Low-Carb Snack Ideas

• 1 cheese stick
• ½ cup of cottage cheese with chives
• 1 stick (1 ounce) of beef jerky or turkey jerky
• 2-3 slices of rolled deli meat, like turkey or ham
• 1-2 ounces of tuna salad, chicken salad or egg salad on a slice of tomato
• 1 hardboiled egg
• 1 celery stick with 1 tablespoon (1 scoop the size of your thumb) of peanut butter
• ½ of a cucumber with 2 tablespoons (2 scoops the size of your thumb) of hummus or light salad dressing
• ½ cup of sliced raw carrots, peppers and cucumbers with 1-2 tablespoons of light salad dressing
• 1 cup of plain popcorn
• 1 ounce (1 handful) of nuts
• ½ cup of sugar-free Jell-O®
• 1 sugar-free Popsicle®

Did you know?

A snack or food is low carb if it has 5 grams of carbs per serving or fewer. Each of these snacks has 5 grams of carbs or fewer per serving!

Rev. 1/2015. Mass General for Children and Massachusetts General Hospital do not endorse any of the brands listed on this handout. This handout is intended to provide health information so that you can be better informed. It is not a substitute for medical advice and should not be used to treatment of any medical conditions.