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    Cheap, Filling, Low Calorie Foods?

    Posts: 4
    edited January 24 in Food and Nutrition
    Hey guys, first post here so be gentle :smile:

    What would you consider to be the Gold Dust of dieting/losing weight *EXCEPT FRUITS AND VEGGIES*?


    The stuff you can eat a lot of and not worry about your budget or your calorie count?


    Any suggestions appreciated, cheers!

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    • Posts: 621 Member
      popcorn

      salad (sorry veggies)

      soup

      yesterday I had a half gala apple with a slice of cheese and some turkey slices. I wrapped a small piece of cheese and turkey around the apple slice and ate that.. it was pretty filling.
    • Posts: 196 Member
      I was going to say baby carrots :(
    • Posts: 4
      I was going to say baby carrots :(

      Sorry! I know people say you can eat an unlimited amount of fruit and veg and will be fine but would like to leave that out for this one

      I like the Laughing Cow Extra Light Triangles, only 20 cals each
    • Posts: 364 Member
      what are your goals? are you looking for low calories with low sugar also? low calorie and also low sodium.

      top level recommendations:

      tuna fish with walden farms miracle mayo and celery/onions
      oatmeal with almond milk or water and some flax seed on top
      tilapia filets
      shrimp
      grilled chicken
      cottage cheese
      eggs!
    • Posts: 3 Member
      Cheap, filling foods EXCEPT fruits and vegetables????
      Sorry I just ran out of ideas.
    • Posts: 325 Member
      Oatmeal
      Canned tuna
      Eggs
    • Posts: 15,694 Member
      Eggs
      Beans
      Rice
      Oatmeal
      Chicken (buy frozen, on sale)
      Pasta
      Potatoes
      Beef (cheap cuts, cook low & slow)
      Yogurt
    • Posts: 62 Member
      i'm going to break your rule and say celery with ranch veggie dip. The dip is made from 1 cup of fat free greek yogurt and 2 tsp ranch seasoning. Great snack loaded with protein.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      Shirataki noodles!
    • Posts: 8,646 Member
      Shirataki noodles!

      Stop it. BAD, Jason, BAD. :angry:
    • Posts: 461 Member
      Shirataki noodles!
      NOT this... these are very expensive.
    • Posts: 77 Member
      Oats, yogurts, eggs, lentils, tuna....we are on a budget so I dont splurge on expensive 'diet' food x:drinker:
    • Posts: 516 Member
      i love me some 100 calorie kettle popcorn! i find it to be a lot and it satisfies my sweet tooth. i also eat oats every morning with 1 packet of truvia and some cinammon AND put some chia seeds in it. Hope this helps! i'm not a success story but i've been losing some lbs having this in my pantry and lunch box!
    • Posts: 71 Member
      Honestly, salad is the best thing I've found.

      But fitting your criteria, I'd go with:

      Beans
      Chicken or Turkey
      Oatmeal
      Water lol
      Eggs, the only caveat being that the best eggs (pasture-raised, naturally fed, free-range, real healthy eggs) are gonna cost more than factory farmed ones. But for me, the difference in taste, texture, and nutritional content is worth the extra dollar.
    • Posts: 2,860 Member
      Chicken
      greek yogurt (maybe not cheap)
      Apples
      Oats
      water
      eggs
      beans
    • Posts: 3
      beans and rice together make a complete protien, eggs with some guacamole (very filling, gives a good protien boost for the morning), oatmeal with a sprinkling of nuts and raisins (honey for sweetner, and skim milk), and since we all hate veggies (well....) i like to add things to my salad that makes it taste good so i dont feel like a cow muching on hay: pine nuts, sunflower seeds, feta cheese, dressing, and dried cranberries (all of these are high fat, so make sure its a tablespoon or less, and get the low fat options for the dairy)
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