Favorite healthy snack
 

I've been eating too many unhealthy snacks and want to improve my diet.

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Apple.

Calorie loss? The original South Beach Diet: Cocaine, Vodka, Cigarettes.

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I've been eating too many unhealthy snacks and want to improve my diet.

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Grilled chicken.

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Florida Oranges.. omfg.. I once had 8 in one sitting. Cut each orange into 8 pieces. Suck all the juices and some of the pulp out. Rinse and repeat. It's sooo addicting.

Blackjack

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pizza

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Walnuts and blueberries with plain yogurt.

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Apple

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That's cool.

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Raspberries are awesome but really expensive. Seriously.. if I were to eat nothing but raspberries for one hour and not pace myself.. Just gorge like I'd want to - it would be about a 20$ an hour habit. More expensive then [censored] crack rocks man.

Blackjack

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Grapes.

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Apples and that Fat free carmel dip stuff.

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Big Steve's Famous Recipe Protein Shake

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Grapefruits. I love cutting the grapefruit in half and scooping the meat up with a spoon. Organic grapefruits, not supermarket grapefruits.

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Big Steve's Famous Recipe Protein Shake

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Extra semen version?

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Carrots

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dried peaches, apricots and strawberries.

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Yogurt and granola.

GoT

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Real nice garden tomatoes.. cold.. sliced with salt on each slice. Sooo good..

Blackjack

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edamame

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edamame

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Good one!!!

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Popcorn is very healthy, but its kinda bland without adding something unhealthy to it, like salt or butter.

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Real nice garden tomatoes.. cold.. sliced with salt on each slice. Sooo good..

Blackjack

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Really? Salt? Interesting...

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Dried cranberries. Chase with pickle juice. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

good granola
 

4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt

mix everything together, spread mixture thin evenly over several baking pans and bake on 325 until golden brown, turning several times to avoid burning.

let cool and add pumpkin seeds. flour is optional but makes it stick together better. cinnamon powder is a good option as well, generally 1-2 tbs.


--turnipmonster

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Dried cranberries. Chase with pickle juice. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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WTF is a "gout"?

Re: good granola
 

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt

mix everything together, spread mixture thin evenly over several baking pans and bake on 325 until golden brown, turning several times to avoid burning.

let cool and add pumpkin seeds. flour is optional but makes it stick together better. cinnamon powder is a good option as well, generally 1-2 tbs.


--turnipmonster

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Oh man, this sounds soooooooooooo good. I'm salivating.

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt


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That sounds great.

BUT, fwiw, it also doesnt sound very healthy.

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt


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That sounds great.

BUT, fwiw, it also doesnt sound very healthy.

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You're kidding?

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt


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That sounds great.

BUT, fwiw, it also doesnt sound very healthy.

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You're kidding?

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Umm... no. Are you?

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt


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That sounds great.

BUT, fwiw, it also doesnt sound very healthy.

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You're kidding?

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Umm... no. Are you?

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What's not healthy about it? whole grains and nuts? the 1/2 cup of honey spread over 5 cups of other ingredients?

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because of the oil? you can get away with less and also use very low fat oil (like canola) since you're not cooking with it (i.e. frying, sauteing etc). also, it makes a lot of granola, like more than in a box of cereal. I don't think it's that bad for you, and using honey as a sweetener is generally better than using refined sugar.

maybe I'm biased though, I have a bowl of this every morning for breakfast [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

--turnipmonster

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Im going to say it anyway.

I like nuts.

sigh

Oh and dried mangos rock too.

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Turnip's recipe

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Wow. I don't know whether a squirrel joke or a sandals-wearing, patchoulli-reeking hippie joke is appropriate here.

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt

mix everything together, spread mixture thin evenly over several baking pans and bake on 325 until golden brown, turning several times to avoid burning.

let cool and add pumpkin seeds. flour is optional but makes it stick together better. cinnamon powder is a good option as well, generally 1-2 tbs.


--turnipmonster

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Thank you. Very nice. I heart granola.

GoT

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What's not healthy about it? whole grains and nuts? the 1/2 cup of honey spread over 5 cups of other ingredients?

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I guess it all depends on your idea of "healthy"

Is it more "lose weight" healthy or "heart" healthy.

But... there are probably like 150 grams of fat on that recipe.

I mean, 1 cup of almonds/hazelnuts is 70 grams of fat.

Then, throw in sun flower seeds, and you're looking at a bunch more.

The whole thing is gonna have like 150-200 grams of fat. IMO, that is far from "healthy." Though it might not be as bad as bacon and eggs on your heart.

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4c whole oats
1c oat bran
3/4c flour
1c sunflower seeds
1c chopped nuts (almonds or hazelnuts)
1/2c honey
3/4c oil
1 tbs vanilla extract
1tsp kosher salt


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That sounds great.

BUT, fwiw, it also doesnt sound very healthy.

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You're kidding?

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Umm... no. Are you?

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What's not healthy about it? whole grains and nuts? the 1/2 cup of honey spread over 5 cups of other ingredients?

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I'm not arguing here, just asking a serious question because a lot of people seem in favor of snacking on nuts. I know it's the "good" type of fat, but most nuts just have so much fat, I don't see how this could be healthy. I think snacking on a couple small handfuls of nuts can be a good snack, but this calls for multiple cups.

Edit: How many servings does that recipe yield?

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I agree here. Although it sounds good and the recipe doesn't seem all that unhealthy, I don't think it's actually healthy in the sense that fruits are. It's healthier than Snickers, yes, but not something you'll find in a diet book I presume.

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I'm not arguing here, just asking a serious question because a lot of people seem in favor of snacking on nuts. I know it's the "good" type of fat, but most nuts just have so much fat, I don't see how this could be healthy. I think snacking on a couple small handfuls of nuts can be a good snack, but this calls for multiple cups.

Edit: How many servings does that recipe yield?

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I was just about to comment on this somewhere else.

Granola and nuts are misconceived as 'healthy'.

They are great for someone who is at a healthy weight, and one of the best ways to get your daily fat requirements.

But... if someone is looking to lose weight, eating nuts is very bad. They are fat bombs. Especially considering they do little to fill you up.

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What's not healthy about it? whole grains and nuts? the 1/2 cup of honey spread over 5 cups of other ingredients?

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I guess it all depends on your idea of "healthy"

Is it more "lose weight" healthy or "heart" healthy.

But... there are probably like 150 grams of fat on that recipe.

I mean, 1 cup of almonds/hazelnuts is 70 grams of fat.

Then, throw in sun flower seeds, and you're looking at a bunch more.

The whole thing is gonna have like 150-200 grams of fat. IMO, that is far from "healthy." Though it might not be as bad as bacon and eggs on your heart.

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I think it's both healthy. This is the "good fat"; I see your point now though.

"I thought it was the good hodkins?" - LD

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are there any kind of nuts that are healthier to use? I'm not married to almonds or anything, in fact this weeks granola has just hazelnuts.

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It shouldn't be that bad because it's low in "bad" cholesterol, assuming you are smart with the oil you use. The nuts and oatmeal are actually quite heart-healthy. It's not exactly a low cal recipe though, but better than store-bought cereal or a handful of chips.

-Diplomat