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  • susannahsutton1
    susannahsutton1 Posts: 372
    I agree with a previous poster about Parmesan. I keep strong hard cheese in the freezer. So I can't eat it when I am in a snack mood but it grates into cooking and melts really quickly.
  • Ben_1960
    Ben_1960 Posts: 97 Member
    Mine is quinoa. I dont eat bread or spuds so really enjoy this. I also enjoy low calorie or the lower calorie Ainsley cuppa soups which I use as sauces on various things by simply restricting the water used
  • EmmaR25
    EmmaR25 Posts: 33 Member
    M&S spicy lentil curls were great, as I easily get stuck for something quick on the move and head for the crisp section. Also Alpen light bars. I also went through a lot of bananas, not officially a diet food, but they are just very portable and easy to eat when you're travelling a lot.

    I love those lentil curls!

    I don't really have diet food, just everything in moderation! Babybels are always handy to have
  • angelacooper3
    angelacooper3 Posts: 32 Member
    I like to eat plenty of flavourful food but find the ready made sauces too calorific and full of sugar to justify using when I can be eating "real" food. Thai 7 spice, jerk seasoning, fajita spice, smoked paprika and cajun spice really ring the changes quickly and easily. Schwartz do some great ones but there are some far cheaper alternatives
  • ruthio77
    ruthio77 Posts: 52 Member
    I make up big batches of Tarka Dahl (kind of thick spiced lentily soup) and take it to work with me. So tasty and warming in the winter without being too heavy on the calories. Yum!
  • alyseleri
    alyseleri Posts: 6
    Yes Fage is lovely but did you know about straining yoghurt yourself? you can get yoghurt as nice as fage even better some times! i buy plain low fat yoghurt (i have bought smart price yoghurt and had great results). then i line a sieve with 2-3 sheets of strong kitchen towel or cheesecloth if you have it.. pop the sieve on top of a bowl (make sure the sieve is not touching the bottom of the bowl) and spoon the yoghurt into the sieve. stick it in the fridge overnight and in the morning you have gorgeous thick creamy yoghurt! you can actually sqeeze out more liquid if you wish but not necessary. give it a try! fage is abot £3.00 this works out as low as 65p:-)
  • vixmonsta
    vixmonsta Posts: 27 Member
    Quorn anything and everything (I am a vegetarian)
    eggs
    skimmed milk
    porridge

    Vix
  • DefConJen
    DefConJen Posts: 20
    Pink & Whites and Jammy Pink & Whites.
    They are 2 wafers sandwiched around marshmallow, at 50 cals each (jammy a little bit higher), they satisfy my sweet cravings without breaking the calories bank!
  • CraigAtter
    CraigAtter Posts: 94
    I love Fage 0% Total fat free greek yogurt its awesome
  • Clare0116
    Clare0116 Posts: 37 Member
    :flowerforyou: My latest favourite treat is a slice of garlic light ciabbata, 1 sundried tomato (drained of oil) and a light cheese slice, optional Italian herbs or UMAMI seasoning. It grills in 4 mins, tastes yummy and is a warming winter lunch or supper.
  • spongeh
    spongeh Posts: 152 Member
    The slimming world recipies are amazing and I'm loving them, I can see me eating some of these even when I'm down to goal weight.

    My favorite at the moment is the all day breakfast .... om nom nom
  • LilMissDB
    LilMissDB Posts: 133
    I wouldn't call them diet foods as such, but here goes:

    * Bacon - Sainsburys be good to yourself bacon 33kcal/slice (sure, its super lean but still get that bacony taste on a brekky s/w)
    * Sausages - I just got some beef and peppercorn sausages there too - 96kcal per sausage.
    * Crisps - This week I'm going to try salt and vinegar ryvita minis instead of crisps (one of my students suggested it to a patient ;))
    * Cheese - pre-sliced cathedral city lighter or leerdhammer lightlife, portions make it easy to count
    * Yoghurt - yeo valley natural yoghurt (I like the fat free one) or muller greek style coconut and vanilla
    * Crumpets - great with a little nutella for an after dinner treat, going to get some this week :)
    * Coconut milk - super high in calories even the light version, right? I use light evaporated milk instead, you can add some coconut essence if preferred
    * Pasta sauce - fry some onion and garlic in a little oil, add carton of tomato passata, 2 tsp sugar then salt to taste - so much tastier than the store bought stuff and super easy (lower cal too!)
    * 'cereal' bars - nakd bars made from dried fruit and nuts - the choc mint ones are super delicious, definitely cure my choc cravings
    * Bread - wholemeal pitta, seed sensations, burgen soy linseed, warburtons fruit loaf with orange

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