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Is beef Jerky advisable once you are eating normal food for snacking? What are other high Protein Snacks that are also low in fat and carbs?

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I love beef Jerky. I can chew, chew, chew, and chew. It is so tasty and satisfyes my really fast. ;)

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There are a lot of people who really rely on Jerky for Snacks. It's pretty salty, but other than that, it's a great snack.< /p>

I snack on almonds, string cheese, and greek yogurt., I also love Oh Yeah peanut butter/choc Protein bars. They are like a kit kat. I only eat one stick at a time. People like to snack on hard boiled eggs, but I hate eggs.< /p>

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My surgeon told me to never eat that stuff. If you think about it, that's not a natural treatment of food. It's been basically bathed in salt to preserve it. Even sunflower seeds are better than beef Jerky and 1 oz of roasted sunflower seeds has 14 gm of protein!

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ive been eating beef Jerky lately, and i never like it before. Im also eating spoonfuls of Peanut Butter, and i have hard boiled eggs a few times a week, they are easy to cook a bunch at a time and put in my bag for work.

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I really like the mini-babybel cheeses and Frigo string cheese since surgery. My other go-to Snacks include Pork rinds, almonds and SF pudding. I have never liked beef Jerky, so I don't have any opinion on that. :)

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if you get the Jerky from a butcher or place that makes it fresh, its usually got about 1/2 the sodium of the packaged stuff on the shelves. Its also not that hard to make it yourself :)

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If you make it yourself you can make it out of locally, humanely grown meat...

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I'm not allowed to have steak yet, so I doubt if I should try Jerky yet! Sounds good though.

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I make my own Jerky without salt, but you know I think for me that would be soooo dangerous a food after surgery. I can't stop once I get started on it.

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My list says I can have it starting from week 10 or on, too tough. She told me at my appt, because she knwos I travel, that I could probably try the teriyaki chicken Jerky "nuggets" earlier since I seem to tolerate everything quite well, and just chew chew chew.

I also get Glenny's Soy crisps (BBQ) 9 g Protein a bag if I want chip like things.

Like others, string cheese, mini babybel cheese, lunch meat and hardboiled eggs are staples.

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I love thinly sliced cheese - colby jack is my favorite! I was also told to use my shakes in place of Snacks.< /p>

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I like a few slices of Gallo Lite 55% reduced fat salami. 5 slices are 70 calories and 7 grams of Protein. Like others, I also enjoy light cheeses and beef Jerky. I like 1/2 apple with some Peanut Butter, but I don't consider Peanut Butter a Protein food. It's too many calories for the amount of protein. Sometimes i have a Soy Latte or soy milk heated with a little sugar free caramel Syrup. It's 80 calories and 8 grams of protein. Nuts are a trigger food for me so I try to avoid them.

Lynda

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