Re: mail order jerky without chemicals?

[Guest guest]

Joy-

>Any other ideas for protein snacks that keep until snack time or until lunch

>time at school?

As a hypoglycemic myself, I strongly suggest that you include some fat in

those snacks. Jerky, being made from very lean beef, might not quite do

the trick, though it'll certainly be far, far better than regular snacks.

I've been meaning to try making pemmican, as it seems like the ideal snack

for those with blood sugar problems. Perhaps that might be the answer?

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[Guest guest]

Joy I realize its probably a time issue however making your own jerky

is somewhat inexpensive and reasonably easy and you can make a ton of

it all at once.

DMM

> Now that my kids are in school, I need to find protein snacks for my

> hypoglycemic son to take to school. Does anyone know where I can

order

> jerky without chemicals at less than $15/lb? (local price).

>

> Any other ideas for protein snacks that keep until snack time or

until lunch

> time at school?

>

> Thank you for sharing,

> Joy

[Guest guest]

At 05:16 PM 8/29/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>As a hypoglycemic myself, I strongly suggest that you include some fat in

>those snacks. Jerky, being made from very lean beef, might not quite do

>the trick, though it'll certainly be far, far better than regular snacks.

I make mine with fat beef -- I don't know if that would be acceptable to a kid

though. I keep it in the freezer so it doesn't go rancid, and the fat

really works for energy.

Heidi

[Guest guest]

I am hypoglycemic and have not found jerky to be a good snack. Something

about the dried protein with out any fat seems to react like a carb in my

system. Perhaps it is different with your son. Also many jerky's have honey

or other sweeteners used to flavor them which exacerbates the problem. I

found the best snack for hypoglycemia is cheese. protein and fat and lasts

for hours without refrigeration.

Irene

At 12:18 PM 8/29/02, you wrote:

>Now that my kids are in school, I need to find protein snacks for my

>hypoglycemic son to take to school. Does anyone know where I can order

>jerky without chemicals at less than $15/lb? (local price).

>

>Any other ideas for protein snacks that keep until snack time or until lunch

>time at school?

>

>Thank you for sharing,

>Joy

>

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