I enjoy drinking ice water. I mean, I really enjoy it. If I’m just sitting around doing nothing (like right now), I’ll frequently nosh on whatever snack food we have lying around the house, not so much because I’m hungry or I enjoy the food, but because I like having my thirst quenched by a large cup of ice water.
The problem, of course, is that this habit leads to my ingesting a lot of junk food when I’m not even hungry. So, does anyone have some suggestions for what I might keep next to the computer that won’t make me fat but will let me enjoy big gulps of cold water? Thanks in advance.
Salted popcorn? There are some microwave popcorns that contain very little fat and few calories, but boy do they make you thirsty! Of course, if you’re on a sodium-restricted diet, you don’t want to eat this stuff.
Celery sticks (with a little salt sprinkled on top, if necessary). Celery seems to be a salty vegetable, unlike carrots or any fruit, at least to me. Radishes would work, too.
Popcorn is going to be the winner, but let me also suggest pickles. In fact, pickles and popcorn is actually a good combination, especially if the pickle is a nice garlicy dill. There used to be a restaurant in Chicago that put fresh popcorn and a crock of pickles on every table.
Well, I hate pickles and dislike celery, so those are out.
Delicious, but that’s just the sort of snack that’s problematic for me.
Never heard of it – is it just what the name implies? Anyway, I had something that was more food than condiment in mind.
Because if I’m not thirsty it’s not fun. If I am thirsty, it’s practically orgasmic. (That’s overstating it a little . . . but just a little.)
That’s an idea. I’m going to the grocery store in a bit; I’ll have to check out the calorie count on some salted, non-buttered popcorn.
As for concerns about a sodium-heavy diet, I haven’t had a checkup in almost a decade, so I’m just going to assume that that won’t be an issue. Seems like a good plan to me.
Yeah, lemon salt is exactly what it sounds like. I get it in gas stations all the time, little green packets. I used to just drink little spoonfuls of ReaLemon with some sea salt dumped in it, but I am really concerned about my teeth, so I cut it out when I was a teen. The salt is still good, though. Oh! That reminds me, my husband turned me on to cucumber slices with lime juice and salt. Red pepper flakes too if you’re into that. Sorta like pickles that haven’t pickled yet. And practically zero calories, too. Of course on edit I see you don’t like pickles, so you may dislike this as well. :smack:
If you air pop popcorn, it’s not bad, either. I’d get popcorn salt though - it’s superfine in texture. Should be available at the grocer, or I think Penzey’s sells it.
