Autoimmune diet stuck for snacks

Well, 1200 calories is going to be tough, with or without food limitations. 1500 is definitely better.

I would suggest you Google foods/snacks and pick some. I like trail mix, oatmeal with nuts and fruit, leftovers, etc. Roasted chickpeas are better for me than hummus, lower calories and more filling.

Hmmm, I eat low sugar low carb gluten free low dairy.. it was a challenge at first, I was eventually able to swap my go to foods for gluten free versions. I have yet to go completely dairy free. I enjoy a dab of butter on my veggies and the occasional goat cheese or yogurt 😋 one thing at a time helped me be consistent.
Snacks.. I eat fruits and veggies,protein drinks(check the ingredients) bars, jerky sticks (check the ingredients a lot have soy sauce which is a source of gluten), hard boiled egg, egg salad, tuna salad, gluten free crackers, nuts, edamame, corn tortilla chips w/salsa and avocado, olives/tapenade, dehydrated fruit/veggies, roasted chickpeas, lunchmeat rolled around pickles or veggies, pickled anything is yum, I basically eat snacks all day just as a meal, I also eat a lot of leftover dinners. Sometimes I’ll have an egg for breakfast and I’ll dip a slice of bacon in it instead of toast, or I’ll buy a specific brand of gluten free/vegan thin bagels that are delicious, there is a lot of yummy gluten free breads out there but you gotta toast them and they are hit or miss which brand and variety so you gotta try a few to find one you like. Don’t give up. It’s a lifestyle for sure. Reach out if you need support.

Hi, I'm sorry to hear that. It's a bummer, but trust me it will be worth it and it will get easier. I have Celiac, and a few other intolerances. I had a back injury that lasted almost a year. I recently cut 99% of dairy free and my back didn't Start healing until then. It's wild because I had no digestive reaction or other. My body obviously couldn't do it's job being busy with all that inflammation. So don't give up! Some of my go to snacks. Collagen Protein Powder, nut butters, smoothie bowls (if you can't have natural fruit sugar you can thicken with avocado, frozen zucchini or frozen cauliflower rice. )The Tuna packets are only 80 calories and 14 grams of protein. Protein is key if you are on such a low calorie diet. Happy to talk you through that. Mini charcuterie boards with things like lupine beans, pickles, ham rolls ups/wrap lettuce with sriracha , olives, jerky etc. I would say that if some of these snacks aren't holding you over you might need to look at what your meals are made up of. Protein is your best friend. I've been loving Kevins Naturals semi prepared chicken. Too good! Hope this helps, Christine De Souza

Low sugar Fruit, low sugar vegetables, coconut yogurt, almond yogurt, all meats, all fish.

For quick bites:
Smoked salmon & avocado bites
Almond tortilla + a breakfast sausage link
Tuna salad with celery
A few slices of Turkey
Sashimi
Seaweed salad
Popcorn
Pasta salad — use chickpea or another gluten free.
Deviled egg
Soup or broth can be filling.. I have a bone broth every other day..low cal.

yirara wrote: »

Oddly, the recommended diet here consists of skipping meat, especially red meat as it's suspected to increase inflammation. Gluten is no problem unless one is sensitive to it. It's strange how recommended diets vary by location.

That's not surprising considering the stance on red meat generally, and it's like a free spin, who's going to object, and quite a popular stance in the vegan community over the years as well. Not very scientific though, more dogma really.

yirara wrote: »

neanderthin wrote: »

yirara wrote: »

Oddly, the recommended diet here consists of skipping meat, especially red meat as it's suspected to increase inflammation. Gluten is no problem unless one is sensitive to it. It's strange how recommended diets vary by location.

That's not surprising considering the stance on red meat generally, and it's like a free spin, who's going to object, and quite a popular stance in the vegan community over the years as well. Not very scientific though, more dogma really.

Hmm.. here both gluten-rich food (bread, twice a day) and meat are considered part of a normal diet. But I think this is getting off-topic.

Discussing foods that may be inflammatory or not is off topic, ok. Cheers

I can't add to the snack ideas, but if you're starving I would suggest you change your goal and eat a little more with your main meals. If you fill up with more veg / salad or add more protein such as eggs or tinned fish, you may not need so much in the way of snacks in the middle of the afternoon.

You don't mention your age, height or current weight but if you've been allocated 1200 cals, it's likely that you don't have a lot to lose. If so, trying to lose 1lb a week is probably too aggressive anyway. Drop the goal to 0.5lb a week and give yourself those extra 200 cals a day. It's far better to lose slowly than to get hungry, give in to the cravings and undo what you've worked towards. If it takes you an extra few weeks to get to your goal weight, is that really going to make a huge difference to the rest of your life?

Have you tried edamame? I buy it shelled in the frozen food section. High in protein so might help with the hunger.

I can't have sugar, gluten, or dairy either (medically restricted diet), so...hope my snacks might be of use?

So first thing I have is I got a cheap electric ice cream maker. And I make easy 'sorbet' in it with either soft fruit blended up in a blender and just poured in, to make the sorbet, or I cook harder fruit (like apples) and then blend them up and make a sorbet out of them.

The apple one - do that with some cinnamon and nutmeg added, and I swear, it tastes like apple pie ice cream or something. Watermelon or cantaloupe with a little lemon added (or blueberries, lemon juice, and mint for watermelon when I'm feeling fancy) are lovely.

This can be done with blending and freezing the fruit, then partially thawing and blending again, when you want to eat them, but I like them in the ice cream maker better.

Roasted chickpeas are tasty and worked for me. I made homemade socca bread as well ( a chickpea based French flatbread, very basic ingredients) that went well with some hummus plus cucumbers, dill, and a little lemon juice.

One quickie meal I make, which I use as a snack sometimes, is just cooked ground beef, rice, and some salsa poured on it, then heated up. Can adjust the calories based on the rice and beef, you know?

Re: the calories, though. How is your weight loss? It might be that these few calories ARE too low for you. If you start losing weight more quickly than they suggest, at least you'll know and can add some calories back in. Or if you have any physical activity you are able to do, you could eat more calories and with the exercise, you'll have a net 1200 calories, yeah?

While everyone is obviously different, I know that I can't function at that low a calorie range (I have auto-immune problems myself). Just makes me feel much worse than normal that I struggle to function and eventually just tank and have to quit.

I tend to have to try to do more activity, or slower weight loss with higher calories, to make it work for me. But I figure, better a slower weight loss than a bit quicker weight loss that tanks because I can't function with the lower calories, yeah?