Favorite go-to foods and drinks that help you stick to plan

livingleanlivingclean

Dessert every night - it's just yoghurt and fruit, frozen (with some extras mixed in) but it satisfies my sweet tooth

dfwesq

Vegetables, definitely. More vegetables mean I'm almost certain to be under my calorie limit for the day.

After that, flavored teas. Any flavor, really.

Niples_

Ghirardelli minis 1 or 2 a day. Only 45 calories and fills the hole in my sweet tooth. And I eat 200+ grams of protein to stay full. That and I lug a supermarket gallon of water around all day.

ABabilonia

I love Bai, but only the CocoFusion flavor. 10 calories per bottle. You can't beat that.

bmeadows380

*grins* I think the cocofusion is probably one of the only ones I could take or leave They have lots of options, though, and like you said - 10 calories a bottle or 5 calories a can, and only 1g sugar - or less! I keep looking at the ingredients list - which I can pronounce and which is minimal! - and I keep thinking to myself "there's got to be a catch here."

PaulaWallaDingDong

Anything single-serve, easy-to-cook meals (I cook my salmon and veg in the microwave). Most importantly, a plan for the next day so I have something to focus on. Also lots of diet soda, black coffee and plain green tea.

Michellelynn219

My go to foods are, Chicken, Single serve cups wholly guacamole, PBFIT and Orgain protein powder. I fill my blender with 4 cups of water but only use 1 serving of protein powder and 1 serving of PBFIT. It fills me up that way. For my last snack of the night I have Frozen Oikos Zero yogurt It takes me an hour to eat since it's frozen. I also have 1TBS chocolate chip morsels and 1TBS peanut butter morsels which I let melt slowly. Water all day.

JeromeBarry1

My go to foods are my plan. My diary is open. I started making kefir and yogurt a few months ago, and more recently started making pizza and then bread, so my food frequently features my kefir, yogurt, pizza, and bread. My former constant dinner was a high and diverse vegetable stir-fry with a little meat. I've gotten away from stir-frying it because my wife complains about the smell of the vegetables cooking. I don't understand, but I do comply. I either roast or pressure cook my vegetables now.

If anything, my "go to" when I perceive a danger of falling off my plan is to go to the cardio machine in my living room and start working. Thirty minutes of that tends to knock the hunger down, or at least earn the calories.

cathysyng

Hummus and carrot sticks
Or I shred carrots Grate like spaghetti (long) and put them a light brine... Vietnamese pickled carrot. The type they put in banh Mi sandwiches. I serve myself a small bowl full of the drained carrots Add a few drops of Sri Racha and pretend I'm eating a bowl of spaghetti... Delicious and crunchy

PixelPuff

Straight up apples. Occasionally with Walden Farms calorie-free caramel dip if I am feeling frisky.

I can get a bag of 4-6 apples for $.99 at the King Soopers near me [any of them]. Discount produce bin is godly, most of it is just fine.

neldabg

Soup
Baby Carrots
Popcorn
However, any low calorie item must actually taste good or else I still won't feel satisfied.

Rushgirl82

Frozen veggies and frozen fruit!
Pickles (curb cravings for me big time)
Plain Greek yogurt
Chia seeds
Black tea and coconut oil.
Black beans and kidney beans!

nickiphillips1

skinny pop dusted with dark chocolate
peanut butter powder in my smoothies every day after working out
my smoothies everyday that give me so many servings of veggies, fruit, and anti-inflammatories (tumeric and ginger)
quinoa

Landofkim

Carrots, Baker's string cheese sticks, yogurt, popcorn, small plum & coffee

Barbs2222

I like bone broth mixed with chicken broth to hold me over until my meal.

Maybe not a question for this thread but I buy Pacific brand bone broth and it says 9 grams of protein for 45 calories. That seems way too good to be true and considering I have a hard time meeting my protein goals, idk, this could solve my protein problem.

rdmitch

skinny pop dusted with dark chocolate....now that's something I would like !!

Salad, oranges, grapefruit and broccoli are my healthy standards. Cereal, peanut butter and pita bread pizza are the less than
perfect fillers.

U2R2

Just vacuum sealed three gallons of vegetable soup in pint jars. They calculated out to 202 calories, 14 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber. Add a 120 calorie half toasted cheese sandwich and I have a filling lite lunch with good macros.

nowine4me

An apple with cottage cheese does it for me

leanjogreen18

Loaded salads
Greek yogurt
Bolthouse Greek yogurt dressings
Eggs
Bagel and sandwich thins
Cottage cheese
Cheese
Lacroix water
Coffee

nono706

I make air popped popcorn, and top it with lemon juice instead of oil or butter and lots of spices and nutritional yeast-very savory, fiber and protein. I also like Yasso bars for a little treat- 80-110 calories, but 5g of protein and they aren't too sweet.

I keep veggie sticks chopped and ready in the fridge at all times- carrot, celery, jicama, and cucumber. If I'm going to be away from the house for a while I throw some of those in a bag with soaked almonds to keep my body going.

I quickly can get to feeling weak or spacey without eating enough carbs through the morning, so I need things that are easy to prepare and eat.

My lunch plan is either a salad or a stir fry. I keep the veggies pre-cut in my fridge so all I have to do is assemble my meal. I hate prepping my food for the week, but it saves me so much time during the week. It's probably the most effective change I've made for myself this year.