Need a quick and healthy choice

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I've been spending a lot of time to rush to see hubby for one reason or another lately. Two constants -- always I'm hungry right now and I have to go right now.

I'm fine, if I have bananas. In trouble, if I don't. (Fiber One has sugar in it. Fritos have grease and salt. lol) Can anyone recommend any grabbit-and-gos to store up for such occasions? Something that doesn't require prep, pot, or heat? Also, can't do anything real hard, because I really have to see a dentist as soon as there is time to.

Sorry. Got to go. Just ate my banana, and I have no idea if or when they'll move him, but they've been threatening to.
 
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You don't need any advice about this, your family eats well...
Okay, sorry, I meant it in a humorous way.
You mean what fruits to eat that are quick and easy?
Raisins? Goji berries? Blueberries? Raw figs (not the dried ones)? Strawberries?
Walnuts (they are soft-ish)? You said you like cashews.
 
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When I'm hungry I just eat bread with cheese.
 
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JosephsDreams said:
You don't need any advice about this, your family eats well...
Okay, sorry, I meant it in a humorous way.
You mean what fruits to eat that are quick and easy?
Raisins? Goji berries? Blueberries? Raw figs (not the dried ones)? Strawberries?
Walnuts (they are soft-ish)? You said you like cashews.
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(Doctor just called, so I didn't get out fast enough, thank God.)
I'm looking for something that doesn't have lots of sugar in it (diabetic), so raisins are out, not a lot of salt, (so my snacks are out, lol), and not much oil, (no gall bladder), so cashews and walnuts are out. (That and the teeth thing. They lodge in between.) What's goji berries? And, where do I buy raw figs? (The only time I ever had a raw fig is when I had a fig tree.)

I could have had a sandwich had I known the doctor was going to call after noon. Gak!
 
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steamed (ripe) plaintains are what I eat for breakfast sometimes, just be sure they are dark yellow/orange with a few dark spots on them (that's how you tell they are ripe otherwise it will taste like chalk) then pop them above steaming/boiling water (not in the water but suspended above the boiling water) with a lid on it....then eat after like 20 min....great taste, and feel full till lunch time, plus instant energy, but make sure it's okay with your doc b/c it has a lot of natural sugar in it when it is ripe.....
 
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protein bars and no sugar added containers of strawberry applesauce (which i keep stocked in my desk at work for hunger emergencies)
 
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I was thinking, why don't you soak your nuts. For about 8 to 12 hours. Sometimes they even taste better soaked, and they will get a lot softer, and it is healthier too, as it activates the enzymes and it is easier to digest.
 
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I am sorry you have to keep going back and forth to the hospital so much. I love to get the little cup sized applesauce and fruit cups that are in natural juice. I see diabetic so it is hard for a quick fix you can get get string cheese maybe some crackers and maybe some dry cereal in a zip lock bag rice cakes even though they do not taste that great maybe have some sandwiches made up and ready to go like peanut butter or something that does not have to be cold. Good luck to you and your husband I will pray for him
 
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coby said:
When I'm hungry I just eat bread with cheese.
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Dutch! They're sooooo, Dutch! lol

(You do know American bread might as well be cake, right?)
 
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Ultimatum77 said:
steamed (ripe) plaintains are what I eat for breakfast sometimes, just be sure they are dark yellow/orange with a few dark spots on them (that's how you tell they are ripe otherwise it will taste like chalk) then pop them above steaming/boiling water (not in the water but suspended above the boiling water) with a lid on it....then eat after like 20 min....great taste, and feel full till lunch time, plus instant energy, but make sure it's okay with your doc b/c it has a lot of natural sugar in it when it is ripe.....
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Cook it for 20 minutes isn't grabbit-and-go. With that much time, I could make a sandwich or french fries.

(Hubby eats well. I make due until hubby comes back and we eat well again. lol)
 
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Hellooo said:
protein bars and no sugar added containers of strawberry applesauce (which i keep stocked in my desk at work for hunger emergencies)
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Might want to check your protein bars. I've never seen one that doesn't have sugar and hard-to-chew going for them.

Containers of applesauce! Good idea!
 
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JosephsDreams said:
I was thinking, why don't you soak your nuts. For about 8 to 12 hours. Sometimes they even taste better soaked, and they will get a lot softer, and it is healthier too, as it activates the enzymes and it is easier to digest.
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That's a thing? Hubby was the nuts eater, so I've had them in the house doing nothing for months now. I'll try that.
 
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jenniferand2 said:
I am sorry you have to keep going back and forth to the hospital so much. I love to get the little cup sized applesauce and fruit cups that are in natural juice. I see diabetic so it is hard for a quick fix you can get get string cheese maybe some crackers and maybe some dry cereal in a zip lock bag rice cakes even though they do not taste that great maybe have some sandwiches made up and ready to go like peanut butter or something that does not have to be cold. Good luck to you and your husband I will pray for him
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I used to eat rice cakes when dieting. Don't they make you hungry for real food? I always felt hungrier after eating them.
 
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That's a thing? Hubby was the nuts eater, so I've had them in the house doing nothing for months now. I'll try that.
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But after you soak them you have to eat them within 2 to 4 days.
 
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I used to eat rice cakes when dieting. Don't they make you hungry for real food? I always felt hungrier after eating them.
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Our local rice cakes are so different, not the dry crunchy thing we sometimes got from the supermarket. They are so varied, like the soft puto, which may be topped w/ cheese, and other variations. But if u do not have that there, wc I think u don't, some not too sweet gelatins from seaweeds, esp if u had time to make them,put in some protein powders, and store. Do u even eat seaweeds? The nori sheets used for sushi are nutritious enough eaten plain and good for goiters too, no?
 
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mar09 said:
Our local rice cakes are so different, not the dry crunchy thing we sometimes got from the supermarket. They are so varied, like the soft puto, which may be topped w/ cheese, and other variations. But if u do not have that there, wc I think u don't, some not too sweet gelatins from seaweeds, esp if u had time to make them,put in some protein powders, and store. Do u even eat seaweeds? The nori sheets used for sushi are nutritious enough eaten plain and good for goiters too, no?
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ps. You haven't tried moringa, even in caps or powder to add to other foods, have u? Its leaves were identified by the world veg. center as the veg with the highest nutritional value amg 120 types of food species studied. Oh, if we could just ship u a branch of fresh leaves here ppl cut because they are overgrown=). But the powder is more concentrated so if u want to try that. moringanews.org
 
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OR, after you soak them, if you want to extend the shelf life, put them in a dehydrator for about 3 hours at 115 degrees. If you don't have a dehydrator, put them in a oven at the lowest possible temp, most ovens go down to about 180 degrees, for about 1.5 hours.
The dehydrator is better because it does not cook them. When you cook them you'll destroy some/most of the nutrients and enzymes that you activated by soaking them.
 
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But after you soak them you have to eat them within 2 to 4 days.
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Oh, the things you force me to do -- eat stuff I usually like eating quickly.
lol

I did check out those little containers of applesauce and fruit when shopping yesterday. Hey? Why is someone adding sugar (fructose) to fruit? Don't they think fruit is sweet enough? And weirder still, why is it more expensive to buy the same thing without sugar? It's one less ingredient, so it cost them less to make. Is it all the effort to add the words "No Sugar Added" onto their package?


I did buy some, but now I feel like I must save it for emergency situations... or eat it all in July once I finally find out he is having no more emergency situations. lol

This fend-for-myself-healthy-eating stuff is a world of its own, isn't it?
 
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Hmm, maybe if you find a way of making "energy bar" style snack without all the sugar?

Ie oats + high level cocoa - chocolate ?

Make them when you have time and keep them about. I think they should last a while-
 
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