What are your 5 top must have foods

goofynat

Day 2 - Just looking for advice.
I am worried about feeling hungry and not having anything good to eat to fill me up.
What are your 5 top must have foods in the house to fight hunger, and satisfy your tastebuds (besides fruit and veggies).
and advice helps..
cheers ~ Nat

shannonkk

old fashioned oatmeal, unsweetened almond milk, oranges, apples, double fiber bread

shesnotthere

Bacon, eggs, spinach, coffee, meat. That's probably not what you're looking for but I eat them almost every day. :happy:

healthyjen342

Good Question:

1) Laughing Cow Cheese
2) Yogurt (either low fat or greek)
3) Chicken Breast
4) Tuna TUNA TUNA
5) Eggs
6) Almonds
7) Mustard
8) Fiber Bars
/....oh you said 5..sorry..those are my top 8

Dnsnyder

The actualy list is much longer, but since you asked for 5 I've narrowed it down to these:
1) Low fat cottage cheese (so versatile)
2) PB2 - Bell Plantation powdered peanut butter (also versatile)
3) All-Bran Whole Wheat Bran Flakes (great for breakfast or a snack)
4) Fresh fruit: apples, bananas, blueberries, strawberries, sweet cherries
5) Bell & Evans boneless, skinless chicken breast (Bell & Evans b/c it's antibiotic, hormone free, etc. and of excellent quality!)

♥jewel♥

mini wheats, Sun Rype fruit bars, fibre one peanut butter & chocolate bars, yogurt, peanut butter

westbrja

I like the Special K Protein bars when I'm craving sweets. The chocolate and peanut butter are my favorite, but they come in different varieties. Also I bought some Jolly Time 100 calorie bags of popcorn. There was a surprising amount in each bag and it satisfies that salty craving. Good Luck!

jenseye

low fat crackers, greek yogurt, almonds, popcorn, no sugar jello pudding (60 calories).

uniquesoul73

Hummus
Luna Bars
Tuna
Yogurt
Almond Butter

motion767

My favorite thing that leaves me full is avocado-guacamole! Its an easy to fix "superfood". I use it as a sandwich spread(sourdough bread, turkey, guacamole) or buy corn tortillas cut it up like a pizza and bake them in the toaster oven as chips.

dwilliam116

I go to Costco and get the big bags of Pacific Gold beef jerky. If fills you up, is 80 calories for one good sized piece (5 calories from fat) and 11 grams of protein. It is also gluten free and has no trans fat and no preservatives.

TromaRon

Chicken breast
Sugar free Jello pudding
100 calorie kettle corn
Tootsie pops
Crystal light

supershala

1. I like to keep Fiber One bars handy. I keep them at home and also carry one in my purse for emergencies. You can get the normal ones, which are 160 calories, or there is a 90 calorie option.

2. Yogurt ( I like Yoplait Light )

3. Laughing Cow Cheese and Keebler Reduced Fat Crackers ( 1 wedge of cheese + 5 crackers = 105 calories )

4. Bananas! ( I know you said besides fruits and veggies, but bananas are tasty and filling )

5. Turkey Burgers ( Home made or the frozen kind )

maddymama

homemade hummus (with less tahini than most recipes call for); steel cut oats; unsweetened vanilla almond milk, string cheese, and soy delicious mini ice cream sandwiches for a yummy treat (sweetened with agave).

AtomicDarling

1. boiled eggs - they're low calorie and the protein helps satisfy your hunger
2. smoothies - what a fun way to get some extra nutrients! Our local smoothie shop can also mix in extra things like caffeine or vitamins (even an appetite suppressant) to help out
3. oatmeal - delicious and nutritious!
4. rice cakes - not the best for you in the end but they have a nice satisfying crunch
5. stevia- to satisfy my sweet tooth on any occasion

kristie778

1. Greek yogurt, with honey - or if you're near Trader Joe's, they have pomegranate flavored which is delicious
2. Hummus to eat veggies with - makes it a lot more appealing to eat carrots, celery, or broccoli if I have hummus to dip them into
3. Vitamuffins - double chocolate...tastes great and they are only 100 calories and have fiber and vitamins
4. Sandwich thins (100% whole wheat) - to toast and add a little Smucker's low sugar strawberry preserves, or to make a PB&J or veggie sandwich with. Only 100 calories for the roll that has 2 slices.
5. Almonds, walnuts, and other nuts - I pre-portion and bag them in little snack baggies so I won't go crazy.

rorosaw

1) Unsweetened almond milk
2) Kashi Go Lean Crunch
3) Fage 0% greek yogurt
4) Truvia
5) Almonds/walnuts

hamncheese67

that's tough because you said besides fruit and veggies (which would make up most of my top 5), so...

(1) Almonds
(2) Nonfat yogurt (but I would add fruit)
(3) Oatmeal (but I would add fruit)
(4) Cottage cheese w/ salsa
(5) Tuna (w/ veggies in a low carb tortilla)

pverbarg

you'll see some repeats from previous posts here:
1) light string cheese (or light cheddar cheese sticks)
2) low fat cottage cheese (with various add-in including fruit, salsa, sea salt and pepper)
3) sugar free jello pudding cups
4) single serving 100 calorie popcorn (butter or kettle corn)
5) vitamuffins

Good luck with conquering those cravings!

HollieDoodles

Glad you asked this question. I'm going to use the info everyone is giving :0)
Mine are:
Light string cheese
raw almonds
almond butter on almost anything
yogurt with big chunks of fruit in it
shredded wheat (any version) dry-just a handful
Fiberone bars
Fruit Leather
Light Kettle Corn

CarmenSox

1. Cliff protein bars
2. Kellogg's Special K bars
3. Kellogg's Fruit Crisp
4. Tuna
5. Apples

I too have more than 5 but these are the items I eat the most of. Ok I had to add one more...

6. Skinny cow Ice cream sandwiches

meganfox12

1) Skim milk, ice, and sugarfree syrup blended
2) Vita tops. (on vitalicious.com)
3) apples w/ better n peanutbutter
4)la tortilla factory high fiber low carb tortillas with turkey, spinach, and spicy mustard
5)kashi go lean crisp with vanilla danon light and fit yogurt and berries

I hope this helps:)

goofynat

WOW thank you you for your responses. It is huge to have these answers at my figure tips to help out what I am struggling... Some ideas I had thought of, and some new ones...so yay for that..

thannks again, Nat

bcattoes

Nuts or nut butters or soy beans. Just a handful or spoonful can really take the edge off hunger.

1. cocoa roasted almonds
2. dry roasted edamame
3. peanut butter
4. soy nut butter
5. pistachios (buy in the shell so it take longer to eat them)

a5ian_ang3l

Lately, it's been the vitatops velvety chocolate muffin. It's so good!! Only 90 calories but has tons of fiber and vitamins/minerals. It has protein too and only 2g of fat. It definitely is perfect for my chocolate craving. If only it wasn't so darn expensive lol

and also, tomato & basil hummus with whole wheat pita bite crackers from traders joe

SiltyPigeon

POPCORN!!! Very low in calories and soooo yummy! Fills me up and keeps me full. I spritz on the "I Can't Believe it's Not Butter" Spray and 0 calories and I can't resist. :blushing:

bbush18

Must Have (healthy):
-yogurt
-oatmeal
-strawberries
-almonds
-spinach

Must Have (NOT-so-healthy but can't manage to stay away long enough):
-Baked cheetos!
-coffee
-gummy bears
-wine
-cookies

janemartin02

green tea
popcorn
yogurt
salmon
herbal tea

JennieAL

Cottage Cheese
Shellfish of some sort
Eggs
Lettuce, lettuce, and more lettuce
Cucumbers or Avocados (tough choice there)

edit: just saw that the original poster asked for non-fruits/vegs... I'd have to replace lettuce with salmon, and replace cucumbers/avos with Atkins peanut butter chocolate bars

Lleldiranne

Some of my favorites:
Edamame (the soybeans in the pod) - there's a frozen variety that you steam right in the bag
String cheese
Bread & peanut butter
Prunes (ok, so they're a fruit, but they are so sweet it seems like you're eating candy!)
Triscuit crackers
Granola bar - Quaker has some that are only 100 calories
Trail mix (but measure out a serving) - a good mix of nuts, raisins, and a bit of chocolate for a great pick--me-up

aippolito1

hmmmm... chicken, chickpeas, steamed white rice, spinach, annnnd bananas?