On no, did I pick the wrong Greek Yogurt? :(

jenniator

bgorum wrote: »

220 calories for an apple or 100 calories for a cup of egg whites or 120 calories for 4 oz of 99% lean turkey breast cutlets . . . . protein keeps me from getting hungry, which is what you are complaining about throughout this thread.

No offense, but what I see you saying is: I need to change something because of this issue I'm having, but I really don't want to change a single thing I'm doing.

The apple I eat is 110 calories. I also ate a banana for 110 calories, so 220 calories for 1 apple and 1 banana. I do eat eggs and egg whites, but I like to eat other things as well. Are you serious? If I didn't want to change anything, then why am I asking for opinions and even using them? I tried greek yogurt with berries for the first time today because it was recommended to me and I thought it would be fun to try. Just because I don't want a chicken or turkey for breakfast doesn't mean I don't want to listen to anyone's advice. I have IBS, so I can't handle heavy meals or meats early in the morning. I always wait to have meats at night because my stomach is usually able to handle heavier meals at night due to eating small meals from the day. I also have to be careful because the butter or oil the meat is cooked in can upset my stomach, especially if it's earlier in the day or even afternoon. I can't even eat scrambled eggs because the grease from the oil or butter is to much for my stomach even though I love scrambled eggs with veggies. So someone recommended boiled eggs to me a while back and I have been having them ever since because they have a lot of protein and are light enough for me.

enterdanger

I eat full fat greek yogurt on a regular basis. It is more filling. My favorite way to eat is in overnight oatmeal.

1/2c old fashioned oats, 1/4 c milk, 1/4c greek yogurt and I add either a tsp of honey or maple syrup, a splash of vanilla extract, and some cinnamon.

You mix it up and put it in the fridge before bed. The next morning you just heat in the microwave. After I heat it I add some walnuts or blueberries. Its pretty light at 300 ish calories but keeps me full until lunch time. I think its the protien, fiber, carbs, fat mix that works.

BABetter1

Not trying to tick you off. Please take this in the gentlest tone, as it is meant. Just throughout the thread, the suggestions being made are met with "I can't" or "What I'm doing works for me." I understand "I can't because of IBS". I don't understand the other. If it was working for you, would you be asking for advice?

jenniator

enterdanger wrote: »

I eat full fat greek yogurt on a regular basis. It is more filling. My favorite way to eat is in overnight oatmeal.

1/2c old fashioned oats, 1/4 c milk, 1/4c greek yogurt and I add either a tsp of honey or maple syrup, a splash of vanilla extract, and some cinnamon.

You mix it up and put it in the fridge before bed. The next morning you just heat in the microwave. After I heat it I add some walnuts or blueberries. Its pretty light at 300 ish calories but keeps me full until lunch time. I think its the protien, fiber, carbs, fat mix that works.

That is wonderful! I'm glad to hear the full fat greek yogurt is more filling. I had it today with berries and thought it was delicious! I never heard of overnight oatmeal, but your recipe sounds delicious! If you don't mind me asking, what is the point of putting it in the fridge over night? Does it add more flavor or do something else?

jenniator

bgorum wrote: »

Not trying to tick you off. Please take this in the gentlest tone, as it is meant. Just throughout the thread, the suggestions being made are met with "I can't" or "What I'm doing works for me." I understand "I can't because of IBS". I don't understand the other. If it was working for you, would you be asking for advice?

Sorry, it's just a sensitive subject for me since I had to change my whole life style and eating habits because of my condition. It's not that I don't want eat those things, in fact I would love too, but I have to be careful with my stomach. Trust me, it's not fun having to run to the bathroom constantly. What did people suggest that I said I can't or I don't want to besides the chicken, turkey, or other things that were to heavy on my stomach? People said oatmeal, but I already eat oatmeal. People said eggs and egg whites, I eat both already. Some people also recommended protein powder, but it's not worth it to me if it doesn't fill me up at all and it adds extra calories. My main goal isn't primary protein. I just am trying to find more protein based items since I heard protein and fiber is what fills you up the most.

BABetter1

Again, it's not an argument. Just a recurring theme I perceived. There are other sources of protein, and if you need more protein and fat (based on what you said about trying to get in more protein and fat) but stay within the same calorie range, then you are going to have to swap out something . . . If plant based foods are more digestion friendly for you, maybe look into some good plant based sources of protein. There are lots of vegan folks in these forums who might have some suggestions.

BABetter1

Oh, and I poach my egg whites with cheese and veggies and whatever the heck I want for flavoring except oil or butter. You could do scrambled whole eggs the same way. I just prefer the whites.

jenniator

bgorum wrote: »

Oh, and I poach my egg whites with cheese and veggies and whatever the heck I want for flavoring except oil or butter. You could do scrambled whole eggs the same way. I just prefer the whites.

Thats a good idea, although I'm not sure how to not get the egg whites or eggs to not stick to the pan without using butter or oil. I tried using a spray here in the Netherlands, but it didn't work at all.

JoRocka

cast iron and bacon grease.

jenniator

JoRocka wrote: »

cast iron and bacon grease.

ha ha thank you! But I'm trying to avoid any grease, oil, or butter in the morning since my stomach can't handle it

amy_kee

jenniator wrote: »

Hey everyone, I decided to swap out my breakfast of oatmeal for greek yogurt since I'm hoping it will be more filling and give me more protein. I really don't like greek yogurt, so I got some berries to mix in it since I heard it will taste delicious. While I was at the store, I was trying to decide which Greek yogurt to pick which was difficult since I know nothing about it besides it's healthy. I saw ones with 0%, 5%, and 10% fat. I decided to go with the 10% fat one since it was a lot cheaper than the other ones, although this greek yogurt unfortunately has a lot less protein. I thought it was fine though since I've heard that fat isn't bad and it helps fill you up.

Here are the stats per 100 grams:

Energy: 510 kJ
Energy: 120 kcal
Fat: 10 g
Saturated Fat: 7.5 g
Which monounsaturated: 2g
Which polyunsaturated: 0.3 g
Carbohydrates: 3.5g
sugars: 3.5 g
Dietary fiber: 0 g
Proteins: 4.5 g

So please let me know if I picked a bad quality greek yogurt or if it's fine. Im starting to worry I picked the wrong one. Especially since there was one with 0% fat, less calories, and 10% protein per 100 grams, but it was a lot more expensive.

That's a lot of saturated fat for one little yogurt. Some other Greek yogurts have fiber in them too. One example of this is Chobani 100 Greek yogurt. It has 100 calories and has either 4 or 5 grams of fiber.

dpwellman

I go with the NO FAT because dairy fat (mostly saturated) is dietarily unnecessary-- and I can eat more yogurt.

BABetter1

I found these little silicone egg poaching cups on Amazon for $4. No sticking.

lulucitron

If you're always hungry, along with upping your protein why not have more roughage with veggies? Have a huge salad, or make a homemade veggie soup? Soup is a good thing to make. I throw in tons of veggies and two containers of no salt chicken or vegetable stock and a large bowl keeps me full for quite awhile. Carrots have a lot of sugar in them so I stick with celery, butternut squash, onion, leeks, garlic, sweet potato, shrimp, cauliflower, etc.

jenniator

lulucitron wrote: »

If you're always hungry, along with upping your protein why not have more roughage with veggies? Have a huge salad, or make a homemade veggie soup? Soup is a good thing to make. I throw in tons of veggies and two containers of no salt chicken or vegetable stock and a large bowl keeps me full for quite awhile. Carrots have a lot of sugar in them so I stick with celery, butternut squash, onion, leeks, garlic, sweet potato, shrimp, cauliflower, etc.

ohh thank you for the idea! I normally don't get full on salads, but I love the idea of making homemade veggie soup! I will have to try it.

lulucitron

You can add lots of herbs and spices too...just avoid the ones with high salt...Mrs Dash makes lots of nice no sodium ones if you want to combine them with regular ones like basil, oregano, etc.

jenniator

lulucitron wrote: »

You can add lots of herbs and spices too...just avoid the ones with high salt...Mrs Dash makes lots of nice no sodium ones if you want to combine them with regular ones like basil, oregano, etc.

I didn't think herbs or spices might have high salt content, I will be sure to watch out for that. Thank you for the advice

lulucitron

The regular ones don't but there's ones packaged as a "seasoning mix" that have salt added...like lemon pepper and garlic & Herb seasoning etc. You're fine with the regular plain ones like oregano etc.

PenguinCounter

I, too, searched high and low for a high protein, but delicious yogurt, and finally found Siggi's Icelandic Style Skyr. A 150 g. (5.3 oz.) container usually has 14 g protein, 11g sugar, 110 calories - depends on the flavor.

From its label: "All natural milk from grass-fed cows, no aspartame, no sucralose, no gelatin, no artificial colorings, no preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup, certified gluten free, no rBGH."

I'm eating a Strawberry container now and these are its ingredients and nutrition:
INGREDIENTS:
Pasteurized skim milk, strawberries, cane sugar, fruit pectin, live active cultures
LIVE CULTURES:
B. lactis, L. acidophilus, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis, S. thermophilus
NUTRITION FACTS:
Calories = 110
Calories from fat = 0
Total fat = 0g
Cholesterol = 0mg
Sodium = 50mg
Total Carbohydrate = 13g
Dietary Fiber = 0g
Sugars = 11g
Protein = 14g

Website is siggisdairy.com.

I'm in Colorado in the U.S. Hopefully it's available where you are, because it's FANTASTIC! Hope this helps you. :-)

verapal

Too much fat and too little protein. I always choose 0% or 2% . It has about 15 of protein. 10% is too much.

jenniator

PenguinCounter wrote: »

I, too, searched high and low for a high protein, but delicious yogurt, and finally found Siggi's Icelandic Style Skyr. A 150 g. (5.3 oz.) container usually has 14 g protein, 11g sugar, 110 calories - depends on the flavor.

From its label: "All natural milk from grass-fed cows, no aspartame, no sucralose, no gelatin, no artificial colorings, no preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup, certified gluten free, no rBGH."

I'm eating a Strawberry container now and these are its ingredients and nutrition:
INGREDIENTS:
Pasteurized skim milk, strawberries, cane sugar, fruit pectin, live active cultures
LIVE CULTURES:
B. lactis, L. acidophilus, L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis, S. thermophilus
NUTRITION FACTS:
Calories = 110
Calories from fat = 0
Total fat = 0g
Cholesterol = 0mg
Sodium = 50mg
Total Carbohydrate = 13g
Dietary Fiber = 0g
Sugars = 11g
Protein = 14g

Website is siggisdairy.com.

I'm in Colorado in the U.S. Hopefully it's available where you are, because it's FANTASTIC! Hope this helps you. :-)

Wow that one looks awesome Unfortunately I'm from the Netherlands though and Greek yogurt choices are very limited.