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quick snack attack for hANgry times?| Pad Patter 9.15

chickypow said:
Tim Hortons!!!! A quick wrap and a double double. Or if I want sweets I'll get a box of timbits!
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Lol... we just got out first Tim Hortons. I'm so used to Dunkin that I'm not sure I'll try it. I'll have to make an effort to try it with my boys!
 
I decided not to read all the replies, as I am already so hungry I can't explain...
but yes, LOVE the fact that you can get some MC Donald' s stuff for a £1 here... problem with me is, even after a meal (the burger, fries & drink) within an hour or 90 minutes I ll be hungry again...

also, my sugar went last month from 59 to 120....which is one of the reasons my legs are in so much pain too, even though I do almost no walking... so I had to behave and clean up a bit what I am eating.
Having said that, Burger King dropped two days ago a flyer through our letter box..... telling us now they DELIVER....... and I love it a lot more than Mc Donald's...but it is so expensive I doubt we will be getting it :(

I need to find something that has no much calories to much in between meals (and have behavior with eating patterns too) with the amount of pills I am taking at the moment, I need to eat in little bits all through the day ....was thinking about making Kale chips...anyone has tried them?
 
If I'm out and really desperate, I'll get a McD's hash browns. At home, it's raw almonds or if I need more it's a hard boiled egg. I steam about 9 a week and keep them in the fridge.

While I was on the road a lot last week, I got a bunch of iced coffees and was astounded at the calorie difference between iced coffee and the frappuchinos etc. I always want the caramel flavor....yum!

@MrsPeel I tried to make kale chips and found them disgusting. Finally I tried them out at restaurants, and still wanted to spit them out. I will eat kale cooked in stews etc though.
 
cookingmylife said:
@MrsPeel I tried to make kale chips and found them disgusting. Finally I tried them out at restaurants, and still wanted to spit them out. I will eat kale cooked in stews etc though.
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Oh thank goodness! I thought I was the only one who dislike Kale chips!
@MrsPeel I'm never sure what you have on your side of the pond. I have found some rice cakes that I like - usually the sour cream and onion or garlicky flavored types. I don't like the pretend sweet ones! Apples would be good I bet. They have lots of fiber, and here, different ones are available year round.
 
to be honest, I think I would have to be on the brink of starvation before I grabbed a snack from most drive-throughs. If I'm going to drive through, i'll get chicken chunks from chick-fil-a or something like that.

most of the time, at home, I will grab dark chocolate or almonds (or both). cheese - we always have cheese handy in the refrigerator. LOVE me some pita w/ hummus & fresh veggies - that's a big fave of mine. for the kids we always have protein bars and greek yogurt on hand. that is a great after-school snack for them to hold them off until dinner.

it's funny to me, though, how my eating habits have changed over the years. I used to be a fast food junkie and super hooked on mt. dew. now, none of it sounds good to me, and when I DO splurge and eat / drink it, I don't like it and I feel awful afterwards.
 
cookingmylife said:
If I'm out and really desperate, I'll get a McD's hash browns. At home, it's raw almonds or if I need more it's a hard boiled egg. I steam about 9 a week and keep them in the fridge.

While I was on the road a lot last week, I got a bunch of iced coffees and was astounded at the calorie difference between iced coffee and the frappuchinos etc. I always want the caramel flavor....yum!

@MrsPeel I tried to make kale chips and found them disgusting. Finally I tried them out at restaurants, and still wanted to spit them out. I will eat kale cooked in stews etc though.
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ohhhh so GLAD to hear!!!! I love kale in stews too, we make a canellini bean soup that adds kale as last step in cooking, and is great... I thought because I like deep fried see weed from Chinese take aways, maybe Kale would be like that...but if you & Court don't like it....I'm quiet sure I wont either!!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE Mc Donadls (or anywhere ) hash browns...
I had never tried or even knew the existence of hash browns until I came to England and had them at Mc Donald's, love them but I rather make them at home, they don't have so much oil as McDonalds, the ones I buy frozen, oven cook and love them! wont even talk about coffees or frapuccinos as with the diabetes spike, I m trying to keep away from them!

bestcee said:
Oh thank goodness! I thought I was the only one who dislike Kale chips!
@MrsPeel I'm never sure what you have on your side of the pond. I have found some rice cakes that I like - usually the sour cream and onion or garlicky flavored types. I don't like the pretend sweet ones! Apples would be good I bet. They have lots of fiber, and here, different ones are available year round.
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yes, that is a good idea, rice cakes!!!! we do have them here, I sometimes like the ones caramel flavored but, same as above with flavored coffees & stuff, trying to stay away... now rice cakes are a really good idea, thanks for that!!!
I do have apples sometimes, need to get to the supermarket, the actual store as online (who knows why?) they don't have the apples I like....

RebeccaH said:
to be honest, I think I would have to be on the brink of starvation before I grabbed a snack from most drive-throughs. If I'm going to drive through, i'll get chicken chunks from chick-fil-a or something like that.

most of the time, at home, I will grab dark chocolate or almonds (or both). cheese - we always have cheese handy in the refrigerator. LOVE me some pita w/ hummus & fresh veggies - that's a big fave of mine. for the kids we always have protein bars and Greek yogurt on hand. that is a great after-school snack for them to hold them off until dinner.

it's funny to me, though, how my eating habits have changed over the years. I used to be a fast food junkie and super hooked on mt. dew. now, none of it sounds good to me, and when I DO splurge and eat / drink it, I don't like it and I feel awful afterwards.
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I have changed a LOT about the stuff I prefer these days to....only most of the time isn't a question of what I like but what we can realistically cook... I think my spike with blood pressure happened because of so much processed food we were eating (kinda still are) the microwave dinners or TV dinners I think you guys call them, or some pizza we get here 2 for £4, called Ristorante... are delicious, we get margarita & chicken with spinach, ...is very thin, great toppings and taste, but I am sure full of salt...all the "home" fast food like that :(
I'm gonna try to change that as soon as I get someone to come work so I can have someone to help me cook :)
 
Now I want rice cakes...but I also like whole wheat frozen waffles with peanut butter. More for breakfast but when I've been out a lot in the day, it's great for a missed lunch.
 
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