Emergency Cravings Busters

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some pecans
(I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the pecans were coated
with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of Splenda and cinnamon, a quick
stir to coat the pecans again, and I had a fast low-carb snack.

What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb cravings? Or
do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink more water, take a
walk)?

Thanks,
Carol

Yum! That sounds good. Pecans are my favorite nuts.

Emergency-type snacks? A handful of nuts or a chunk of cheese,
usually. I don't often have cravings as such, but if I do, I'll treat
myself to a few Vienna sausages and chug a bunch of water. Vienna
sausages usually kill any cravings I might have.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Age does not bring wisdom. Experience does.
Experience is usually something everyone spends
their life avoiding." [HerbalHen - asdl-c]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Mt. Olive no sugar added bread and butter pickles.

In news:[email hidden],
sh0rtcircuit (Deb) <[email hidden]> stated
| Damsel in dis Dress <[email hidden]> wrote:
|
|| Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some
|| pecans (I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the
|| pecans were coated with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of
|| Splenda and cinnamon, a quick stir to coat the pecans again, and I
|| had a fast low-carb snack.
||
|| What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb
|| cravings? Or do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink
|| more water, take a walk)?
||
|| Thanks,
|| Carol
|
| Yum! That sounds good. Pecans are my favorite nuts.
|
| Emergency-type snacks? A handful of nuts or a chunk of cheese,
| usually. I don't often have cravings as such, but if I do, I'll treat
| myself to a few Vienna sausages and chug a bunch of water. Vienna
| sausages usually kill any cravings I might have.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| "Age does not bring wisdom. Experience does.
| Experience is usually something everyone spends
| their life avoiding." [HerbalHen - asdl-c]
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Try eating a pound of cabbage next time, it also helps. Tomatoes are
also very good.

i
who does not have carb cravings for some strange reason

In article said:

Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some pecans
(I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the pecans were coated
with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of Splenda and cinnamon, a quick
stir to coat the pecans again, and I had a fast low-carb snack.

What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb cravings? Or
do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink more water, take a
walk)?

Thanks,
Carol

Ignoramus24751 said:

Try eating a pound of cabbage next time, it also helps.

Wow! I'd probably be farting all night, but I do love fried cabbage and
cole slaw.

Quoted message said:

Tomatoes are also very good.

I wish tomatoes were on Dr. B's plan. He allows one slice on a salad from
time to time.

Carol
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227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 119
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

In article said:

Ignoramus24751 said:

Try eating a pound of cabbage next time, it also helps.

Wow! I'd probably be farting all night, but I do love fried cabbage and
cole slaw.

w

You might get used to it Damsel, I eat that much and do not fart a
lot. (even though my wife my say otherwise)

i

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some pecans
(I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the pecans were coated
with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of Splenda and cinnamon, a quick
stir to coat the pecans again, and I had a fast low-carb snack.

What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb cravings? Or
do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink more water, take a
walk)?

Thanks,
Carol

Calories for the day permitting, I'll have a handful of
almonds or walnuts. Calories not permitting, a glass of
water, a walk, or perhaps some other kind activity suggested
by SO ; )

Marsha/Ohio

Quoted message said:

Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some pecans
(I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the pecans were coated
with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of Splenda and cinnamon, a quick
stir to coat the pecans again, and I had a fast low-carb snack.

What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb cravings?

Or

Quoted message said:

do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink more water, take a
walk)?

Thanks,
Carol

I'll tell you what I do. Brush my teeth and rinse with Listerine. That'll
kill ANY cravings related to the mouth and eating. Yuck!

But, it works.

Pat in TX

Pat said:

I'll tell you what I do. Brush my teeth and rinse with Listerine. That'll
kill ANY cravings related to the mouth and eating. Yuck!

But, it works.

OMG! You're right. That would kill any interest in food. Or in life
itself. <G>

Carol
--
227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 119
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

I usually brush my teeth just shortly after eating dinner. Keeps me from
wanting to snack in the evening. Don't want to have to brush all over
again.

--
Linda
296/210/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html

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Last night, I melted some butter in a small frying pan, added some

pecans

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(I don't care for walnuts), and mixed thoroughly so the pecans were

coated

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with butter. Then, just a sprinkle each of Splenda and cinnamon, a

quick

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stir to coat the pecans again, and I had a fast low-carb snack.

What low-carb foods do you eat when you're having severe carb cravings?

Or

Quoted message said:

do you handle the cravings in a different way, (drink more water, take a
walk)?

Thanks,
Carol

I'll tell you what I do. Brush my teeth and rinse with Listerine. That'll
kill ANY cravings related to the mouth and eating. Yuck!

But, it works.

Pat in TX

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From: Pat (Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:48:44 -0500)
MsgId: <[email hidden]>

I'll tell you what I do. Brush my teeth and rinse with
Listerine. That'll kill ANY cravings related to the mouth
and eating.

I agree. It works for me too.

On Mon, 02 Aug 2004 02:11:14 GMT, CarbAddict <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

From: Pat (Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:48:44 -0500)
MsgId: <[email hidden]>

I'll tell you what I do. Brush my teeth and rinse with
Listerine. That'll kill ANY cravings related to the mouth
and eating.

I agree. It works for me too.

It seems to be the consensus that nuts, cheese, and Listerine are the cures
for carb cravings. <G> I have cheese and nuts at home, and just bought a
liter and a half of generic citrus mouthwash for everyday use, as well as
carb emergencies.

Carol
--
227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 119
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

If I want to freak out on junk food, I'm gonna get me a bag of peanut M&Ms.
Have done it a time or two over the past several months, in fact.

Sure, there are consequences, and I know that. I'm losing weight, but I'm
also living my life just about the way that I want to.

Low-carb is a lifestyle, and it's the way that I have gone. But when I want
a treat, I'm going there, too.

Jim Bard said:

If I want to freak out on junk food, I'm gonna get me a bag of peanut M&Ms.
Have done it a time or two over the past several months, in fact.

Sure, there are consequences, and I know that. I'm losing weight, but I'm
also living my life just about the way that I want to.

Low-carb is a lifestyle, and it's the way that I have gone. But when I want
a treat, I'm going there, too.

Okay, next time you come to our house, we'll have a dish of peanut, instead
of plain M&Ms for your crunching pleasure.

And you can teach us about real Texas Barbecue (that is where you are,
isn't it?). S'pose a lesson in Texas Red is imperative, as well. If
you're from somewhere else, we'll just have to wing it.

And I'll make you a genuine Minnesota hotdish, using only the finest
low-carb pasta. Alas, the Jell-O won't be in a mold.

Carol
--
227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 119
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

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Quoted message said:

Okay, next time you come to our house, we'll have a dish of peanut,

instead

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of plain M&Ms for your crunching pleasure.

And you can teach us about real Texas Barbecue (that is where you are,
isn't it?). S'pose a lesson in Texas Red is imperative, as well. If
you're from somewhere else, we'll just have to wing it.

And I'll make you a genuine Minnesota hotdish, using only the finest
low-carb pasta. Alas, the Jell-O won't be in a mold.

Carol

Carol, I would be honored to visit you and your husband anytime. And you
don't need to provide me with sugar products, I'll do that on my own
whenever I want. Which isn't often.

I'll do for you the best damn barbecue you've ever had. Pat, JC, and I know
about barbecues (especially Pat, she mentioned once stuff about smoking
brisket that I forgot to mention, and she was so durn RIGHT that I knew that
she knew what she was talking about!)

Trust us. We in Texas know how to do beef.

Jim Bard said:

Carol, I would be honored to visit you and your husband anytime. And you
don't need to provide me with sugar products, I'll do that on my own
whenever I want. Which isn't often.

Okay, we'll need at least 3 months of lead time to clean the house. <G>
You should probably come up during the summer months, when it's got to be
cooler here than in Texas.

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I'll do for you the best damn barbecue you've ever had. Pat, JC, and I know
about barbecues (especially Pat, she mentioned once stuff about smoking
brisket that I forgot to mention, and she was so durn RIGHT that I knew that
she knew what she was talking about!)

You're not bringing JC with you, are you? <Damsel narrows her eyes
suspiciously> Pat, when you read this, will you please raise your hand,
so I know which Pat Jim's talking about? I get confused easily.

I have a friend in Ohio who is always bragging about her husband's smoked
brisket (made on a Kamado, no less), but do you think we get any of it?
Noooooooo!

We have an R2D2 unit by Coleman, an old Arkla gas grill (for quickie
grilling only, of course), and a weird smoker that doesn't have a separate
fire box. You just heat one side, and put your food on the other.

Crash makes kick-ass smoked salmon. It uses a honey cure, but I can't
imagine that soaking fish for a couple hours in a solution that's partially
honey can do much damage. It's the crackers that are under the salmon that
you have to worry about. ;-)

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Trust us. We in Texas know how to do beef.

And we here in Minnesota know how to do hotdish. And mosquitoes.

Carol, renowned insomniac
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227/211/150 (Thursdays)
Fasting BG: 119
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001
http://photos.yahoo.com/carol_arie

Quoted message said:

I have cheese and nuts at home,

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I have cheese and nuts at home,

I keep a thing of wasa crackers on hand.
I toast it and add butter or peanut butter...that with a cup of coffee. yum
The crackers hardly have any calories and low on carbs.I been doing this for
years...

in fact when I travel I make sure I pack my wasa..they are also great with eggs
and sliced cheese..

c

Try ZCarbs new Zeros, chocolate covered almonds, no maltitol, totally yummy.

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Jim Bard <[email hidden]> stated
| If I want to freak out on junk food, I'm gonna get me a bag of peanut
| M&Ms. Have done it a time or two over the past several months, in
| fact.
|
| Sure, there are consequences, and I know that. I'm losing weight,
| but I'm also living my life just about the way that I want to.
|
| Low-carb is a lifestyle, and it's the way that I have gone. But when
| I want a treat, I'm going there, too.

Oh yeah, that's just what you need. Faux M&M's. Because they've always
been known for their slimming effect.

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

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Quoted message said:

Try ZCarbs new Zeros, chocolate covered almonds, no maltitol, totally

yummy.

Quoted message said:

In news:[email hidden],
Jim Bard <[email hidden]> stated
| If I want to freak out on junk food, I'm gonna get me a bag of peanut
| M&Ms. Have done it a time or two over the past several months, in
| fact.
|
| Sure, there are consequences, and I know that. I'm losing weight,
| but I'm also living my life just about the way that I want to.
|
| Low-carb is a lifestyle, and it's the way that I have gone. But when
| I want a treat, I'm going there, too.

Well, let's see, almonds even you eat, chocolate with its antioxidants has
been shown to have some positive effects on health, then there's some cocoa
butter and regular butter, Atkins is a high fat diet so these are good
things. Sounds like the ideal diet food to me.

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JC Der Koenig <[email hidden]> stated
| Oh yeah, that's just what you need. Faux M&M's. Because they've
| always been known for their slimming effect.
|
| --
| You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW
|
|
| "FOB" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
| news:[email hidden]...
|| Try ZCarbs new Zeros, chocolate covered almonds, no maltitol,
|| totally yummy.
||
|| In news:[email hidden],
|| Jim Bard <[email hidden]> stated
||| If I want to freak out on junk food, I'm gonna get me a bag of
||| peanut M&Ms. Have done it a time or two over the past several
||| months, in fact.
|||
||| Sure, there are consequences, and I know that. I'm losing weight,
||| but I'm also living my life just about the way that I want to.
|||
||| Low-carb is a lifestyle, and it's the way that I have gone. But
||| when I want a treat, I'm going there, too.