Good foods to help you feel full on 1200 calories a day?

elizabeth22588

Lentils are a fantastic food to help you feel full! They are a legume packed full of protein and fiber. There are so many great soups you can make with them too! Also, better for you than meat - little to no fat! Also, they are very low cal - under 100 calories in one serving. They are my miracle food.

victoriawil

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jmsouth5

Thanks to everyone for so many helpful suggestions! I boiled a bunch of eggs last night after reading these! I am eating all of my exercise calories and have often been over on fat and protein. It's challenging to balance but I'm looking forward to it. Thanks again!

May I make a suggestion? Increase your protein settings to about 30% of your total (reduce carbs by the necessary difference). I've found that by eating more protein, I stay full longer and lose weight easier. Too many carbs actually make me hungrier in the long run. You need some, for energy, but too many and I'm ravenous for more (food). Protein and some good fats help keep you full longer.

String cheese, yogurt, walnuts/peanuts/almonds, instant oatmeal...... great fillers!

barbarella

Crunchy cole slaw (Ready Pac) is my new buddy.
Add a few other veggies like green onion, baby carrots etc.
Light on the dressing = lots of crunch & low calorie!

Also Protein bits like eggs, chicken or fish.

tamimcham

I love Hummus and carrots.

agingwithfitness

I just started eating Skotidakis Jalapeno Yogurt Dip, its made from greek yogurt and is spicy and if you didn't know better would think it was a sour cream dip, and its only 50 calories for 2 tablespoons!

They sell it at Costco, I don't know where else.

rpantusa

Low sugar oatmeal fills me up. Quaker instant low sugar packets only have 110-120 calories per serving.

LisaDunn01

Proteins and good fats - cheese, nuts, turkey slices.

cmmattison

My lunch is very filling. I eat almonds, pistachios, an apple, carrots, and light veggie ranch dip and all of that is 490 calories and the almonds are so filling as well as the carrots...then for dinner I eat the perfect portions chicken and LOTS of broccolli thats only 170 calories I will than eat edemame and string cheese and drink zen green tea at night for snacks and thats only 150 cals. For breakfast I eat a banana or greek yogurt. This is filling and today, Im having a hard time to reaching the 1200 calorie mark. Good luck to you, and I hope this helps.

JustLena75

SF Jello with a dab of Cool Whip is filling to me for snack.

stetienne

Lots of great advice here. I have been struggling with this a little and these are terrific suggestions.

lsilly15

i was in the exact position as you! (im sure we all were) i just drank LOTS of water and snacked on watermelon and my stomach shrunk. (if that is possible) basically i got used to what i needed to eat

nellyb2011

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JennetteMac

Nothing fills me like a big salad (salsa for dressing) and some soup (like Panera Tomato). Very filling meal for less than 300 calories.

This also works for me. I make soups myself with lots of veg blitzed up and I know exactly what I've got. Sometimes I have to leave the half the salad till later, then it's my late nibble!

HMD7703

Crunchy cole slaw (Ready Pac) is my new buddy.

Yes! Crunchy cole slaw (raw - no dressing). I throw it in a fry pan till warm / slightly soft, add some low sugar pasta sauce and parm = Yum freaking Yum! It eats like pasta..

Also, I couldn't live without my protein powder!! Love, love, love it :drinker:

xosmsox

Oatmeal for breakfast! It's made me able to dramatically drop my lunch calorie intake. Keeps you very full.

howeclectic

Fat Free Refried beans (cans where only pinto beans, water, and salt are the ingredients). The one i get is 280 per can and makes me feel full for hours....

ouray12

low-fat cottage cheese and yogurt. i mix the activia blueberry or strawberry with the cottage cheese.

xxslvrxwngsxx

100 cal popcorn packs with a tablespoon of parmesan cheese :-D yum

sloew

I've been adding flax and chia seeds to my diet and it really has helped keep me fuller. That and oatmeal!

jenteel

My MD actually recommended popcorn today for snacking, gives you that feeling of being full. Something to do with fiber.

maru84

Oatmeal cooked with egg whites- kept me full for 4 hours.

lms333

Fill up on fiber rich foods and aim for at least 25 in fiber and you won't feel hungry at all. Beans, beans, beans... and fruits and veggies too.

I_get_fit

greek yogurt with lots of berries
high fiber low carb wraps with lean meat, hummus, and tons of veggies
oatmeal with protein powder
cheese - I like babybell mini original

lots of water, unsweetened tea, and coffee.

fetchfury

Tip for feeling hungry and falling off the wagon:

Drink a pint/glass of water before every meal and it will either remind you that you probably where thirsty in the first place,
and also will help you to control your portion size (you will feel full quicker).

It's all about water intake! Increase it and 1200 calories will be a doddle.

rachcamp88

I usually have porridge for breakfast, soup with oatcakes or a wholemeal pitta bread with salad and hummus for lunch and for dinner either a baked potato with tuna and plenty of salad or chicken and lots of veg. I'm on 1200 calories and always have some left over for a cup of tea and a small snack in the evening. I tend to snack on fruit or flavoured rice cakes which fill me up. My exercise calories are either uneaten or I use them to liven up my evening meal (butter on baked potato or dressing on my salads)

Chubnomas

unsalted pumpkin seeds and walnuts

cotp4

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hbunting86

I do a salad of avocado, tomato, tuna, egg, cucumber and spring onion... it's delicious - you can make a larger salad and split into smaller portions... the protein and fat from the avocado really does fill you up!

ruggedBear

Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal - I eat it twice a day sometimes (1/2 c. each serving) and I swear it swells up in your gut if you drink a glass of water with it!

As the box says - as much protein as an egg and a healthy dose of fiber. It's my new wonder-snack!