Healthy alternatives

[beenee]

I tend to snack around 2-4 as I don't eat breakfast or lunch. My snack of choice is crackers (without any toppings) - all sorts: cream crackers, butter puffs, wholegrain with bits etc etc. but I know that these arent the healthiest of foods. Could someone suggest some low-cal, non-carb alternatives that I could switch to besides carrot and celery sticks!

A request: could no one please suggest that I start eating breakfast/lunch - I've never done it and don't feel comfortable doing it. Thanks in advance!

[katiesara]

ricecakes? althougth they taste like cardboard, the "snack a jacks" variety are a minor improvement! Ryvita multigrain are quite tasty and very low fat/cal etc. I've found some crackers in Waitrose: No-No Flatbreads, they are delicious and I think quite healthy! At the end of the day they'd all taste better with a slab of butter and some cheese - but that wasn't the question!!!

[beenee]

Thanks Katiesara - I'd especially like some non-carb suggestions, as I'm a carbohydrate junkie and tend to consume plenty of these in the day as it is. Would ricecakes be classified as carbs?

[katiesara]

Sorry beenee, ricecakes do count as carbs (I didn't read the question properly - it was late!) Although they are unrefined carbohydrate which is supposed to be a better type of carb!

[SRobb]

Have you tried beef jerky? It's low fat and no carb, high in protein though. I often snack on it through the day at work because I don't eat breakfast or lunch either. Unfortunately it's not easy to get hold of in the UK but you can order it from www.wildwestjerky.co.uk.

[beenee]

Oooh thanks SRobb but I'm a vegetarian.

Isn't there anything else?