What’s your favorite high-volume crunchy salty snack
BecomingMoreAwesome
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I’m a volume eater with a huge craving for something salty and crunchy. I would love to eat a whole bag of ruffles or pretzels right now. What’s your favorite low-ish calorie for its volume salty crunchy snack? If I eat any more popcorn I may turn into a corn stalk.
Air-puffed chips leave me disappointed.
I like roasted (burnt, really) kale as a vehicle for oil and salt, but don’t have any kale right now. I’ll roast some chickpeas which should help, but I’d love more ideas.
Air-puffed chips leave me disappointed.
I like roasted (burnt, really) kale as a vehicle for oil and salt, but don’t have any kale right now. I’ll roast some chickpeas which should help, but I’d love more ideas.
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What about cut up veggies (peppers, carrots, celery, cucumbers, etc) with low calorie dressing/dip?3
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You can make a fat free facsimile of potato chips. Slice a potato very thinly with a mandolin or food processor. Season. I like vinegar flavored salt. Line a large plate that fits in the microwave with either silicon baking paper or re-usable silicon mesh. Lay out potato slices in a single layer. Zap on full power 6 minutes. Remove any that have turned golden brown. Continue to zap the stragglers at 1 minute intervals, being careful because the margin of error between golden brown and burnt is narrow. These continue to harden as they cool down.
Popcorn. I put a sprinkle of soy and tabasco and because you use so little you don't get sogginess. If you like funk, I sometimes use Red Boat fish sauce.
Crunchy veg like cucumber or celery in a low fat dip. Low fat ranch made with 0% yoghurt mixed with ranch powder. I also like this Thai sauce for seafood which is 20 kcal a tablespoon and makes raw veg taste amazing. If you google Thai seafood sauce, you will get recipes for homemade versions
https://www.theasiancookshop.co.uk/maesri-seafood-dipping-sauce-12709-p.asp?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v7mBRC1ARIsAAiw34-7v9Uq6qi8AIcDV-0JWxFuPbJXI5mZ-FYEreIYdlOkZN3_qx2fsiEaAg64EALw_wcB2 -
Pickles are terrific. Look for "Oh Snap!" in your grocery refrigerated section for sliced pickles with very little brine (easy to eat on the go).3
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What about cut up veggies (peppers, carrots, celery, cucumbers, etc) with low calorie dressing/dip?
I do need to buy more veggies to cut up and eat raw. They satisfy my “must eat all the things” craving, though the dip doesn’t satisfy my salt craving. Ooh, unless I can make a version of the classic 80’s sour cream and powdered onion dip.0 -
Pickles give me that quick salty fix. I also enjoy sliced peppers, cucumbers, or carrots dipped in a greek yogurt/ranch powder combination. The ranch gives it a nice salty taste.0
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Pork rinds are amazing0
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I roast peanuts in the oven and keep it handy. Roasted unsalted peanuts are yummy and provides protein. Like to cut down on salt as I have hypertension. So this works for me good. When I really crave for salty/spicy, I eat cottage cheese mixed with salsa or cabbage/cucumber pickle or homemade croutons.0
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If you like cucumbers, try sliced cucumbers sprinkled with salt and lemon juice. Kinda like a pickle... but different.1
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Last night I ate sun dried tomato wheat thins. Crunchy and salty.0
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I love having thinly sliced radishes or carrots. Really nice crunch and can eat several for minimal calories. I have cucumber sometimes too - lately regular ones are so seedy so there's an extra prep step. Getting English cucumbers can solve that problem.
Another fix besides pickles for salty snack - banana pepper slices. I also love spicy pickled cauliflower.0
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