Low sugar snack ideas

[miniwolf]

DS has been advised to cut back on sugar, especially between meals. He's a snacker! Beyond breadsticks and veg I'm struggling for ideas - any child friendly low sugar snack suggestions welcome!

Cheese and crackers
Humus and carrot sticks
Greek yoghurt and fruit

Toast and savoury topping - marmite, peanut butter
Cheese
Fruit

Cashew nuts

Nuts, lumps of cheese, Greek Yoghurt. I make cheese scones using ground almonds which are tasty! I also like Cheesies, which are expensive so a treat every so often!

Peanut butter and apple

Peanut butter on rice cakes

Cheese
Egg (boiled eggs keep in the fridge and are an easy snack)
Rice cakes with cream cheese or peanut butter
Nuts
Soup/mug shots (can be very carby so check- not sure about sugar. Or make home made versions).

Some tips for minimising sugar spikes: pair sugary stuff with a fiber or protein (don't eat carbs on their own). Treat carbs as a condiment (ie a tiny part of a meal). Eat fruits whole only. Pulses are good for glucose levels even though people think they're carby, as they're high fibre.

So apple with a nut butter is a good one, but people on MN will freak about the sugar in an apple. It's fine IMO.
Hummus is good.
Yoghurt.
What they all said really!

Peanut butter or hummus or cheese or cream cheese and apple slices or celery or cucumber or baby tomatoes or carrots or pepper slices

Plain yoghurt with cinnamon

Falafel

Apples and other fruit are high in sugar though surely?

Thanks for the idea though they're really helpful!

What age range is your son? Would he eat oat muffins? I got a great recipe from What Mummy Makes ( blueberry breakfast muffins, also savoury muffins with bacon) I don't add any sugar to ours and oats might be more filling for him. I'm not much of a baker but I make a batch of these on weds and sun each week.

I have a little one though. If he's older he might not be so into this kind of snack.

Hard boiled eggs
Cold omlette (Spanish style?)
Ham/Salami/Chorizo
Cheese (cold in cubes or melted and eaten with raw veg)
Nuts
Olives
Pork Scratchings
Of fruits: berries are the least sugary.

Peanut butter on v dark chocolate
Ramen eggs
Beef jerky
Sugar free chewing gum

@Impossiblecauses he's 8 but I think he would like the muffins - can you send me the recipe please!

Sugar free jelly.

happyhealthymama.com/blueberry-baked-oatmeal-muffin-cups.html#tasty-recipes-16446-jump-target

@miniwolf hi op try this link. What Mummy Makes is on FB and IG I think but the above recipe is very similar for the blueberry version.

Have you also thought about quesadillas? (Two wraps, ham/,cheese in between, fried lightly in a pan, then cut into fingers/quarters?) that idea is from "Feed Your Family for £20"

Following with interest.
@PaperMonster do you have a recipe for the cheese scones with ground almonds please?

realfood.tesco.com/step-by-step/3-ingredient-mini-egg-muffins.html

These worked well for us with a bit of ham or cheese on top x

@Bloatstoat absolutely!

50g grated cheese
100g of ground almonds/almond flour
2 eggs
1tsp baking powder
1tbsp double cream

Just mix all together; I usually get about six from this. Bung them in the oven on 200 for 20 mins. Store in the fridge when cool.

Nuts
Cheese (Babybel)
Crisps
Veg sticks and dips
Plain yogurt
Cheese / savoury muffins
Marmite on toast / crumpet
Crackers and butter / cheese / Dairylea

Thanks @PaperMonster, will definitely give those a go!

@PaperMonster

I'm on keto can I Please ask for your cheese scones recipe

@PaperMonster I've just seen the recipe further along