I am learning so much from everyone here and also reading Atkins' New Diet Revolution. I did have a question about a snack I remember seeing at the store called Slim Jim. I wish I had written down the nutrition facts, but offhand it seemed like a legitimate portable snack. Is anyone familiar with it????

I looked on the Net & could mostly find ads for the things to buy online. But here's one article about the founder:
Elegy for Adolph
Adolph Levis has died. His story is pure Americana, and he might literally have touched your life (or at least your lips) as he did mine. Adolph invented the "Slim Jim" -- the slick little beef-stick wrapped in cellophane and sold as a snack food, mostly in convenience stores. Years ago (before I discovered nutrition), I was hooked on Slim Jims, and lots of folks still are hooked, for $150 million worth of the things are sold each year.

Levis got the idea for his beef-stick concoction during the depression when he was peddling such edible delights as pickled pigs' feet in Pennsylvania. He hired a local meatpacker to develop his thin, dried beef stick. His logo was an elegant-looking man in a top hat whom he dubbed "Slim Jim." Slim James would've been more elegant, but that's a little prissy for bar food.

There's nothing prissy about this little item, more of a "beef-like" snack than anything that's pure cow. The mushed-up beef organs have been eliminated and some chicken stuff has been added, but it still has its original 30 magic spices and the zesty lactic acid culture that ferments for 17 hours. The whole mixture is cooked for 20 more hours, poured into molds, dried, packaged -- and shipped to a store or bar near you. Adolph's original slogan for this treat, by the way, was "Make Your Next Drink Taste Better."

I can tell you from experience that nearly anything will taste better after a Slim Jim. But still, I loved 'em, and I'm glad Adolph Levis was in my life. And for you hoity-toities who wouldn't let such low-class meat parts touch your lips: What do you think "sweet breads" are? And don't even ask how foie gras is produced.
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I would think there might be a lot of salt in these but I'm not sure as I've never had one. I know a lot of low-carbers snack on them. However, there are posts here that indicate that they are a "your mileage may vary" thing and you'll have to try them & see how you do.

Hi Tess!

Last time I checked Slim Jims contain sugar. Could be wrong... but I think they do...

viv

I buy a container of slim jims from Walmart. 15 in a pack.Heres the facts.
3 pieces,carbs 2, fiber 1, sugar 0
So enjoy and welcome to the forums!

I love them, and snack on them from time to time, but for the most part I have to stay away from them. For some reason they are a trigger food for me! I always.... ALWAYS want something sweet after I eat one!

Good luck!

Thanks for the info ! I am looking for things I can grab and carry with me to work or out of town. Guess I'll be heading to Walmart.

Sound like about the same thing as Hot Rods-I bought a box of 20 (they're only about 4" long and really skinny- to keep in my backpack for 'emergencies'. Same counts as the slimjims, but it's better than grabbing something HC in my opinion. I still have a few in my bag from at least a month ago.
N.

Isn't <b>Slim Jim</b> a pack of thin cigarettes in the US?.....
(ok ok. i shut up. surely they do not look the same!)