CarrieMpls said:

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...there's very little fat in fruit. And they really don't need to add sugar to dried fruit since, once you suck the water out, that's pretty much all that's left.

Looking up the nutritional info, 1 oz of banana chips contains 147 calories and 9.5 grams of fat (8.2 grams of saturated). That's a large proportion of fat for so few calories. They're pretty fat dense.

But you need some fat in your diet. Better to get it from plant than animal sources usually.

I don't really agree with that. But okay.

A couple questions for the dieters, or those watching their weight. BTW, this is market research for a product we may be rolling out, if it makes sense:

1. If you are dieting, do you often get hungry close to bedtime?

2. If so, what do you eat/drink?

3. How does that affect your dieting or weight?

4. Would you be interested in a drink that was designed for late-night consumption, so that it tasted good but had few if any calories, sugar or other diet-busting ingredients?

5. If so, would you like this drink to be cooled or room temperature?

6. Finally, would you prefer to buy this drink at a grocery store, convenience store, or health club?

RodeoSchro said:

A couple questions for the dieters, or those watching their weight. BTW, this is market research for a product we may be rolling out, if it makes sense:

1. If you are dieting, do you often get hungry close to bedtime?

2. If so, what do you eat/drink?

3. How does that affect your dieting or weight?

4. Would you be interested in a drink that was designed for late-night consumption, so that it tasted good but had few if any calories, sugar or other diet-busting ingredients?

5. If so, would you like this drink to be cooled or room temperature?

6. Finally, would you prefer to buy this drink at a grocery store, convenience store, or health club?

I don’t ever consider myself “on a diet” but I go through periods where I restrict my calories to lose weight.

Just reading through your questions, it doesn’t sound like a product I’d consume at all. I don’t tend to get hungry later at night, cause I’ve eaten well throughout the day – planning my food intake in careful intervals.

I also like to limit my intake of packaged food and drink stuff. Most often I drink water.

So if you wanted to market it to me, you’d have to convince me there were no chemicals or artificial anything in it. And there would have to be vitamins or something else I may be lacking in my regular diet to convince me it’s good for me.

Oh - and grocery store. I don't shop at the others.

RodeoSchro said:

A couple questions for the dieters, or those watching their weight. BTW, this is market research for a product we may be rolling out, if it makes sense:

1. If you are dieting, do you often get hungry close to bedtime?

2. If so, what do you eat/drink?

3. How does that affect your dieting or weight?

4. Would you be interested in a drink that was designed for late-night consumption, so that it tasted good but had few if any calories, sugar or other diet-busting ingredients?

5. If so, would you like this drink to be cooled or room temperature?

6. Finally, would you prefer to buy this drink at a grocery store, convenience store, or health club?

I'm not dieting, but I always try to eat/drink something before bed. Not necessarily because I'm hungry - I just find that I sleep better when I do.

I usually have something like whole milk, whole milk yogurt, or cheese. Basically, what I need is something balanced in terms of carbs/protein/fat. Too many carbs (or carbs that are too simple) and I'll be awake in the middle of the night after my blood sugar crashes. (If I have cheese, I usually eat a couple of crackers with it, because the cheese has almost no carbs.) The milk products have the added benefit of tryptophan and calcium, both of which are "calming" substances.

I wouldn't use anything packaged to accomplish this, frankly. There are enough "real food" options available.

RodeoSchro said:

A couple questions for the dieters, or those watching their weight. BTW, this is market research for a product we may be rolling out, if it makes sense:

1. If you are dieting, do you often get hungry close to bedtime?

2. If so, what do you eat/drink?

3. How does that affect your dieting or weight?

4. Would you be interested in a drink that was designed for late-night consumption, so that it tasted good but had few if any calories, sugar or other diet-busting ingredients?

5. If so, would you like this drink to be cooled or room temperature?

6. Finally, would you prefer to buy this drink at a grocery store, convenience store, or health club?

I would much rather consume real / whole / organic foods then any packaged premix

I'm not "on a diet " though I have really changed my life style and eating habbits since June 1st ~ as of today I am down 24 lbs ~ I eat great foods and do not often feel hungry

Genesia said:

MoniGram said:

Just take these before you eat....

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Tread lightly here. Beano is made from a food-grade mold. If you allergic or sensitive to mold, this may cause problems.

Interesting...

Genesia said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I'm pretty sure that banana chips are like fatty candy. Even the baked ones aren't good for you. Sugar sugar sugar added.

Uhhhh...there's very little fat in fruit. And they really don't need to add sugar to dried fruit since, once you suck the water out, that's pretty much all that's left.

I just looked it up on a couple of different sources, and they were all pretty unanimous that they are a snack that people tend to think are healthy, but really aren't due to the fact that they add sugar to the baked ones to add more flavor, and the fried ones are full of saturated fat.

minneapolisgenius said:

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...there's very little fat in fruit. And they really don't need to add sugar to dried fruit since, once you suck the water out, that's pretty much all that's left.

I just looked it up on a couple of different sources, and they were all pretty unanimous that they are a snack that people tend to think are healthy, but really aren't due to the fact that they add sugar to the baked ones to add more flavor, and the fried ones are full of saturated fat.

I can assure you that the banana chips we have here in Sweden don't have any added sugar. Most people that don't like them tend to complain about the lack of sweetness (and when you look up the recipies, they don't include sugar). I personally don't mind. It's the faint banana flavour and crunchiness I go for.

minneapolisgenius said:

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...there's very little fat in fruit. And they really don't need to add sugar to dried fruit since, once you suck the water out, that's pretty much all that's left.

I just looked it up on a couple of different sources, and they were all pretty unanimous that they are a snack that people tend to think are healthy, but really aren't due to the fact that they add sugar to the baked ones to add more flavor, and the fried ones are full of saturated fat.

Oh, okay. I never thought they were healthy, so I haven't even looked at what's in them.

Genesia said:

minneapolisgenius said:

I just looked it up on a couple of different sources, and they were all pretty unanimous that they are a snack that people tend to think are healthy, but really aren't due to the fact that they add sugar to the baked ones to add more flavor, and the fried ones are full of saturated fat.

Oh, okay. I never thought they were healthy, so I haven't even looked at what's in them.

And everything in moderation I guess, so I suppose they aren't going to kill you or anything.

I always think of the time (way back before the baked ones) where I'd go with my bun-head ballet dancer friends after class to the corner natural foods store and we'd get huge bags of them. Then we all wondered why we were gaining weight instead of losing it. But then, that was probably ALL we ate as well, along with massive amounts of coffee. Weird dancer diets.

CarrieMpls said:

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...there's very little fat in fruit. And they really don't need to add sugar to dried fruit since, once you suck the water out, that's pretty much all that's left.

Looking up the nutritional info, 1 oz of banana chips contains 147 calories and 9.5 grams of fat (8.2 grams of saturated). That's a large proportion of fat for so few calories. They're pretty fat dense.

But you need some fat in your diet. Better to get it from plant than animal sources usually.

I wonder where the fat comes from. Bananas are not really fatty, are they? Must be oil that´s added to them.

luv4u said:

I like having cereal with lots of milk.

Yes!, Fat free milk, Wheat and grains cereal

I Eat pretty healthy except for friday And that's one of my favorites

KoolEaze said:

CarrieMpls said:

Looking up the nutritional info, 1 oz of banana chips contains 147 calories and 9.5 grams of fat (8.2 grams of saturated). That's a large proportion of fat for so few calories. They're pretty fat dense.

But you need some fat in your diet. Better to get it from plant than animal sources usually.

I wonder where the fat comes from. Bananas are not really fatty, are they? Must be oil that´s added to them.

I'm pretty sure they fry them.

Cacao for breakfast, in drink or roasted bean (or nibs) form, is supposed to be great for energy for dieters. Eat chocolate to lose weight!

I have this for breakfast:

with some kind of avocado and tomato bruschetta/pico de gallo cross on top

Genesia said:

CarrieMpls said:

Looking up the nutritional info, 1 oz of banana chips contains 147 calories and 9.5 grams of fat (8.2 grams of saturated). That's a large proportion of fat for so few calories. They're pretty fat dense.

But you need some fat in your diet. Better to get it from plant than animal sources usually.

I don't really agree with that. But okay.

You REALLY love lard, don´t you?

KoolEaze said:

Genesia said:

I don't really agree with that. But okay.

You REALLY love lard, don´t you?

As long as it isn't hydrogenated and comes from a decent source, lard is good for you!

I also have four pounds of goose fat in my freezer.

Genesia said:

KoolEaze said:

You REALLY love lard, don´t you?

As long as it isn't hydrogenated and comes from a decent source, lard is good for you!

I also have four pounds of goose fat in my freezer.

They use that a lot here in the UK for their roasted potatoes.

Shanti0608 said:

Genesia said:

As long as it isn't hydrogenated and comes from a decent source, lard is good for you!

I also have four pounds of goose fat in my freezer.

They use that a lot here in the UK for their roasted potatoes.

Some of us in the States use it for that, too.

Genesia said:

Shanti0608 said:

They use that a lot here in the UK for their roasted potatoes.

Some of us in the States use it for that, too.

My mom loves good old fashioned butter so I had never had goose fat before until I moved here.

I tend to roast my veggies with olive oil. I am not a big butter/grease fan. I refuse to put butter on my sandwhiches.

Genesia said:

KoolEaze said:

You REALLY love lard, don´t you?

As long as it isn't hydrogenated and comes from a decent source, lard is good for you!

I also have four pounds of goose fat in my freezer.

Do you render your own lard or do you get it from somewhere? I've never tried rendering it myself, but I kind of want to because I have two amazing recipes that call for lard.

Efan said:

Genesia said:

As long as it isn't hydrogenated and comes from a decent source, lard is good for you!

I also have four pounds of goose fat in my freezer.

Do you render your own lard or do you get it from somewhere? I've never tried rendering it myself, but I kind of want to because I have two amazing recipes that call for lard.

I haven't rendered any recently, but I have in the past. It isn't difficult - but you want to get your fat from a good source. Visceral fat (also known as leaf fat) is the best thing to use, rather than subcutaneous fat.

Basically, what you do is melt the fat down and keep cooking it until all the water boils out. In the meantime, you keep skimming out the "cracklings" that rise to the surface and fry in the fat. (Don't throw these away - they're delicious! ) It takes awhile to do this and is pretty...uh..."fragrant." So you want to do it at a time of year when you can keep the windows open. It's important to get all the water boiled out - because it is water that causes spoilage.

If you can find a good, family-owned butcher shop, they may have lard that they render themselves - or they may sell you the fat to do it yourself. An Asian market would probably be a good source, too.

Edited to say that I've also rendered beef tallow. Same process - and that tastes amazing, too.

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^^^Thanks!

I refuse to buy the hydrogenated stuff and have thought about doing it myself. I also may just ask the butcher, but everytime I'm there and thinking about asking, I talk myself out of it (the two recipes I have are for these delicious rolls and for sugar cookies--and whenever I think about getting the lard for them, I think, do you really need to make these? ).

Efan said:

^^^Thanks!

I refuse to buy the hydrogenated stuff and have thought about doing it myself. I also may just ask the butcher, but everytime I'm there and thinking about asking, I talk myself out of it (the two recipes I have are for these delicious rolls and for sugar cookies--and whenever I think about getting the lard for them, I think, do you really need to make these? ).

I actually bought the goose fat (in part) because my mother told me that when she was a little girl, her grandma (my great-grandma - who died when I was about 5) made goose fat cookies. I can only assume (because all my mom really remembers about them is that they were delicious) that they were something like a sugar cookie.

Although, I have used bacon drippings as part of the fat in my peanut butter, chocolate chip and bacon cookies.

Well, I think that more or less kills the "healthy snack" thread.

Snacks can be healthy, but I dn't agree that grazing is a way of boosting your metabolism. I think the difference is between those trying to loose weight and those who are happy with their diet. If you want to loose weight don't snack, at all. If you are active and busy then eat a nice snack when you are hungry between meals.

Also but just because something says it's healthy or low fat, or natural doesn't mean should you assume it is good for you. Often nonsense, very often nonsense.

Eg

^^^ Ick, I HATE Snapple. It tastes like nothing but sugar.

psychodelicide said:

^^^ Ick, I HATE Snapple. It tastes like nothing but sugar.

Once or twice a year I have to have a room temperature Snapple Grapeade, but that's it.

[Edited 8/20/10 9:32am]

healthy snacks?

peanut butter has omega 3 fatty acids. chocolate has antioxidants...

so....

you dunk this...

into this....

and presto! chango! healthy snacks! :drool4:

I wouldn't call snacking on peanut butter "healthy". That stuff is loaded with calories. As an ingredient in a meal, fine. To snack on, no way.

Keyumdi said:

I wouldn't call snacking on peanut butter "healthy". That stuff is loaded with calories. As an ingredient in a meal, fine. To snack on, no way.