if you want to wean off of refined sugars try fruits....

I snack on pecans. Still in the shell. I am not really hungry between meals. So cracking and picking the nut out works. I am snacking but not eating a lot and nuts are a healthy snack. I like pickled eggs too. If I am really a little hungry a couple eggs fills the bill. Pickled ham, deli bologna or hot dogs is good too. Read the labels though. A lot of additives. Have to be a little picky on brands. Not good for everyday. I use the same brine for everything. Half white half cider vinegar. Pickling spice, about an 1/8th cup of sugar to a gallon. Adds a little more iffy stuff but its not a bunch if you just eat 2-3 at a time.

Fruit is loaded with sugar. I ate 3-4 persimmons the other day but but rarely eat fruit.

I like beer. Sam Adams Boston lager is 18 grams of carbs a bottle. So once a month or so I enjoy a bottle of an evening. Eat no other carbs that day. Meat fish or eggs only.

Made a pork stew with a bottle of beer added for flavor. I did not eat anywhere near the whole pot though.

I am down about 70 pounds from last February. Blood sugar, blood pressure, pulse rate are better than they have been in at least a decade.

I dont eat grain, potatoes, sugar (or very little) No fruit (or very little). No artificial sweeteners. They make me crave real carbs.

A glass of dry wine at supper some nights tastes good.

In Philippines we used cane sugar a bit

I now eat alot like Danny Clifton. I started this two years ago. I was 347 pounds and takin Metformen for pre-diabetes and lasix for swelling in my legs. I kicked most of the carbs and all of the sugar out of my diet and made a lifestyle change. My tri-glycerides were 288 and was on the verge of having to take a statin. I am now down 103 pounds, off metformen,and lasix and tri-glycerides are 87. Best thing I have ever done in my life. Eat little to no processed foods and all my carb intake comes from complex carbs. I had to decide whether I was willing to give up the rest of my life and doing the things I like to do, or sit in a chair, watch tv and eat candy bars. It was not easy, but being around all the stuff I used to eat doesn't bother me at all. Trappers are driven, hard working people, If you put your mind to it. the transition is a piece of cake.

I don't worry carbs and sweets but have a balance in what I eat. I eat candy every day and I eat carbs every day and I don't have any weight issues.

OP are you trying to lose weight or what is your intent?

I went low to no carb and intermittent fasting about the start of covid and went from 243 to 178 over a year. Felt fantastic and full of energy...which was great except when trying to sleep. A lot of steak, pork chops, and chicken. Then a year ago or so started cheating a little with carbs...love chocolate especially. gained over 40lbs back and am having a hard time changing the trend. I think I need to stay completely away from carbs and fake sweeteners...kind of like I did initially. I see more steaks in my future.
The only thing I can't do to excess is moderation.

you may need to break the sweet for a bit

then everything will be so much sweeter than it was before

snacks
nuts
cheese
jerky
sausage
hard boiled eggs
lo carb veg like broccoli , celery
a shot of cream
a pat of butter


mostly you eat protein and fat at each meal so that you are full more , it really changes how you feel hungry , carbs are addiction and you are craving them way before you have even finished processing them. think about it like you went to McDonalds you at a big mac and 2 hours later your stomach is telling you you your hungry , you consumed like 1500 calories most all you need for the day but your gut tells you feeeeeeeeeeed meeeee


sweets/deserts

85% dark chocolate Divine is a good brand

an apple

fresh fruit like raspberries , blackberries you can do whipped cream with this no sugar in your whipped cream so you whip your own takes like 90 seconds with an immersion blender

shoot for all your "sweets" early in the day and movement after

pots de-creme' this is dark chocolate and cream add no sugar

try 2-3 weeks no sweets and you will find whole milk starts to taste sweet as it should it has 12 carbs per cup
fair life whole milk the ultra pasteurized stuff has only 6 carbs per cup

when you have a sweet after you break the sugar cravings it will bee too sweet much of the time , but you just have a couple bites of only the best of the best.

Drinks

coffee
water
tea no sweetener

alcoholic beverage
miller lite as it is 3.2 carbs per 12oz
shot of hard liquor like bourbon , gin , vodka with a squeeze of citrus and some seltzer water

mainly you start looking everything up

Jeff,I found a spinache dip 2 grams of carbs..i bought it...it is GOOD!!!!!

trying your cheesecake tonight Jeff...how many carbs?

We made this today..sal is munching

How does popped pop corn stack up in a low/no carb diet?

No carb ..... Fuel injection is the way to go

Not good, around 30 carbs per serving.

I would avoid all commercial FAKE sweeteners.

Stick with Monk fruit, stevia, allulose, erythritol.