What do you eat when you're starving but short on calories?

carmieg3

Popcorn

same, I love popcorn!! I find it so filing, and I pop it from kernels on the stovetop, so I use a very small anount of oil and salt

blably

1 dcl milk, 2 dcl water, half a banana, one kiwi, tsp of protein powder - around 150-200 cal and fills you up

HealthyNowForever

any of the following: carrots, strawberries, raspberries, oatmeal, greek yogurt. I also drink lots of water.

princess38_09

fruits i would eat if i would be really really hungry

lwagnitz

I guess depends exactly how many calories I'm short.

I'm I'm REALLY short, I'll munch on some raw spinach or bell peppers.

If I have a little wiggle room I'll eat an egg or can of tuna. It keeps you fuller longer.

agape_45

For me to take off the edge, I usually eat a Quaker Carmel Corn Rice Cake - it's sweet, crunchy and only 50 Cal. Or I eat a low calorie snack pack by Keebler, again, sweet, crunchy and only 100 Calories. Make sure you drink plenty of water so it swells up a bit. And try not to wait until your starving, because then it's too easy to justify....For me I'll eat anything that isn't tied down when I am at that point!

anubhavsharma18

Boiled egg white, Carrot and Radish

Jeffbri

I cut a cucumber and munch on it.

Ascolti_la_musica

Sugar free jello.

april1445

tuna. or low fat turkey pepperoni.

JessicaRobin67

I sometimes:

Take 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk and put 1/2 c. frozen fruit (with sweetener)

Or

drink tea or hot broth

bufger

I eat and go over then I catch those cals back on extra excercise at some other point in that week.

BeachGingerOnTheRocks

To really feel full?

Protein on a tortilla.


2 ounces chicken coated in cumin and chili powder and baked, seared or grilled, some peppers and onions that I cook in the same spices and a touch of olive oil, hot sauce, fat free cheese very lightly sprinkled, a salad's worth of cilantro, and the la tortilla factory tortilla because those things fill you up. Each is under 200 calories. I ate 3 plus 3 extra ounces chicken and stuff without the tortilla.

Oh, and it's very healthy. Maybe even bordering on too healthy to be called a taco.

MG_Fit

I'll do baby carrots or broccoli. But honestly, it doesn't hurt to go over a bit (not by 500), but listen to your body.

vangberg91

First of all: Never starve yourself. Then it is better to do some extra exercises. If your starve yourself your body goes to "starvation mode" and hold on tight to your fat depots. And that's the last thing you want if you want to lose weight

Eat varied and you will feel less hungry because your body is satisfied.

Drink your 8 cups of water everyday and eat vegetables as low calorie snack.

Remember sometimes the mind wants to eat because you are bored. Try to do something else in 10 minutes and drink some water if you are still hungry then eat something. Actually exercises will lower the desire for food.

Ajacobs848

Dried seaweed sticks (Trader Joe's , or Annie Chun), the wasabi flavor is satisfying and you won't feel like eating anything else for a while.!

Joanitude

Requires work: I make a huge pot of cabbage soup - yeah like the stuff from that old fad diet.. It is cheap, filling, and you can eat as much as you want.

Minimal work: Tomato soup - using V8, Snappy Tom, etc. Add a bit of herbs, some Parmesan, heat in the microwave and you have a really good tasting 'soup' that you can drink all day.

Neither one taste like 'diet' food, or makes me feel deprived. Depending on how you season it, you can change the whole flavor profile of both of them.

holly1283

SometimesI just sip a cup of hot tea or whatever you like hot to drink.

mitatailor

Options hot choc drink

TR0berts

What is your calorie goal?

If you are truly hungry, eat. Going over for a day or two won't kill you. I ate 3,500 calories 2 days ago and didn't gain an ounce.

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dovetail22uk

People who say "boiled egg white" make me cry there - see?:sad:

cgarand

What is your calorie goal?

If you are truly hungry, eat. Going over for a day or two won't kill you. I ate 3,500 calories 2 days ago and didn't gain an ounce.

^This...if I'm hungry I eat. I try to make whatever I eat healthy though (with an occasional exception). But, I have heard that steamed broccoli helps with menstrual symptoms. Maybe have some steamed broccoli and grilled fish. That should nourish and satisfy without a crazy amount of calories and fat.

SaveFileCorrupt

Oat Bran - as little as 1-2 tbsp will expand in the stomach, and keep you full for a couple hours

yellowsun101

Miso Soup if I'm craving savoury or an apple if I want something sweet

xilka

I have a ziploc bag full of raw broccoli in the fridge always.

hubkal

water, water, water, flavored water, raw carrot chips, egg whites with veggies! hardly any calories at all!!

Copaiba

Dried seaweed sticks (Trader Joe's , or Annie Chun), the wasabi flavor is satisfying and you won't feel like eating anything else for a while.!

THIS!
Or Roasted Seaweed Sheets also from TJs or Annie Chung. Love em.
Also popcorn.
Sometimes though and by sometimes I mean once a month, I just eat the carbs I NEED. Often a whole bag of tortilla chips. Then I wake up the next day, go to the gym and stay within my calorie goal as best I can as usual.

NutellaAddict

I eat SOMETHING. Cashews, pistachios, banana, or something with protein such as egg whites or chicken...Protein will fill you up more. Or even a protein shake with skim milk, banana, protein powder, and hersheys syrup :devil:

heatherdawn007

I usually eat some kind of mixed nuts - almonds, cashews, lightly salted peanuts, etc, mixed with dried fruit. Just a little is high calorie and will fill you up with good fats and protein.

dancinmama

Eat a fruit or a veggie...something that will fill you up. Try to always eat filling foods, not empty carbs. It will really help you not ever get to that point of starvation. Of course you know, children in Africa are starving, not you, lol. (Oooops, thats my mom talking!)