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suitable snack for on the move or at home

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lucydiabetic_

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Type 2
hi there

i’m a newbie type 2. ive managed to lose 1 stone with cutting out sugar & carbs.
over christmas & birthdays have put most back on as i love chocolate way too much.
Tomorrow i’m going to try & cut chocolate & carbs out again for the forseeable future.
can anyone suggest a good snack i can have on the move- eg travel suitable on train.
Can someone also suggest a good snack at home to have too?
regarding sugar & carbs- have the type 2’s out there managed to cut chocolate & carbs out permanently? or do you still have sugar / carbs now & then - eg at christmas or birthdays.
For those who no longer eat any sugar/ carbs- what keeps you motivated & do you feel deprived? is it good idea to have a treat once in a while - if so what do you have & how often?
thanksso much everyone . xx
 
Pork scratchings, cold meats or fast for the snacks


I rarely have some 90% lindt chocolate or some oppo ice cream. But I really don't feel "deprived" if I don't have these. I find that my health is more important to me than short term treats. Eyes and toes are far more useful than chocolate and sugar.
That way of looking at things suits my personality.
 

You can buy Cavalier chocolates with Stevia or Lindt 85-90% dark chocolates from Waitrose.

Doesn’t spike and it’s absolutely delicious!
 
I've cut sugar and carbs pretty well, but do allow myself a very occasional treat and with it being VERY occasional it tastes all that much better. I've managed to get myself into the mindset that either I control my diabetes or it controls me, and I 'd rather hang onto my vision and feet, thanks!
As far as snacks go, I recently discovered that Teso sells a 5 pack Fridge Freezer of 100% chargrilled chicken fillet. Tastes great and is easily portable. Other snacky options are pork scratchings in various formats as well as various forms of cold meats and you can add a few olives, stuffed or otherwise as well a a few bits of cheese.
At home you could try celery or crispy lettuce filled with peanut butter or a low carb pate or meat spread, but check the carb content as they vary. Sugar-free jelly with a few low carb berries such as rasps, blackberries or a few half grapes can make a nice sweet tasting treat and can be lovely if topped with double cream.
 
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85% dark chocolate, if you buy it from Aldi or Sainsbury's it comes in what looks like a big bar but it is made up of five individually wrapped bars. I keep them in the car or in my handbag.
Portion up some bags of nuts. The small Metcalfe popcorn, yes it has carbs but under 10. Baby Bel. Any sliced cheese.
 
I used cooked chicken strips at £4 for 700g a packet from Asda. I have sandwich box which has a liquid between the plastic so can be frozen. to carry some on days out. I also carry a small bottle of Tobasco to liven it up. Using this setup saved me having to carry and use an insulin pen when about
 
I don't bother with snacks, unless I'm in a situation where I know that I'm not going to make it to the next meal in the usual time frame. Cheddar cheese, pork scratchings are what I go for in those circumstances. Otherwise, I don't really see much point in snacks.


It's a tough form of discipline, but it works. And the pay off is you get to wake up and see your toes again.
 
I'm a T1, I have to do 3 or 4 hour train journeys which often means I don't get to have lunch. I worry about having a hypo so the ideas that have been given are useful. I'd forgotten about porky scratchings
 
My need to snack has almost gone, but good and portable ones are peperami, Pork crackling/scratchings, cheese.

I’ve also found that by consistently keeping carbs very low (20g or less a day), my taste buds have changed and even things that are not considered sweet taste sweet. Over Christmas I tried some 70% chocolate and it was too sweet- these days I can only eat 90% or 100%.

I enjoy this way of eating and intend for it to be permanent. I don’t really miss carbs - although potatoes are a potential nemesis. I think the trick is to find low carb treats and to focus on what you can eat, rather than viewing carbs as some kind of nectar. Consuming double cream every day, for example feels pretty indulgent.
 
thank you
 
wow thanks so much everyone for all your input.
That has given me a great in sight into how to manage & a good attitude to have.
So i’ll look at valuing my eyesight & feet/ toes.
I’ll look at having maybe cheeses, meats and some cold veg like carrots, celery.
I’ll try to aim to have chocolate only occasionally and if i do have higher cocoa content.
i really appreciate your help everyone
thanks
lucy x
 
Hi Lucy,
"For those who no longer eat any sugar/ carbs- what keeps you motivated & do you feel deprived? "
I'm gonna let you in on a dirty little secret! I'm not hungry and I don't miss chocolate.

Dirty little secret 1:
Its been 2 weeks now on LCFH and I'm just not hungry, don't feel the need to snack in-between meals. This is shockingly easy how could I have been so resistant to such a simple idea.

Dirty little secret 2:
For the last 4 months 2 chocolate digestives every night because its chocolate! Yes I can live with out it, but what's the point in living if you can't have a chocolate bikkie. It's been 2 weeks now and I don't miss the biscuits either.
My own mind is blown on this one.

Don't feel the need to snack:
This doesn't mean that I don't snack. I like eating, food taste good.
  • eat something you like
  • make sure its good for you.
I hope this helps with you self motivation, your gonna snack don't feel guilty about it, just snack wisely, and you could have lined up a million people to tell me "you will feel less hungry changing to LCFH and snack less" and I would have spat in there eye and called them a **** liar.
 
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wow awesome
 
I can’t eat meat, so if I want to snack (I don’t much since going LCHF, just not hungry - but it’s an ingrained habit!) I have cheese, olives, Quorn ham slices, nuts. I love chocolate but find I’m not craving it any more - a couple of squares of the Lidl 81% more than satisfies any need for it.
 
They look good, I will look out for them. I like to take something with me on holidays to cover lunch when a low carb snack is not available. Incidentally, in an attempt to convince people that it is all carbs not just sugar, the French term glucides would help.
 
A small stick of cheese wrapped up with a slice of chorizo/salami etc is lovely. I personally don't like the idea of eating a tonne of those so find it easy to stop at one so my calorie allowance doesn't go out of whack. Nice and easy to wrap up and keep in the fridge and take 8 seconds to prepare.

And as most other people have suggested, some nice 85% chocolate. A square does me fine, but I sometimes factor in two with a cup of tea of an evening. I like the 90% stuff, but nowhere near as much as the 85%, that 5% makes a surprising difference to me.

I started off with pork scratchings as I thought i'd need a replacement for crisps, but the urge left me after a week or so.
 
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