Conference rocks::weight_control

807.0. "Spicer's" by VMSDEV::HALLYB (Fish have no concept of fire) Tue Jun 01 1993 17:49

    I've scanned keywords and directories and not found any mention of
    Spicer's (R) brand "Hunger Crunchers".  Has anybody tried these?
    
    These are wheat-based snacks that serve to fill you up; real bulk
    rather than chemical appetite suppressants.  They come in bags maybe 4
    by 6 inches that you buy in a grocery store.  Several flavors (cheddar,
    sour cream, barbecue, chocolate...).  Each bag is 150 calories, 6g. of
    protein, 6g. of fat (0 cholesterol), 9g. of dietary fiber.
    
    The back of the package says they "... are totally 100% All Natural
    REAL FOOD with NO artificial ingredients.  Hunger Crunchers (TM) snacks
    help create a feeling of fullness so you can comfortably and naturally
    satisfy hunger ...".  Plus all kinds of testimonials by experimenters.
    
    I've tried them and find they work moderately well.  They DO help fill
    me up but of course don't satisfy my craving for, say, a steak.  They
    taste OK to me, but my wife thinks they taste like Soylent Green, so
    that's clearly a matter of preference.
    
    I was specifically wondering if somebody knew of a Southern NH source
    that sells the stuff in quantity.  At 2 bags a day one quickly runs
    thru a store's supply of any particular flavor.
    
      John

    6g of fat and 6g carbo?  That's about 70%.  No thanks.  what is the
    advantage of these snacks over, say, popcorn, pretzels or fruit, or
    some low fat high fiber snack?  Sounds like a gimmick to me.
    
    D!

    RE:  -1,  that should be the MOST of his worries with a wife who KNOWS
    what Soylent Green tastes like, or am I the only one who remembers that
    awful movie???
    
    

    I watched it to the point they started may Soylent Orange
    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh