Fringe Food and Snacks

(Stine ) #1

Im about to jump back onto the keto train and most planning is in place. Got two areas of worry though…

  1. Fringe food: the food that has some carbs like berries or nuts. They’ve previously been my downfall as the slippery slope started when reintroducing them… so not sure if I should ban them for good or try some sort of moderation system from the start. How do you guys deal?

  2. Snack: keto works wonders even without counting calories until you go snack crazy as I did, even on all fat snacks. Skipping snacks all together would be great but would be depriving myself of a lot of good keto food as I live in a non keto household and most dinners are just keto died versions of what the rest is eating. How do you guys live with your snacks?

Thank you for reading

#2

Fringe food: I keep nuts in the basement and only bring up a small snack bag’s worth to the kitchen. That seems to work for me.

Snack: I eat jerky sticks (Nick’s Sticks or EPIC bars) as a treat. Lately, for alternative snacks, I’ve been making Shirataki noodles in the microwave with Yai’s Thai Almond Sauce and hot sauce, cilantro, and sprinkled with pork rind dust. Hits the spot, and I pretend it’s Keto Pad Thai, one of my favorite foods of all time.

Other than that, keto has helped me get out of the “snack” habit, and re-phrase it as a “hunger” habit. I.e., I’m hungry, so I’ll eat this.

(Stine ) #3

Thanks :slight_smile: that switch from snack to hunger is a good thing ill definatelly take with me :slight_smile: it makes it also much easier to see it as an alternative to a traditional meal and not just an addition.

Buying in bulk and not going to the store so frequent is on the goal plan :slight_smile: now just to implement :slight_smile:

S

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

My experience with alcohol was that one drink was too many, and a thousand weren’t enough. In the couple of months I’ve been low-carb, I’ve learned that’s my attitude towards sugar as well, and I’m beginning to believe it’s also my attitude towards carbs in general. So I suspect I’m not going to do well eating any amount of carbohydrate, no matter how small.

Everyone’s metabolism and everyone’s psychology are different, however; I think we probably each need to be very well-acquainted with our minds and bodies in order to make it through successfully.

(Doug) #5

Paul, for sure.

You’re right on -

Being familiar is one thing, mastering ourselves is another.

(Linda Culbreth) #6

I found I couldn’t snack at all, even on nuts & seeds and cheese. However, I could add sme as part of a meal and do okay. And, it’s fine to have a “large” snack as a complete meal…

I am learning my “downfalls” and don’t care to repeat those same rabbit holes nor higher blood sugars (T2D).