SNACK FOODS

Does anyone have any ideas for snack foods for us?  I now have an addiction to the honey wheat pretzel twist which I found out today that pretzels are considered slider foods and will make us gain weight (might be part of my problem?)  I never used to eat a lot of crunchy salty foods but for some reason I want that?  So I am looking for something to snack on to replace my pretzel addiction.  I need something easy and convienient that I can take to school with me and eat throughout the day. 

What kind of snack foods do you eat?

If we get hungry for chips or something we eat Pork Rinds, they have no carbs and very little calories, they have a lil fat grams but if you eat in moderation they are a good snack that we can have, we mostly eat the  Bbq flavored from walmart.

Andy

I eat 1 or 2 bags of microwave popcorn a day     i think there is only like 100 calories. I probably am just feeding into my food addiction, but i feel like it is beter to binge on the low calorie than the alternative. The other thing is red seedless grapes, i have been battling my sweet tooth lately (emotional upheavels) (plus a gol darned dunkin donuts opened right down the danged road from me lol) anyhow...i wash them, pluck off all the stems, and eat them until the terrible sweet cravings go away...plus it helps with constipation ...bonus ding ding ding lol  good luck

I read that popcorn and pretzels those things that they teach us to eat on reg. diets are bad for WLS people due to the carbs and they are refered to as slider foods because it slides right through us without being absorbed causing us to want to eat more because it doesn't satisfy us that's what I read anyway.

crap!! I guess i should cut down, I thought i found a safe food i could be a pig with....darn it

I know, that's what I thought about the pretzels....I like them even tried dipping them in peanut butter to get the protein guess in moderation anything is game?

yep, moderation is right, tho i still struggle. peanut butter is a great idea. but i think the grapes are still good lol  i keep them in a plastic tub that i snack on all day

I like to take sliced pepperoni and make chips out of them. Hardly any carbs or sugars and most of the fat bakes out of them.
Here is what I do...
Spread a package of sliced pepperoni on cookie sheet pan in single layer. Preheat oven to 350. Bake 10-15 minutes watching them closely as they burn quickly. Transfer to paper towels and dab with paper towels to get as much of the fat off as you can. You can season them while they are still warm with whatever floats your boat. I sometimes take a small amount of Ranch dressing dry mix and sprinkle lightly over them. They keep at room temp in ziplock bags for several days...well I guess they would but not around this house they don't have a chance.
A good source of protein and almost no sugars and even tastes good. A combination that is hard to find.
Connie

What a neat idea!  You dear lady are just full of good ideas!  I'm going to try this right away... I'm not a pepperoni fan but this sounds interesting... my daughter would love this!  Can you use turkey pepperoni?

Thanks for posting this recipe if you will.

Bec

Thanks Bec but as you can tell all this info is food related. Do you see a pattern here? I am my own worst enemy. I love to cook and although I try hard to make it as healthy as possible now, I still love to cook. I just don't enjoy eating it as much as I used to. I keep repeating to myself nothing tastes as good as thinner feels. Some days it works but then there are days not so much. But when I do bake the really good stuff that DH enjoys so much I take most of it to our surgeon's office for them to enjoy and to get it out of this house. You would not believe the 'sweet tooth' our Dr. H. and Tim has! I so enjoy feeding grateful people! :-)
I have never tried turkey pepperoni but I would think it would work just fine. If you try it please post your results. It would save me from sacrificing perfectly good turkey pepperoni. TEE HEE
Connie