Snack Recipes Anyone?

[Natlay]

So I am trying to eat just meat, fruit, and vegetables (not including corn or potatoes) for the next couple weeks. My stomach seems to do much better with those. My problem is I LOVE snacks after dinner. I used to live on popcorn...I could eat three huge bowls of it every night. So now I'm looking for any kind of crunchy snack that would come even close to that. I tried baking slices of zucchini but they didn't get crispy enough. Anyone have any ideas for me??

[angel-jd1]

Gluten free Cereal

Trail mix (nuts, m&m's, raisins, chocolate chips etc)

Pirates booty or veggie booty (check on the gluten-free status and also ingredients)

gluten-free Granola type bars

Puffed Rice

Nut Thin Crackers (blue diamond almond are my favorite)

Rice Crackers (alot like chips, but not as tasty )

Ok there are a few ideas for now Good luck!!

-Jessica

[tarnalberry]

You can get the zucchini to get crisp, but you have to play with the thickness of the cut, use a bit of oil, and be careful with how you cook them. Basically, experiement.

Other than that, carrots are a good crunchy snack, or apples or celery. (You may find that you just need time for your tastebuds to settle and adjust to eating differently. It'll happen, but it can take a while.) I've found myself snacking a bit less often, personally, especially if I have good, balanced meals.

I encourage a long, exploratory trip to the grocery store, thinking about what might fit your different needs at different times for foods. Think of it as a treasure hunting adventure, and flip the creative switch on. (Bring a friend if brainstorming helps! )

[Natlay]

Thanks for the replies. I've been getting frustrated with food lately. The gluten and dairy were pretty easy to get rid of compared to the soy and corn. It seems like one of those is in everything...I just need time to adjust I think.

[tarnalberry]

I'd encourage scheduling a day to make stuff that you know you can safely snack on.

Flax crackers might not work for you if the seeds would bother you, but you can make crackers with other grains. (There's a recipe for sun-dried tomato buckwheat crakers that can be adjusted fairly easily for soy and corn intolerances in my recipe thread.) Making a big batch of pancakes (mmm... blueberry pancakes) and freezing them for snacking can work too. Or make some beef jerky (this'll take a little more creativity finding a soy free recipe, or making one up, but I'll work on that this winter too) to store. Or other things you can freeze or keep around. You might consider investing in a dehydrator for making your own snacks as well.

Another thing that could help is to check into a few new random cookbooks for ideas. I like diving into my Raw Foods cookbook every now and again for ideas.

BTW, two things that I'll make if I've got nothing to snack on but want something:

1. tuna w/ avocado and fresh salsa (tomatoes, onion, cucumber)

2. meat (safe deli meat or leftover chicken or other meat) rolled up in lettuce with tomato

[Natlay]

Thanks for those ideas. Meat wrapped in lettuce is a good one...that takes me back to when I was little and we grew lettuce in the backyard and ate it like that. Thanks for reminding me and for the other good suggestions

[Mayflowers]

What about that brand that has vegetable chips and sweet potato chips? I'll have to wait (get it? WAIT? HA! HA!HA!HA!) until I lose the weight I need to lose.

What about regular Lay's potato chips or is there some cross contamination?

[queenofhearts]

These are a bit pricey, but I love them... the tomatoes are out of this world, crispy/chewy, but I don't know if you can do tomatoes...

Open Original Shared Link