I have a weakness for chips..especially Kettle cooked chips. So I have been trying to find a substitute (and a nutritional one) to take the place of ma Kettle.

So, has anyone eaten or tried Rice Cakes and if so how are they? I tried one many moons ago but it was horrible not to mention DRY. Why are they so dry?

Any other suggestions you may have as to what to eat that won't add so much fat yet satify a craving for the 'bad' thing to eat, by all means you can tell me. All suggestions welcomed.

What can take the place of Hostess cupcakes, twinkies, etc etc (Now I am not eating all of these things, I'm just trying to find a taste like them but w/o all the cal, fat, carbs and sugar).

Thanks in advance for your input

I'm not trying to start anything LOL but just wanted to ask....would't a rice cake be sort of a slider food? (I'm actually not against slider foods if you can control yourself' date=' I'm just curious).[/quote']

It may not be a slider food but it is a starch and therefore will aid in fat storage.

It may not be a slider food but it is a starch and therefore will aid in fat storage.

But as I was told, you must have carbs everyday when you maintain. If you don't increase your carbs when you get to maintenance, you will continue losing, so I need to increase my starch. My rice cakes only have 7g of carbs for one and no fat. I am allowed up to 150g of carbs per day on maintenance.

Oh, no doubt Dreamsleever. If you are in maintenance, that is a completely different scenario. Especially if you are having no problem maintaining your weight. For those of us still trying to lose, I think starches can be very counter productive. Also, I think there is a huge difference between healthy carbs (low glycemic) and starches (high glycemic).

I know what you mean. When I was still losing i would freak about even 2g of carbs a day! i hardly ate any carbs while i was losing even though my NUT said I should because I was scared to. Now that I know I can have about 30g per meal and per snack, which I still don't, I feel much better about it and am not scared to eat them anymore. I have changed my attitude about carbs completely. She said rice cakes were not on the bad list.

honestly i was just curious

my prev nut was of the opinion that after you lose you should maintain a balanced diet including carbs, fat etc

i could see that a rice cake would be a nice crunchy treat

The Lundberg Rice Chips ( not cakes but chips), are a great alternative for potato chips (also Pop Chips) and for tortilla chips. hey are so good and crunchy! he sea salt ones taste just like tortilla chips and are great with some salsa.

Try blue diamond nut thins, they are great. I've tried the smokehouse, ranch and cheddar, cheddar is my favorite. You can eat 16 for a serving and it's like 130 calories and Protein too. (I forget how much protein, not at home)

I can't find these Nut Thins???

Wasu crackers very low calories and many flavors.

What's a "slider food"? Is that like if someone gets RNY/band certain soft foods just pass through the stoma/bandstricture too fast? All I can picture is sliders the mini burgers (mmm...dare to dream lol jk!!)

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What's a "slider food"? Is that like if someone gets RNY/band certain soft foods just pass through the stoma/bandstricture too fast? All I can picture is sliders the mini burgers (mmm...dare to dream lol jk!!)

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A slider food is something with basically no nutritional value that you can eat and eat and eat without feeling full, so you need to stop after just a tiny bit!

Like ice cream...yum.

I.E. chocolate? that's my current issue. Well, sugar in general. So, "slider" as in "slippery slope" foods, then....?

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Like ice cream...yum.

Dang....I thought ice cream was made of carrots....

Well, it's all semantics, but to me a slippery slope food can be a slider or a trigger food. A trigger food is something that increases your cravings. Something that causes you to want more after 1 bite. A slider is something that will not give you a sense of fullness because it either passes through too quickly or takes up very little room in your stomach. It could be liquid calories (or semi liquid) or it could be potato chips that crunch up very small and get compacted, therefore not making you feel full.

Dang....I thought ice cream was made of carrots....

I'm sure there is such a thing, but I wouldn't want to eat it. If I'm going to break all my rules and eat something so fattening, it's going to be worth it. It's gonna be covered in chocolate fudge and riddled with chopped up Peanut Butter cups and maybe oreos too. And there may or may not be a bunch of nuts on top. I don't want to ruin it with a bunch of Protein.