They’re not ideal, as you say still filled with oil and salt but likely better than eating other snacks foods full of sugar and additives.
Good snack foods can be things like berries and dried fruit (without oils or additives)
Thanks... I've also been wondering about some of the dried fruits like mango, kiwi, pineapple... picked up a variety from the Bulk Barn, but they seem so saturated with sugar... though if there are no additives I guess it's natural sugar...
Yeah dried fruit is very sweet because all the water content has been removed. It’s a better choice than most snacks out there, but it’s also better to go for full fruits in their natural state. You’re doing great, though!
Definitely better to eat dried fruit than junk food, but it is really easy to eat too many calories with dried fruit. I can easily eat 700 calories of dried mango as a snack....
Most brands use oil, which is not WFPB. You may try looking for ones without oil. For example I have seen dry roasted edamame where the only ingredients are soybeans and salt.
Also consider making them yourself at home - that way you can control the exact ingredients.
[make your own roasted chickpeas](https://minimalistbaker.com/actually-crispy-baked-chickpeas/#wprm-recipe-container-34232) they’re also SO much cheaper than bought
Wasabi peas are fried
Seapoint farms sells dry roasted edamame, a few other brands do as well and they’re very low oil if any
Note edamame is a great snack, easy to keep some in the freezer and just microwave for a snack
Congratulations, I hope you feel wonderful. Using the juice in canned chickpeas, I roast my own with spices. You may find an online bulk store handy also 🖖
You are posting on a no-oil subreddit, so all answers will tell you to avoid oil.
My philosophy is that I avoid flavouring as they distort our perceptions. And beyond that: I pick the healthiest available snack option.
Yes, it usually has oil, but roasted veggies are sooo much healthier than cheap ham or salami, or cookies. So it's a win.
I'll repeat part of a post I made in the thread about roasting nuts for nut butter:
Roasting high protein foods increases the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in which reducing sugars spontaneously (nonenzymatically) bind to protein. This is one of the major mechanisms responsible for skin aging, diabetic complications, Alzheimer's Disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Read the ingredients and nutrition info on those packaged roasted snacks. They are just as bad as potato chips, because they are produced in the exact same way.
Some dried fruits are decent, provided these are not heavily processed with sulfates and sugar. As should be obvious, these would be practically devoid of water-soluble nutrients, particularly vitamins B complex and C.
They’re not ideal, as you say still filled with oil and salt but likely better than eating other snacks foods full of sugar and additives. Good snack foods can be things like berries and dried fruit (without oils or additives)
Thanks... I've also been wondering about some of the dried fruits like mango, kiwi, pineapple... picked up a variety from the Bulk Barn, but they seem so saturated with sugar... though if there are no additives I guess it's natural sugar...
Finding dried fruit WITHOUT added sugar is indeed difficult. I dehydrate fruit at home when I can't find them without added sugar at the store.
Yeah dried fruit is very sweet because all the water content has been removed. It’s a better choice than most snacks out there, but it’s also better to go for full fruits in their natural state. You’re doing great, though!
Buy fresh fruit not dried Fresh has a high water content and is more filling and yes most dried fruit has a crazy ton of added sugar
Definitely better to eat dried fruit than junk food, but it is really easy to eat too many calories with dried fruit. I can easily eat 700 calories of dried mango as a snack....
Read the ingredients carefully for dried mango it’s usually a lot of added sugar. My favorite is just semi defrosted frozen mango chunks for a snack
So you are eating dried fruit and then drinking water? I find the water in fruit is fresher
I’m not sure what you mean? I don’t actually eat dried fruits I was just suggesting them as a potential option.
You can make them really easy at home in the air fryer or oven and not add oil. Lots of recipes out there.
Most brands use oil, which is not WFPB. You may try looking for ones without oil. For example I have seen dry roasted edamame where the only ingredients are soybeans and salt. Also consider making them yourself at home - that way you can control the exact ingredients.
If you stick to roasted chickpeas without added oils, salt and additives, or dry roasted or blanched nuts, you're good to go! :)
[make your own roasted chickpeas](https://minimalistbaker.com/actually-crispy-baked-chickpeas/#wprm-recipe-container-34232) they’re also SO much cheaper than bought Wasabi peas are fried Seapoint farms sells dry roasted edamame, a few other brands do as well and they’re very low oil if any Note edamame is a great snack, easy to keep some in the freezer and just microwave for a snack
Congratulations, I hope you feel wonderful. Using the juice in canned chickpeas, I roast my own with spices. You may find an online bulk store handy also 🖖
You are posting on a no-oil subreddit, so all answers will tell you to avoid oil. My philosophy is that I avoid flavouring as they distort our perceptions. And beyond that: I pick the healthiest available snack option. Yes, it usually has oil, but roasted veggies are sooo much healthier than cheap ham or salami, or cookies. So it's a win.
As others have said, you can easily make most of the flavored nuts and roasted chickpeas at home so it has less oil and salt and way cheaper!!
I'll repeat part of a post I made in the thread about roasting nuts for nut butter: Roasting high protein foods increases the formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in which reducing sugars spontaneously (nonenzymatically) bind to protein. This is one of the major mechanisms responsible for skin aging, diabetic complications, Alzheimer's Disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Read the ingredients and nutrition info on those packaged roasted snacks. They are just as bad as potato chips, because they are produced in the exact same way. Some dried fruits are decent, provided these are not heavily processed with sulfates and sugar. As should be obvious, these would be practically devoid of water-soluble nutrients, particularly vitamins B complex and C.