Pork rinds?

All i keep reading about are pork rinds. How they are low carb and great for breading chicken etc. (not that i can eat yet..lol) But i was wondering if anyone has tried them and where i can find them in Nova Scota?

I haven't seen them anywhere yet - I'll bet they're high in calories though...

Yeah i imagine the fat content is quite high but thought it might be better then bread crumbs or such. I guess i will just have to stay away from all that stuff altogether.lol

Another question...

I will be on puree/mash soon so i will probably once in awhile have mashed potatoes. I know they are a no no but will treat myself now and then for something different. Was wondering if instant potatoes are best for that or just boil/mash  them myself?

I would think you would get more out of them (nutritionally) if you boiled them yourself - less processing...  You're allowed to treat yourself with whatever you like every now and again - we've still gotta live!!  :))  I used to LOVE mashed potatoes - and they're still OK, but I don't love them like I used to - I have a new fav. in home made sweet potato fries - funny, I never really liked sweet potatoes before! 

If you're looking for something to coat chicken breasts or whatever in, I use about a tablespoon each of sesame seeds, ground flax seed & bread crumbs with some spices thrown in - cuts down on the carbs and still is tasty!   I'm wondering if some crushed nuts wouldn't be good too...  again, have to watch the calories, but it would also up the protein & healthy fats.  If you find anything good let me know!  :)

BTW the sweet potato fries are really high in carbs so watch that!  That's my treat now! 

Oh good ideas thank so much. Yeah i have never been a fan of sweet potatoes but my tastes have changed a bit already and i havent even had the chance to eat yet.lol

Little over one week to go ugh! I have become obsessed with thinking of different things to eat only cause i cant yet.lol

I ate a lot of scrambled eggs when I was on mushy.  So much so that I don't really want them anymore!

haha I feel the same way about soup, cant even stand the smell now!

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2667/2

I keep hearing about how high the calories in sweet potatoes are, this link shows the caloric/nutritional facts. For 1 cup of baked mashed is 180 Calories, I after surgery I doubt very much that one would eat that much of it, after eating the protein portion of meal. Am I confused? I look at not only the calories but also the nutritional values which are excellent and it is a low Glycemic index, and very anti inflamatory.

Hi Kimberleyann,

I'm certainly no expert, but for me it's not really the calories in the sweet potato, though they are a bit high, it's the 41g of carbs.  The way it was explained to me is that your body will burn available carbs in your body before it will burn stored fat, so if you have lots of carbs available for it, it takes a long time for it to get around to burning the fat.  That's why I am mindful about the carbs...  Having said that, if you follow all of the rules and eat your protein first, then no, you can't eat very many (although I love them so much that I would pick at them all day).  I try to keep my carb count between 40 - 80 g for the day while I'm still trying to lose... 

But if you're going to have carbs then sweet potatoes are an awesome choice because of all of the things you pointed out... 

Does this explain my concern with them?