your favorite snacks?
#46332 - 02/24/04 09:36 AM
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What are everyone's favorite and easily tolerated snacks?
I get the munchies and it's not that I'm particularly tempted to snack on "bad" things, but I'd love to add to the repertoire of safe snacks!
(I know, I could post this on the recipe board, but thought I'd get a broader response here. Besides, I'm not really soliciting recipies, just ideas!) <-- rationalizing! 
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Me too! I have a tendency to want bad stuff too. I cheat every once in a while. But I play it safe 98% of the time.
I love angel food cake. Hot chocolate with marshmallows.
Muffins.cheesecake is my ultimate fav.
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ya know, i've never had angel food cake! i'm making some this weekend, so we'll see. it's going to be my bday cake. (hope i like it!!)
i love rice pudding (especially the two in Heather's books, naturally!) in fact, i brought some of the pecan-banana rice pudding for an afternoon snack. YUM! 
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Hi, I really like sliced cucumbers with baby carrots and hummus. I also like grapes, popcorn and low fat nacho chips with a mild salsa. I sometimes buy low fat french fries as they make me feel like I'm eating junk food.
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Jen that's what I did for my birthday I made angel food cake and drizzle it with chocolate syrup and we had some soy ice crea(well I did) my family had regular. Try some frozen strawberries with too. Happy B-Day. Enjoy.
Hey if your having a get together check out the recipe exhange there are some good ideas for IBS safe beverages. 
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apple cinnamon rice cakes....
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sounds great! i can tolerate raspberries and love them- thought i may mush some up to drizzle on, but i'm a chocolate fiend, so that sounds good, too.
usually my birthday dessert is cheesecake.... that is, before IBS my birthday dessert was cheesecake!  oh well...
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I like to make little baggies with snacks--right now I'm into pretzels and tamarind almonds (just a few). I also like berry applesauce and a few chocolate graham crackers. What else, carrots and hummus, or spicy hummus on rice crackers, jam on fat-free saltines. And when I'm feeling really bad, soy ice cream with graham crackers or fortune cookies.
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I am also having an angel food cake for my birthday cake! All I do is snack, especially when I am studying, almost like a bad habit....rice cakes, AD Brownies (mmm), sometimes bakes lays (but I tend to go overboard and have too many). I also like saltines, baby crackers, smoothies, bannana, grapes, fruit leathers and I make muffins all the time. I am a snackaholic!!
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"Veggie Stix"!
#46373 - 02/24/04 11:25 AM
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I LOVE these things. I can't find them anywhere now. Safeway used to carry them but stopped. RATS. I think it must have been the cost: $5 for a bag.
They're like cheese puffs except they have no cheese, just all air, made of veggie juices -- all kinds of veggies. And you can't stop eating them; they're worse than potato chips.
If you can find them, try them! They're very expensive; last time I bought two bags -- $10!!! -- yep, that was a costly binge.
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New here as of yesterday. I am hoping to find some help with snacks and safe foods. Also ordered the tapes yesterday. I love salty snacks. Unfortunately most of them are also fatty/greasy which doesn't help IBS. Like wheat thins, chips, nuts but have to eat them in moderation. Also love cookies but between the butter and sugar have to watch that too. Can eat a couple a day. Am curious, do lots of you have lactose intollerance as well or could it not really be the lactose but something else in those foods that make us think we are lactose intollerant? I have just practically given up on desserts and LOVED cheesecake! Bananas are good for me, canned peaches. Can't tollerate raw veggies or fruit at all.
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WHAAAT?!?
#46376 - 02/24/04 11:29 AM
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Bevvy
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You've never had angel food cake? OMG! Girlfriend, are you in for a treat!
Sometimes I put a little bit of almond flavoring in mine.
Angel food cake is great with a little ready-made frosting or fresh WILD blueberries (forget the canned stuff).
Goferit.
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"Baby" Crackers?
#46379 - 02/24/04 11:30 AM
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Is that like "animal crackers"?
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I can't tolerate lactose on certain days. Since I can't predict when those days are (!), I mostly abstain. I have made a switch to soy cheeses, cream cheese, butter, sour cream and milk. That's NOT to say that I don't have a little dairy from time to time. I have a few bites of cheesecake after a high soluble fiber meal, as a treat. The other day I ate an entire portion of icecream at an excellent Afghani restaurant, but there was so much soluble fiber in the meal that I think the icecream snuck right by!
I can do bananas, but I can't do many other fruits and veggies raw, either. That's why I'm having a little trouble with snacks. I never was a "salty" snacker. I like the sweets!!! (I'm a chocolatier!) I'm going to have to try the AD brownies. They sound good!
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Wait a minute, Girlfriend -- now you can have cheesecake and eat it too! Cheesecake
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I've Got It!
#46388 - 02/24/04 11:38 AM
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Bevvy
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Jen, something tells me this is JUST the ticket for you, Girlfriend! Heather's Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies
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Caught me!
#46392 - 02/24/04 11:42 AM
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jenX
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I was just talking about you!
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Oh my...
#46393 - 02/24/04 11:43 AM
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I think I just passed out from antici-
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For salty things, I've found Rice crackers (also known as Rice thins) are pretty good. There are a few different kinds and flavours. They don't have the satisfying greasy full flavour you get from chips, but they are also way healthier. 
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I guess they are similar to animal crackers (not sure really), the name is Arrowroot. I assumed they were ok, but it's been a while since I had them/checked ingredients...have you heard of them?
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Animal Crackers
#46426 - 02/24/04 02:13 PM
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I've never heard of baby crackers, but animal crackers, which are every baby's fave, have been around for a million years. They might be arrowroot, I don't know -- but you've got me to thinking..... as I recall, animal crackers are pretty darn good!
Remember Barbra Streisand's remake of the old (very old) song: "Animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and rabbits loop-de-loop, gosh oh gee but I have fun, swallowing animals one-by-one." Am I showing my age, or what? But you know, I think I'm gonna have to check them out next grocery shopping trip.
Who'd have thought we'd start eating baby food and end up doing the same!
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apple cinnamon rice cakes....
I love those too! Well, actually I like Quakes, not regular rice cakes... close enough. They're one of my safest snacks. Plus I recently got hooked on apple cinnamon soy crisps. They're made by Genisoy, and the seasonings sprinkled on them make them taste just like cinnamon toast crunch cereal! And since that has milk and I can no longer have it I was so pleased to discover the soy crisps.
I also love munching on No Pudge brownies and all the great safe quick breads and muffins on the recipe index!
Oh yeah, and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Pretzel Twists. They have some whole wheat flour in them, but not enough to bother me, so I get some extra insolubles that way!
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ok girls you are really makeing me hungry.this is the wrong
thing for me to be looking at.remember diabetic but it doesn,t hurt to look.Knee what about good bread for the bread maker.any kind.but easy ones.I,m just finding the kitchen,
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Jen,
I had my first angelfood post-ibs, too - this New Year's Eve. These days I snack on apple sauce (mott's healthy harvest strawberry flavor or applesauce and cinnamon - yum), heather's indian chai milk tea - smells really comforting, honey glazed rice chex (just spray with PAM, mix with honey and pop in microwave - there's a snack mix version of this in heather's book I adapted this from). I also like cream of rice or rose rice with soymilk topped with berries or bananas and chopped almonds. blender drinks are awesome 'cause you can't mess them up and there are endless possibilities. I liked the idea someone made of carrots and hummis 'cause I'm not doing well with bread these days. And I'm excited you're from Columbia, 'cause I'm in Baltimore, and I feel like there's no one on the boards around here. I saw a great concert in Columbia once, how do you like living there?
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ok girls you are really makeing me hungry.this is the wrong
thing for me to be looking at.remember diabetic but it doesn,t hurt to look.Knee what about good bread for the bread maker.any kind.but easy ones.I,m just finding the kitchen,
I don't have a bread maker! 
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What!?
#46517 - 02/25/04 08:02 AM
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Bevvy
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Kree, you don't have a bread maker?!? OMG! The way you love cooking, I'm amazed.
Well, Miss Chef, needless to say, GO GET ONE! Home made bread is TOO wonderful, and it makes a great gift. I made a loaf once and took it to my fave salon; the gals went crazy, you'd have thought I was giving them each a fortune -- they still talk about it. Not only did they enjoy the taste, but the smell permeated the salon the entire day. People love it when you bake them home made bread. And a bread maker allows you to whip up a loaf so fast and SOOOO easily -- you can experiment with different seasonings -- Kree, you're really missing out, believe me.
Goferit!
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Kree, you need one! Love the bread machine bread. A family member uses it all of the time to make all kinds of breads, not to mention quick pizza dough and (yum!) pitas! Can't beat it as a time-saver, and the results are EXCELLENT!
Next purchase, though: ice cream maker, so I can make IBS-happy gelatos! 
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There's wheat flour in them, though, so beware Celiacs! 
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Re: What!?
#46552 - 02/25/04 10:20 AM
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Kree, you don't have a bread maker?!? OMG! The way you love cooking, I'm amazed.
Well, Miss Chef, needless to say, GO GET ONE! Home made bread is TOO wonderful, and it makes a great gift. I made a loaf once and took it to my fave salon; the gals went crazy, you'd have thought I was giving them each a fortune -- they still talk about it. Not only did they enjoy the taste, but the smell permeated the salon the entire day. People love it when you bake them home made bread. And a bread maker allows you to whip up a loaf so fast and SOOOO easily -- you can experiment with different seasonings -- Kree, you're really missing out, believe me.
Goferit!
Oh I do believe you, and I want one sooo badly. Just one problem... I'm a poor college student and don't have the money. It's a bummer that I didn't see you guys discussing them here until after Christmas, or I would have asked for one!! I even know which one I want, that Breadman... that's the one you have, right? Oh well, someday!
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Kree, you need one! Love the bread machine bread. A family member uses it all of the time to make all kinds of breads, not to mention quick pizza dough and (yum!) pitas! Can't beat it as a time-saver, and the results are EXCELLENT!
Next purchase, though: ice cream maker, so I can make IBS-happy gelatos!
Now the ice cream maker I have, and I adore that! Hopefully soon you can get your ice cream maker and I can get my bread machine.
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Jen, where did you find them? I love these things, but I can't find them anywhere. (If I have to call long distance and order them shipped to me, I will!)
Thanks,
Bev
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Try SnackAisle.com. They have veggie stix and veggie chips. Not sure if they are what you are talking about. I never tried them.
Barbara
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Barbara, you found them! Whoop-De-Doo!!!
Everyone, you gotta try these: Veggie Stix
There's a minimum order of $15 online -- BUT each bag of Veggie Stix costs $1 less than what I paid at Safeway -- and there's no sales tax!
Bless you, Barbara!
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Hi, Evie!
I work in Baltimore- right on Charles Street at Verizon. Glad to see someone else local, too. Don't know if you're interested, but we're going to try to start a support group in the area. I'm trying to get interested people to touch base on the Support Group boards, just so we can see how much interest there is and figure out what to do! If you're interested, "stop by!" I may end up taking the lead on getting the group together. (Oy! )
Anyway, I like Columbia. I grew up there. But I'm hoping to move back downtown at some point. I've lived in Mt Vernon and over by Canton/"Upper Fells Pt" (ok, it was right near the park, but that area can be sketchy, so I preferred to say Canton/Upper Fells! ).
I forgot all about applesauce! Love it! And God bless those nack packs and the fruit-flavored applesauce! They make it so easy! And I'm going to make some honey rice chex tonight when I get home. Sounds yummy.
You say you're having trouble with bread?? I think I am, too! Sounds like we have a lot in common. I just got a negative celiac test, but think I may actually insist on the fecal test and/or the biopsy, 'cause when I stopped eating wheat last week I noticed a drastic improvement.
Where are you in Bmore?
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Your welcome. Anything just to keep you happy.
You know, I just have to tell you that I think you are a great inspiration on this board and sometimes you just make me laugh you are so funny.
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Oops.
#46659 - 02/26/04 06:10 AM
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Bev,
sorry i didn't see this earlier, but i see someone else was on the ball! i actually found them at the Safeway here! i was planning on running a search for them online when i got home last night, but someone beat me to it! 
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Barbara --
#46664 - 02/26/04 07:08 AM
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-- Gee, thanks. What a nice post.
This is a great place to "natter" (as Linz puts it); if I'm an inspiration, as you say, it's only because everyone here has inspired ME. I've gotten so much better since I came on board.
Thanks again, Barbara.
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No Oops, Jen!
#46665 - 02/26/04 07:14 AM
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Hey Jen!
No oops. You're not expected to be on these boards 24/7!
You got Veggie Stix at Safeway? That's where I found them originally. I was just about to order them online, but now I'm thinking I might return to Safeway and ask them why they've stopped carrying them; maybe I can talk them into re-stocking them.
However, did you notice that they're $1.00 cheaper per bag online? If I order 100 bags, then I save a hundred dollars! Maybe I can get a standing order whereby they send me a hundred bags every week .....
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Hey Ruchie, are you there? Did you see Jen's post? She's gonna start a support group in Baltimore -- you could join when you guys move there!
Yaaay!
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Ruchie!
#46676 - 02/26/04 07:46 AM
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Ruchie, you're moving to Baltimore?? But you just came to NY!!
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That's a plan! At 100 bags a week, tho, I may actually start to dislike them eventually!
Actually, the online price jives with what they were charging at my Safeway. Maybe the cost has gone down. Hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised when Safeway brings them back. That store is always so good about ordering things for you when you request them (at least, they are here, in MD!).
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Ruchie! Don't listen! Baltimore is lovely! Come! Join us! (Just don't come down here and root for those dang Yankees!)
When are you moving down here?
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Ruchie! Don't listen! Baltimore is lovely! Come! Join us! (Just don't come down here and root for those dang Yankees!)
When are you moving down here?
Okay, I admit it, Baltimore is a lovely place. I love the Chesapeake! (Did I spell that right? Lol) It's just that Ruchie just moved to NY and I haven't even gotten to meet her yet... snif.
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You spelled it right! C'mon down to the Chesapeake, ya'll, and have some steamed crabs right here in Bawlmer!
Well, I'm sorry she's leaving NY, but hope she'll be happy down here.
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Chesapeake Bay
#46731 - 02/26/04 11:45 AM
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Ah, the Chesapeake! Before I was born, my daddy had a beautiful yacht that he kept on the Chesapeake. When World War II broke out, the government came and took his boat for the war effort. RATS.
When I lived in Virginia, way back in '63, I dated a young man who had a 30-foot ketch and he too kept it on the Chesapeake. We went out on it several times, but the slowly gentle rolling motion in the Bay got to me, and by the end of the day when I got to dry land I blew lunch. I'm sure all those beers I had on board had nothing to do with it!
Ah, fond memories . . . .
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Wow! Yes! I love the idea. I'm actually a Texan in B'more. I've already posted on the support group board. And wow Bev, I didn't know Ruchie was moving to B'more. This is all really good news, and spring's almost here, too!
About bread...my doctor suggested I not eat it after my colonoscopy in Jan. I have stress-related ulcers, ibs-c and some other problems, so I truly don't know the reason to skip bread, but I'm suspicious of bread anyway, so I don't mind staying away (it's hard though, isn't it? i didn't know how much of our food has bread in it - i've had to be very creative! It's been kinda fun. We'll give each other pointers, maybe.
My snack today: baked apples with lemon juice, honey and cinnamon (in foil with a little water and apple cider) yumm-o!
Let's keep in touch,
evie
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There's been tons of threads on this. Hit the search button and happy snacking!
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Well, Bmore is glad to have ya! Do you like it here?
I'm sure we'll have fun with a suppport group. It may be a shaky start since I've never even been to a support group meeting for anything! Oh well, I'll figure it out!
Your snack sounds DELICIOUS! Tell me, can you tolerate that without soluble fiber?? It it 'cause it's cooked?
As far as the bread goes, I'm with ya! I truly don't mind giving up bread, though, but if I have to give up all gluten I think I may actually succumb to a little depression and self-pity for a little while. I've gone through a lot in the last 12 months and been very very sick and made tons of changes in my diet (I know, the same for everyone on the boards!), but I'm getting tired of being sick! I think having to scour every item I eat for gluten, having to worry about eating in restaurants in case flour was used in the sauce-- that may be my breaking point!
Anyway, that's not the case yet, so no point in worrying about it. I'm excited about the idea of the support group! And nice to hear Ruchie is moving this-a-way. We'll have a nice little group of us IBSers out here!
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