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Old October 27th, 2012, 03:56 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Jean B.
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Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)

I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I have thought
of is some cheeses. (Laughing Cow, which I normally don't
particularly like, has an odd label that says "refrigerate after
purchase"! Can string cheese stay out for a while?) I see some
hard sausages but try not to eat much of that sort of thing.
There are nuts and canned fish--not that I want to live on either
for many meals.

I guess I should get ice (if there is any left), and then I could
keep "milk" and a few other things in a cooler. I am sure I am
just blanking on numerous good choices, and would greatly
appreciate any suggestions that can be made in the next day or
two, so I can stock up.

Thanks!

Jean B.
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Old October 27th, 2012, 03:23 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Oct 26, 10:56*pm, "Jean B." wrote:
Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. *I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. *I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. *(Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. *I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)


Unless coffee is the mainstay of your diet, it's hard to
imagine that a Tbsp or two of one of the powdered
creamers for a few days is going to do you harm.
Yes, there are a few carbs there, but most people are
only going to use a little bit. I have some here for
the times I run out of halfnhalf.

Also, you can put halfnhalf, etc in a cooler with ice.
It will stay OK for days. You should also put any other
items, eg soda, cold cuts, etc that you may want in
there. Then don't open the fridge if the power goes off.
Left closed, it will be OK for a couple days. If you
open the door, it will go down hill quickly. If you have
room in the freezer, putting in some extra containers
with water and letting them freeze will give it more
thermal mass so that it can hold out longer.

You can also put frozen steak or other foods, etc
in a cooler. Off the shelf here I have black soybeans,
some Atkins bars, textured veg protein that makes a
good cereal substitute. Pork rinds come to mind. You
could go buy some canned LC vegs, canned corn beef,
etc but personally, I would not bother because they don't
taste that good. I'm going with the ice cooler approach.
I have stuff from the freezer, like frozen soup, frozen
prepared short ribs, etc that I can put in there.
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Old October 27th, 2012, 06:47 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Jean B.
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wrote:
On Oct 26, 10:56 pm, "Jean wrote:
Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)


Unless coffee is the mainstay of your diet, it's hard to
imagine that a Tbsp or two of one of the powdered
creamers for a few days is going to do you harm.
Yes, there are a few carbs there, but most people are
only going to use a little bit. I have some here for
the times I run out of halfnhalf.

Also, you can put halfnhalf, etc in a cooler with ice.
It will stay OK for days. You should also put any other
items, eg soda, cold cuts, etc that you may want in
there. Then don't open the fridge if the power goes off.
Left closed, it will be OK for a couple days. If you
open the door, it will go down hill quickly. If you have
room in the freezer, putting in some extra containers
with water and letting them freeze will give it more
thermal mass so that it can hold out longer.

You can also put frozen steak or other foods, etc
in a cooler. Off the shelf here I have black soybeans,
some Atkins bars, textured veg protein that makes a
good cereal substitute. Pork rinds come to mind. You
could go buy some canned LC vegs, canned corn beef,
etc but personally, I would not bother because they don't
taste that good. I'm going with the ice cooler approach.
I have stuff from the freezer, like frozen soup, frozen
prepared short ribs, etc that I can put in there.


Thanks. I don't use creamers, but I am reminded that a fresh
carton of UP cream would be more likely to survive than a carton
that has been opened for a while.

Good idea about freezing containers of water. My freezer is
pretty full, but I can squeeze some more containers in there.

You have a plethora of good ideas! I think I will venture out
there again. So far I have gotten some shelf-stable Indian food
(not my favorite; it tends to be somewhat slimy), sardines (which
I have intended to eat more of), more nut butters and seeds to mix
into it, LC pitas, water, Fuze, a package of Atkins bars (although
I try to avoid soy in that form). Maybe I need a package of pork
rinds. I was phasing those down, but the possible need to eat
things off the shelf makes them potentially useful.

Does your phrasing mean you also may be affected by Sandy? If so,
I hope you fare well.

Jean B.
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Old October 29th, 2012, 03:29 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Doug Freyburger
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Jean B. wrote:

more nut butters and seeds to mix into it


This one caught my eye. It sounds like an idea with a lot of potential.

What sort of seeds do you mix into what sort of butters? I tend to eat
butters made from seeds (sunflower sun butter, seseme tahini), nuts
(almond or cashew buts), legumes (bean paste, peanut butter). But the
only crunchy type I have is peanut butter with unground peanuts mixed
into it.
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Old October 27th, 2012, 06:09 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:56:30 -0600, "Jean B."
wrote:

Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)

[snip]

One of my favorite backpacking foods comes from SeaBear
(www.seabear.com): Ready-to-eat smoked, wild Alaskan
sockeye salmon. 3.5 oz packets. 234 calories; 14g fat; 2g
carb (it does have some sugar in it); 25g protein. I can't
remember what the shelf-life is, but it's probably similar
to the unrefridgerated soft-packs of tuna available in
supermarkets. Pricey, but very good food. They have other
types of salmon put up in the same fashion, but I think the
smoked sockeye has the most fat. The web page tells all, if
you dig deep enough.

--
croy
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Old October 27th, 2012, 06:54 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Jean B.
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croy wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:56:30 -0600, "Jean B."
wrote:

Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)

[snip]

One of my favorite backpacking foods comes from SeaBear
(www.seabear.com): Ready-to-eat smoked, wild Alaskan
sockeye salmon. 3.5 oz packets. 234 calories; 14g fat; 2g
carb (it does have some sugar in it); 25g protein. I can't
remember what the shelf-life is, but it's probably similar
to the unrefridgerated soft-packs of tuna available in
supermarkets. Pricey, but very good food. They have other
types of salmon put up in the same fashion, but I think the
smoked sockeye has the most fat. The web page tells all, if
you dig deep enough.


Thank you! I think I need to brave the stores again. This is a
lot harder if one is thinking LC!
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Old October 29th, 2012, 07:40 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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On Friday, October 26, 2012 9:56:32 PM UTC-5, Jean B. wrote:
Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am

wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of

a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just

because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up

with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I

could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed

at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had

did not seem to be LC.)



I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I have thought

of is some cheeses. (Laughing Cow, which I normally don't

particularly like, has an odd label that says "refrigerate after

purchase"! Can string cheese stay out for a while?) I see some

hard sausages but try not to eat much of that sort of thing.

There are nuts and canned fish--not that I want to live on either

for many meals.



I guess I should get ice (if there is any left), and then I could

keep "milk" and a few other things in a cooler. I am sure I am

just blanking on numerous good choices, and would greatly

appreciate any suggestions that can be made in the next day or

two, so I can stock up.



Thanks!



Jean B.


I've seen some bag-like packages of sardines and some bag-like packages of salmon. Some people can tear them open, but I prefer a pair of scissors.

If you want a low-carb Halloween treat, I usually use dark chocolate.

Robert Miles
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Old October 29th, 2012, 08:05 AM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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I've seen some plastic bags of beef jerky, rather salty but not requiring refrigeration.

Here in northern Alabama, we had a 4.5 day power outage from a tornado last year. It seems we get all our power from one group of power plants, and the tornado hit the area where the several high-voltage power lines that bring us power were spreading out from that group of power plants.

To those planning to use microwaves: I've never seen a microwave that didn't require electricity, so those of you might need to look for the gasoline-powered generators that can give your home some electricity, although probably less than usual.
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Old October 29th, 2012, 03:37 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
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Robert Miles wrote:

I've seen some bag-like packages of sardines and some bag-like packages
of salmon. Some people can tear them open, but I prefer a pair of scissors.


This package type has become common for tuna. Only a matter of time
before it started appearing for other fish. Cool.
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Old October 29th, 2012, 07:23 PM posted to alt.support.diet.low-carb
Walter Bushell
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In article ,
"Jean B." wrote:

Here in the Northeast we may get a really ugly storm. I am
wondering what LC things would be good to have on hand in case of
a power outage. I don't want to be driven to eat more carbs just
because the power is out, but I am having a hard time coming up
with things to eat--and what to put in my coffee. (Previously, I
could use the little packs of milk--even chocolate milk. I gazed
at the little packs of nondairy milks at WF but the few they had
did not seem to be LC.)

I am having a hard time coming up with things. All I have thought
of is some cheeses. (Laughing Cow, which I normally don't
particularly like, has an odd label that says "refrigerate after
purchase"! Can string cheese stay out for a while?) I see some
hard sausages but try not to eat much of that sort of thing.
There are nuts and canned fish--not that I want to live on either
for many meals.

I guess I should get ice (if there is any left), and then I could
keep "milk" and a few other things in a cooler. I am sure I am
just blanking on numerous good choices, and would greatly
appreciate any suggestions that can be made in the next day or
two, so I can stock up.

Thanks!

Jean B.


Maybe too late for this storm, but:



If you can tolerate dairy whey powder, one can live on that and
coconut oil or milk for a reasonable time.

Canned fish, ham or chicken.

Pork rinds 50% fat and the rest nearly all protein.



The thing is not to have epicurian delights, but to get through a
difficult period. It's easier to fast when one knows it's optional.

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