I like to eat and am looking for things I can eat a lot of!

dazaliah

Hello fellow fitnesspals!

I am looking to hear what everyone's go to mound of food is. I love to eat and am a foodie. I also try not to eat a lot of processed foods. I was hoping to compile a list of what foods everyone can eat a lot of!! I'm on a 1200 calorie restriction (5'2" female) and need to increase my repertoire of foods I can eat a lot of for a little calorie-wise!

fastfoodietofitcutie

Popcorn

cwolfman13

I think primarily you're going to be looking at lots of veggies...particularly with a 1200 calorie diet. You could make big egg white veggie omelets.

kommodevaran

Foods that contain a lot of water/air and not much fat/protein, like vegetables and popcorn, have low calorie density.

(I like to eat too, but I prefer to just eat moderate amounts of whatever food I want. Overeating was what made me fat in the first place, so I try to avoid that.)

ChrisConnin

Im looking to do the same. Im 5'1.

fitoverfortymom

Popcorn, apples, eggs, blueberries.

icemom011

Veggies, salads

serindipte

Zucchini noodles are great. Spaghetti squash, as well. You can do a ton of different things with them.

JaydedMiss

cherry tomatoes

mattdhall

Taco Bell crunchy tacos. On a 1200 calorie diet, you could eat 7 a day and still be under your goal.

Evamutt

omelet with 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, lots of sauteed veggies in it, chicken ( I bought ground chicken breast) , microwaved red potato, lots of veggies, canned chicken breast w lite mayo on 1 piece of bread. lots of hot fruit tea

TonyB0588

Part of the concept of weight loss is lifestyle change, rather than restriction and diet. All foods have a suggested serving size, and a good discipline would be to watch your serving sizes, rather than searching for foods to consume large amounts of.

Evamutt

I don't like to even consume large quantities of anything any more, things I listed make me very satisfied, especially adding the veggies to my meals

amusedmonkey

You love to eat, so eat foods you love. For the best compromise between taste and volume, if a dish you love is higher in calories, reduce the fat and/or bulk it with vegetables to reduce the calories per serving. Another alternative would be to pick a dish you love, have a smaller serving, and then add another dish that is low in calories for more volume. For example, light broth based soup (miso soup is a good choice for the calories ) before the main course plus a side dish of vegetables makes it easier for me to have a smaller serving of moussaka without leaving the table hungry.

TheFrostyCanuck

Another vote for popcorn!

zdyb23456

mattdhall wrote: »

Taco Bell crunchy tacos. On a 1200 calorie diet, you could eat 7 a day and still be under your goal.

You'd be in the crapper the rest of the day! I'm not sure how many calories you'd actually absorb. Actually, I think Taco Bell food might possibly be negative calories...

hapa11

TonyB0588 wrote: »

Part of the concept of weight loss is lifestyle change, rather than restriction and diet. All foods have a suggested serving size, and a good discipline would be to watch your serving sizes, rather than searching for foods to consume large amounts of.

Killjoy.

GottaBurnEmAll

TonyB0588 wrote: »

Part of the concept of weight loss is lifestyle change, rather than restriction and diet. All foods have a suggested serving size, and a good discipline would be to watch your serving sizes, rather than searching for foods to consume large amounts of.

I used to think this way.

Until I got further along in my weight loss and realized that I'm a volume eater.

There is nothing wrong with eating reasonable portions of calorie dense foods and high volumes of low calorie foods like vegetables if that keeps you satisfied.

OP, my go-tos are leafy greens, spaghetti squash, air-popped popcorn, celery (good with salsa), protein fluff (even though most recipes call for making this with frozen fruit, I make it with just protein powder, almond milk, xanthan gum and ice and have tons of fluff for less than 200 calories), shredded cabbage, shirataki noodles, cauliflower rice, egg and whites.

GottaBurnEmAll

amusedmonkey wrote: »

You love to eat, so eat foods you love. For the best compromise between taste and volume, if a dish you love is higher in calories, reduce the fat and/or bulk it with vegetables to reduce the calories per serving. Another alternative would be to pick a dish you love, have a smaller serving, and then add another dish that is low in calories for more volume. For example, light broth based soup (miso soup is a good choice for the calories ) before the main course plus a side dish of vegetables makes it easier for me to have a smaller serving of moussaka without leaving the table hungry.

This recipe for moussaka give a pretty decent serving size:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10610/the-ultimate-makeover-moussaka

I used vegetarian beef substitute. Next time I make it, I might use lentils. It's very good.

kerrold

I agree with Tony above that part of the concept of weight loss is lifestyle change. I am guessing that you have a goal and you will know you need to do x, y and z to achieve it.

Is your calorie target for weight loss?

sammyliftsandeats

I had a very filling, volume-friendly lunch today for approximately 350 calories.

It was 85g of spinach, 147g of celery, 177g of kimchi, 2 tbsp of Bolthouse Farms Salsa Verde Avocado Dressing and one pack of Ocean's Light Tuna Snacks.

Holy volume, Batman! It filled me up for so little...I was very happy as now I have room for pizza!