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What do you snack on during office hours?

Hampshire_Lad

Hampshire_Lad

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Hi,
I've recently been diagnosed as type 2 and am very grateful for this forum - have received some fantastic advice so far :)

I was wondering though what foods you guys with type 2 snack on (if any) during the day?
I used to snack on crisps, biscuits and cakes so have no one to blame but myself really for my current situation. However I'm struggling to work out what I can snack on now post diagnosis.

So i was wondering please which low carb snacks you guys tend to eat when you're at work?
Thanks,
Simon
 
try not to snack.. you shouldn't really feel hungry but if you are trying low carb then pork scratchings, cheese or cold meats are your friends..
 
I dont snack.
I used to watch people in office add weight on snacks. Keep fresh water on your desk, if you can. Or in your draw. Drink plenty.
 
As others have said it is better not to snack - but here are some options which I occasionally use
- You can buy packets of small pieces of cheese There are lots in supermarket which do them - or cut up a large piece of cheese and wrap a small matchbox sized pieces to eat .
-Supermarkets now do a boiled egg in a separate pack -again you can make your own .
-Marks have cracking crisps, chorizo crisps and salami crisps - crackling crisps are zero carb the others are low rather than nil and I think not as nice also I find that I do need more than one third of a packet as a snack.Supermarkets do pork crackling but do look as the packets as some are not always as low carb as you would hope
- A couple slices of cooked bacon ( again you can get this already cooked in packets in most supermarkets) and you should only want a couple of slices for a snack.
- Olives if you like them
-. A small piece of dark chocolate 85% or above Tesco do some at reasonable price but other are just as good .
-An apple or although high carb is actually not too bad for some but you should check by using a meter to see if an apple or pear are good or bad for you
-Handful of nuts can also be a reasonable snack - pecan , brazil , almond are my favourites but peanuts ( which of course are not real nuts ) not so good
Hope this helps
 
I agree that once your diet improves you wont feel the need to snack. Im full enough on 2or3 meals per day and plenty of water or sugar free drinks. Diet lemonade is my summer favourite. Plenty of ice on hot days.
 
I only need to eat twice a day and am never hungry - though show me a roast chicken and you'd better not get in the way. Eating low carb reduces hunger significantly as it tends to give more even blood glucose levels.
 
I no longer snack, but it took me a while on low carb before getting to that point. When I started out my go to snacks were nuts or a small piece of cheese.
 
When the cakes or donuts come out at the office, I just get my head down and concentrate on my work. My colleagues know not to offer me any. I don't get hungry much between meals these days but on the odd occasion I do I consol myself that I'm giving my pancreas a rest!
 
Macadamia nuts and sugarfree gum
If others eat potato grisps I eat pork schratchingd
 
dipsydo said:
As others have said it is better not to snack - but here are some options which I occasionally use
- You can buy packets of small pieces of cheese There are lots in supermarket which do them - or cut up a large piece of cheese and wrap a small matchbox sized pieces to eat .
-Supermarkets now do a boiled egg in a separate pack -again you can make your own .
-Marks have cracking crisps, chorizo crisps and salami crisps - crackling crisps are zero carb the others are low rather than nil and I think not as nice also I find that I do need more than one third of a packet as a snack.Supermarkets do pork crackling but do look as the packets as some are not always as low carb as you would hope
- A couple slices of cooked bacon ( again you can get this already cooked in packets in most supermarkets) and you should only want a couple of slices for a snack.
- Olives if you like them
-. A small piece of dark chocolate 85% or above Tesco do some at reasonable price but other are just as good .
-An apple or although high carb is actually not too bad for some but you should check by using a meter to see if an apple or pear are good or bad for you
-Handful of nuts can also be a reasonable snack - pecan , brazil , almond are my favourites but peanuts ( which of course are not real nuts ) not so good
Hope this helps
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A small slice of cheese can go a long way.
 
One of the best things you can do is forget old behaviour and start anew.
Snacks really aren't needed unless you're doing something very physical.
Make sure you start the day with fat to give you a slow energy burn and a fuller feeling.
My morning porridge fills my gut up till later in the day .... google what porridge actually does you might be surprised.
My porridge alwas has a spoonful of coconut oil in for the added fat.
My coffee has cream or butter in.
If you do it with butter (unsalted) you should get an energy high from it and for me I find I have no urges for food till around 4 or 5 pm.
I eat breakfast and tea ... 5 0r 6 pm.
That's two meals a day and if I want to nibble then it's nuts berries boiled eggs scratchings.
If you decide that yes behavioural changes make sense you won't feel to hard done by.
Two thirds of the world are hungry the other third are fat.
 
Rachox said:
When the cakes or donuts come out at the office, I just get my head down and concentrate on my work. My colleagues know not to offer me any. I don't get hungry much between meals these days but on the odd occasion I do I consol myself that I'm giving my pancreas a rest!
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Here's something cruel. I'm newly diagnosed diabetic. Last week I had some complications which resulted in me staying in the hospital for about a week where I was diagnosed. The first few days there I was placed in the CCU, where I was well looked after. When I was resting in bed, I could see the nurses station through the door of my room. On my last day in CCU I watched some guy bring a box of donuts for the nurses. He left the box sitting on their counter in plain view of me, and I thought how cruel, even though I wasn't craving a don't, to be exposed to them and know I wouldn't be able to eat one again.
 
Ixarix said:
Here's something cruel. I'm newly diagnosed diabetic. Last week I had some complications which resulted in me staying in the hospital for about a week where I was diagnosed. The first few days there I was placed in the CCU, where I was well looked after. When I was resting in bed, I could see the nurses station through the door of my room. On my last day in CCU I watched some guy bring a box of donuts for the nurses. He left the box sitting on their counter in plain view of me, and I thought how cruel, even though I wasn't craving a don't, to be exposed to them and know I wouldn't be able to eat one again.
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I'm a T2, and I live a reduced carb lifestyle because I enjoy it, and it suits me. For many, if not most T1s, they manage to have a jam donut, or whatever, every so often. Clearly it's important to get the ground work in to become comfortable to adjust your insulin doses, depending on what you eat and drink.

I'm sure, in time you'll find yourself with more options. Good luck with it all.
 
Cheese, nuts (almonds are great), salads, seeds (pumpkin or sunflower), raw carrots, chicken anything like that, there's a lot out there once your looking in the right places
 
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