What food satifies you when you are starting to feel like a

Mely

With all the low-fat, vegetables, fruit and grains I eat, I sometimes get a craving for something ..., something..., well it's hard to explain. Something solid. If I eat half a peanut butter sandwich (or a whole one if it's lunch time), it really helps and can easily fit into my food plan for the day. Maybe it's the fat in the PB that I'm craving. Maybe I'll just schedule a PB sandwich for lunch every few days.

Anyone else have foods that satisfy a craving and don't put you over?

Mely

With all the low-fat, vegetables, fruit and grains I eat, I sometimes get a craving for something ..., something..., well it's hard to explain. Something solid. If I eat half a peanut butter sandwich (or a whole one if it's lunch time), it really helps and can easily fit into my food plan for the day. Maybe it's the fat in the PB that I'm craving. Maybe I'll just schedule a PB sandwich for lunch every few days.

Anyone else have foods that satisfy a craving and don't put you over?

Mely

oops - the topic was cut off. It's meant to read:

What food satifies you when you are starting to feel like a piece of celery

bnlmembercb

so this is going to sound weird, but when I feel like eating something i go for mini pretzels (not too bad as far as snacks go) and then i dunk them in ketchup, mustard, hotsauce or some combo of the three. It kind of makes me feel like I'm eating something else (maybe a hot dog?!?) and its not bad on caloric intake!

Mely

Those dips are good choices as they have few if no calories. Pretzels can be dangerous though as they are hard to stop eating. I guess you just take a few and hide the bag.

jackeh

i crave sushi ALL the time!!! just the cheap california rolls but they are oh so yummy .... and i also crave peanut butter around that time of the month.... must be an iron deficiency around that ime of the month ... peanutbutter and sushi are both high in iron???

sindyb9

peanut butter most of the time but sometimes cheese. :bigsmile:

Mely

BTW - is there really any difference b/w low fat PB and regular? I once looked at the nutritional facts and the calories were just about the same.

jackeh

im sure there is a difference in the fat content or they wouldnt be allowed to put low-fat..... maybe less oil..... but that doesnt necesarally effect the calorie content... its like that with anything low-fat .
Sometimes the calories even go UP when its low fat!!!

ali106

yogurt will do the trick....or if I want salty then I mix cottage cheese w/ ranch dip mix and have it w/ my carrots...it feels like its fattening but its not!

peanut butter is also really good at stopping hunger as is a banana, dense foods sometimes work best!

hugs!
Ali