Substitutes

Taneishajohnson6464
Taneishajohnson6464 Posts: 2 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
Hi I'm looking for a substitute to eat instead of chips when I want to Crave chips for a snack also I'm looking for a substitutes for when I want something sweet any suggestions?

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  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    There's nothing wrong with crisps/chips, unless you can't stop at one bag ? (the ones I buy are 25g) I eat 'em but I make them fit into my calories.

    Substitutes: fresh fruit / greek yogurt / nuts /seeds / roasted chickpeas with chilli for flavour / pop corn / peanut butter with sliced apple etc. Anything can be a snack, some choices are more calorie dense than others. Set aside some calories from your daily budget for your snacking.

    My snacks usually add up to 400 calories.
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    Kale chips are light and crispy. It take trail and error to get the just perfect and they don't keep well. But are light and crisp like Lay's chips. Their are tons of recipes out there and you can even buy them premade in some stores. I find the most variety at health food stores.

    My Mom wanted to do the Zero Sugar plan. They suggest 1/2 cup Nature's Path flake cereal + 32 60% Cacao dark chocolate chips for sweet snacks. And 1/2 cup Nature's Path flake cereal + 2 Tbsp. peanuts + chili powder for savory snacks. I tried them both and it is really good. The sweet one sorta reminds me of a chocolate chip cookie if you use your imagination. I add garlic powder and cayenne to the peanut one; it's a nice spicy and savory snack. They suggest only one of these snacks a day.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,832 Member
    If you are really craving salt, a few olives do the trick.
  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    If you're okay with the sodium dill pickle slices are excellent
  • CaloricCountess
    CaloricCountess Posts: 202 Member
    If you are really craving salt, a few olives do the trick.

    100% This!
  • Miss_Snow_White
    Miss_Snow_White Posts: 64 Member
    I bake my own zucchini chips sometimes.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,123 Member
    roasted seaweed - crispy and salty.
  • sarakenna12
    sarakenna12 Posts: 37 Member
    edited September 2017
    Sometimes when I need chips and salsa or I'll die, I'll use mini popcorn or rice cakes to scoop up salsa. It works. As for sweets, I'll eat a small piece of dark chocolate, chelate Silk, or if I'm really hard up, spray a small sauté pan with a shot of cooking spray and brown a banana in it, then sprinkle with cinnamon.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,066 Member
    Poppadoms sold for frying at home crisp up in the microwave. I do a single poppadom for 1 minute on high. Pictured here served as crackers for scooping up tuna tartare. A nice dip is no fat yoghurt with a spoonful of chutney stirred in.
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  • KarinSanden
    KarinSanden Posts: 47 Member
    Hi I'm looking for a substitute to eat instead of chips when I want to Crave chips for a snack also I'm looking for a substitutes for when I want something sweet any suggestions?

    - Buy a small bag of chips and eat the real thing.

    - Substitute for sweets cravings - there are none that helps with the Sugar Dragon. I have found that the best thing is to take a fruit with you and go for a walk. After 30 min the Dragon is quiet again. If you do that for 2 weeks he will be under your control and you will not need sugar so desperately.
  • amischenko30
    amischenko30 Posts: 4 Member
    I like crunch master crackers. Made with whole grains. Also whole wheat pita chips. Sometimes I make my own tortilla chips by cutting a carb balance tortilla into wedges and baking in air fryer then season
  • DaynaGushiken
    DaynaGushiken Posts: 6 Member
    Why can’t you eat that and still lose weight? Do you have a binging problem?

    Try not eating it after sunset. And only eat it BEFORE or within 30 minutes AFTER cardio.

    Next, you should be able to diet without cravings. Cravings signify what your body is lacking. Try supplementing MSM and konjac root.

    Next when you do eat the chips, never eat it naked. ALWAYS dress it up with a meal. Replace your fats or carbs with it, eat it with protein, eat it with veggies and eat it sitting down no distractions. Small bites. You can never solve cravings only delay. So please find out if you’re not drinking enough water and supplement with electrolytes daily. Maybe you need magnesium, zinc or simply have sodium deficiency. Maybe you only crave it at a certain time of day. Maybe you’re stressed out. I used to only crave sweets before bed because I was afraid to go to bed after I was assaulted while sleeping. And when I resolved that trauma. I no longer get stressed out at that time of day. Cravings are an art. Work on it.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,356 Member
    Dayna some people have issues with cravings, some don't - that's all.

    It really isnt related to water or electrolyte imbalance.

    When you eat chips (or anything) does not matter - there is no logic in not eating chips after sunset or within any timing of cardio.

    Those things might work for you, for your own personal reasons - but really have no relevance to OP or universal application.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,650 Member
    I hope in the last 7 years OP found something that worked for them.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,356 Member
    oops didnt realise it was a zombie thread :o:D
  • DaynaGushiken
    DaynaGushiken Posts: 6 Member
    Dayna some people have issues with cravings, some don't - that's all.

    It really isnt related to water or electrolyte imbalance.

    When you eat chips (or anything) does not matter - there is no logic in not eating chips after sunset or within any timing of cardio.

    Those things might work for you, for your own personal reasons - but really have no relevance to OP or universal application.

    Paper pudding—-
    Please reference any articles or education you’ve used to arrive at your conclusion. I would love to learn more about why there isn’t any logic with timing of meals to prevent cravings and why cravings have no relevance to water given 99% of the human body is composed of water. I have a degree in chemistry. A graduate degree in food science. I’ve been certified in nutrition counseling, personal training, disordered eating, reverse dieting, and body building, for the last 12 years and I continue to renew my certifications and improve my education. I have a book in vegan dieting I’m publishing in the next year. I take fitness serious and That being said I would love to read any articles or books you want to mention. Kindly.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,356 Member
    99% ??? - interesting statement from a person with a chemistry degree. Doesn't match up with any other information out there :*

    Anyway you would think with so many impressive qualifications you would know people are different and what works for them is subjective and individual.

    and since it has now been pointed out this is a zombie thread (not sure how it got revived) - clearly OP is no longer looking for answers anyway.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,650 Member
    edited September 2024

    Try not eating it after sunset.

    Winter or summer? Does this mean my snacking window is 4 hours longer in December than it is in July? Coz having to stop eating at 5:00pm in late June, when I can keep eating til 8:45pm in Late December seems not particularly logical?

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