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FEELING PECKISH what can i munch on?

andreaabbott1

andreaabbott1

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so come on what can someone with type 2 munch on when feeling peckish
my hubby often gets peckish in the evening what is safe to snack on rather than crisps
 
Try cheese, olives, nuts, raw carrot + spicey houmous, a hard boiled egg, berries, the odd square of high cocoa content chocolate for a treat.
 
Make kale or courgette crisps and have with dip. Some people recommend pork scratchings if you like that sort of thing. Slice of cheese spread with mayo and wrapped in ham. Biscuits made using almond flour - lots of recipes on internet if you like a spot of baking :)
 
My favourite treat at the moment is berries and thickened cream. OMG it is so yummy! I buy frozen berries and keep them in a container in the fridge. 2 dessert spoonfuls of berries with 1 spoonful of cream and a splash of sucaryl... dietary heaven for me. The feeling of the cream in my mouth stops me craving food for a couple of hours.
 
Unshelled organic pistachios are good because they give your fingers something to do, you have to work for your treat.
 
Kamili said:
Just made some nice little cakes from mashed bananas and quick oats with sultanas and flavored with cinnamon. Yummy
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All those would send my levels sky high! Bananas are the worst fruits there are for type 2 diabetics, and dried fruits like sultanas are also not a wise choice for most people.
 
If you have tight control of your BG, then it's good for the soul to have a treat now n then. So, have a packet of crisps if you want to. Keep it as an occasional treat though. The rest of the time, try something like this:
  • High fibre cracker bread with pate, peanut butter, cheese spread.
  • Low carb trail mix.
  • Dark chocolate coated Brazil nuts.
  • Biltong or beef jerky. (my snack of choice.)
  • Sliced Leerdamer cheese rolled around a slice of wafer-thin ham.
  • Smoked cheese with a sliced small Apple.
  • Frikadellen. (Lidl do packs of mini & full size ones. Yummy hot or cold, dipped in Mayo, mustard or both.)
  • Frozen grapes.
  • Sugar free jelly pudding cups with cream.
  • Bovril.
  • Celery & carrot sticks with houmous.
 
Snacks vary because our blood glucose levels vary.
  • kid size Cheddar portions e.g. Sainsbury's organic mild Cheddar portions 6 x 20g, 0.5g carbs per stick
  • Additive free pork scratchings e.g. Hogbites 0.1g carbs per 75g bag
  • Rodda clotted cream 227g tub 2.5g carbs per 100g
  • Organix15g toddler snacks e.g. cheese and herb puffs 9.3g carbs per 15g bag
  • Heinz organic biscotti 11.6g carbs per biscotti. 4 per pack
  • Nuts but not a large amount at a time ! Very few cashews as carby. Peanuts can be too.
  • Gherkins vary may be 1.0g per 100g, pickled eggs can be low too.
 
Today I discovered in Waitrose snack sized bags of chorizo bites - lovely (though not cheap at £1.70 for an 80g bag) and only 0.8g carbs for the bag.
 
I like pork scratchings and cheese because I don't need a lot and it takes my munchies away.
But if I'm properly hungry I'll make something more substantial.

Mongolia said:
Make kale or courgette crisps and have with dip.
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Oh wow I will try those. Kale and Courgette have amazingly low carbs, I have them on my low carb vegetable mix list. So finding more use out of them is awesome. I imagine the kale would turn out like crispy seaweed but with out the carbs, **** that's so good!!
 
andreaabbott1 said:
so come on what can someone with type 2 munch on when feeling peckish
my hubby often gets peckish in the evening what is safe to snack on rather than crisps
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I have a bit of cheese which I nibble on with 5 almonds which I chew for ages to make them last! Sucks though when hubbys tucking in to a ham filled bread roll and crisps
 
Alisonjane10 said:
If you have tight control of your BG, then it's good for the soul to have a treat now n then. So, have a packet of crisps if you want to. Keep it as an occasional treat though. The rest of the time, try something like this:
  • High fibre cracker bread with pate, peanut butter, cheese spread.
  • Low carb trail mix.
  • Dark chocolate coated Brazil nuts.
  • Biltong or beef jerky. (my snack of choice.)
  • Sliced Leerdamer cheese rolled around a slice of wafer-thin ham.
  • Smoked cheese with a sliced small Apple.
  • Frikadellen. (Lidl do packs of mini & full size ones. Yummy hot or cold, dipped in Mayo, mustard or both.)
  • Frozen grapes.
  • Sugar free jelly pudding cups with cream.
  • Bovril.
  • Celery & carrot sticks with houmous.
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Like the idea of frozen grapes, bovril and smoked cheese. Thanks for that.
 
Kamili said:
Like the idea of frozen grapes, bovril and smoked cheese. Thanks for that.
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Glad to help. Just don't go mad on the grapes as they do contain natural fruit sugar. X
 
andreaabbott1 said:
so come on what can someone with type 2 munch on when feeling peckish
my hubby often gets peckish in the evening what is safe to snack on rather than crisps
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Maybe he should eat a larger evening meal in order to avoid the need for snacking later. Or a more substantial lunch. Or both.
 
I just made a batch of chicken liver pate -grilled livers, fried onion & garlic, hard boiled eggs, salt & pepper. Whizz it smooth. I use a traditional Jewish recipe but you can vary it to suit your own tastes. Pot up in small ramekins and freeze. I have a pot in the fridge for a tasty snack. This makes an excellent snack with slices of cucumber, tomato, stick of celery, rolled in a lettuce leaf, etc.
 
Ewelina's strawberry ice cream! I made loads and a tiny bit is sooooo creamy it hits the spot.
 
Sounds a bit daft, but I get 3 slices of Mexicana cheese (cheddar with chillies) and dice them into fragments. Put them in a tiny bowl, and use a cocktail stick to pick them up one at s time. It becomes a long snack :)
 
Micro portions are the way forward! I like playing with Cocao butter and powder, Coconut oil, Stevia and other things to see what I can make. A batch would fit into a tablespoon.
 
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