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salad suggestions that keep you full

Posts: 152 Member
edited February 3 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Looking for some new salad suggetions that keep you full

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  • Posts: 1,651 Member
    Add bacon
  • load up the salad with veggies, beans or meats :)
  • Posts: 9,150 Member
    Add bacon
    And shredded cheese.
  • Posts: 863 Member
    I like:

    Spinach
    Tyson Cooked and Ready Grilled Chicken Strips
    Goat or Blue Cheese
    Pecans
    Green Apples
    Balsamic or Pomegranate Dressing

    Or With:

    Spinach
    Chicken
    Blue Cheese
    Chopped Yellow and Orange Bell Pepper
    Buffalo Sauce
  • Posts: 1,418 Member
    Add garbanzo beans, black beans, kidney beans, quinoa, any type of meat, etc. Protein will help.
  • Posts: 1,682 Member
    add chicken, black beans, rice, corn salsa, cheese and sour cream. add some chips with guacamole and you won't need to eat for a whole day.
  • Posts: 1,062 Member
    add a protein - nuts, beans or meat. :)
  • add quinoa and any lean protein!
  • Posts: 240 Member
    Adding Chickpeas as a protien!! You can use them in any salad and for me they seem to be the protein that keeps on giving in terms of keeping you full. Another bonus is they go equally well with a more savory or sweet salad. I love a summer berry salad (blueberries, rasperries, strawberries, etc) with chickpeas, feta or goatscheese and a raspberry vinegrette. Delicious!
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  • Posts: 1,092 Member
    mixed greens cucumber a few olives: add bolied egg chopped and either bacon or grilled chicken. A touch of olive oil and bam no way will you be hungry.

    much love
    MissDIbs
  • Posts: 4,584 Member
    really depends on what you like to put in them, eh?

    Chicken salad is delicious and keeps me full.

    Chicken, cashews, mayo, grapes, and poppy seeds. You're welcome, OP.

    Tuna salad works too.
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  • The Taco Salad

    3 cups shredded lettuce (around 30 calories)
    1-2 Tablespoon salsa (5-15 Calories)
    1 Taco Bell red sauce packet (Zero Calories so I do 2)
    1/4 cup black beans (55 Calories)

    Total calories are like 90-100 and cause its so low you can double up or add a bit or chicken if you like. A tomato is an extra 30 or so calories, maybe some olives, or cheese if y really want to spoil yourself. But this is my favorite salad to fill up on ;)

    Friend adds always welcome
    -Abby
  • Posts: 4,584 Member
    and pasta salad too... Mmmm pasta.
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  • Posts: 136 Member
    Sliced baby portabella mushrooms - low cal and filling
  • Posts: 86 Member
    Bacon, chicken, egg, cheese, avocado. All together, with veggies (lettuce and greens, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cucumber) and blue cheese dressing. That's a filling salad.

    I just had it, came in at about 600 calories. A perfectly acceptable portion for a filling lunch.
  • chicken and cheese
  • Posts: 350 Member
    Chicken 4 oz (110 Cals)
    tomato (20 Cals)
    light sprinkle of cheese (60 cals)
    Salsa (20 Cals)
    Light Sour cream (40 cals)

    and much more
    Beans, Olives (yuck), onions, green pepper or sub ground beef instead of chicken
  • Posts: 4,078 Member
    Add tuna, chicken, eggs or shrimp
  • Posts: 80 Member
    Put that salad on top of a Baconator.

    Everyone is on the money. Protein and fat will make you feel full. Deli ham and honey mustard. Poached chicken, apples and pecans.
  • Posts: 717 Member
    Raw mushrooms and loads of tuna!
  • All above with a homemade olive-oil based vinaigrette. Don't be afraid of eating good fat.
  • Posts: 915 Member
    I have a huge salad sometimes when i have very less calories left for the day :P and they are still around 500 cals.
    Spinach
    Cucumbers
    peppers
    black olives
    shredded carrots
    squash
    quinoa
    egg whites
    avacado
    grapes
    strawberries
    tofu
    edamame
    chickpeas
    ranch dressing
    Yumm
    I also add Sriracha to get the extra spiciness ..Yumm!
  • Posts: 50 Member
    Yesterdays salad:
    Fennel - Bulb, raw, 43 g 13
    Herb - Parseley, 0.5 Cup 0
    Sb - Sainsbury's - Baby Leaf Spinach, 7.0 g 2
    Sainsbury's - Wild Rocket Baby Leaf, 100 g 30
    Generic - Fresh Mint Leaves, 10 g 7
    Raw - Spring Onion, 20 g 6
    Orange Zest - Ingredient, 1 teaspoon 2
    Tesco - British Cauliflour, 150 g 53
    Morrisons - Rice Vinegar, 0.33 = 15 ml 6
    Sainsbury's - Fresh Orange Juice, 15 ml 7
    Generic - Fresh Mint Leaves, 10 g 7
    Carrots - Raw, 22 g 9
    Chicken - Breast, meat only, cooked, roasted, 65 g 107
    Sainsbury's Taste the Difference - Pomodorino Tomatoes, 80 g
    Sainsbury's - Wild Rocket Baby Leaf, 100 g 30 2
    Sb - Sainsbury's - Baby Leaf Spinach, 7.0 g 2
    Spice - Garam masala,1 tsp 10

    The cauliflour was roasted in spices then pulsed in a food processor and mixed with the salad and an orange dressing, served with left over roast chicken.


    Todays Salad:

    Sb - Sainsbury's - Baby Leaf Spinach, 7.0 g 2
    Sainsbury's - Wild Rocket Baby Leaf, 100 g 30
    Fennel - Bulb, raw, 20 g 6
    Generic - Raw White Cabbage 100g, 24 g 6
    Cabbage - Red, raw, 25 g 8
    Fresh - Lime , 0.5 Lime 10
    Sainsbury's Taste the Difference - Pomodorino Tomatoes, 118 g 20
    Cucumber - With peel, raw, 56.0 g 8
    Tesco - Yellow Pepper, 50 g 13
    Sainsbury's Be Good to Yourself - Greek Salad Cheese (Feta) - Reduced Fat, 56.0 g 102
    Amoy - Light Soy Sauce, 5 ml 3
    Alessi - White Balsamic Vinegar, 0.33 tbsp 7
    Groovy Food Company - Agave Nectar, 2.3 gram 1tsp

    Crumbled feta salad with sweet agave,soy,lime & vinegar dressing with Roasted peppers

    I really like to bulk out my salads by cramming as much as possible into them, and then adding some BIG flavours such as dressings,sun dried tomatoes,spices and roasted veg
  • Posts: 1,739 Member
    add avocado and tuna
  • Posts: 26 Member
    For me pretty much any salad is filling BUT cut out the sugary low fat dressing. Go for a squeeze of lemon or lime and some real fat - like olive, walnut or avocado oil. The sugar in low fat dressing spikes your insulin, making you feel hungry again when it drops and you can't actually access all the nutrients in your greens without a bit of fat.
  • Posts: 1,011 Member
    bacon and avocado
  • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
    I like avacado, can of tuna, and eggs - and I am a sucker for croutons!
  • Posts: 138 Member
    I find that any warm salad with 1/2 a little protein fills me up faster than a cold one.

    1cup spinach
    1/2 cup collard greens
    baby bella mushrooms
    garlic
    salt n pepper
    onion
    your favorite protein
    sauté
    eat
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