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Healthy diabetic snack ideas. (Original Post) crosinski Mar 2024 OP
Cheese and crackers, apple, orange, nuts, MOMFUDSKI Mar 2024 #1
Thank you crosinski Mar 2024 #5
Cardboard and sawdust. SarahD Mar 2024 #2
Hubby feels the same way. crosinski Mar 2024 #6
Hi leighbythesea2 Mar 2024 #3
Yes, that helps! crosinski Mar 2024 #7
Veggies. I like to make baked kale chips and add spice. cayugafalls Mar 2024 #4
I've never made veggie chips ... crosinski Mar 2024 #9
I love Kale chips...here is my go to. Air Fryer method, literally 10 minutes. cayugafalls Mar 2024 #13
Brussels sprouts chips are very tasty, and low glycemic Clash City Rocker Mar 2024 #16
Jicama slices w/ peanut butter n/t Quakerfriend Mar 2024 #8
I had to google that one ... crosinski Mar 2024 #11
Jicama is considered a "free" food. Quakerfriend Mar 2024 #18
Jicama can be good chilled in slices with lime and dash of Tajin, fresh and crunchy. cayugafalls Mar 2024 #15
Beef jerky Groundhawg Mar 2024 #10
Beef jerky ... yummy! crosinski Mar 2024 #12
Yogurt FrankTC Mar 2024 #14
My husband does like yogurt but I hadn't thought of adding granola. crosinski Mar 2024 #17
Dannon's Light + Fit and Oikos' Triple Zero are both solid options GregariousGroundhog Mar 2024 #19
Our neighborhood grocery carries Light and Fit yogurt crosinski Mar 2024 #20
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I eat pickles, olives & peppers. n/t Jacson6 Jul 2024 #22
 

MOMFUDSKI

(7,080 posts)
1. Cheese and crackers, apple, orange, nuts,
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:05 PM
Mar 2024

popcorn. A snack should be 15 or 20 carbs. 3 cups of popcorn is 15 carbs. Get a carb count app. Read books. Learn. I’m diabetic for 27 years. You can do this!!!

crosinski

(562 posts)
5. Thank you
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:23 PM
Mar 2024

A carb app! That had not occurred to me! Neither had popcorn … we have so much to learn. Thank you for the encouragement.

 

SarahD

(1,732 posts)
2. Cardboard and sawdust.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:05 PM
Mar 2024

That's the way I view most of the packaged diabetic treats. Cruise the internet for ideas on making your own. The very best snacks are veggies like celery or carrot sticks. Anything with fiber andow carbs.

crosinski

(562 posts)
6. Hubby feels the same way.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:33 PM
Mar 2024

We’re willing to make our own, but many recipes call for odd ingredients that we can’t get locally. I agree with you that veggies make great munchies!

leighbythesea2

(1,216 posts)
3. Hi
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:11 PM
Mar 2024

Am hypoglycemic 40 years now. So not diabetic, but believe recommended diet is same or similar.
I am the snack queen, lol.
Generally, it’s nuts, almonds, cashews, peanuts. Hazelnuts are a fav-get roasted ones off Amazon.
String cheese or baby bells. Sometimes with crackers.
Baby carrots, radishes. Been buying radishes every week bc they are less than 1$ a bag.
Zone Perfect bars in chocolate almond flavor are great. Kinda pricey tho.
V8 juice usually makes me feel like I’ve eaten something.
Cucumber & cottage cheese.
Luv any kind of olives, so Greek, lg Spanish, whatever I can find, olive bars are the best.
Hope that helps!

crosinski

(562 posts)
7. Yes, that helps!
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:38 PM
Mar 2024

Roasted nuts from Amazon … string cheese … baby carrots … V8 juice … and more … thank you so much!

cayugafalls

(5,755 posts)
4. Veggies. I like to make baked kale chips and add spice.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:13 PM
Mar 2024

Any dried, baked low glycemic veggie (most are) can turn into a chip.

They gotta be thin and dry. Macadamia nut oil is good if you can find it, good Non Italian organic EVOO is second best.

cayugafalls

(5,755 posts)
13. I love Kale chips...here is my go to. Air Fryer method, literally 10 minutes.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:55 PM
Mar 2024

Search for 10 Minute Air Fryer Kale Chips in google and look for the link at live eat learn.

Air Fryer will be your friend.

Quakerfriend

(5,658 posts)
18. Jicama is considered a "free" food.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 10:21 PM
Mar 2024

It has only 3.9g of carbohydrate per 100g (~3oz) serving. It tastes a bit like an apple.

crosinski

(562 posts)
12. Beef jerky ... yummy!
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:53 PM
Mar 2024

Soft and tender would be our choice too, since we’re both old and our teeth have seen better days. Thank you for this unique suggestion.

FrankTC

(222 posts)
14. Yogurt
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:57 PM
Mar 2024

FDA recently allowed a limited claim that yogurt reduces the risk of Type II diabetes. Maybe it’s among the Ok snack foods for people who are already diabetic, It’s worth considering. There’s lots of info online, and there’s a vast number of brands and types, some with little sugar and limited carbs. There are high protein options that are tasty and quite satisfying. Plus you can add keto granola with lots of seeds and nuts for extra yummies.

crosinski

(562 posts)
17. My husband does like yogurt but I hadn't thought of adding granola.
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 09:48 PM
Mar 2024

Keto granola for an extra crunch is an excellent idea. Thank you!

GregariousGroundhog

(7,565 posts)
19. Dannon's Light + Fit and Oikos' Triple Zero are both solid options
Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:52 PM
Mar 2024

Dannon's Light + Fit is cheaper and has more flavor options. Before switching from multiple daily injections to an insulin pump, they were among my go-to snacks because I could eat two containers without taking insulin (8 grams of carbohydrates each).

I switched to Oikos Triple Zero because it has a higher protein content and I just need vanilla to serve as the base for a pre-gym meal. My mix ins aren't terrible on carbs, but they definitely aren't keto either.

As an aside, fruit and cheese also makes a good snack. About a cup of fresh fruit and one or two pieces of string cheese was another one of my go-to snacks. String cheese has marginal carbohydrates and a many fruits won't break the 15 gram recommendation if kept to a cup or less. Strawberries and grapes are two options.

crosinski

(562 posts)
20. Our neighborhood grocery carries Light and Fit yogurt
Sun Mar 24, 2024, 06:45 AM
Mar 2024

It’s nice when you don’t have to go out of your way to find the foods you want. Grapes and string cheese sound really good too. Thanks!

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