last week I started falling into the trap of "just a couple" potato chips or frito's with my lunch. This is a waste of carbs when I'm trying to keep carbs under 30 grams a day. But I needed something crunchy.

Enter stage left: PORK RINDS .... Extremely crunchy..satisfies that mouth feel and need to crunch some food, 0 carbs (incredible), 5 g fat, (I never reach my fats goal, always under the number allowed). 8g PROTIEN

in a serving of one ounce...I never can eat a whole portion, I end up sharing it with my dogs.

tonight I put five of them on a cookie sheet in my toaster oven and toasted them a bit, then sprinkled them very lightly with grated parmesan cheese. Yummy!

I just had 7 pork rinds with melted cheese and a 1/4 tsp of corn salsa on each one. Great idea Stacie! Thank you!

Thanks Stacy!

You're both very welcome... enjoy! :thumbup1:

As an alternative, I tried some soy chips thinking I wouldn't like them, but what the heck, I'm trying new things. Surprisingly, I do like them! The brand is Genisoy. I got the Deep Sea Salted flavor. 17 of them have 8 g Protein, 1.5 g fat, 15 carb (minus 2g fiber). They would be good dipped in something or with something on top, but I haven't gotten that far yet.

Sarah Stevens

Sleeved 1/22/10

dr. verboonen, Cancun

Starting weight 241. Currently 218.

Good to know!! I've been wanting some hummus pretty badly lately, but I'm not sure how to have it except on pita chips, which I can't have yet and probably shouldn't have anyway. I'll remember to look for those in a couple of weeks!

Pork Rinds??? Never thought I could eat them again! And low in carbs??? I'm going to Walmart tomorrow to look at these!!!

Pork Rinds??? Never thought I could eat them again! And low in carbs??? I'm going to Walmart tomorrow to look at these!!!

Most have ZERO carbs ! ! !

I just checked the grocery store, and the target - and cannot find them. DARN... no walmart in my area.

I'm so excited! I couldn't tolerate them with my band, they always got stuck!!! Also another great great snack...beef jerky! Tiffy I've heard you recommend this a as a snack...1 oz is 15 g protien...80 cals...yay!!

LOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE beef jerky.

Yummy that sounds good.. Still on full liquid diet here, start mushies Monday,,, Maybe I can run some through the food processor. Any suggestions on something liquid I can add to it so as to make it mushie? Besides Tequilla.

Hahahaha, loser that was a good one! I'm having a really good stiff drink on my birthday in mid March! will be the first one since end of November! Watch i'll hate it! yummmmmm, pork rinds through the food processor, how lovely! hehehe. . . i'm 9 weeks out now and am leary to try pork rinds, tried melba rounds for the first time and they didn't agree too well with new tummy. . .

Edited February 24, 201016 yr by thinoneday

Lately; once I try something, I just don't want any more of it. I am throwing out so much food. I think the food processor thing is making me ill. Just to look at that stuff makes my tummy turn. I started soft foods this week, but once I eat something my tummy always acts like it doesn't like it, and I am only eating one to two ounces. It makes it so I can't stand to eat any of it later or make more of it. I forgot to eat this morning,, (thats a first), so I picked up some chicken salad to try. But just a little scared of it. Don't want to put my stomach in cramps again. My doctor wrote me a prescription for Nexium, but seems my insurance company wants to talk with him first before they will pay their share. It is $220.00, I am going to give them a couple days and then just go pay for it myself,, Hopefully the medical deductions will still be good at the end of the year.

Loser, I experienced the same thing early out. I found that I used so much of that 'press and seal' stuff to keep stuff good in the fridge because I just didn't want to eat something again. Once I found something I liked, and could tolerate again, I ended up burning myself out on it.

I made my own chicken salad by boiling a boneless/skinless chicken breast in some broth, added a little egg, and light miracle whip. I did this, and froze at least half of it to have later in the week. Those little pre-made packets in the supermarket didn't appeal to me.

Prilosec and Protonix work just as well as Nexium so if your insurance wants to be a P.I.T.A, see if you can get your surgeon to consider either of those options for you. Both are available in generic. I honestly love my Prilosec even though my insurance will Nexium, I opted to go with Prilosec so if I try to wean off of it in the future, and realize I can't, I can grab some OTC until I can get a new refill from my surgeon without having issues.

Coopersmama,

If you can't find Pork Rinds at the regular store in your area, try a hispanic grocery store. They are called Chicharrones in hispanic stores. However, you can go to customer service at most groceries and they will have them on the next truck.

Loser, you can get prilosec over the counter. . might want to try it???? Your insurance is being ?????