help with meals that make me actually full

I'm not suggesting you don't already, but the first sign of thirst is hunger, you may just not be drinking enough. Failing that eat little and often. Nuts, fruit, wholemeal pittas, etc etc

Sorry. Not pig. That was pkg. that got typo- sorry!!!!

thonickman wrote: »

Here's a new favorite for me. Container of three cheese tortellini I from refr section mixed with a jar of spaghetti sauce of your choice. Mix and put in casserole dish and add a pig of raw chicken tenders- kinda smush in the sauce. Bake 375 for 20 min take out and add mozzarella cheese on top and put back in oven 5 or 10 min. Easy and satisfying and leftovers!!

This sounds really heavy and calorie dense don't you think? Maybe after a hard work out I would suggest this.

Try to make sure you are getting enough fiber, especially at breakfast! Oatmeal with fruit and milk fills me up for a really long time for a moderate amount of calories.

kamelew wrote: »

Believe it or not one of the best things you can add to curb hunger is Fat- yes Fat! So 1 serving of healthy fats- Avocado is my favorite- coconut oil!, nuts -or just yes I am not afraid to say it - some cheese. Also I use Chobani 4% yogurt with some fruit ( and sometime a little agave syrup) in the morning with oats Not the Fat Free kind!

^^Agree to this.

I do something similar as the above mentioned dish but use less pasta, an entire container of frozen spinach, 8-16oz of mushrooms, a large pepper, a large onion, marinara and a small amount of cheese. Because there are so many vegetables, our large casserole is about 50% non-starchy vegetable and ends up being fewer calories per serving.
That's the way I eat large meals that are really filling - I try to incorporate 50% vegetables into everything including burgers, nuggets, meatballs, meatloaf, burritos, chili, soup/stew, etc. I have a child so it was the easiest way to always make sure she's eating vegetables and that we're all getting nutritious foods.

rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »

Beans beans good for your heart the more you eat em the more you ++++! Yes, seriously beans are mega filling. Any type really! My second choice would be eggs. Also potatoes, but to have a good baked potato for me means putting high calorie stuff on it!

The one I learned (from my grandpa ) was "beans, beans, the musical fruit--The more ya eat, the more ya toot! The more ya toot, the better ya feel, so eat your beans and have a jolly meal!!"

OP, I try to get a good macro balance when I'm hungry. High fiber, high protein, and moderate fat in each meal. I go for veggie-based soups with chicken or beef, chilli with kidney beans over a big ole bowl of lettuce, chicken sandwiches on whole wheat with full fat cheese and marinara sauce, oatmeal with cocoa and peanut butter, veggie burgers made with chickpeas and tahini... There are a lot of options!

One piece of wheat toast with one tablespoon of sugar free strawberry jelly and half a kiwi sliced and placed on top of jelly. Put about a third of a cup of fat free vanilla greek yogurt into the corner of a ziplock bag and cut a tiny hole. Drizzle the yogurt over the top evenly. Fills me up, tastes awesome, and keeps me full till lunch. Also the yogurt kinda feels and tastes like cream cheese when paired with the toast so it makes me feel like I'm cheating.