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39 snack ideas for people with diabetes

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I love to snack as a part of my diet. Since I exercise regularly, I can find myself getting hungry between meals, and having a good snack list is helpful for me. 

A lot of my readers ask for healthy diabetic snacks, or what snacks people with diabetes can eat.

I compiled 39 snacks that make their rotation in my kitchen, and their carb counts!

Each diabetes-friendly snack is simple to make, or affordable to purchase and add to your grocery list.  

These 39, low carb snacks are a great addition to a diabetes diet, and will keep you satisfied. 

  1. Pork Rinds: serving 1 oz, 0g of carbohydrates
  2. Strawberries: serving 1 cup, 7.9g of carbohydrates
  3. Blueberries: serving 1 cup, 21g of carbohydrates
  4. Blackberries: serving 1 cup, 14g of carbohydrates
  5. Baked Cheese Chips: serving 1 ounce, 0.1g of carbohydrates
  6. Guacamole: serving 99 grams, 8g of carbohydrates
  7. Beef Jerky: serving 20 grams, 2.2g of carbohydrates
  8. Walnuts: serving 1 cup shelled, 14g of carbohydrates
  9. Boiled Eggs: serving 1 large egg, 0.6g of carbohydrates
  10. Almonds: serving 1 ounce, 6 grams of carbohydrates
  11. Canned Tuna: serving 3 ounces, 0 grams of carbohydrates
  12. Canned Salmon: serving 3 ounces, 0 grams of carbohydrates
  13. Canned chicken: serving 3 ounces, 0 grams of carbohydrates
  14. Cheddar cheese cubes: serving 1 ounce, 1 gram of carbohydrates
  15. Salami: serving 12.3g, 0.3g of carbohydrates
  16. Sunflower seeds: serving 1 cup, 28g of carbohydrates
  17. Whipped cream: serving 2 tablespoons, 0.2g of carbohydrates
  18. Chicken Bites: serving 2 ounces, 0.6g of carbohydrates
  19. Steak Bites: serving 2 ounces, 0g of carbohydrates
  20. Celery Sticks: serving 1 cup, 3g of carbohydrates
  21. Carrot Sticks: serving 7” carrot, 7g of carbohydrates
  22. Chaffles: serving 1 chaffle, 5-10g of carbohydrates
  23. Almond Butter: serving 1 tablespoons, 3g of carbohydrates
  24. Sardines: serving  ¼ cup, 0g of carbohydrates
  25. Macadamia Nuts: serving 1 cup, 19g of carbohydrates
  26. Shrimp: serving 2 ounces, 19 g of carbohydrates
  27. Pickles: serving 1 medium pickle, 1.5g carbohydrates
  28. Pecans: serving 1 ounce, 4g of carbohydrates 
  29. Pepperoni: serving 2g, 0g of carbohydrates
  30. Sugar-free Jello: serving ½ cup, 0 carbohydrates
  31. Seaweed: serving 3.5 ounces, 10g of carbohydrates
  32. Green Olives: serving 5 olives, 0g of carbohydrates
  33. Cucumber: serving 1 cup, 4g of carbohydrates
  34. Salsa: serving 100g, 7g of carbohydrates
  35. Fat bombs:  varies by fat bomb ingredients or size. 
  36. Bone Broth:  serving 1 cup, 0.4g of carbs
  37. Chia seeds: serving 1 ounce,  12g of carbohydrates
  38. Raw Bell Peppers: serving 1 cup, 4.3g of carbohydrates 
  39. Broccoli: serving 1 cup, 6g of carbohydrates

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