No Carb Snacks

Have you tried out all possible ways to shed those extra kilos off your body, but to no avail? Are you tired of spending hours at the gym and fitness training centre without having any impact on your weight? It is not just exercise that will help you in your progress towards weight loss. Diet plays an important role and needs to go hand in hand with regular exercise routines for you to taste some success. It is one's eating habit that needs to change if one wants to follow a diet plan and lose some weight. Crunchy, spicy, fried snacks are what our taste buds yearn for, and we keep providing regular supplies of these unhealthy fast food items without realizing the amount of calories, fat and carbohydrates we are putting into our system. Carbohydrates though essential for our body, can be harmful especially to people looking to lose weight. This article provides you with a list of snacks that are low in carbs, which in turn will help you lose weight without giving up on your quota of snacks.

Low Carb Snacks

Bacon
Bacon is one of the most popular of all no carb snacks. Bacon can be a suitable supplement for potato chips. Whenever you feel like munching on crunchy chips, fry some 4-5 strips of bacon until they are crisp and eat them once they cool down and become crispy like chips. Potato chips are loaded with carbohydrates with one bowl of 15 chips having 22 grams of carbohydrates in it. Therefore, bacon with no carbohydrate content is the best substitute for potato chips.

Pork Link Sausages
Pork link sausages are easy to prepare no carb snacks that will take care of your need for a snack, and will also help you maintain a healthy diet. Pork is a rich source of protein that can again facilitate your diet plan and sausage links have zero carbs. You can purchase 2-3 packs, cook them and sort them into plastic sandwich bags with 4-5 links in each bag for storage in the refrigerator. This will make an easy to carry snack whenever you are in a hurry.

Nuts
Nuts like almonds, peanuts, cashew nuts and pistachios are no-carb stuffs that one can consume as a snack. Nuts are high in protein, contain essential amino acids, vitamins, healthy fats and oils, minerals and also help in controlling over-eating by creating a feeling of fullness. However, nuts also contain fat; therefore a limited intake is what will prove to be healthy.

Seeds
Seeds can also be a smart and easy choice for a low carb snack. Pumpkin, flax squash and sunflower seeds are some good snack choices. Seeds are a smart choice because they contain less calories and fat than nuts and still provide essential amino-acids, protein and healthy omega-3 fats. Seeds are also a good source of magnesium and zinc.

Jerky
Beef or turkey jerky is another no carb snack which you can switch to. Both beef and turkey jerky are low in calories and high in protein. However, because jerky is highly processed, it is rich in sodium and saturated fat which calls in for a limited intake of the food item. Turkey jerky contains preferably less saturated fat than beef jerky, making it more suitable for someone on a weight loss program or diet.

Soybeans
Soybeans are another easily available no carb snack which one can switch to, and at the same time fulfil the requirements of fibre, protein and foliates that the body requires. Soybeans are also low in sodium and cholesterol content. 

Cheese
Cheese can also make a good no carb snack provided the quantity being consumed is kept under check, because even a small portion of 1 oz of cheese can be high in calories and fat. Cottage cheese is one which is comparatively low in calories and is rich in selenium and protein. Another type of cheese that can be used as a snack is mozzarella in handy string-cheese form.