What are good foods that will fill you up

Along with getting plenty of protein (lean meat, dairy, beans/legumes, eggs) and healthy fat, consider the quality of your food. I'm not clean eater but the more I pay attention to the food I eat and how it affects me, the more I realize that super processed stuff just doesn't stick with me as long as natural sources (protein bar vs eggs, instant oatmeal vs homecooked steel cut oats). Something to consider.

Sargento string cheese is my go-to snack. It's only 50 calorie per stick, and it's really easy to store in my purse. I have one around 4:00 at the office, it staves off the in-between lunch and dinner munchies and keeps my mind on my work.

Okay, I just had time for a quick reply last time.

Some of my recent snacks include:
- String cheese with an apple or clementine
- Hard-boiled egg and apple, with or without almond butter
- Cheese and crackers (nut thins), maybe with fruit
- Cottage cheese with 1/2 banana and peanut butter
- Veggies with ranch or hummus and some baked chicken breast
- Greek yogurt with oats or granola, walnuts, strawberries

Love me some healthy fats!

and my favorite of all EGGS :-D

^ THIS. I can make a frittata with half a green pepper, a small diced onion, a little celery, and 3 large eggs - total calories under 300 - and with a salad and maybe a slice of dry toast, I feel full the rest of the evening.

I get drained tuna pouches or cans, they are only 70 calories but they are 18 grams of protein which fills you up. I alternate with Swanson's white chick breast in a can because you're not supposed to have tuna all of the time.

Basically anything with a lot of protein in it is what will keep you full. Or fiber.

Oh, my new favorite things are by Green Giant. They are in my diary.. they're called Just For One and they have cheesy rice with broccoli and it's only 60 calories for the whole tray! They're great for snacking. They also have cheesy cauliflower and cheesy broccoli plain.

Why shouldnt you have tuna everyday? Just asking as I have this really frequently so wondered if it is because of a health thing. Thanks.

SerenaMcD43: Tuna is mercurial. ... wait. No. I mean, it has a lot of mercury in it, so it's generally not a good idea to eat a lot. I think the most frequently touted recommendation is one 12oz. can a week, but that might have changed. The resources I've found are all on the older side, but this one should explain things pretty well: http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/outreach/advice_index.cfm

On topic, I'll just repeat what everyone else said: protein and fat! Eggs and cheese for breakfast usually hang out forever for me. Snack-wise, cheese is pretty kind of awesome.

Everyone on here has given you great ideas... Nuts, Especially almonds are a great snack. Eggs, Cottage cheese, and String cheese are my personal favorites. The one thing that you have to keep in mind though. Even though you are eating more fruits and vegetables, fruits are high in sugars (yes natural sugars), but sugars just the same. And depending on what kind of vegetables you are eating... They are full of mainly water, yes you do get vitamins and other nutrients from them, but you are really only going to get water from them which is why you are not staying full on them. Try some protein shakes as a snack. Protein is not only good for helping you stay full, but it also helps you when you are trying to lose weight but not your muscle. It's not going to make you "bulk" up, but it will help you not to lose the muscles that you have. Most people think that if the just diet and exercise it is the weight that they need to worry about and it kinda is, but you need to be more concerned with the inches that you are losing more than the weight. You burn more fat from your body when you have more lean muscle. :flowerforyou:

Thankyou Wickedpursuit. I will have to cut down on it.