What's more filling, fat or proteins?

hamelle2

Whatever is in a Big Mac. One of those and I'm full for the rest of the day!

lisawinning4losing

It's the combination of fat and protein, mostly fat if you're talking about pizza. It's the fat. If it were just dough, it wouldn't fill you up. You'd be hungry an hour later. It's all that cheese and greasy goodness.

senecarr

Christine_72 wrote: »

For me, Protein is most filling, followed closely by fat and fibre.
I make a hot chocolate with 20g psyllium husk powder mixed in and it sits in my tummy like a big marshmallow keeping me full for hours.And if I substitute the cocoa for a scoop of protein powder I can have it as a meal!

20g of fiber? That's a marshmallow? I'd think it more like the Stay Puft.

robertw486

For me I usually find proteins more filling, but it does vary a little bit with textures, types, etc. Certain fats fill me up, but rarely unless they are moderate protein as well.

I've never binged on chicken breast cooked in any lean form. But I've binged on good fried chicken. The same for lean vs fattier cuts of steak or most meats. I can actually eat more and usually desire more when it's a cut that adds more fat.


Fish is one exception to my overall trend. I can eat loads of lean fish, often as much if not more than the same fish fried or made in a fat adding way, as well as fish that is naturally more fatty. I'm glad most fish is not calorie dense as compared to nutritional content.

amusedmonkey

Your thread has sent me on a long-winded search after several people here reported they feel full on junk food, which is usually high in carbs (and fat). I thought I was an outlier because starchy foods fill me up more than anything else, and when I saw I have company I decided to look more into it and I found these:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7498104
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17524176

Apparently I'm more typical than I thought in feeling like potatoes are the most satiating food on earth. The first mini-study also concludes that satiety responses are less predictable and more varied than previously thought, basically different individuals respond differently to certain foods.

Mouse_Potato

Another vote here for it being combinations. A single macro meal will leave me unsatisfied, no matter which macro it is, but cheesy eggs on toast or a steak with a salad and full fat dressing will keep me going for hours. Also, fiber doesn't seem to do anything for me. I'm not sure why.

Eta: Although, if I were in a rush and had to pick a quick snack that would give me the most bang for my buck, I would definitely reach for a slice of cheese over fruit or beef jerky.

cwolfman13

Sugarbeat wrote: »

eric_sg61 wrote: »

Satiety studies show fat is the least satiating. Boiled potato being highest on the list of most satiating.

I must be special then because I can eat a plate of potatoes and still be looking for something else. That same ve of cauliflower with some cheese would leave me overly full. Sometes I think these studies don't look deep enough at whatever they're studying. I suppose they have to start somewhere though.

So it doesn't apply to you...therefore studies are invalid...ok then...give me a break.

lemurcat12

amusedmonkey wrote: »

Your thread has sent me on a long-winded search after several people here reported they feel full on junk food, which is usually high in carbs (and fat). I thought I was an outlier because starchy foods fill me up more than anything else, and when I saw I have company I decided to look more into it and I found these:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7498104
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17524176

Apparently I'm more typical than I thought in feeling like potatoes are the most satiating food on earth. The first mini-study also concludes that satiety responses are less predictable and more varied than previously thought, basically different individuals respond differently to certain foods.

Many people seem to like to assert that fat is satiating and carbs never are as if that were a universal truth when in fact it seems to be the minority position. There's lots of individual variation and the refusal by some to acknowledge this is odd (and annoying, IMO).