What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

[msnicksmom]

I'm back at induction short term to knock off a couple lbs gained on vacations...and I've forgotten what I did for these?

Peppers and ranch not doing it.

I honestly can't think of anything else except pork rinds which I've never tried?

Any suggestions? I'm craving nuts, corn chips, popcorn...all of which were staples of my maintenance diet.

[DesertRain]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

Pork Rinds! Great idea. That's the only thing I do to sub for chips and/popcorn cravings. I even eat them for sweet cravings. They also work great in the movie theaters when you can't have popcorn but wanna crunch on something.

[Elizellen]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

If you havent used up your cheese allowance (3-4 ounces a day) you could make cheese crisps (chips in USA) by microwaving small chunks of cheese or piles of grated cheese till they go hard.

[Neecy]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

My favorite "crunchy" is celery. I fill it with either cream-cheese mixed with smoked salmon, or sour-cream mixed with Knorr Swiss vegetable soup mix. I love it and I don't miss the chips!

[liv]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

I bet Knorr Swiss vegetable soup is NOT induction friendly. You have to read labels Neecy.

I do the pork rind thing too. I like to make "nachos" with them. Cheddar cheese crisps was also great on induction. And pickles. I love those.

[IrishMom82]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

I actually love having pickles when I'm having a salty or sweet craving. The crunch takes care of the chip desire I have and the sourness just kills any sweet craving I might have.

[Purple Crayon]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

Slice a package of bacon cross-wise into 1-inch pieces.
Fry til crisp.
Drain on paper towels.
Store in the freezer.

Great for a salty, crunchy nibble. Also great to have on hand to add to salads or omelets.

[IrishMom82]

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That's a great idea Purple!

[Jocarb]

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My favorite crunch is cucumbers right out of the garden with a little salt. Or if I really want a snack I use chip dip. Yum

[DesertRain]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

If you havent used up your cheese allowance (3-4 ounces a day) you could make cheese crisps (chips in USA) by microwaving small chunks of cheese or piles of grated cheese till they go hard.

mmmmm yes, these are so yummy but like Elizellen says, only if you still have it on your cheese allowance because 3 oz is not very many cheese crisps.

[sugarsack]

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someone on here had this idea but i just tried it over the weekend.... bake (i dont have a microwave) some pepporoni slices on a cookie sheet... they crisp up (like on a pizza) drain the oil.. and they are crispy like chips and full of flavor !

[qbu]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

Slice a package of bacon cross-wise into 1-inch pieces.
Fry til crisp.
Drain on paper towels.
Store in the freezer.

Great for a salty, crunchy nibble. Also great to have on hand to add to salads or omelets.

You can never go wrong with bacon!

[choeve]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

You can also add some sour cream dip or cream cheese to the pepperoni's to add some flavor and lighten them up a bit. Sometimes they are a bit greasy for me.

[disgal]

Re: What do you guys do for salty/crunchy cravings?

A package of Knorr veg dip (which I love, love) is 22 carbs. A container of sour cream is 30, so 52 carbs altogether.

The sour cream package says 15 servings of 2 tbl. each. So if you had that (with the Knorr dip it might be slightly over 2 tbl. but I bet not by much), it would be roughly 3.5 carbs. Actually, not too bad but I don't know if I could stop myself at 2 tbl. . Well, I am trying to learn portion control along with eating low carb.

I don't think it would be induction friendly though because the 3rd ingredient (after all the list of veggies and malodextrin, so I don't think very much is in there) is potato starch. Bummer.

Anyone have any other dip ideas?