I can't eat salads or tree fruits..... looking for low cal snack ideas.

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  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    Not to derail the thread, but because it sounds like this is really frustrating for you and it must be a pretty significant issue for your nutritional needs, have you considered allergy therapy? My husband is allergic to pretty much everything and has been doing it for a year or so and it has made a WORLD of difference for him. They can't deal with all allergies (for example, his peanut allergy is so severe that they don't include it in the therapy at all as it would be too dangerous) but it might be worth looking into if you haven't thought about it before. I'm not in the US so I don't know many details about how it works there or if it would be covered, but his is even free for us with a combination of our provincial health care and my work health plan.
  • kristysaurus
    kristysaurus Posts: 91 Member
    edited July 2016
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    can you eat grapes? (I ask because it doesn't come from a tree but I could see it potentially having the same impact)
    Single portion cheese (babybel, etc), almonds, airpopped popcorn, eggs, pickles, yogurt, pudding, rice cakes (plain w peanut or almond butter is yummy!), sliced cold chicken with some cheese

    Edited because I realized you already said you can't have almonds
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    peleroja wrote: »
    Not to derail the thread, but because it sounds like this is really frustrating for you and it must be a pretty significant issue for your nutritional needs, have you considered allergy therapy? My husband is allergic to pretty much everything and has been doing it for a year or so and it has made a WORLD of difference for him. They can't deal with all allergies (for example, his peanut allergy is so severe that they don't include it in the therapy at all as it would be too dangerous) but it might be worth looking into if you haven't thought about it before. I'm not in the US so I don't know many details about how it works there or if it would be covered, but his is even free for us with a combination of our provincial health care and my work health plan.

    I did ask my nose surgeon - he did a septoplasty and sinus operation last year and he has done a few of the allergy tests for me and he said he didn't think they would help me. Maybe I should ask an allergy specialist and get a second opinion. I live in Switzerland so it is probably covered with my health insurance. How often does your husband have them ?? I am allergic to lots of things, Grass and tree pollen, feathers, cats, and wool. The fruit things is a developing oral allergy that is slowly getting worse. it started about 5 years ago and when I eat fruit my tongue and throat swell. Not enough to kill me, but its very uncomfortable for quite a while.
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    AliceDark wrote: »
    When you say you're craving crisps or cheese in the afternoons, that means salt and fat to me. What about air-popped popcorn with a little bit of butter, string cheese, cottage cheese, rice cakes, pickles, things like that? Can you eat potatoes? You could make baked regular or sweet potatoes, then heat them up with a little butter, sour cream or salsa (or just eat them cold; I like cold baked sweet potato personally).

    I have no idea what cheese strings and I'm fairly certain I can't get them here. I know cottage cheese and rice cakes from the UK, I'l have a look when I'm next in the supermarket. Popcorn is a great idea. I can just sprinkle it with some salt. :) Now new potatoes are in season I'm going to buy them and eat them cold.
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
    edited July 2016
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    enterdanger wrote: »
    For a sweet fix, sometimes I like rice cakes with jelly or preserves on them. I just ate carrots dipped in laughing cow cheese. I looked and carrots are high in soluble fiber but contain very little insoluble fiber. Can you eat them? 250 calories is a decent amount of food so you should have lots of good snack options.

    I didn't realise that about carrots and I stayed away from them as I assumed they would be bad. I'll give them a go and see what happens...
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    Just on the off chance anyone is interested in Oral Allergy Syndrome here is a link http://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/oral-allergy-syndrome-foods
  • AliceDark
    AliceDark Posts: 3,886 Member
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    SwissHausfrau wrote: »
    AliceDark wrote: »
    When you say you're craving crisps or cheese in the afternoons, that means salt and fat to me. What about air-popped popcorn with a little bit of butter, string cheese, cottage cheese, rice cakes, pickles, things like that? Can you eat potatoes? You could make baked regular or sweet potatoes, then heat them up with a little butter, sour cream or salsa (or just eat them cold; I like cold baked sweet potato personally).

    I have no idea what cheese strings and I'm fairly certain I can't get them here. I know cottage cheese and rice cakes from the UK, I'l have a look when I'm next in the supermarket. Popcorn is a great idea. I can just sprinkle it with some salt. :) Now new potatoes are in season I'm going to buy them and eat them cold.

    String cheese is just individually-packaged servings of mozzarella; it's typically considered a kids' food in the US, but it's relatively low-calorie and high-protein, and since it's individually packaged you're not tempted to keep eating more off a block of cheese. Cheese itself really isn't a bad option (it gives you good protein and fat), but portion control is the challenge.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    SwissHausfrau wrote: »
    peleroja wrote: »
    Not to derail the thread, but because it sounds like this is really frustrating for you and it must be a pretty significant issue for your nutritional needs, have you considered allergy therapy? My husband is allergic to pretty much everything and has been doing it for a year or so and it has made a WORLD of difference for him. They can't deal with all allergies (for example, his peanut allergy is so severe that they don't include it in the therapy at all as it would be too dangerous) but it might be worth looking into if you haven't thought about it before. I'm not in the US so I don't know many details about how it works there or if it would be covered, but his is even free for us with a combination of our provincial health care and my work health plan.

    I did ask my nose surgeon - he did a septoplasty and sinus operation last year and he has done a few of the allergy tests for me and he said he didn't think they would help me. Maybe I should ask an allergy specialist and get a second opinion. I live in Switzerland so it is probably covered with my health insurance. How often does your husband have them ?? I am allergic to lots of things, Grass and tree pollen, feathers, cats, and wool. The fruit things is a developing oral allergy that is slowly getting worse. it started about 5 years ago and when I eat fruit my tongue and throat swell. Not enough to kill me, but its very uncomfortable for quite a while.

    You should definitely consider seeing a specialist - my husband had a ton of environmental allergies from pets to pollen and they are incredibly improved now, he hasn't even had to take a antihistamine in ages. When they re-tested him recently most of his milder food allergies seemed to be gone as well, so I no longer have to check every label for tree nuts etc. It's great.

    For the first few months, he had to get a shot once a week, but they taper it down and he's going once a month now. It's a very quick appointment and he doesn't have to go to the specialist, the serum gets shipped to a walk-in clinic right by his office and he just pops in after work, has the injection, and then hangs out for a few minutes to make sure he's not reacting. I'm not sure if they would do it differently where you are, but it's been totally worth the small amount of time it takes to have it done.

    I don't know that much about it of course and I know it doesn't work for everything and everyone, but I did want to mention it because it's made a really big difference to his quality of life.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    For low cal for volume you look for added water or air. Watermelon. Popcorn. Wheat puffs. Air popped rice, millet, etc.
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    AliceDark wrote: »
    SwissHausfrau wrote: »
    AliceDark wrote: »
    When you say you're craving crisps or cheese in the afternoons, that means salt and fat to me. What about air-popped popcorn with a little bit of butter, string cheese, cottage cheese, rice cakes, pickles, things like that? Can you eat potatoes? You could make baked regular or sweet potatoes, then heat them up with a little butter, sour cream or salsa (or just eat them cold; I like cold baked sweet potato personally).

    I have no idea what cheese strings and I'm fairly certain I can't get them here. I know cottage cheese and rice cakes from the UK, I'l have a look when I'm next in the supermarket. Popcorn is a great idea. I can just sprinkle it with some salt. :) Now new potatoes are in season I'm going to buy them and eat them cold.

    String cheese is just individually-packaged servings of mozzarella; it's typically considered a kids' food in the US, but it's relatively low-calorie and high-protein, and since it's individually packaged you're not tempted to keep eating more off a block of cheese. Cheese itself really isn't a bad option (it gives you good protein and fat), but portion control is the challenge.

    portion control is tough. I love cheese and live in Switzerland where we have amazing cheeses.... its so hard to just have one small square....
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 821 Member
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    Can you handle oatmeal, lentils, peas and beans (maybe canned as I know that changes how those are digested)? I like to throw berries and cinnamon (well and nuts but those seem problematic) in my oatmeal, sometimes with some milk. You can get a pretty good size portion for 250 calories
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    aerochic42 wrote: »
    Can you handle oatmeal, lentils, peas and beans (maybe canned as I know that changes how those are digested)? I like to throw berries and cinnamon (well and nuts but those seem problematic) in my oatmeal, sometimes with some milk. You can get a pretty good size portion for 250 calories

    Oatmeal is fine - I just need to drink water too and it's ok. I think I'll do some experimenting with some flavors and have it instead of eggs for breakfast and save eggs for a snack.
    Thank for the ideas everyone.
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 690 Member
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    Sounds like some of these might not be available where you are, but my favorites are:

    hard boiled eggs
    greek yogurt
    almonds
    oatmeal (single packs)
    turkey pepperoni slices
    string cheese
    Goldfish crackers
    deli meat
    small square of chocolate
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    Thank you everyone for the tips.... I've been shopping and stocked up on some portions of cheese and some rice cakes and other goodies to have in my handbag for emergencies. amxwrmvwdow9.jpeg
  • SwissHausfrau
    SwissHausfrau Posts: 83 Member
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    Lots of people mentioned eggs... I often eat 2 eggs for breakfast and dismissed this as it would be too many in one day.... BUT it's a great idea for traveling. I can order 2 hard boiled eggs at breakfast and keep on in my handbag for later in the day :) so thank you those people who mentioned it

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