Filling foods that are low calorie and not unhealthy

Every fruit and vegetable, beans, tofu, soups with clear broths and no fatty meat in them. Corn thins, rice cakes (I don't recommend: not nutrient dense enough for me personally).

when I first started "dieting" i made up a HUGE pot of veg soup weekly (I didn't put in carby veg, though, like potato, carrot or beans).

Here's my basic soup recipe: http://aldousmom.tumblr.com/post/15300721847/my-fav-veg-soup-my-fav-wrap-sandwich-best-lunch

How this helped: it was filling, it was hot, it took a long time to eat a big bowl, but didn't have tons of calories, AND (best part) packed full of nutrients which help reduce cravings (cravings are caused my nutrient deficits a lot of times). win, win, win!

Seriously, if you can concentrate on nutrient density (instead of calorie density) you won't really want/ need extra food or snacks.
Good luck!

I love spagetthi squash, it's delicous with salt and pepper and a tbsp of parmasean cheese or with tomato sauce. Filling and 40 calories a cup for the squash.
A snack I love is a small apple (small spartan is 60 cals), a cheese string (60 cals) and a turkey pepperoni stick (60 cals) always keeps me going until dinner time.
Other than that, I find a protein shake with almond milk and some fresh fruit filling and the one I make is about 300 calories.

I love vegetables, especially raw or frozen ones. I make up baggies of mixed chopped veggies to tuck in with my lunches and so I can reach into the fridge and pick up a snack quickly. Do this when you bring the veggies home, or shortly after. I found that I didn't want to reach into the vegetable drawer to pick out a whole head of cauliflower, some cabbage, and carrots--but if I prepackage it; I make different combinations for snacks. Obviously you can't do too many days ahead for freshness sake, but I probably do about 4 days worth at a time and make up more while I'm making dinner salads if I'm out of snacks. I also bag up pretzels in single serving amounts, because I love them too. Crunchy foods make me full faster than soft foods, I suppose it's all the chewing. I re-use baggies multiple times, just rinse out the veggie ones and don't even worry about the pretzel baggies! I could also use small reusable containers that I could grab at a moment's notice. This time of year, I love clementines (cuties). Sometimes, I eat a cup of whole grain cheerios, anything whole grain or high fiber will keep you satisfied longer. The key for me is to have something I can grab quickly, just like I used to grab a poptart, snack cake, etc.

I made a butternut squash soup that was really good, low cal. and super filling.
-roast butternut squash (slice in half and bake in oven at 400 for about 45-60mins)
-peel, get rid of seeds, and cut into squares
-chop up an onion and carrots and garlic and saute in about 1 tbs oil until soft
-add butternut squash and seasonings (I used salt, pepper, 1 tsp cumin powder, chili powder, corriander powder) and saute
-add 3 cups chicken broth, 1 cup 1% milk and mix, add about 1/2 bar of low fat cream cheese
-add to blender and puree

This ends up being thick hearty creamy and overall super yummy. It makes about 6 cups at less than 150 cals a bowl and it is hard to have more than 1 bowl! I roast my butternut squash whenever I am roasting other stuff and throw it in the refridge until I am ready to make my soup.

Microwave butternut squash! Super simple, fast, and low calorie.
SlIce in half lengthwise (leave seeds in). Place on large plate with another plate over it.
Cook on high in microwave 12-16 mins (mine takes 12 but I have a 1300 watt MW).
Take out with oven mitts. Scoop out the seeds.

Use a spoon to eat the delicious insides!

120g is only 50 calories. SO a half squash might only be 100-150 cals.

I avoid hunger by increasing number of meals... get the snacks planned and in between meals and in the evening. I have to plan and stay focused to keep the calories within range but its working for me.

Vanilla Greek yogurt and almonds is my filling snack of choice. I will throw some craisins in it when I am looking for some sweetness. Or an apple with 1 tbsp of peanut butter.

Oranges, Grapes, Squash, Cottage Cheese, Eggs are some of my favorites that I rely on and eat most. I am HUGE on yogurt too and will normally eat like 2 a day.

PB2 on a apple.

pear and string cheese

cottage cheese and blueberries

whats your idea of low cal?. mine is 200 for a snack.

kashi go lean cereal and greek yogurt

I'm a huge fan of Gala apples! Taste so much better the Red Delicious that I've been eating for decades. Plus a medium one has 5g fiber! When I work from home, my "brunch" is a fruit plate of 2-3 Galas plus2-3 servings of other fruits. Munch off that for 30-60 min and keeps me full for HOURS! Extra bonus: EXTREMELY low sodium so I have plenty allowable for dinner and snacks.

*Edit to correct a word

I'm a huge fan of Gala apples! Taste so much better the Red Delicious that I've been eating for decades. Plus a medium one has 5g fiber! When I work from home, my "brunch" is a fruit plate of 2-3 Galas plus2-3 servings of other fruits. Munch off that for 30-60 min and keeps me full for HOURS! Extra bonus: EXTREMELY low sodium so I have plenty allowable for dinner and snacks.

*Edit to correct a word

i love braeburns. 80 cal per medium one. tart and sweet.

I absolutely love pumpkin seeds (without the shell). Low in sodium, has a fair amount of fat but nothing too bad, and a fair amount of protein. 140 calories in 1/4 cup, which is a lot more than it sounds like. Even 1/8 cup is plenty for me.

May I ask how you stored it etc for the week?
I would love to make a big pot of soup to last the week, but no idea what to portion it into and how to store it so it lasts the week.

As long as there are no animal products in it (butter, meat, cheese, milk, etc), it will safely keep a whole week in the refrigerator in whatever kind of container you would like to use. Most of the stores like Walmart, Target, Dollar General, etc around here have very large plastic storage containers that would work well. I'm sure stores similar to that in your area would carry something a large container like that.

I also have glass containers with snap on lids that are for refrigerator and freezer storage, both, and I will either divide the soup between the two of those and put one in the freezer OR (sometimes I've got something in one of them) I will store the soup in quart sized ziplock freezer bags. I write on the bag first with a marker, put the bag inside a wide mouthed jar or glass, ladle the soup in, pull the bag out and seal it. I place them flat in the freezer, stacked up. Once they're frozen you can stack them vertically to save space.

I made a huge VAT of soup this week, actually. It's so good!

I make a habit of keeping healthy soups and chili and casseroles in the freezer so I can quickly have a hearty meal after a super long run. If I didn't have those, I'd be more likely to eat something without the nutrient density I need after a hard workout.

I'm looking for suggestions of foods that are somewhat filling and not "bad" for you. Currently, I'm on a carrot kick.

I've done relatively well with weight loss over the past year, but I've plateaued for the last couple months, in part because I'm just hungry more, so I eat (and admittedly, I don't always log it all -- but I usually do). I want to lose at least another 20 pounds, but it's getting harder and harder.

I'm looking for ideas of things to eat that will be satisfying without adding a lot of calories.

Sweet Potatoes, oh and uh... sweet potatoes.

Low calories, high in vitamins/nutrients. Enough carbs to keep you full, and you can cook and ear a large one. (skin and all for all the good stuff) and still be under 200 calories!

Also, if your wanting super low cal, but filling soups...

I love making broth soups. Crazy low calorie and you can do anything with them. My most recent is:

8 Cups Reduced sodium Swanson Chicken Broth. (2 containers)
1 cup Baby Carrots cut into thirds.
1 cup Cauliflower cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup Broccoli Florettes cut into bite sized pieces
1 Medium Onion Diced
2 Tablespoons minced Garlic
2 Yellow Squash, halved then sliced.
1 Zucchini halved then sliced.
2 Jalapeno halved and sliced. If you don't like spicy, cut out the seeds/membrane or simply leave out.
2 Cups high fiber low sodium lentils. (Could substitute split peas)

Simmer all the ingredients together until the Lentils are just starting to soften, about 30 minutes.

From here, you can either just have a healthy, low calorie soup, or you can do what I did and add precooked frozen shrimp for a bit of protien but barely adding any calories.

Either way, when the soup is done. I tear half a cup of spinach into the bottom of my bowl and pour the steaming hot soup over top, the soup will wilt the spinach for another big bump of flavor/vitamins

you can eat 1/5th of the pan and its only 170 calories...

Enjoy