Snacks ......lightly salted peanuts , apple and cheese etc

[Taffyboyslim]

On the right track here ?

 

[harbottle]

I eat Apples quite often, but some people find they cause a spike.
Have you done some tests to see what happens?

 

[Martin.A]

My go-to snack is half an apple cut into bite-sized pieces with a handful of walnuts. I find they go well together as a mix, but I need an apple like a Royal Gala. A Granny Smith, for example, is a little too sharp for me. I also keep a pack of Nature Valley Peanut & Chocolate Protein bars in the larder (only 10.2g carb per bar), but never have more than one a day, and there's always a bar of Lindt 85% Robust Dark chocolate in the fridge as my wife likes that too. I never have more than 3 or 4 squares spread throughout the day though.

 

[harbottle]

I've just made lunch which is a salad containing a small red apple (These mini ones.) with some celery and chicken leftover from Sunday.

Reading your post has made me wonder if it'll work well with some walnuts in it as well.

Also have a few bars of 70%+ dark chocolate lying around, but try to limit those to a piece a day. Not overly keen on those bar things, but do have some lying around - except my daughter usually nabs them if she finds them!

Lindt and Hotel Chocolat are my favourites, but HC are very expensive.

 

[Leadinglights]

I've just made lunch which is a salad containing a small red apple (These mini ones.) with some celery and chicken leftover from Sunday.

Reading your post has made me wonder if it'll work well with some walnuts in it as well.

Also have a few bars of 70%+ dark chocolate lying around, but try to limit those to a piece a day. Not overly keen on those bar things, but do have some lying around - except my daughter usually nabs them if she finds them!

Lindt and Hotel Chocolat are my favourites, but HC are very expensive.

I had a apple, walnut and stilton salad at a pub for lunch last week, surprisingly filling. People kept trying to pass me some of their chips.

 

[Deb_l]

My go to snacks are walnuts and cheese. I buy those ridiculously expensive pre-packaged little bite sized blocks of cheese, rather than cutting a chunk off a block. It fools my head into thinking I've had more than I really have somehow

I also like brazil nuts but always run the risk of overdosing on those because I don't know when to stop 😱

 

[Taffyboyslim]

My go-to snack is half an apple cut into bite-sized pieces with a handful of walnuts. I find they go well together as a mix, but I need an apple like a Royal Gala. A Granny Smith, for example, is a little too sharp for me. I also keep a pack of Nature Valley Peanut & Chocolate Protein bars in the larder (only 10.2g carb per bar), but never have more than one a day, and there's always a bar of Lindt 85% Robust Dark chocolate in the fridge as my wife likes that too. I never have more than 3 or 4 squares spread throughout the day though.

Royal Gala are lovely apples

Thanks for the advice

 

[Taffyboyslim]

My go to snacks are walnuts and cheese. I buy those ridiculously expensive pre-packaged little bite sized blocks of cheese, rather than cutting a chunk off a block. It fools my head into thinking I've had more than I really have somehow

I also like brazil nuts but always run the risk of overdosing on those because I don't know when to stop 😱

Brazil nuts

 

[rebrascora]

Half an apple and a chunk of nice cheese is a regular lunch for me. Royal Gala are a bit too sweet for my taste. My preference is always a slightly under ripe Cox's but a Braeburn will do or one of my own apples..... no idea what they are and not quite ready to pick yet. I like a good balance of tart, sweet and must be very crisp usually paired with a good smoked cheddar. I do however need 2 units of insulin for just half an apple, so could not consider them a snack, nor eat a whole one. Well worth the 2 units though. Some things I resent "spending" my insulin on, but half an apple is a lovely treat.
A packet of pork scratchings are my free treat, as no insulin required at all, or pots of olives with feta or manchego have no impact on my levels.

I had to stop buying the Nature Valley Protein bars or other similar options as they come in a multipack and once I had one I would want another. They are also UPFs which again made me rethink buying them and they clearly had an addictive effect on me.

 

[Martin.A]

I had to stop buying the Nature Valley Protein bars or other similar options as they come in a multipack and once I had one I would want another.

Oh Barbara - where's your willpower.....???

 

[Bloden]

Peanuts spike my glucose summat rotten. I hope they don't do the same for you! I switched to M&S roasted almonds, which don't raise my BG. I now find peanuts and peanut butter too sweet. 😛 Weird.

 

[rebrascora]

Oh Barbara - where's your willpower.....???

It is here working very hard every day thank you very much, considering that I am a recovering sugar addict that has to eat small restricted amounts of JBs on a regular basis, plus restrict my carb intake whilst my partner wolfs down cake and sweets like it is going out of fashion! I don't need any additional strain on that so my limited remaining willpower is utilized in the shop where I leave the Nature Valley protein bars on the shelf. 😉

 

[Martin.A]

my partner wolfs down cake and sweets like it is going out of fashion!

I can relate to that, with two adult sons still at home and the larder and fridge stocked with their usual mix of crisps, biscuits, chocolate and various other snacky stuff, none of which I'll touch. No alcohol though - our eldest is only an occasional drinker despite 3 years at Uni, and our youngest barely drinks at all.

Only teasing you, by the way..............

 

[Taffyboyslim]

I know they are not supposed to be a regular thing but a bag of peanuts helps me with hunger and generally lasts a few evenings

 

[Martin.A]

I know they are not supposed to be a regular thing but a bag of peanuts helps me with hunger and generally lasts a few evenings

Peanuts are not particularly carb-heavy and although around 50% fat it's mostly unsaturated, ie the 'good fats'. They are, though, pretty high in calories - around 600 kCals per 100g - which would be an issue for anyone following a low calorie diet.

 

[Taffyboyslim]

Peanuts are not particularly carb-heavy and although around 50% fat it's mostly unsaturated, ie the 'good fats'. They are, though, pretty high in calories - around 600 kCals per 100g - which would be an issue for anyone following a low calorie diet.

Ouch

 

[jjcypher]

I love to make a salad with red apples in small bite size peices chunks of cheese cucumber celery and a few mixed nuts for my lunch with a large glass of water
Very good choice refreshing and filling

 

[Drummer]

Not for me - that would be a whole day's allotment of carbs, as peanuts are a legume and I have to count them as high carb.

 

[jjcypher]

I dont eat peanuts i eat mixed nuts ie walnuts brazils etc none are salted either