Snack Ideas....Help!!

[mizski]

Jacqui, when I started Atkins I was in the habit of having six meals a day: 3 main meals and 3 smaller meals (OK, so they were snacks ). What I did when I began Induction was save a little part of my main meal for my snack. By the end of Induction, I wasn't hungry at all at snack times and just ended up having the 3 meals. Although, I sometimes save what would normally be considered dessert after dinner for an evening snack.

You're right in that snacking is often just a habit. Maybe doing something like I mentioned above would work as it would just be spreading out her meals.

Other snack ideas:

• Deviled eggs (sometimes I put a little curry powder in the yolk stuff for a different flavor)
• Slices of cuke or zucchini with cream cheese & chive on them OR some tuna/chicken salad on them

[Fancy1952]

Mizski, I love your idea of tuna/salmon salad on cucumber slices. Maybe that would go with mushrooms too, you know, stuffing them? Or stuff mushrooms with cream cheese mixed with salmon?

My husband is a snacker Jacqui, but I'm not. I'm more apt to drink a hot beverage or even hot water. Being on Atkins, has cut a lot of snacking out for him because he no longer feels like eating anything, except his nightly bowl of All-Bran Buds. I don't say anything because he needs that for his digestive system, and he still loses weight eating it, so....

I usually try to put something to snack on in his lunch, like the celery with salmon cream cheese or 1 oz. of nuts since we're allowed that on owl rung 3, or summer sausage rolled up with cream cheese, or just a cheese stick. Things he can munch on if he's hungry before or after lunch. Our son actually told me to hide the nuts because they are too easy to grab a handful of, so I did. Now he's back at school, I worry about how he'll stay on Atkins. But he does love the food we eat, so that's a great incentive. Anyway, I digress...if you can find them, keep the pork rinds on hand, altho' I'm not a big fan of them, our son loves them, so....

Anyway Jacqui, you stay on track; you make sure you feed yourself well; and when you continually lose, feel better and look better; maybe she will wake up!

Keep your chin up Jacqui

Suzanne