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    Atkins Snack Choices

    We survive in a society of nibblers. Long gone are the traditional three square meals per day. Today, people eat at their desks, catch a snack in the afternoon and eat late night goodies. Most, if not all, of these snacks are carbohydrate based and full of sugar. This poses a challenge to people who are trying to follow the Atkins plan. Snacking is a important part of keeping your blood sugar up, but the bulk packaged snack foods are forbidden on the plan.

    Sweet snacks are high in calories, full of empty carbohydrates and offer no nutritional value. But they certainly are popular. There is actually a Snack Food Association that tracks sales of packaged snack foods. It is estimated that Americans eat 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate. Snacking has increased more than a third since 1988. Sales of snack foods gross over $30 billion a year.

    If you've been a snack food junkie you've become used to consuming carbohydrates of the worst kind. Snack foods are made from highly refined carbohydrates like white flour, white sugar, corn meal and corn syrup. They are high in trans-fats (which is a contributor to clogged arteries). All in all, they are perhaps one of the worst food choices you can be making.

    But there is hope! You can conquer your love of snack foods by making Atkins-friendly snacking choices. Before you could make the switch, make certainly to educate yourself. Understand just how dangerous trans fats can be by reading up on them. Then read the ingredients label of your favorite snack foods. You may be shocked to discover how a lot trans fats, artificial flavorings and preservatives that you're eating.

    Next, obtain rid of all of the snack foods in your house. If its not there, then you can't eat it. Junk food is not wonderful for anybody in your home so ignore your family's complaints and do what is best for the health of everyone.

    Now you'll need to substitute those snack foods with some better choices. Giving up your snack foods is not the same as giving up snacks. Snacks should be a part of your everyday eating scheme because it will aid you from becoming too hungry and indulging in high-carbohydrate treats.

    There are a good deal of low carbohydrate snacks that are easy to make and simple to have around the house. String cheese sticks or minute cheese rounds are very easy to keep in the refrigerator. Meat snacks are also a wonderful choice. You can buy jerky strips and other meat items that keep well for long times of time. When you buy cheese or meat sticks, make certainly to read the labels carefully for hidden carbs.

    There are low carb instant soups obtainable that are very easy to make and convincing if you're craving something hot. Low carb soy chips and celery can aid with "crunchy" cravings. Try adding peanut butter or cream cheese spread to contribute more protein to these snacks. Also, you can't beat a handful of nuts for a high-protein, quick snack.

    All of the previously mentioned snacks are wonderful for the initial phases of the Atkins diet and beyond. If you're past the induction phase, you could enjoy berries with cream as a snack. There are also a lot acceptable fruits that make wonderful snacks for the pre-maintenance phase.

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