re: Quick, healthy snack ideas that aren’t nuts, raw veggies, or fruit?

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Your position is there are no objective truths regarding the human diet? Interesting.

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No my position is I think you are an a-hole that's as bad as the vegans or Peta vegetarians because you think you're way is the ONLY way and if we don't perscribe to exactly to what uky do we're dumbasses.

FWIW, I think low carb is the most effective way to diet, but I also don't think having a bowl of oatmeal is the end of the world.

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I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you aren't playing coy, but massive carb bombs just aren't good for you. Not only don't they do the OPs job of satiating between-meal hunger effectively, but they lead to metabolic shite-storms. (hyper-insulinimia/insulin resistance,etc.)

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But oatmeal isn't a "carb bomb". It's high in fiber, selenium, magnesium, iron. It regulates glucose levels, aides in digestive health, and is good for the heart.

Same. Steel cut oats, eggs, and coffee are my go-to.

Actually steel cut is ok

Yerp.

Steel cut oats, just like any non-instant oats, have a GI of around 55. 23g net carb per cup. (Instant have way higher GI/GL.)

There's nothing really special about steel cut v other non-instant.

The GL of oats isn't terrible, but if you're trying to lose weight, high carb foods obviously aren't the way.

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Not only don't they do the OPs job of satiating between-meal hunger effectively, but they lead to metabolic shite-storms. (hyper-insulinimia/insulin resistance,etc.)

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Just stop.

For the average american that sits on the couch and gorges on refined simple sugars I could give that some credit.

For the average person in this thread who runs/lifts/active and wants a snack oatmeal is not a bad choice at all.

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For the average person in this thread who runs/lifts/active and wants a snack oatmeal is not a bad choice at all.

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I'm not sure who is the brick wall and who is the one talking to it, but the OP said he was "failing hard in the weight loss department" or something to that effect. He also stated/suggested that he was having carb cravings (true food cravings are mostly carb cravings).

So the "carbs needed to fuel strenuous activity" (as dubious as that proposition is for the vast majority of even active people) seems completely moot here.

This isn't all that esoteric if difficult to understand. Fat has more than 2x the calories per gram than carbs/protein. Fat doesn't cause insulin spikes the way carbs (and even protein) do, especially in insulin resistant people (and people who are overweight and craving carbs are usually either in that category or heading toward it).

I'm trying to stay focused on the original issue: weight loss and the attendant curbing of carb cravings.

In that context, no, oatmeal and other high-carb foods are not the ideal snack. Yes, non-instant oats are better than drinking fruit juice or Coke or eating a Snickers. But that wasn't the OP's question.

Yeah and I actually love a lot of carby stuff, for the taste and texture and I do participate in activities where I can burn those suckers off fast. I totally avoid sports drinks, sugar (and artificially) sweetened sodas etc. My default position is low carb, high fat. I don't keep high carb stuff at my house.

But when out or at friends' houses, traveling, skiing etc, I often indulge (but even still lean toward low-carb options).

It's just so simple, and it works. My weight, BF%, blood work all bear it out.

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For the average person in this thread who runs/lifts/active and wants a snack oatmeal is not a bad choice at all.

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For the purposes of satiating inter-meal hunger? I disagree.