What to eat when under daily calories?

missfancy1980

I keep finding myself 100 - 500 calories under my daily goal. Does anyone have any ideas for good calorific snacks that are not fattening? I seem to be coming up short on carbs, so some kind of carby snack... crisps?

Thanks

purpleipod

If you're having that hard of a time eat more nutritionally dense foods.. nuts, avocado, full fat cheese, milk, yogurt, good oils, peanut butter. Are you eating a lot of "diet" food?

elekelk

Usually a glass of milk or fruit, one glass of mild is like 180 calories so its easy to fill up your goal and not be unhealthy.

susannamarie

I usually do milk, or if it's a large deficit an egg on toast. Nice balance for me.

SRH7

Forget the carbs - get in some good protein! A spoon of sugarfree peanut butter - nibbled straight off the spoon, yum! Or a spoon of coconut oil in your coffee - delicious and good for you!

TeaBea

Nuts & nut butters have protien & good fats. They are also calorie dense

Look for complex carbs, they take longer to digest & keep you full. Maybe oatmeal, whole grain bread (with PB). Fruit is (more of a) simple carb ... but has lots of fiber & nutrients

Whole grain crackers with a wedge of 2% cheese.

Bailey543

Forget the carbs - get in some good protein! A spoon of sugarfree peanut butter - nibbled straight off the spoon, yum! Or a spoon of coconut oil in your coffee - delicious and good for you!

mamamc03

boiled egg, cereal, yogurt, chips & salsa, oatmeal, grits, raisins, toast with butter spray & no sugar added spread

Willpowerofsteel

When I'm under, I check to see where I am with all my nutrients - am I lacking in calcium? Iron? How has my fruit/veggie intake been for the day? Do I need more good fat? That helps steer me to what to eat - for example, if I'm down on calcium and iron I'll have a bowl of Cheerios with soy milk, it's about 150 calories and bumps up both of those categories. Or If I haven't eaten enough fat that day I'll have 1/4 cup of nuts. If I'm looking awesome on all my nutrient goals that's when I might indulge in a treat food like chips or a coconut milk ice cream bar!

ImaSongbird

If you're having that hard of a time eat more nutritionally dense foods.. nuts, avocado, full fat cheese, milk, yogurt, good oils, peanut butter. Are you eating a lot of "diet" food?

What *she* said!

scott091501

peanut butter has a shyte ton of carbs. I ususally go greek yogurt and some fruit.

littlelily613

whole grain toast or low-cal whole grain bagel with peanut butter? popcorn? tortilla chips and salsa (and a sprinkle of cheese)? oatmeal? pretzels (empty calories really, but if you need the carbs and have the calories, the salty crunch can be quite satisfying!)

debbiestine

fruit, raw veggies, lite english muffin w/apple butter. also Dannon light and fit non fat vanilla yogurt is really good.

missfancy1980

Wow, some fab ideas, thank you all so much!! I never thought of a glass of milk, how simple lol! So a glass of milk, peanut butter on toast with a little butter, and some nuts & raisins should probably do it.

I feel perfectly full, i've had breakfast, lunch, and dinner and some snacks, and also 2 naughty cups of coffee with semi skimmed milk. The food I am mostly eating is rice cakes, quark/ cottage cheese, loads of veggies and fruits, quorn, salmon, eggs, and tuna. I LOVE LOVE LOVE greek yoghurt with honey but assumed that would be strictly off limits?

Hood25

Nuts, cheese or my favorite is all natural peanut butter. Better yet some dark chocolate!

debbiestine

I check my totals too. Then if i'm short on calcium I eat a slice of Borden's fat free cheese. If I'm short on fiber- maybe a high fiber tortilla wrap w/ 1T hummus. Just check your totals and then google foods that are high in the nutrient you need.

purpleipod

Wow, some fab ideas, thank you all so much!! I never thought of a glass of milk, how simple lol! So a glass of milk, peanut butter on toast with a little butter, and some nuts & raisins should probably do it.

I feel perfectly full, i've had breakfast, lunch, and dinner and some snacks, and also 2 naughty cups of coffee with semi skimmed milk. The food I am mostly eating is rice cakes, quark/ cottage cheese, loads of veggies and fruits, quorn, salmon, eggs, and tuna. I LOVE LOVE LOVE greek yoghurt with honey but assumed that would be strictly off limits?

You need to get out of the mindset of things being off limits. Everything is fine in moderation. Restricting yourself too much usually leads to failure at some point or another.

JennetteMac

This is all really helpful to me too. I am often a bit below my goal calories, but scared to eat more in case I put on weight. I'll try checking my nutrients. How do I do that? Are they recorded automatically, cos they don't all seem to be in my diary.

Willpowerofsteel

peanut butter has a shyte ton of carbs. I ususally go greek yogurt and some fruit.

?? A serving of natural peanut butter has fewer carbs than a serving of greek yogurt, and definitely fewer than fruit. Not that I think carbs are bad or anything anyway...

missfancy1980

This is all really helpful to me too. I am often a bit below my goal calories, but scared to eat more in case I put on weight. I'll try checking my nutrients. How do I do that? Are they recorded automatically, cos they don't all seem to be in my diary.

I was wondering the same?