Volume Eaters Thread
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »
I just cut it into small pieces and mix it around. I usually end up with almost melted cheesy pockets.2 -
I just found this thread and I'm so happy. I feel like I'm part of high volume eaters anonymous. At least it's therapuetic for me since I've always felt guilty about my big *kitten* salad every night! I seriously fill a mixing bowl full of mixed greens, will massage dressing ( measured) add tons of veggies, sunflower seeds, avocado, tofu or tempeh and it's under 400 cal but it's huge. I was always second-guessing myself. But, I was wondering if I was stretching my stomach by having so much volume? I still have to read each comment to see if that's been addressed? I eat this after my run and it's so comforting plus I'm starving by then.
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tonight I wanted some unsweetened apple sauce but there wasn't much left, just 148g, so I mixed 148g of kirkland non fat plain greek yogurt & 4 Tbl of cool whip & a little cinnamon . made a big bowl for 188 cal. It was my after dinner snack1
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I do this. I’ve eaten this way for a few years and it has made it very easy to stay trim. I try to get the most nutrition (especially fiber) per calorie. It’s normal for me to eat a whole bag of brussel sprouts for lunch.
I’m back bc I’ve been drinking too much wine and getting lazy (I have to stay in top shape bc of my job), :P0 -
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My new favourite breakfast: breakfast banana split. Banana halved lengthwise, cut side smeared with peanut butter, Greek yogurt down the middle, fruits, nuts, oats sprinkled on top. Maybe even some protein powder if I'm feeling it.7
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Made another big plate for dinner. Lots of roasted veggies with some fish for extra protein.
Ingredients:
277 g Hokkaido squash (Red kuri squash)
287 g Brussels sprouts
183 g Cauliflower
253 g Savoy cabbage
10 ml olive oil (I spray the veggies with it for roasting; you need very little oil that way)
105 g fish (hake) in lemon garlic sauce (frozen and ready to be made in the oven)
Salt, pepper, some paprika & parsley
It came in at exactly 500 kcal according to my MFP (does it make anyone else also feel a bit like a fraud if numbers end up being round numbers, like you cheated?). A bit more than usual but it was worth it. Had never tried roasting savoy cabbage before but it worked great. I wanted to put the fish on the side for the picture but the plate was so full with all the veggies that I had to put it on top.
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Love your
plates! I have no idea what Kuri squash, Savoy cabbage or Hake fish are, but it looks yummy. 1 -
Pretty proud of myself. I often have a big container of homemade pico de guillo in the fridge, since my son loves it with tortilla chips. I didn’t want it to go bad, but I don’t want the calories in chips. I went ahead and added half an avocado, a tbsp of sour cream, and two crushed tortilla chips to a bowl of pico de guillo and it made great lettuce wraps. 4
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Love your plates! I have no idea what Kuri squash, Savoy cabbage or Hake fish are, but it looks yummy.
Thanks, love my plates too.
It's fascinating that you guys in the US don't seem to have much red kuri squash considering that squash is so much more popular there than it is here. While we get others too, Hokkaido/red kuri squash is the one which I see most commonly in stores. As raw squash it looks like this:
And as crazyravr said, savoy cabbage is a green cabbage. Idk how best to describe it best but perhaps as cross between white cabbage and kale? It mostly used in stews and as side veggie (solo and in combo often with other winter veggies) and also as 'wrap' and filled eg with meat. Roasting it isn't the most common but as I found out pretty delicious (at least imo). Hard to imagine how it normally looks from my plate so here is a pic:
LOL. It did an excellent volume job and totally fill me up.Maaaaaaaaaaaan that would fill me up twice and OMFG the gas the next day lol I don't have any issues with gas at all but it sure shows up on the scale today. It'll take a bit until the food is through my system. But I've learned to laugh at my scale when I know it's just "fake" temporary weight. 5 -
I like the salad kits from Taylor Farms (like today I had the asian one) but I only use 2 Tbsp of the dressing and just a little of the salad "bling" (tortilla strips)....then I add a can of tuna or chicken (usually 1 cup) and that ends up being around 400 calories....but a lot of food.3
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Made another big plate for dinner. Lots of roasted veggies with some fish for extra protein.
Ingredients:
277 g Hokkaido squash (Red kuri squash)
287 g Brussels sprouts
183 g Cauliflower
253 g Savoy cabbage
10 ml olive oil (I spray the veggies with it for roasting; you need very little oil that way)
105 g fish (hake) in lemon garlic sauce (frozen and ready to be made in the oven)
Salt, pepper, some paprika & parsley
It came in at exactly 500 kcal according to my MFP (does it make anyone else also feel a bit like a fraud if numbers end up being round numbers, like you cheated?). A bit more than usual but it was worth it. Had never tried roasting savoy cabbage before but it worked great. I wanted to put the fish on the side for the picture but the plate was so full with all the veggies that I had to put it on top.
Maaaaaaaaaaaan that would fill me up twice and OMFG the gas the next day lol
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For those that volume eat greek yogurt in here how long is it good for past the expiration date?
I bought some at the Grocery Outlet the other day that expired October 14th, but it was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up. Greek yogurt for $1.77 a container! If it's good for a few weeks after expiration I might go back & buy a few more containers.0 -
CoriAPearson wrote: »I like the salad kits from Taylor Farms (like today I had the asian one) but I only use 2 Tbsp of the dressing and just a little of the salad "bling" (tortilla strips)....then I add a can of tuna or chicken (usually 1 cup) and that ends up being around 400 calories....but a lot of food.
Do you have an Aldis nearby? If you do check there to find some even cheaper salad kits.0 -
Kelly, I'd open that container and check out how it looks and smells and decide from there about buying more. I know some people don't pay much attention to expiration dates, but i usually do...especially for stuff like dairy. I actually got a big tub of Greek yogurt the other day for .99!! It was dated for that day. I decided to take the chance... and it was fine. Looked, smelled, and tasted fine..and I'm still alive.
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I always buy expired yogurt. Fage 0 is $6 a container if it's not expired. $3 if it is. As long as it's sealed when I buy it, it's fine.3
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kelly_c_77 wrote: »Kelly, I'd open that container and check out how it looks and smells and decide from there about buying more. I know some people don't pay much attention to expiration dates, but i usually do...especially for stuff like dairy. I actually got a big tub of Greek yogurt the other day for .99!! It was dated for that day. I decided to take the chance... and it was fine. Looked, smelled, and tasted fine..and I'm still alive.
So far it still smells & tastes good, so I might chance it & buy 4-5 more.1 -
I have gotten so many great ideas from this thread. Thank you to everyone who shared their recipes!2
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I've eaten 3wk expired Greek yogurt and it's fine4
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I need to start doing this! I normally eat one meal a day (dinner), and I get all of my daily calories within that one meal. If I eat any other way, I never feel full. I don't eat lower calorie foods though, but because I'm getting it all in one go, it's still a lot of volume. I don't think one meal a day is good for your insulin though, so maybe if I start breaking it up into hugeass salads and other good looking things from this thread, I could still feel full while spreading out the food intake a bit.1
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I've been adding like a half bag of thinly shredded cabbage into most meals and it fills me up for so little calories and keeps me full! I add it to stirfrys, salads, etc. Love it!
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Oh, I have to look for that angel hair cabbage. The texture of that must be amazing.0
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Good and filling supper tonight, I winged it -- so no real recipie. Large spaghetti squash sliced long way and baked 40 mins cut side down. Scooped inside and left "noodles" in the shell.
Sautéed onion (1/2), garlic (3 cloves) and diced mushrooms. Once cooked, add 1/2 tiny can of sugar free tomato sauce, let simmer for 15 mins or so. Dump sauce mix into one half squash, top with 1oz shredded mozzarella and bake for another 15 mins. Huge, delicious and filling.
One square ghiradelli 72% with hot tea and off to bed early tonight.6 -
Made a big plate the other night... very filling.
Teriyaki stirfry with chicken, pak choi, broccoli, zucchini, bell pepper, mushrooms (champignons), bamboo sprouts, fresh ginger and shirataki noodles.
Lesson learned? Be more careful which teriyaki sauce you buy. I don't make the teriyaki sauce myself but usually buy it at a nearby Asia store. Didn't get a chance to go there when I was running out the other day so bought one at the local grocery store... without reading the nutrition label which I usually always do now but didn't expect big differences so I didn't. Well, this teriyaki sauce has almost double the calories than the one I usually use as I noticed when I logged it (and checking the ingredients revealed why.. sugar was listed first on that one vs. later in my usual one) and it didn't even taste as good as the lower-calorie one. Anyway, I probably should have put a bit more teriyaki sauce on there (although it has more than it looks like in the picture) but I was too stingy because of the calories; otherwise it was turned out good though.5 -
Used Pasta Zero for spaghetti last night! Added some low calorie pasta sauce, canned chunk chicken, sautéed onion and garlic and it was so good! Very filling and around 500 cals for a huge bowl of noodles.3
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I buy bagged, shredded cabbage quite often. It's great for bulk. I use it generously in fried rice. I'll have to look for the angel hair style. I've been hitting the spaghetti squash pretty hard. Pasta bums me out, but I do find a big bowl of sketti squash and a few meatballs and sauce does the trick and you get to eat so much!3
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JLatham325 wrote: »
I've been adding like a half bag of thinly shredded cabbage into most meals and it fills me up for so little calories and keeps me full! I add it to stirfrys, salads, etc. Love it!
I buy this along with their bag salads.
2/3 bag of salad, big handful of shredded cabbage, some protein, low calorie salad dressing and I have a big salad that is not only low in calories but keeps me full for many hours.4 -
What are your daily macros?0
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I've become a big fan of all kind of cabbage during my weight loss journey. I never disliked it before but now I can't get enough of cabbage. Not only the "normal" white cabbage but I've started experimenting and cooking with other kinds which I was indifferent about before (Brussels sprouts and savoy cabbage eg) and got to like them much more. As a matter of fact I can't get enough of them roasted. I also tried some which I never cooked before like Pak Choi; I want to try Spitzkohl next (sorry, couldn't find an English word for it - it's similar to white cabbage though) since it seems to be in season right now. And I use napa cabbage for my salads now regularly (I prefer that one as salad instead of cooking as vegetable). Not to forget: sauerkraut which I like a lot too. Funny enough, the one I used to eat the most before I started losing weight - red cabbage - I eat the least now. Not because I dislike it at all but it has the most calories and sugar if you buy it pre-cooked. I'll have to start trying to cook it from ground up myself, so I can replace all the sugar they add with a substitute.
To me, cabbage is a great and filling volume food which I add to a lot of my stirfrys and stews in particular and I love all the fiber I'm getting with it as well. I love angel hair cabbage too; I use it more in salads and side veggies vs main dishes though (I shred it myself though; I'm not even sure you can buy that way it in a bag here).
The only downside with cabbage is that is has quite an effect on my weight. It shows up the next day and sticks around for a while but since I know it's not fat but "fake weight" I've learned to ignore it.
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I'm so glad I read these comments. I'm a voume eater of all the wrong foods. I picked up some good tips here and will continue to check back for more ideas. Thanks!5
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