Thanks Spring & Lori Jo:

I'm a little confused here: it's OK to put a tube of cake decorating icing in our basket but NOT raisins to help come out of a low-sugar attack?

I thought of another idea: would a jar of olives be good? It's not a protein but it's fat content is good ...would the carbs be all right to come out of an attack or just to eat as a snack for one who doesn't need to lose weight?

I like the V-8 juice & SF candy suggestion ....I think the guy will too. Once he gets an idea of what snacks he can have, maybe he'll look after himself better.