I've discovered a little trick that helps me. I buy Blue Diamond sea salted roasted Almonds. I put 2 in my mouth and I basically suck on them like candy until the skins soften. One on one side one on the other. Once the sling is peeled off I have shave of a tiny tiny piece and I grind it into nothing with my front teeth. Lasts me along time. It almost gives me the satisfaction of a chip or cracker. I can get thru the day with about six almonds. Yes, I am weird but it works really well.

Sounds smart. I like nuts and measure out 210 calories' worth as part of my lunch sometimes. But as a "hard candy"? Genius.

Thanks! I was not expecting that reply. I figured people would be repulsed and some may be. It is very satisfying to me. It's not going to add many calories or fat. I usually rub the salt off too.

I did the same thing with some macadamia nuts my sister bought me back from Hawaii. I just had to be careful because of the high fat content.

Oh yeah, macadamias are killer calories. I gained eleven pounds on my honeymoon eating a can of those suckers every day in Hawaii. But almonds, pecans..... Yum.

I used to have a recipe for the cinnamon coated almonds. It used Splenda and egg whites and cinnamon I think. They were so good. They have cocoa almonds in stores. Low sugar but I find them to be much less tender than plain roasted almonds. I love the Wasabi and soy almonds but it's way too much sodium for me.

I've had macadamia nuts one time. I ate the whole can and thought I was going to die. It was the equal to eating a stick of butter.

I use almonds for a snack between Breakfast and lunch. The trick is to eat just a few. No more handfulls like in the old days.

Sounds like you've got a good system.

I my goodness no, you can;t eat a whole can. Just a few and it better be on a gym day where you stand a chance at burning that fat. I like the Blue Diamond Wasabi almonds, but yes they are high in sodium. I have to balance that out carefully with everything else I eat that day. I usually leave that can in the car for emergencies.

Just HAVE to say this - I think you're NUTS! No, seriously, it's a good idea - any little tricks are worth their weight in gold - thanks...