How to make a filling dinner without carbs?

I was going to say, load up on veggies, but they have carbs. I dunno. More meat?

Beans and nuts.

Made this for dinner last night super duper yummy, low calories, filling, and (by chance) no carbs

ingredients:
1 Med-large eggplant
1 container cottage cheese
1.5 bags shredded cheese (I used veggie slices not real cheese)
3/4 can marinara
4-5 cloves garlic
2 cups baby spinach
handful of basil

Preheat to 400. Slice eggplant vertically so you have large thin pieces (about 1/4 inch thick by 4-5" wide and whatever the length of eggplant is)
In lasagna baking pan (9x12 pan) spread a little red sauce on the bottom. Create one layer of eggplant, a layer of sauce sprinkled garlic and basil over sauce, a layer of baby spinach, a layer cottage cheese, and a layer of shredded cheese. Repeat layering with the top layer being shredded cheese. Cover with tinfoil. Bake for 40 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes.

Delicious! My husband had it over freshly made bread (for a kind of eggplant parm) I didn't because I hate soggy bread, but I got my carbs in from the delicious red wine I drank with it. You could also serve this with a little pasta for the people who want carbs. here is the nutritional and caloric info

I broke this down into 9 servings (this makes for rather large servings BTW)

Per Serving: calories: 184
carbs: 14
fat: 5
protein: 19
sodium: 768
Iron: 13

I believe this would also freeze very well (haven't tried it yet though)

ETA: I should have said this is LOW CARB obviously it does have carbs just not a lot Also I used Fat Free cottage cheese

Incorporate natural fats into your dinners and you'll feel full for hours -- your food will taste better too. :laugh:

That sounds good, but for me, even a meat like pork spare ribs, which have as much fat as they do protein, would *still* leave me feeling hungry after 1000 calories if I don't have at *least* some veggies with it. :smokin:

I don't have any idea how to feel full without carbs. Carbs are 50% of my calories. I would definitely feel hungry without them. I could probably take in about 1000 calories of meat and then still want a slice of bread or some veggies to go with it. Carbs are our friend when it comes to ending hunger.

That's so funny that two human bodies can act so differently! I'm the exact opposite. Carbs make up 5% of my calories. Before I cut most of them out, I would feel hungry immediately after a dinner of pasta or rice. The whole reason I love a high fat diet is because it keeps me fuller longer.

OP, with a meal of steak or chicken (pan seared) I eat about half a bag of broccoli with some butter melted on top. Garlic salt and pepper are a nice addition as well as a tablespoon of Parmesan.

Under my doctor and dieticians guidance, I limit my carbs to 90 per day (or very close to that) as I'm diabetic and actually got off one med recently. Oh so much for my background.

For my dinner, I do more protein such as chicken, turkey, fish and have beef twice a week to keep cholesterol down. I tend to have veggies that are darker green like broccoli, kale, spinach and Brussels sprouts. The veggies have carbs and I get enough energy from the protein and carbs I take in to get out and exercise 5-6 times a week at the gym without issue.

You could also try some good home made soups as well. I also snack on Baby Bell Lite Cheeses when hungry with a glass or two of water to fill in the hunger gaps.

I don't have any idea how to feel full without carbs. Carbs are 50% of my calories. I would definitely feel hungry without them. I could probably take in about 1000 calories of meat and then still want a slice of bread or some veggies to go with it. Carbs are our friend when it comes to ending hunger.

That's so funny that two human bodies can act so differently! I'm the exact opposite. Carbs make up 5% of my calories. Before I cut most of them out, I would feel hungry immediately after a dinner of pasta or rice. The whole reason I love a high fat diet is because it keeps me fuller longer.

OP, with a meal of steak or chicken (pan seared) I eat about half a bag of broccoli with some butter melted on top. Garlic salt and pepper are a nice addition as well as a tablespoon of Parmesan.

That's very interesting! If I try to do, say, just eggs for breakfast, I am *starving* but if I add just one slice of toast with a smear of jelly, my stomach is like, "Yeah, we're good now!" Before MFP, I would sometimes have just Ramen or mac n cheese for a meal and it would keep me full. It really is interesting how different individuals can be! :bigsmile:

Okay before anyone jumps on me & says that carbs aren't bad, I know they are good for us to keep our energy up & I eat carbs during the day, but I don't want to include it in my last meal of the day. I normally eat either fish or chicken with a green vegetable for dinner, but I don't know what else I can include with that, that isn't a carb so that I feel full & I'm not starving after an hour. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Add fibrous veggies. Veggied are carbs too but the better option than bread or pasts. Sweet potato or red skin potatoes are good too.