295901 Tue Jan 27 16:26:23 -0800 2004 21 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1628071 I'm in the midst of my annual diet siege and I'm looking for some healthy snack suggestions for Super Bowl Sunday. The gf is on Atkins and I'm doing low fat. Any ideas? Tue Jan 27 16:26:23 -0800 2004 0 Scagnetti 1 1628074 Don't serve beer! ;-P Tue Jan 27 16:48:00 -0800 2004 1628071 0 Curt 2 1628126 i dont drink beer(wine for me, please!), but what about those low carb beers? i keep seeing really cheesy commercials for them, but they say they only have, like 2.4 carbs per bottle. Wed Jan 28 00:36:45 -0800 2004 1628074 0 jaimegirl1799 3 1628137 Low carb beers taste awful. Very thin and flavorless. Wed Jan 28 08:50:38 -0800 2004 1628126 0 DeeDee 4 1628148 Disagree. They have a distinct urine taste. Or so I imagine.. haven't tasted actual urine. Wed Jan 28 10:47:02 -0800 2004 1628137 0 julesrules 4 1628154 Beck's Light is okay. 6.1 carbs. Wed Jan 28 12:25:01 -0800 2004 1628137 0 Candy 4 1628155 Beck's Light is okay. 6.1 carbs. Wed Jan 28 12:25:07 -0800 2004 1628137 0 Candy 2 1628180 martinis = 0 carbs, well, depending on how many olives you take Wed Jan 28 17:45:49 -0800 2004 1628074 0 dawnie2u 3 1628183 I don't understand. A martini has ~150-200 calories for a ~1.5 oz gin/vodka martini, not including the garnish nor ice. Since gin/vodka has no protein nor fat, where do the calories come from. Not including the garnish, I calculate ~38-50 grams of carbs. Wed Jan 28 18:12:09 -0800 2004 1628180 0 Alan408 4 1628192 Alcohol. Wed Jan 28 19:38:26 -0800 2004 1628183 0 wally 5 1628256 Does this mean, you think alcohol is not a carbohydrate ? Because I think alcohol is pure carbohydrate. I think there are only three sources of food calories. Carbs, Fat, and Protein. Are there other sources of food calories ? Thu Jan 29 12:26:31 -0800 2004 1628192 0 Alan408 6 1628261 Alcohol itself has calories. I don't know the science of why some forms have more carbohydrate than others, but it may in part be the level of distillation (which would explain why gin and vodka have no carbohydrate, since they're the most thoroughly distilled). They all have calories, though. I'm not advocating the site linked below - I found it using google - but it does show the varying carbohydrate gram count and calories for different spirits and other alcoholic beverages. ~38-50 grams of carbs, which you guessed would be in 1.5 oz of gin or vodka, is the amount in a bowl of rice or highly-sugared cereal. Link: http://www.herbalicious.com/calcohol.html Thu Jan 29 12:49:06 -0800 2004 1628256 0 Caitlin McGrath 7 1628278 Thanks for the link. The 38-50 grams of carbs was calculated by dividing the calories in a "cocktail" by 4, the number of calories in a gram of carbs. The chart in the link shows no carbs in alcohol. I guess that is why alcohol is considered an empty (of food value) calorie. Thanks again. Thu Jan 29 13:29:10 -0800 2004 1628261 0 Alan408 1 1628075 A couple of ideas: Prosciutto and asaparagus Shrimp cocktail (or serve with lemon if cocktail sauce is not on the agenda) Crudites with a lowfat/atkins friendly dip (maybe hummos, or make ranch dressing with buttermilk and non-fat mayo, onion dip with lite sour cream) Tue Jan 27 16:50:44 -0800 2004 1628071 0 DanaB 2 1628306 The proscuitto and asparagus idea is great, as is the shrimp cocktail. However, hummos and homemade ranch dressing is perhaps not the best Atkins-friendly idea. Most low fat products contain high fructose corn syrup - a definate no-no. Should be a definate no-no for everyone - even low-fatters. A few ideas - Smoked salmon, capers, lemon wedges, creme cheese for her, brown bread for you TONS of cut broccoli, cauli and celery (low fat dip for you, creme cheese dip for her) The most obvious - BUFFALO WINGS (bake them)- what's a super bowl party without those? Thu Jan 29 14:54:43 -0800 2004 1628075 0 Phoebe 1 1628081 For you: baked Tostito's (or other low-fat chips) and either salsa or hummus. Also Bearitos microwave popcorn. For the g.f.: smoked almonds and maybe some nice cheese. For both of you: cold edamame. I buy it shelled and frozen and cook up the entire package. Salt it a bit and then chill for awhile. Tue Jan 27 17:02:34 -0800 2004 1628071 0 Jane Hathaway 2 1628100 Trader Joes' Tamari Roasted almonds are the perfect salty Atkins-friendly snack. Ditto the edamame, if the gf isn't in Induction. Tue Jan 27 20:07:26 -0800 2004 1628081 0 EMDB 1 1628085 This may not qualify as "munchies", but roasted vegetables are good& healthy (check for glycemic indeces though). Delicious: roasted portobello mushroom caps marinated in balsamico. They taste surprisingly meaty, are extremely low cal, just brushed with a teeeny bit of olive oil. Tue Jan 27 17:32:07 -0800 2004 1628071 0 Sir Gawain 2 1628135 I like to make a terrine of roasted veggies (red and yellow bell pepper, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes) and chevre. Goat cheese is lower fat than most. I believe most chevre is 6 fat gms per oz, which is about the same as "50% less fat" skim milk cheddar you see on the shelves. Wed Jan 28 08:08:57 -0800 2004 1628085 0 danna 1 1628092 Marinate cubed boneless chicken breast in low-fat, Atkins-friendly marinade of choice (Walkerswood jerk marinade is a favorite of mine cut half and half with water, or yogurt mixed with tandoori paste or curry powder, cayenne and garlic) then make skewers with onion, red peppers or other vegs of choice and do them under the broiler. Not buffalo wings but a reasonable substitute in line with both diets. Tue Jan 27 19:17:54 -0800 2004 1628071 0 GretchenS 1 1628108 Make mini- turkey (or lean beef-) meatballs using ground meat, Lipton's Onion Soup Mix, minced garlic, and onion. Crab stuffed mushrooms mixed with low-fat mayo and low-fat parmesan cheese and some mixed herbs and baked. Take strips of lox, spread with lowfat cream cheese capers and lemon juice and roll up. Also, some sort of a spring roll- fill a rice paper wrapper with flame-grilled shrimp, soy-glazed shitaake mushrooms, broccoli bits, lettuce, maybe cilantro, roll up and enjoy. Tue Jan 27 21:42:07 -0800 2004 1628071 0 Emme 1 1628134 the traditional recipe for buffalo wings is perfect for GF , chicken , franks red-hot , butter with blue cheese on side. Perfect atkins food. Wed Jan 28 06:55:49 -0800 2004 1628071 0 sireatsalot