Re: Controlling The Munchies

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/24/2004 10:20:38 PM Eastern Standard Time,

rich9595@... writes:

One of my ongoing battles in trying to control this has been the off again-on

again munching at night, usually while watching a movie or sporting event

Hi Rich,

Have you tried baked veggies?

Here is a recipe. You need to choose the veggies that you can eat. Some

people can eat the white and or sweet potatoes, others cannot. For someone that

cannot have the salt, you could use other seasonings. Zucchini is not one of

the veggies in this recipe, but I would think it would work okay.

Baked Vegetable Chips

2 - 3 lbs (900 - 1350 g) assorted root vegetables, such as sweet potatoes,

russet potatoes, large carrots, daikon radishes, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas

(Swedes), or beets, peeled and sliced as thinly as possible

Salt

Cooking spray

Sprinkle the vegetables lightly but evenly with salt and allow to stand at

room temperature for 30 minutes. Rinse in cold water and dry completely with

paper towels. Spray a baking sheet lightly with the cooking spray and arrange

the

sliced vegetables in a single layer on the sheet. Spray the vegetables

lightly with cooking spray and bake in a preheated 275 (130C) oven for 40 to 60

minutes. Check the vegetables frequently and remove them as they are dry. They

will become more crisp as they cool. Season with salt and store in an airtight

container for up to two weeks. Makes about 4 to 6 cups (1 - 1.5 L), to serve 4

to 6.

[Guest guest]

I try to go to bed earlier, that helps for me. Also, if you have

something healthier prepared in advance it can keep you from eating

less healthy choices.

www.atkinscenter.com and click on recipes. There are some really

good lowcarb recipes there. I make hubby the pumpkin cheesecake, but

I add a few drops of stevia. It's not quite sweet enough per recipe.

I also like some of the chocolate stuff. Unsweetened chocolate with

artificial sweetener added can make a delicious snack without

driving up the carbs. However, these tend to be higher in fat, which

may or may not be an option for you.

HTH,

Debi

> One of my ongoing battles in trying to control this has been the

off again-on again munching at night, usually while watching a movie

or sporting event.

> I do make sugar free Jello, but you get kind of tired of that, so

you look for something else after a few nights.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Rich

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I try to go to bed earlier, that helps for me. Also, if you have

> something healthier prepared in advance it can keep you from eating

> less healthy choices.

>

> Debi

>

> Haaa Debi, I know what you mean about the going to bed early idea,

as an escape from temptation. Some nights I was climbing into bed at

9:00 pm, when my regular bedtime was at midnight. But now that I

have been following my " new routine " for over a year (since November

02) I have found that my desire to munch has declined, and I guess my

body has gradually adjusted to fewer calories and lower sugar levels,

and I no longer feel as hungry. But for awhile there, I was going to

bed earlier than my nieces, who are 5 and 8 yrs old (and I'm 45)-

they thought it was real amusing!

gail

[Guest guest]

Pork rinds have no carbs (high sodium though), Vienna sausages, popcorn,

and my fav - 2 or 3 Lorna Doones with some PB on them (they are 5 carbs

each but for me seem to not cause any big jump)

YMMV,

Mike B.

" K. Goepfert " wrote:

> I wanted to thank everyone who wrote to me about the insulin pen.

> Although I still don't feel all that good about it, at least I can go

> in and look with some feeling that it might be OK.

>

> One of my ongoing battles in trying to control this has been the off

> again-on again munching at night, usually while watching a movie or

> sporting event.

>

> I can go for days without evening munchies,, but then I'll get into

> something that I know that I probably should not have. They add extra

> carbs that tend to drive my numbers up.

>

> Addictive? Yeah. I don't eat raw veggies because I have never been

> much of a veg lover in the first place. Fruit? It has a lot more

> natural sugar than what is normally bad for you, or so I have been led

> to believe.

>

> I do make sugar free Jello, but you get kind of tired of that, so you

> look for something else after a few nights.

>

> Any ideas?

>

> Rich