[Diabetes-talk] ideas for non refrigerated snacks

[Mike Freeman]

Same thing as Ritz crackers.

Mike

On Sep 20, 2012, at 12:47, d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net> wrote:

> What kind of cracker is hi-ho crackers?
> I have never heard of them.
> Do they come in a box like ritz crackers, or are they in packages of four or six to a package?
> 
> Original message:
>> String cheese, cashoos or peanuts, Hi-Ho crackers (they're surprisingly low
>> in carbs despite their nefarious reputation).
> 
>> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie Kline
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 6:14 PM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] ideas for non refrigerated snacks
> 
>> Hi Terri,
> 
> 
> 
>> I was on vacation so didn't get a chance to respond to the message you sent
>> out, but here are some things I've found regarding snacks:
> 
>> If you don't like plain water, putting a crystal light packet in it isn't
>> bad.  Just make sure that it says sugar free.  So far as I know, the crystal
>> light drinks are, but there are other brands that have similar packets of
>> drink mix that are not, so it's a good idea to make sure of what you are
>> getting.  As an alternative, there's another mix you can put into water
>> that's made by maio.  Caution: a little of this goes a long way.  That I
>> know of, all of these are sugar free as well, no calories either but it's
>> good to still check.  They come in a variety of flavors.  In addition, you
>> might want to consider Fruit 2 O.  They're really good.
> 
> 
> 
>> If you like tea, there's a couple of ways you can go here.  Lipton makes
>> some diet cold teas that are really good and already prepared for you.  I
>> like the diet citrus myself.  Arizona makes a diet de caff with Ginseng
>> that's sweetened with splenda that I like.  In addition, if you have a glass
>> of water or a water bottle, Lipton makes a product called Cold Brew which is
>> plain tea that you drop the tea bag into water and let it sit.  If you want
>> to add flavor to this, torani makes some good sugar free syrups: raspberry
>> and peach to name a couple.  You can find the torani products either on
>> amazon.com (same with the maio), or at your grocery store with the coffees.
> 
> 
> 
>> For food, I'm still learning this one.  Both handi snacks and Jell-O make
>> sugar free puddings that are already made and in cups.  If you can buy your
>> own milk, there's sugar free fat free pudding mixes that you can use, and
>> they really are pretty good.
> 
> 
> 
>> There's granola bars, but watch these because just because it's a granola
>> bar doesn't mean it's always healthy.  A lot of them are high in sugar and a
>> lot of your granolas are high in fat.  Adding nuts and raisins to these only
>> ups the sugar they have, not necessarily healthy if you're trying to watch
>> that.  Fiber One makes a lot of varieties of granola bars, several under 90
>> calories.  The Slim fast bars are good too.
> 
> 
> 
>> Another option you have is no sugar added applesauce.  Keep in mind no sugar
>> added doesn't mean sugar free (I had to learn that the hard way) because
>> there is naturally occurring sugar in the fruit, however, if you can find
>> one that's already made, the cups are sealed and you don't have to
>> refrigerate them until after you open it.  I eat the whole cup in one
>> setting.
> 
> 
> 
>> If you can get it, packing fresh fruit is a good idea.  They make already
>> cut up apple slices and you can just skip the dip.  Grapes are good, or Del
>> Monte makes a canned fruit cocktail where the fruit is packed in water.
>> Your sugar content will get higher if you buy the ones packed in syrup, so I
>> avoid those.  If you find fruit packed in it's own juice, drain and rinse
>> the fruit first before you eat it.  These cans do not require refrigeration
>> to store until after you open them.
> 
> 
> 
>> Hope this helps; I'm out of ideas.
> 
> 
> 
>> Julie
> 
> 
> 
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