[Diabetes-talk] ideas for non refrigerated snacks

[Mike Freeman]

And both have surprisingly few carbs.

Mike


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From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Debbie Wunder
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 8:19 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] ideas for non refrigerated snacks

Hi, Ho Crackers are very much like Ritz crackers. They usually come in a 
large box with 3 or 4 sleeves of crackers. They are similar in taste to 
Ritz, z I kind of like them better.

Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] ideas for non refrigerated snacks


> 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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