Looking for a crunchy snack for evenings with few carbs & Happy New Year
I make Eggface's protein granola and eat that at night with a source yogurt or greek yogurt sometimes.
Cucumber slices with a laughing cow smeared on top.
5 triscuit thins with cheese and a turkey pepperoni slice melted on top
Not sure if these are good for you but it's what I find helps me :)
Happy New year !
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I was also going to mention Eggface's roasted garbonzo beans or soy beans. I love Eggface, she has so much great stuff!
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I've lately been eating something called "Paris Toasts". They are little melba toasts, shaped like tiny pieces of toast. They're delicious as a base for WLS-friendly dips and spreads. Very crunchy!
10 mini toasts have 80 calories, 15 carbs, 2 grams of fat, and 3 grams of protein.
My latest fun with them is spreading 95% fat free cream cheese on them and topping with a slice of cucumber, with salt and pepper to taste. Very yummy! Or homemade chicken pate.
I just realized you asked for "few carbs". I guess it depends on what you mean by "few" but I find these fit into my WLS eating nicely, even if there are a few carbs in them. And I don't always eat 10 in a sitting, although I do sometimes if I'm making them a base for a meal as opposed to a snack. Two or three, loaded down with toppings, could be a nice way to get that crunch you're craving, but only get a few carbs.
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Here is the recipe for the Granola. Sorry I was in a hurry earlier :)
Shelly's CLICK'n Granola
1/3 cup Oatmeal, dry
1/3 cup Sliced Almonds
1/4 cup Pecans, chopped
1 scoop protein powder ( I use vanilla )
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
3 Tablespoons Sugar Free Torani Syrup (your favorite flavor, I used Sugar Free Vanilla)
2 Tablespoons Almond Butter ( I find that regular kraft light peanut butter makes it lighter)
1 Tablespoon Butter
Mix together with a fork till clumps form. Sprinkle clumps of the topping onto a baking sheet (I lined it with foil for ease of clean-up) and bake for 20 minutes at 350. Allow to cool. When cool store in sealed container for several days.
I have been making this for a while now. It's fantastic. perfect for when I get the munchies. I divide them into snack baggies and put in the fridge to store.
