Volume Eaters Thread

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  • tar2323
    tar2323 Posts: 141 Member
    Bumped, because it's a great thread for those of us that love to feel full for not too many calories. :)
  • Aerocrazd
    Aerocrazd Posts: 87 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    My lunches this week. I got a whole case of this when I saw it on sale, because I love this flavour. Whole can of this for lunch everyday with a whole zucchini zoodles. Loads of food for 300cal and very filling.

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    That soup looks amazing. It doesn't look like they offer it in the U.S. Such a shame.
  • Florida_Superstar
    Florida_Superstar Posts: 194 Member
    What is that breakfast you made @crazyravr? Looks so good! I have never heard this term, "volume eating" before, but I definitely eat a high volume of food and love the way it makes me feel. Great ideas here. That caesin whip posted awhile back is my kind of snack. :):) Can't wait to make it.
  • Florida_Superstar
    Florida_Superstar Posts: 194 Member
    Thanks--I'm looking that up right now. Really glad I found this thread.
  • clicketykeys
    clicketykeys Posts: 6,574 Member
    Any suggestions for easy finger foods? I’ve been relying on celery sticks and air popped popcorn. Other ideas? I’m meh on most other snacky veg: broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, snap peas, peppers... I don’t dislike them but they don’t satisfy my munchies.
  • PrincessTinyheart
    PrincessTinyheart Posts: 679 Member
    edited March 2018
    I really like huge salads. Like, serving bowl-sized salads. Tiny "normal" salads just don't do it for me. I have to have a really big salad with lots of stuff in it.

    I have come up with a formula for creating "sexy salads", LOL. I pick one veggie or fruit from each color group (red, orange, yellow, green, purple/blue and white), one base leafy green (arugula, spinach, some kind of fancy lettuce or mixed spring greens), one grain (brown rice, farro, couscous, black rice, etc.) and two proteins. I'm vegan, so for me that would be baked tofu, seitan, Gardein chicken, beans or quinoa. 2 oz of each ingredient.

    Topped with a homemade dressing or just a little olive oil and vinegar, it makes a really tasty and filling meal. However, I'm sometimes surprised at the high calorie content, even without dressing. I've got one that has arugula, red bell pepper, clementines, brussels sprouts, turnip, avocado, baked tofu, brown rice and black-eyed peas and it's over 500 calories!! So I save that one for when I'm eating light at other meals.

    (ETA I have other salads of the same size that are only about 300 calories. Those are tasty too :) )

  • Mazintrov13
    Mazintrov13 Posts: 134 Member
    Has anyone got any high volume breakfast recipes? I love this thread BTW I’m a huge volume eater!
  • Cbean08
    Cbean08 Posts: 1,092 Member
    Mazintrov13 wrote: »
    Has anyone got any high volume breakfast recipes? I love this thread BTW I’m a huge volume eater!

    1 bag of spinach - sautéed with a spray of Pam and couple spoonfuls of salsa
    egg whites - scrambled with fat free cheese, red onion, red pepper, and bacon bits
    serve with fruit if desired.
  • newheavensearth
    newheavensearth Posts: 870 Member
    Aerocrazd wrote: »
    crazyravr wrote: »
    My lunches this week. I got a whole case of this when I saw it on sale, because I love this flavour. Whole can of this for lunch everyday with a whole zucchini zoodles. Loads of food for 300cal and very filling.

    ProdImage_CurriedCauli_Eng.png

    That soup looks amazing. It doesn't look like they offer it in the U.S. Such a shame.

    That just broke my heart. Love curried soups. :'(
  • WMLizard
    WMLizard Posts: 22 Member
    I am usually a volume eater! Right now I'm about 18 weeks pregnant, and my problem is that I can't eat that way anymore and it's driving me nuts. I feel like I'm eating constantly and rarely stay full for more than an hour. By hour 2 I'm hungry again. Quite a few times I've made a plate based on that "starving" feeling and then found myself unable to finish it. I never thought I'd have a problem with being hungry when eating 1,000 calories a day more than I used to eat (was on about 1,200 trying to lose before discovering the pregnancy).
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,688 Member
    I've been really liking those flavored pork loins lately. Today I made one with only 110 cal for 4oz so I had an extra large 10oz baked potato ( I don't usually have a meal like this) but I couldn't eat all the potato & some broccoli . Feel like I ate 2 meals at one sitting
  • lucysteen5
    lucysteen5 Posts: 8 Member
    I think volume eating is a great way to eat to stop hunger. It helps me reduce my calories without being hungry.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    I do my own version of volume eating, but I end up with like 60grams+ of fiber a day! Don't ya'll worry about malformation with all the fiber? Then again, its the usda that has the fiber totals, I have noticed that Canada does not. HMMMM.......
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    psychod787 wrote: »
    I do my own version of volume eating, but I end up with like 60grams+ of fiber a day! Don't ya'll worry about malformation with all the fiber? Then again, its the usda that has the fiber totals, I have noticed that Canada does not. HMMMM.......

    I don’t worry about fiber one bit, and I’m closer to 75g per day. Not sure what you mean by malformation.
  • psychod787
    psychod787 Posts: 4,099 Member
    edited March 2018
    sorry typo, mal-absorption
    nowine4me wrote: »
    psychod787 wrote: »
    I do my own version of volume eating, but I end up with like 60grams+ of fiber a day! Don't ya'll worry about malformation with all the fiber? Then again, its the usda that has the fiber totals, I have noticed that Canada does not. HMMMM.......

    I don’t worry about fiber one bit, and I’m closer to 75g per day. Not sure what you mean by malformation.

  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    nowine4me wrote: »
    psychod787 wrote: »
    I do my own version of volume eating, but I end up with like 60grams+ of fiber a day! Don't ya'll worry about malformation with all the fiber? Then again, its the usda that has the fiber totals, I have noticed that Canada does not. HMMMM.......

    I don’t worry about fiber one bit, and I’m closer to 75g per day. Not sure what you mean by malformation.

    No I get 100+ a day. I used to get 150ish when I was obsessed with quest bars and have never had issues.
  • babysaffy
    babysaffy Posts: 232 Member
    edited April 2018
    So glad I came into this thread as I've lowered my calorie allowance yesterday and struggled quite a bit with not feeling satisfied.

    For my lunches I've been unknowingly volume eating with veg (I'm also currently in love with mushy peas <3 as a low carb side/addition to bulk up my meals) but I need to experiment more to keep things exciting and try and cut down on the snacking by making veggie volume even bigger!

    I think using fresh rather than frozen veg will help so when i weigh it there will be more accuracy.

    I've got some great ideas from this thread now- thanks!!
  • kellyjellybellyjelly
    kellyjellybellyjelly Posts: 9,480 Member
    babysaffy wrote: »
    So glad I came into this thread as I've lowered my calorie allowance yesterday and struggled quite a bit with not feeling satisfied.

    For my lunches I've been unknowingly volume eating with veg (I'm also currently in love with mushy peas <3 as a low carb side/addition to bulk up my meals) but I need to experiment more to keep things exciting and try and cut down on the snacking by making veggie volume even bigger!

    I think using fresh rather than frozen veg will help so when i weigh it there will be more accuracy.

    I've got some great ideas from this thread now- thanks!!

    You can still be accurate with frozen as well.

    If it's a frozen variety that you steam in bag I weigh the whole product in the bag first & then weigh the bag separately to subtract the bag weight from the beginning total.

    If its one that you just heat in the microwave sans the bag I just weigh out the portion I want in grams & then input that total in the diary.

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