinnamon Buns
makes 12
per bun 6.3 grams of carbs, 8.3 grams protein
preparation time- 25 min
cooking time 15-20 min
Ingredients:
1/2 cup hot water
3 tablespoons butter, soft
3 tablespoons cold water
2 tsp vanilla
5 packets Splenda (sweetener)
1 package rapid-rise yeast
1/2 cup unbleached, all-purpose wheat flour
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten flour
1 1/4 cups whole almond meal
1/2 cup soy protein powder
pinch of salt
Filling:
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
15 packets splenda sweetener
1 tablespoon butter, soft
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees for 15 minutes, then turn off
2. lightly butter muffin pans
3. Filling: Mix cinnamon and splenda and set aside.
4. Mix hot water and butter in medium mixing bowl. Add cold water, vanilla, splenda, and yeast. stir thoroughly and let stand for 5 minutes.
5. combine dry ingredients in medium bowel , then add to liquid mixture. Knead the dough on low in mixer or by hand for 5 min.
6. Spread 2 tsp of soy powder on cutting board to prevent dough from sticking. Then, roll out on a 12 to 16 inch sheet.
7. Brush dough sheet with a tablespoon of butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and splenda mix.
8. Start at one end of the sheet and hand roll dough to form a tight roll. Cut into 12 even sections and place in muffin pan.
9. Allow to rise for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
Bake at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes. cool and serve.
As you can see, all it takes is a few different ingredients and you can have some very healthy low carb snack foods. Eat and enjoy