What types of food are you eating to stay under?????

fultzjaf

I am in need of lots of help with trying to eat the right kinds of foods. I have been doing this since March but I am still not on track. I try to eat somewhat kind of healthy (it's healthier than I used to) but I am a picky eater. So, I know I am supposed to eat fruits and veggies but they don't fill me up and there's only a few of each that I like. So what other kinds of foods do you guys eat to stay full, but still stay under you goals? My worst ares are sodium, fat, and sugar. I am good with everything else. So, if you can give me ideas, especially for those 3 areas I would appretiate it! Thanks everyone!

Jill

0PhAtDaDdY

My breakfast is McDonald's oatmeal most every day! Under 300 calories...

kassied09

I am a big fan of rice cakes - but most don't like them at all. I also eat plenty of cereal. Salads. I am not that picky, though, so I have almost endless choices. It is kind of funny...If I don't watch what I eat and don't work out I am SO picky. But as soon as I start to do those things I am like eh, I am hungry. I'll eat anything really. (usually its good for me )

SallieBeige

Besides eating mountains of frozen veggies, beans, salads

I also avoid all fat. So, no dressing, butter on bread, butter on potato, sauce. No fat on meat. No skin on chicken
I also avoid all sugar. So no sugar in tea / cofffee.
I prefer it this way - that way I get to eat a cookie from time-to-time that contains all of the above that I avoid
.... hmmm, I wonder why I bother!!!

mermx

A typical day for me is

muller rice and small banana (sugar fix)
Baked beans, mushrooms low fat grated cheese (yum yum)
pork chop or lamb chop, mashed carrot and swede, vegetables. (fat fix)
laughing cow triangle with crispbreads. (savoury fix)
30gms salted peanuts. (sodium fix)
Apple (fruit fix)
teaspoon of nutella (sugar fix)
Vitamin/calcium supplements. (healthy keep up the missing bits fix)

1200 cals or under

lwdllc

Make it a game, I have learned that I can eat ALOT of food for 1200 calories if I make the right choices.

Almond Milk - unsweetened VANILLA - is an excellent milk replacer for WAY less calories - so it does a great job with cereal and I have baked with it also.

Nuts fill you up pretty well. as far as veggies I have found that i like them more and more as I get healthier and healthier.

Fiber and Protein are what you need to keep you feeling full.

jwerman

Good proteins and whole grains help fill me up. And for snacks grab a yogurt or piece of fruit, maybe some nuts...the little snack size honey roasted peanuts are great!

surfrgrl1

Make it a game, I have learned that I can eat ALOT of food for 1200 calories if I make the right choices.

Almond Milk - unsweetened VANILLA - is an excellent milk replacer for WAY less calories - so it does a great job with cereal and I have baked with it also.

Nuts fill you up pretty well. as far as veggies I have found that i like them more and more as I get healthier and healthier.

Fiber and Protein are what you need to keep you feeling full.

This is what I've experienced as well. A yogurt or an apple helps me keep the hungries away between breakfast and lunch. I've found that I personally have to have a bedtime snack. Too long between supper and breakfast, and if I don't have it, I'll wake up in the middle of the night very hungry. Not the best time to wander into the kitchen when your defenses are down. Generally I have a piece of toast and a glass of almond milk (the type listed above) before hitting the hay.

I always look at other people's food logs to get ideas for new foods. Its been extremely helpful to me.

Bella1hud

I always look at other people's food logs to get ideas for new foods. Its been extremely helpful to me.

Also regularly checking out the recipe thread... people post fantastic, healthy recipes there.

Net132

For me its not so much about what I eat its about planning. I plan what I eat the night before so I know I have the food in my house and when I am hungry what I can eat next. If I am planning on going out to dinner I will look it up online and add it. Lots of Veggie try new one and lot of recipes. My food diary is open if you want to peek.

LJCannon

I like fresh raw vegetables like Carrot Chips, Orange Bell Peppers, Anything with Fresh Spinach in it, Apples, and Frozen Vegetables in Single or Double Serving sizes. Then I add V-8 Juice and Milk. I am almost never hungry and yet I snack on something every few hours.

tiedye

I too log ahead of time so I won't go over. I drink 1L bottles of water before meals and I eat less during the meal. I also shop at Trader Joe's where you can find healthy, low calorie foods (lots of frozen veggies, soups, yogurts, turkey meatballs, turkey bacon...the list goes on!). I eat a lot of the veggies that I like. For example, you can eat pretty much a whole cucumber for a few calories. If you make a salad with a huge lettuce base it seems like you're eating more. If you're not much of a lettuce person, try butter lettuce. It's pretty mild and so crunchy. There's also a broccoli slaw that trader joe's sells in the produce refrig department that you can add some dressing too ( only a little bit of dressing) and eat a lot of for only a few calories. Whole fruit is always more filling than fruit juices. Greek yogurt in the blender with frozen fruit and a little water makes an excellent smoothie. Buy low-calorie bread, then you can have a whole sandwich instead of a half. I also like making pasta salad although the opposite of what I ate as a kid...mostly vegetable and bean salad, with only a half serving of a protein rich pasta. Part of feeling full is looking at a full plate/bowl.

If I go to a restaurant, I try to look up the menu ahead of time to have a plan.

Hope all that helps + good luck. I think my main point is drinking a liter of water before each meal is the most awesome thing ever.

emilytgs24

For my husband and I it was all about planning. I knew exactly what I was going to eat the next day. Every day. I tried to space out my food throughout the day so I felt like I was always eating. Little bits all day really worked for me. My husband I think has pre-diabetes and goes through crashes if he doesn't eat all of the time..snacks throughout the day solved this problem!

I've definitely noticed that the healthier I eat the more I get to eat-pretty soon you'll find yourself making those choices because it's worth more to you to eat healthy so that you can eat more. Keep trying new healthy things until you find some that you like! Then stick with them and keep them in your staples box! If you don't like something maybe even try cooking it another way-I really don't like brussel sprouts if they are steamed but if you roast them they are to die for!

Specifically, I really like nuts and dried fruit, fruit, those 100 calorie cookies or snack mixes, and most recently-lettuce or cabbage wraps in place of bread or tortillas. Then you aren't wasting calories on what's usually the vehicle to get the good parts of the meal to your mouth! Another thing I've started doing is putting the cheese on the top of things if a recipe calls for it. Then you can use less or none at all and you actually get to taste the cheese! Plus, these days I'm pretty picky about my cheese and usually use types with really strong flavors.

Good luck!