Snacks for Lymies

So I have lowered my sugar intake to very low over the past few days, but I'm having trouble with carbs. I eat mostly protein with my meals but still find myself hungry. What do you all use to curb that hunger or as a snack, something that won't feed the Lyme? Thanks for any answers

Post Edited (M. Lowe) : 9/3/2018 4:36:24 PM (GMT-6)

That's because carbs still break down in sugars. Complex carb foods still process slower than processed foods laced with sugar, your body can handle it better, but eating too much high carbed foods everday can still fatigue you and cause inflammation.

A good substitute for snacks is pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, peanuts. Low fructose fruits like apples and peaches. Vegetable shakes with the blender.

I still eat some high carb foods here and there in moderation, but I have completely cut out processed foods with sugars.

If you eat a good wholesome whole food dinner, most likely you won't feel starved throughout the day. That means a dinner with vegetables, good portion of meat, maybe some fruit.

Americans struggle so much with diet because most don't have a clue what's healthy and what's not, majority of food at the grocery store is garbage. I recommend listening to Chris Kesser on the Paleo Diet.

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I've also seen a lot of my friends who are Americans, go on these extreme diets like veganism and fail in the long run. A vegetarian or vegan diet can be a good option short term, but you'll find that there's a lot of vitamins, omega, and protein fats you can't get from vegetables, that you get directly from meats.

This is one of the best interviews I've seen on the Vegetarianism, take it from a dietitian who was once a vegan/vegetarian.
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My girlfriends sister was a vegan 7 years, then her body started breaking down when she started working out and being on the treadmill. She would pass out... Why, because she found she wasn't getting enough carbs, protein, and nutrition from just eating vegetables.

You cut out sugars and processed foods all together, you're on a healthier diet right off the bat!

I'll say this, there's still vegans who have money that can still stay on a vegan diet, like leonardo dicaprio, but they have to precisely watch that they get enough protein, omega fats, and vitamins every day. That means taking a lot of vitamins, omega fat supplements, and powder protein shakes every day. You stop taking any of these at one point, you're in trouble.

Problems also come in when they've found a lot of these protein shakes are high in contaminents
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"134 best-selling protein powders released Wednesday by a group called the Clean Label Project found that many of the plant based proteins tested poorly with higher levels of heavy metals and other toxins."

/www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a19176706/protein-powder-arsenic-lead-study/
"Some Protein Powders Have Lead, Arsenic, And BPA"

A lot of these so called healthy synthetic protein powders are nothing you should use on a daily basis as a "snack either." Regardless of people claiming them to be healthy, organic protein powder is probably cleaner and better, but it's still a synthetic, aka a processed food, remember that! Because I know a lot of people that use them as a snack as well.

People also easily get fooled by "organic" and "gluten free" labeled processed foods. Just because a box of pop tarts say they're organic does not make them healthy, they're still high in sugar and processed.

Post Edited (Charlie55) : 9/3/2018 5:10:54 PM (GMT-6)

dried chickpeas just salt ed has been my go to chip replacment

I hate snacks but now I'm in a bind, because I can't go most of the day without eating, when I'm away from the kitchen. I was wanting something I could just drink, but I really don't trust protein powders, and I can't eat whey protein. I tried some apple juice, but it really gave me a sugar crash. I have some bottled carrot juice, but I'm afraid it will make me turn more yellow than I am already.

I was thinking, well maybe fasting is good for me, but I get so hungry at the end of the day, I eat so much that I feel sick. I know this can't be good for me, but I don't know what to do.

I'm a dark chocolate fan so I'm working on a coconut oil, stevia and cacao recipe

I would suggest following what Michael Pollan suggested:

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."

* Food: Things that can be found in nature. They contain only one ingredient.
* Too much: To me, this would only apply to things that are NOT "mostly plants."
* Mostly plants: One could argue that 51% of calories is "mostly plants." We know better.

To that, I would add:

"Avoid any foods to which you're allergic or sensitive."

For what it's worth, I would caution against reductionism and looking at foods as either "Carbohydrate," "Protein," and "Fat." In reality, most foods contain varying ratios of all three macronutrients.

Then, there's the many other things that foods contain: water, fiber, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, plus all the many things we do not yet understand. There's much more that we do NOT know than we DO know -- both about food and how it interacts in the body.

Next, I would caution against fad diets like Paleo, Primal, Low-Carb, Low-Carb High-Fat (LCHF), Keto, Carnivore, Fruitarian, Vegan, Vegetarian, etc. If an eating plan has a name or rules (beyond the guidance stated in the opening), then, in my opinion, it's a fad.

The diets of Neanderthals, Inuit, Native Americans, Grandparents, your Aunt Sally, or your dog are, largely, irrelevant. Maybe it's interesting reading. If so, then that's fine. It can help you form hypothesis. But, ultimately, we each need to figure-out what works best for us individually.

Most of the stuff in pills, powders, and potions is not the same thing that's in food. And, with few exceptions, food does not come in boxes, wrappers, and canisters.

I wouldn't worry about "feeding Lyme." You need to feed yourself. I don't think you can successfully (i.e. over a long period, without ill effects) starve any microbes without starving yourself in the process. Your body needs the raw materials to do all its many complex operations that it innately knows how to perform. Often, the best "help" we can offer is to provide what's required and stay out of the way.

Finally, while not always fun, keeping a food log (what you eat, when, and how you feel) can help you determine what may be helping and what may be hurting. What works today may not work tomorrow. And, something that may not have been helpful in the past may now be just what you need. Be flexible.

Like everyone else, I'm just sharing an opinion. I'm not a healthcare practitioner or dietician. I'm just a veteran of the Diet Wars and hope to spare others the same aggravation and disappointment that myself and so many others have suffered from over-intellectualizing diet.

Whatever you choose, I wish you good luck and good health.