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[Georgiana]

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cheese slices are not good, too calorie dense.

Is that the problem or the fact that you eat more than 3-4 oz daily? Because Atkins being a high fat diet, a lot of the foods we eat are calorie dense.

Oh, and talking about cheese, only some cheese slices are allowed during Induction. They should not have added stuff like whey, anhydrous milk fat, dry milk...

[Elizellen]

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how about making some flax crackers which can be spread with butter and then topped with some pate or slices of cucumber or tomato?

I recently adapted a recipe by SunnySmile501 using ground pork rinds, linseed (flax), parmesan and egg whites which makes really tasty crackers that store for weeks in a tupperware container.

http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/snacks/74218-variations-sunnysmile501s-pork-rind-chips.html

[not2late]

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Since cheese is limited to 3-4 ounces daily, the fact that it is calorie dense shouldn't be a problem. It's if you exceed the 3-4 ounce amount.

As for sausages, be careful with them. In the US they add things like "corn syrup solids", dextrose, corn syrup, etc. to some of them. In Europe, they may contain breadcrumbs. So read the ingredients carefully.

That said, you can prepare your own legal snacks. But also remember.....you only snack, when you need to snack. That is, you don't automatically eat an afternoon snack because that's what you always do or because you anticipate being hungry. You only eat it if you are hungry. If you aren't, skip the snack.

[Georgiana]

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Re: Babybel

This is the email I sent them:

I am following a special diet and I am only allowed to consume "real" cheeses, so nothing like "cheese foods" or "processed cheese products". Are any of the Babybel cheeses processed cheese products?

Also, do they contain ingredients such as dry milk, whey solids or anhydrous milk fat?

Thank you,
Georgiana

And their reply:

Good afternoon,

we thank you for your interest in Mini Babybel

Mini Babybel Original, Gouda and Cheddar are natural cheeses that are perfectly safe to eat while following your diet.
The only ingredients are milk, salt, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme (+natural colorant for the cheddar flavor). These ingredients are basic ingredients for natural cheeses.

I wish you to keep enjoying our products.

Best regards,

xxxx xxxxx

So the Swiss and goat varieties probably have some other stuff in them. Same for the Light varieties, but we don't care about those anyway...

[JulieB]

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So Original, Gouda & cheddar are in! Thank-you

[KelleyB]

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Hello One of my most favorite snacks (I think it's all ok but I am not an expert) Hormel Turkey Pepperoni. I am always looking for snacks that are ok and this is one that seems to help the cravings for me.

Kelley B.

sorry, I haven't set up my footer yet. Will do today.

[KelleyB]

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ok...so I re-looked up the label of the Turkey Pepperoni. There are 0 carbs but the label does have dextrose on it. Would that mean it is not ok in the induction? Would you just count it as a .5 carb per serving? Does that makes sense. Again, I am new here so I am still learning.

KelleyB

[Slapshot]

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If you're hankering for Slim Jims, here's a decent (though not fully legal) replacement: Our Products

MATT'S SELECT PEPPERONI SNACK STICK
(4.87 oz package) Gluten Free! Dried product, great for a quick snack! Animals Fed only the most wholesome of grains. No animal byproducts in the feed. All natural product free of preservatives, nitrates, nitrites, or antibiotics. CONTAINS CORN, PEPPER & GARLIC

It does have sugar as an ingredient, but it's listed 7th out of 8 ingredients (after paprika, which I cannot taste at all in the product). So, I'm turning a blind eye to this since I'm on Rung 3 and frankly, one of these every other day adds a negligible (if that) amount of sugar in the grand scheme of things. I get them at Whole Foods.

I'm not sure I understand their "contains corn" comment, since the ingredients are Pork, Beef, Sea Salt, Water, Spices, Paprika, Raw Sugar, Lactic Acid Starter Culture.

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

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For the most part, everyone here tries to be as "clean" as possible...and unfortunately a lot of meats like that will contain dextrose - which IS a sugar.

I myself have eaten sausages & pepperoni and whatnot that say 0 carbs but has dextrose in the label. In my own personal opinion (others will differ here)...it shouldn't be an issue as long as it doesn't stall you.

I myself - 6 months in - am trying to be as "pure" as possible and shop at a lot of health food stores to get meats that don't have added sugar - made with no preservatives, nitrites, nitrates, antiboiotics, etc...etc...

Depending on where you live, though, you might not have that option and again, as long as it's not stalling you or hurting your weight loss - it should be OK - just don't go crazy with it and still try to keep portion control in mind. Plus when dextrose is listed, I always use the rule that while it's listed as 0 - I'd count 0.5 g carbs per serving.

Just make absolute certain there is NO Corn syrup at all. that's a huge no-no.