Welcome back! Or, if you're here for the first time: Welcome! Feel free to jump in here, or check out the first two posts. Don't worry, I'll wait right here for you to proceed.... Ready? Without further ado, let's get straight to today's topic: VEGAN KETO SNACKS FOR ON-THE-GO! As a teacher, I tend to pack a lot of snacks in my lunch everyday, because nobody wants a hangry teacher (and let's be real here, I am the HANGRIEST of HANGRY when hunger strikes!) So, I bring an abundance of quick and easy snacks just in case I need them. But sometimes, I am not as hungry (especially after starting Keto!) or I am too busy with students and meetings and paperwork to eat more than my main lunch (and sometimes not even that!), so I don't want snacks that require refrigeration/are perishable/will quickly expire. I want snacks that I can throw from my work bag into my desk into my purse or in my car that will stay good until I get around to eating them! And, of course, I want snacks that are hunger-satisfying, while still being low in net carbs (and preferably high in flavor!). So, today, I've compiled a list for you of my Top 5 Favorite Vegan Keto Snacks for On-the-go! 1. Seaweed 2. Savi Seed Snack Mix 3. Lupini Beans 4. Almond Butter Pouches 5. Louisville Vegan Beef Jerky Snack #1: SeaweedI know there's a WIDE variety of seaweed snacks out there, but my newly discovered FAVORITE is Ocean's Halo Seaweed Snacks! In flavors like Sriracha and Texas BBQ (and apparently, according to their website, Maui Onion, too, which I haven't seen in my stores...), these seaweed snacks take what could be boring seaweed to the next level! A lot of flavoring in snacks usually means higher carbs, but all the Ocean's Halo Seaweed Snacks are 0g net carb! (1g carb-1g fiber). And the flavoring, though a little grainy, is delicious! The BBQ has the right level of sweet and the Sriracha the perfect level of spicy! They also have a sea salt version, but I went straight for the flavored kinds! Be warned, though; like any seaweed, these can get a little flaky and aren't the easiest to eat in public! Just be sure to wipe off your clothes after eating and you should be good to go! Note: They also apparently sell a seaweed almond snack on their website, but I have to get more information on it because the third ingredient after seaweed and almonds is sugar, but the label is 0g sugar... I will try to get back to you guys about that (if you're curious, as well...) So why seaweed? According to The Guardian article "Seven Reasons to Eat Seaweed" the top 3 reasons are:
You can check out the article if you want to read the other four, but these first three are pretty good incentives for me! And it's definitely low in calories! 30 calories per little pack, though I'm not claiming that you will necessarily feel FULL afterwards. But it wards off the stomach growls, so... And, as the package claims, it's high in B-12, which is a must-have for all vegans! Snack #2: Savi Seed SNack MixI already talked about Savi Seeds in the fat post, but since they are definitely a go-to snack for me, I couldn't leave them out of this post! So I decided to share my savi seed snack mix with you, instead. It's a pretty basic mix that I made out of necessity when I was at a conference in Vegas, but you could mix and match pretty easily based on your likes/needs/pantry. I simply mixed Savi Seeds, dried roasted edamame in spicy wasabi flavor (I love spicy, though if you don't you might want to stick to just the "lightly salted" variety...) and airplane peanuts (sorry, couldn't find these on Amazon...). The way I mixed it, the Savi Seeds were 0 carb, the 100 calorie pack of dry roasted wasabi edamame had 2g carbs, and the peanuts were another 2g carbs. So for 4 carbs I had a VERY filling, satisfying and flavorful mix to munch on throughout the day! Like I said, you could switch it up to your preferences, but I would suggest keeping the bulk of the base the savi seeds- high fat and 0g carbs- and then supplementing with some low carb favorites. Yum! Snack #3: Lupini BeansIf you're Portuguese, like me, you may be better familiar with these delicious little beans being referred to as Tremoços (which is SO not what it looked like in my head before I Googled it...). If you aren't Portuguese, you might not have a single clue what I am talking about, so let me show you... Now, when I used to eat these at the Holy Ghost/Festas, we were always told to bite the little nub off and squirt the bean into your mouth (or bounce it off your face, as the case often was with me...), leaving the skin behind to be discarded. When I recently looked more closely into these beans, however, I read that the skin is actually really high in fiber and can be eaten! Who knew?! But, for nostalgia sake, I usually still pop them in sans nub, then eat the skin afterward :) BUT since this post is all about on-the-go snacks, I want to talk about a particular brand of lupini bean I just discovered that does NOT require refrigeration (at least until you open the pouch), so unlike the traditional jar of lupini beans, which probably wouldn't hold too well in your desk or purse once you started snacking, these are perfect to toss in a suitcase for a road trip and pulled out if and only if you need them! Brami's Snacking Lupini BeansI found this version of lupini beans in the RAW section of Whole Food. I thought they were dried at first, so I was interested in trying them, but when I opened the pouch I realized they were FRESH, just like I so loved as a child! Score! They come in delicious flavors, too, like Chili Lime and Hot Pepper (which is HOT even to me, who LOVES hot!). My favorite is the Garlic and Herb flavor (pictured) which has just the right amount of flavor without being overwhelming. They also have regular, salted, lupini beans, too. So let's talk nutritional facts. One "pouch" has about 5 servings in it, but for me I usually eat it in a sitting or MAYBE divide it into two if I'm at home and can refrigerate the second portion. Per serving, there are only 35 calories with 4 grams of protein and 0g net carb, after subtracting the 4 fiber carbs! They are a little on the salty side, but that's good with Keto, since you need your sodium! Still not convinced? Since Brami went through all the trouble to make these cool graphics for you, let me include them here for you (All credit for creation/copyright rights should go to Brami!) Snack #4: Almond Butter PouchesI feel almost guilty including these on the list since they are currently unavailable on Amazon, but they are SO GOOD and SO EASY to throw in a bag and eat on the go that I couldn't NOT include them. And at 1 net carb for almond buttery goodness.... I won't say too much about these, though, just in case they don't come back from production.... :( If anybody finds something comparable, PLEASE let me know! I DID find these Don't Go Nuts Nut-Free Organic Roasted Soybean Spread Dips, Lightly Sea Salted which MIGHT be comparable, but again, I need to contact the company because there aren't nutritional facts for this flavor (and the other flavors are high in carbs...) Snack #5: Louisville Vegan JerkyI saved the best for last as a reward for those of you who are still reading, haha. LOUSIVILLE VEGAN JERKY IS AMAZING!!!! I know I've been vegan for over a decade (and vegetarian even longer) so what do I know about jerky, but I even had a meat eater try these and she agreed with me that they had good texture and were extremely flavorful! The flavors I bought were only 5g net carbs per bag, but MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE NUTRITIONAL FACTS BEFORE YOU BUY! Some of the flavors are higher in carbs. I know Smoked Chipotle and Black Pepper are only 5g. But if 5g sounds a bit steep, don't worry- you can easily spread these out over 2 or 3 snack sessions and it will stay fresh in between (I can't remember if it had a resealable zipper top, but I probably used a binder clip from my desk if not haha!) And if you still need more incentive, according to their website, they make all the jerky in small batches, by hand, with "freshly sourced" ingredients! So, with just under 20g of protein per bag, it's nutritious, delicious, and you're supporting an awesome company! (Just please make sure to leave some on Amazon for me, too!) Questions, Comments or Suggestions?Whew! You made it to the bottom of another long blog post! Thank you! Hopefully this information has been beneficial to you whether you are vegan, keto or both!
Now if you've been enjoying what you've read so far (or even if you haven't) PLEASE let me know what else you'd like me to write about! This blog is only a success if I'm writing what YOU want to read! Until next time, -Vegan Keto Madi
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Michael
9/18/2017 09:34:11 am
I bought the Brami Lupini beans on my own and was shocked by the net carbs so I decided to do my own research. There are people who have been similarly shocked and looked into it on their own (I am not sure if it was the Brami Lupini beans specifically) and found that the carbs listed did not include fiber (i.e. the carbs listed were net carbs, so 14 carbs total)
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KiKi
7/16/2018 06:27:09 pm
This is from an Amazon.com question on the brand:
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