Soemthing salty & light

ahmadjee · September 10, 2002, 4:16pm

Usually when I am tired to eating yogurt & fruits to keep up a healthy diet, I crave for something salty. Would love to get my hands on some Pringles or pistachios but then once you get one in you mouth its hard to resist the rest that are in the bag. :-/

So, what is light (so you can give in on your crave a bit more often) but at the same time good for health?

Munni · September 10, 2002, 4:39pm

I'm not sure how healthy this is, but its mostly protein.
I sometimes eat home-made beef/chicken/turkey jerky. Its light and salty.

If youre a vegetarian,crushed dry garbanzo beans with spices can be a decent snack. smile

ahmadjee · September 10, 2002, 4:52pm

Munni, thanks for the suggestion.

I have reduced my meat in take to the max of twice a week and even then prefer fish then chicken and lastly beef.

Isn't there any off the shelf snack that would be helpful? Someone else suggested pretzels or flavorless nachos.

roshnie · September 10, 2002, 5:03pm

I am a salt person myself. I eat baked potato chips by lays. Not bad for ready-made salty snack.

Munni: how do u make jerky at home? Do you mind sharing plzzz?

Shahreen · September 10, 2002, 8:23pm

How about popcorn?

belle · September 10, 2002, 8:53pm

Pretzels, Rice Cakes, crackers, umm this might be timing
consuming but different types of bread with homemade dip(s).

Aleezay · September 11, 2002, 3:28am

Pop Corns!!! :k: .. i love pop corns.. light n i can easily get rid of that salt cravin i get once in a while…

jelly_belly · September 11, 2002, 7:43am

I love popcorn too, I think there's actually a Poporn Diet you can go on where basically all you eat is popcorn day and night. Urgh!

ahmadjee · September 11, 2002, 11:51am

Thanks guys! I will try some of the suggestions given here.

roshnie: I checked on the baked potato chips last night. They had the same calorie count per serving as the others. What’s the difference? And how do they calculate a serving in patato chips?

roshnie · September 11, 2002, 12:59pm

Hey at least they are low in fat & cholestrol and I don't have a clue how they do calorie count for potatoes.

Baked Lays Serving Size - 1 ounce
Fat - 1.5 gm (Traditional potato chips have 10 grams of fat per ounce)
Calories - 110
Cholesterol - 0 mg

Pop corns are so filling and yummy too.

Aleezay · September 11, 2002, 3:50pm

Okay Ahmad Jee.. i got anuther intresting salty snack… every tried frying boiled pasta(macroni, noodles, speghetti etc.) … its like .. boil macaroni or pasta…rinse em with cold water n let em dry a bit (leave em in open air for 5-10 mins) .. fry em till golden… take em out.. sprinkle chaat masala or onion salt over em accordin to ur taste…voila… … they taste sumwut like pappar …

isloo_ki_anarkali · September 11, 2002, 4:54pm

try pappar .. will find them in every desi store, instead of frying it, bake em, sprinkle with chaat masalaa tau banjatay hain aur bhi bahut mazeeedar!!!

roshnie · September 13, 2002, 2:01pm

Alee: Fried food sounds good :D Did you deep fry the pasta or not?

Aleezay · September 14, 2002, 2:31am

Yup! .. deep fry it… like pappar… u kno fried chinese noodles ‘chop suey’ i think? they taste great.. i took the idea from there…

Qrius · September 16, 2002, 4:13pm

i know that the recipe leez gave is deep fried and all..but i tried it with macroni last night..and it tasted really yummy and crunchy too :)

Qrius · September 17, 2002, 2:04pm

those thin vegetable crackers are the best..you can find lot of baked products these days on shelves ahmadjee..

i totally understand that once you start eating pringles or anything else..its hard to resist..what i do..i limit the portion..lets say if i am going to work..i only fill those tiny ziplock bags instead of taking the whole packet..

Sehar · September 17, 2002, 11:55pm

Okay i tried this at a grocery store, it ain't desi but it was good.

Ingredients:
-Ritz crackers (the round ones)
-Cream cheese
-Sundried tomatoes in sauce (they come in glass jars)

Take a ritz cracker, spread some cream cheese on it and top it off with some of the sundried tomatoes....mm'mm good!

ahmadjee · September 18, 2002, 4:45pm

Thanks for the tips guys. I usually shy away from frying stuff so will pass on the that ...

Anyway, My family was in the mood of stakes last night & I wasn't. So, I went my own way and made some sandwiches that I like to call "veggie-egg sandwiches".

Here is the recipe.

Put as many eggs you need on the stove to boil. I had veggies twice as much as eggs as the emphasis was on veggies in the sandwich, not eggs.
Chop your favorite veggies, into small bitty pieces.
Boil the hard ones like carrot, bell pepper etc. I even boiled the onion just so it loses its sourness, hardness etc.
When they are all done, mix them together with salt & pepper. You can also use any seasoning you like.
To really mush 'em together use appropriate amount of your favorite salad dressing-mine was honey mustard as with salt n' pepper it gives 'em a little khata mitha taste. I don't like mayo which is traditionally used in these kind of sandwiches. Though I did added a little horseradish cream for flavor.
Paste it on your bread and wallaa you are ready to eat. (Warm the bread if you so like)

Shirin · September 20, 2002, 1:27pm

bhoone papad.
you can roast the big ones made with dal.

Toast bread and rub a clove of garlic and a thin layer of olive oil on it.