Low fat, low carb snack

alwald

Hi guys,

I eat plenty of vegetables, fruits and meats, what I am really looking for now is a snack that will go well with my cuppa, preferably natural, with a portion of anything between 25g and 50g everyday that will be low in carbs and low in fat. cheers.

fussyonion

Is there a reason why it has to be low-carb AND low-fat?
I know people are either doing low-fat OR low-carb but I've never heard of anyone doing both.

You need both anyway for energy/protein, etc and cutting them out will leave you feeling awful.
What about a protein bar? Or a home-made flapjack made with oats, seeds and fruits?

alwald

fussyonion wrote: »

Is there a reason why it has to be low-carb AND low-fat?
I know people are either doing low-fat OR low-carb but I've never heard of anyone doing both.

You need both anyway for energy/protein, etc and cutting them out will leave you feeling awful.
What about a protein bar? Or a home-made flapjack made with oats, seeds and fruits?

Low fat and low carb because I have them already in my diet hence why I am looking for a small portion snack just to complement my cuppa, preferably a natural food so a protein bar wouldn't really suit my needs.

fussyonion

alwald wrote: »

Low fat and low carb because I have them already in my diet hence why I am looking for a small portion snack just to complement my cuppa, preferably a natural food so a protein bar wouldn't really suit my needs.

Fruit then.

Pat Mustard

Beef jerky. Doesn't go off easily, handy snack. Low in fat and carbs.

Probably doesn't really go well with a cuppa though.

alwald

fussyonion wrote: »

Fruit then.

I eat plenty of them already, they won't go well with a cuppa .

Pat Mustard wrote: »

Beef jerky. Doesn't go off easily, handy snack. Low in fat and carbs.

Probably doesn't really go well with a cuppa though.

I thought about them and came to the same conclusion, not particularly good with a cuppa .

It seems that what I am asking for is tough to find, keep the suggestions coming please as I still have some hope to find the right snack for my cuppa .

Lux23

Eggs?

Dolbert

A small amount of dark chocolate?

Penny Tration

Looking for something low carb, low fat, that goes with tea is pretty much impossible.

Low fat, low carb snacks would be things like eggs, chicken pieces, tuna, celery and fat free cottage cheese.

If you MUST eat with a cup of tea, try a few squares of dark chocolate as mentioned above, or cut down a bit on carbs and fat during the meals (if you're sticking rigidly to your macros) and have a home made flap jack, oat biscuits (home made) or something like that.

Dolbert

+1, I would have suggested cottage cheese blended with sugar free jelly but it has to be "natural" too apparently.

heldel00

Oatcakes with almond butter?

Neon_Lights

Air is low in carbs, low in fat and more importantly free...:D

menoscemo

fussyonion wrote: »

Fruit then.

Fruit is almost 100% carb

Dard23

Low carb is more important as most snacks contain a lot of sugar. Fat itself isn't that bad so a few nuts maybe? Funnily enough I love my bowl of weetabix in the evening, really kills the urge to pig on crap! I've gone from 15 stone to a healthy 12.12 in a year.

alwald

I think I am going to settle for this http://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2656&MCatID=316&prodid=2942&cid=133
Not natural but it's grand, 2 of those with my cuppa will do the trick .

Pat Mustard

alwald wrote: »

I think I am going to settle for this http://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=2656&MCatID=316&prodid=2942&cid=133
Not natural but it's grand, 2 of those with my cuppa will do the trick .

At 52% carbohydrate, not exactly low carb:

Typical Values Per 100g
Energy 1766kj 421kcal
Protein 10.6g
Carbohydrate 52.8g of which sugars 1.2g

They sell something which I think may be similar in Tesco, called Scottish Oatcakes.

Dolbert

Fat free Greek style natural yoghurt is low fat and carb. Probably doesn't satisfy the "cuppa" requirement though.

alwald

Pat Mustard wrote: »

At 52% carbohydrate, not exactly low carb:.

Typical Values Per Oatcake
Energy 191kj 45kcal
Protein 1.1g
Carbohydrate 5.7g
of which sugars 0.1g
Fat 2.0g
of which saturates 0.5g
Fibre 1.1g
Salt 0.1g
Sodium 0.08g

So 2 of those will do the trick :cool:.

Pat Mustard

alwald wrote: »

Typical Values Per Oatcake
Energy 191kj 45kcal
Protein 1.1g
Carbohydrate 5.7g
of which sugars 0.1g
Fat 2.0g
of which saturates 0.5g
Fibre 1.1g
Salt 0.1g
Sodium 0.08g

So 2 of those will do the trick :cool:.

It's the same percentage of carbs, whether you eat one 11g oatcake or nine of them.

alwald

Pat Mustard wrote: »

It's the same percentage of carbs, whether you eat one 11g oatcake or nine of them.

Yeah but the overall grams of carbs per day as a whole is different, adding 1 or 2 of those didn't affect my macros much.

Pat Mustard

alwald wrote: »

Yeah but the overall grams of carbs per day as a whole is different, adding 1 or 2 of those didn't affect my macros much.

Ah, so your point is that two oatcakes contain fewer carbs than nine oatcakes.

Shelga

Quark? I think it tastes quite nice :P Vanilla flavour- http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=278148198

Kale chips are yummy but expensive, and probably not great with tea.

Found a low-sugar Alpro soy coconut yoghurt in the supermarket recently that was tasty.

These low-carb lemon squares look nice- http://www.diabeticconnect.com/diabetic-recipes/general/5674-lemon-squares

quaalude

Square of 74% dark chocolate with 1 brazil nut, and 1 date. You can make them stick with a tiny blob of peanut butter if you like. It's tiny but surprisingly satisfying.
And so good with tea.

alwald

Pat Mustard wrote: »

Ah, so your point is that two oatcakes contain fewer carbs than nine oatcakes.

Yep, less grams obviously, hence why I mentioned that I need a portion between 25g to 50g. The percentage is the same obviously but once I dont exceed a certain number of grams of carbs and fats per day then I am hitting my macros .

Diamond Doll

How about quinoa bars? I've never tried them myself but there are loads of recipes on the interwebz, you could probably make up a batch and freeze them, then defrost as needed. I imagine they're probably quite similar to flapjacks!

italodisco

If you were serious about the diet then you would do some research yourself.

Diamond Doll

italodisco wrote: »

If you were serious about the diet then you would do some research yourself.

Doesn't this thread count as research ...?

italodisco

No, asking others is pure laziness.

You would more than likely be better off working out what your carb/calorie intake should be in relation to your goals and then using an app like 'my fitness pal' to count your calories / macros.

Do that right and you might manage to eat more than you think.

alwald

italodisco wrote: »

No, asking others is pure laziness.

You would more than likely be better off working out what your carb/calorie intake should be in relation to your goals and then using an app like 'my fitness pal' to count your calories / macros.

Do that right and you might manage to eat more than you think.

I am not used to reply to such messages, first of all how do you know if I have done a research or not? second point how do you know if I have used my fitness pal or not? 3rd point, how lazy is it to create a thread and to monitor it all the time to thank the good posts and to reply to the bad ones? last but not least, no matter how much research I will do, taking other's opinion is always valuable as I am constantly learning from people.

Ruu

I made some almond pancakes the other day. Almond flour, eggs, salt, some oil, water and maple syrup. They tasted a bit 'eggy' but good substitute for a bun or something different for breakfast. Google 'Quick Almond Flour Pancakes'.

Dard23

italodisco wrote:

If you were serious about the diet then you would do some research yourself.

I'm sorry but comments like these annoy me. That is the whole point of this forum, to ask questions, hear opinions and voice your own, have some friendly debates etc. So what if someone wants to ask a question, you don't have to click on it if you don't like what you see. So far people here have been perfectly happy to have a discussion and your comment doesn't add any value to it.

Oryx

Diamond Doll wrote: »

Doesn't this thread count as research ...?

mod/ Yes, it does. Lets keep going. /mod