Thread: Nuts, oats and crackers?
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November 22nd, 2012, 05:39 PM #1Dream Vet
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Nuts, oats and crackers?
I'm sat here feeling slightly deflated! I get these Graze boxes every week - it's all natural and all below about 250 kcal. Which is all good! But looking through it its primarily nuts, seeds, oats, rice crackers, dried nuts, pop corn and savoury crackers/breads with dips.
But don't they sway blue!?
I'll be the most miserable pink swayer if they do - this Graze box is my savour from snacking on chocolate bars and potato crisps at college.2005 2008 2010 2014 2015
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November 22nd, 2012, 06:22 PM #2Moderator
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I've been very tempted by these too and have an offer voucher from WH Smiths waiting for when I get my BFP. Personally I think it is too healthy - with the exception of popcorn - and have avoided all oats and nuts. Have you tried eating air-popped popcorn with some sugar sprinkled over or chocolate ricecakes? The snack-a-jacks range is fab and very processed, which is kind of what we want. I figure the unhealthier the better!
IMHO I'd ditch the healthy graze box and go for stuff like Walker's baked stars crisps (I have a packet a day) and weight watchers cakes and chocolate bars!2007 2009 2013 (My VBA2C & sway opposite baby)
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November 23rd, 2012, 02:10 AM #3Dream Vet
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Uh I don't like sweet popcorn - the popcorn are a healthy option too. Problem is, I don't like 'sweet' snacks like the snack-a-jacks, popcorn or chocolate ricecakes =/ I'd reach for the chocolate, which is bad for my PCOS and weight loss and I've never been a massive crisps person. If snack its either on smthg like this or chocolate or jelly sweets. Jelly sweets will be a no-go because of the gelatine (raises testosteron) and chocolate is a no-go because of my bloodsugar.
Mind, its only three days a week as its for college days only. On college days I generally eat much less than when I'm at home.2005 2008 2010 2014 2015
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November 23rd, 2012, 03:06 AM #4Dream Vet
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As far as I can see its all low sodium. Mind my diet is naturally low sodium.
They are very small portions though. The biggest punnet has 54 g in and thats the flapjacks which I usually share with my kids, so I get maybe 18g of miniature flapjack.
This is the nutritional value of one of the nut ones (its got dark chocolate, which I give OH cause I don't like it, milk chocolate and brazil nuts):
punnet (40g)
Energy (kJ) 1020 kJ
Energy (kcal) 247 kcal
Protein 4.2 g
Carbohydrate 9.7 g
- of which sugars 9.2 g
Fat 21.2 g
- of which saturates 7.5 g
Fibre 1.8 g
Sodium 21 mg2005 2008 2010 2014 2015
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November 23rd, 2012, 04:47 AM #6Dream Vet
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I should probably add that none of this is normally a staple in my diet and the boxes change every week so I never get the same. And as I said, it's 3 days a week I get 1 punnet (which weighs between 18 - 40 grams) and the flapjacks usually go to my boys.
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ITA with Cinss, unfortunately. The carb-y stuff - crackers and that sort, are fine. But nuts and oats are very blue friendly.
Sodium hardly sways so it's really not a factor.
I adore nuts too, and oats, so I know how you feel! But the oats are definitely a HUGE boy food. I limit nuts to the odd one I get mixed up in my ice cream, and a few shards of almonds in on occasional chocolate treat. That's it.
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Oh dang it >_< I will have to select "bin it" too all the ones that contain nuts. The flapjacks I give to the kids, so I'm good there. What about dried fruit (small portion, low Kcal and sodium), is that OK? And popcorn?
Its 23g and these are the nutrition stats:
Energy (kcal)
Kcal 94.8
Protein 2.1 g
Carbohydrate 11.2 g
- of which sugars 0.3 g
Fat 4.1 g
- of which saturates 1.8 g
Fibre 3.1 g
Sodium 155 mg2005 2008 2010 2014 2015
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November 23rd, 2012, 11:25 AM #10Dream Vet
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Right I "binned" all the ones with lots of nuts in - there are still a few with nuts and seeds in, few with a small amount of oats. But I think it might be OK because of the portion sizes and they aren't staples. My little cheats, I suppose, three days a week! It must still be better than eating mars or snickers bars ('cause of my PCOS).
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