I like to eat and am looking for things I can eat a lot of!
Replies
-
I am a sucker for broccoli. I eat lots and lots of it.0
-
jagodfrey08 wrote: »Use quaker ricecakes (35 cal each) and top them with various things: peanut butter - alone, or with bananas, honey etc. Light cream cheese alone or with strawberries. or make pizzas and top with tomato sauce, cheese, veggies and ham.
The chocolate ones are 60 calories, and they are so delicious with some Sunbutter spread on! Great snack for a chocolate craving.
I also like vanilla Greek oikos with a scoop of Ovaltine. I'm weird. I know. LoO
There are chocolate rice cakes? I need to investigate this. I didn't know about them.
Edit: I'm done for. I just Googled. There's also a caramel corn flavor. And I'm going shopping later. I have a feeling I know what will be falling into my grocery cart.0 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »jagodfrey08 wrote: »Use quaker ricecakes (35 cal each) and top them with various things: peanut butter - alone, or with bananas, honey etc. Light cream cheese alone or with strawberries. or make pizzas and top with tomato sauce, cheese, veggies and ham.
The chocolate ones are 60 calories, and they are so delicious with some Sunbutter spread on! Great snack for a chocolate craving.
I also like vanilla Greek oikos with a scoop of Ovaltine. I'm weird. I know. LoO
There are chocolate rice cakes? I need to investigate this. I didn't know about them.
Oh yes. Quaker makes "Chocolate Crunch," and they are awesome!1 -
The apple cinnamon ones are my second favorite.0
-
I've found that I can eat a tonne of broccoli, sweet potatoes and spaghetti squash (cooked with some garlic and mushrooms) and it adds up to very few calories, relatively speaking.2
-
KerrySmilesmfp wrote: »I get the same way-- especially on fridays- i ate a big bowl (prob 6 cups) of hot air popcorn..... i realized I actually must like the butter better than popcorn because it was not nearly as good without
I also gained a pound so not sure about this advice!
Yes, popcorn is a butter delivery device for me. Unless I can have at least a tablespoon of butter with my popcorn, I'm just not interested. My OH likes even more butter.
Also completely uninterested in low fat/low calorie "ice cream."
I have increased fruit and veggies.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »Part of the concept of weight loss is lifestyle change, rather than restriction and diet. All foods have a suggested serving size, and a good discipline would be to watch your serving sizes, rather than searching for foods to consume large amounts of.amusedmonkey wrote: »You love to eat, so eat foods you love. For the best compromise between taste and volume, if a dish you love is higher in calories, reduce the fat and/or bulk it with vegetables to reduce the calories per serving. Another alternative would be to pick a dish you love, have a smaller serving, and then add another dish that is low in calories for more volume. For example, light broth based soup (miso soup is a good choice for the calories ) before the main course plus a side dish of vegetables makes it easier for me to have a smaller serving of moussaka without leaving the table hungry.
2 ways of saying the same
Oh no, I don't follow suggested serving sizes at all except for the foods that I'm used to having in a certain serving size like ice cream or cereal. 80 grams of vegetables, 1 oz of nuts or 1 cup of watermelon would never fly with me, while I had "half a serving" of chips today no problems.
I'm using "serving" here as in "the amount of food you are used to eating" and sacrificing some of the higher calorie items that are not very important to you in favor of volume and/or reducing the amount of something higher in calories that is important to you by introducing bulk to achieve a comparable meal volume.
I've done a lot of experimentation with serving sizes, both as in "the amount of food you are used to eating" and what's on the package.
In general, for ultra processed foods I've decreased what I'm used to eating to match or be less than the suggested serving size and have increased the amounts of whole foods like fruit, veggies and meat.1 -
roasted cauliflower bites with homemade bbq sauce (so I can control additives you can just get store low cal if you dont care). Celery with low fat hummus or pb2(mix it with applesauce for better texture). Sugar snap peas, Apple slices with lemon juice (cutting up the apples makes it look like more food) No starch stir frys of just veg and tofu cooked in braggs with lots of fresh ginger and garlic for flavour and cook in veggie broth not oil.0
-
An entire package of tofu is only 350 calories. Make a peanut butter/soysauce/sriracha/sombal sauce to go with it. Add a ton of peppers and onions. It makes 2 large meals for only ~350 calories, depending on how much peanut butter you use.1
-
Fruits. Fruits are the best to have bunches of. just be careful of the sugar.0
-
courtneyfabulous wrote: »lulalacroix wrote: »courtneyfabulous wrote: »KerrySmilesmfp wrote: »courtneyfabulous wrote: »Oh yeah and Halo Top ice cream!
what flavor? the one i tried was YUCK!
Yeah some flavors are good and some are awful. First let me warn you- the salted caramel is disgusting!!! Also not a fan of the cookies & cream either. So don't bother with those. But I do like the vanilla and strawberry a lot. Mint chocolate chip and lemon cake are both kinda weird but good. Birthday cake is very popular. I haven't tried the higher calorie ones yet but I hear they're good. (The higher calorie ones are like 350 calories a pint instead of 250 like the other ones I mentioned- so still pretty low calorie for ice cream)
Oh no! The salted caramel is sitting in my freezer. I really like the Chocolate Mocha Crunch, but didn't like the Chocolate Almond. Tasted too much like an overwhelming almond extract flavor.
Well some people like it... but to me it tastes like fake butter and chemicals, sorry!
Well since all of our tastes vary, I will probably have to experiment with every single flavor until I know what I like. Poor me. 0 -
Do you substitute something for the heavy cream? This calls for 3 C of (unwhipped) heavy cream, which has 2,463 calories. Looks like the sweetened condensed milk might provide another 1,300 calories. Doesn't seem like something one could eat in volume.1 -
Weight watchers 0 point soup! I replace the zucchini with extra of the other veggies and I double the green beans and carrots because I like it thicker. Instead of tomato paste I add a few tomatoes with skin removed and I also add one boneless skinless chicken breast and shred it. Bingo! VERY low calories with bulk
1 -
Vegetable soup with beans. Lots of recipes out there- you don't need much oil to start, add all veggies you like plus herbs, a can of tomato dice and garbanzo (or whatever beans you like). A big bowl is low cal, filling and satisfying! I use the mfp recipe function.0
-
Agree with blueberries! Have you ever frozen grapes? My daytime diet is boring and pretty repetitive though. Yogurt, fruit, hummus, maybe a whole wheat waffle with peanut butter, avocado, rice, coffee. Then I eat dinner early.0
-
As others have said, steamer bags of veggies are great.0
-
eggs, just need to watch cholesterol
I am 6'0 and lost 7 lbs in 1 week by adding 1 meal of just 1-2 eggs to go along with my 7500 step goal per day. I am taking in 1500 calories per day. 0 -
Yogurt
Tomatoes
Eggs
Light string cheese
Pretzels
Oyster crackers
0 -
kshama2001 wrote: »
Do you substitute something for the heavy cream? This calls for 3 C of (unwhipped) heavy cream, which has 2,463 calories. Looks like the sweetened condensed milk might provide another 1,300 calories. Doesn't seem like something one could eat in volume.
Eight servings. The recipe mentions substituting half and half. Using half and half the recipe comes out to 355 calories a serving. Agreed this could be a challenge for a Bulk eater on a 1200 calorie a day diet.
0 -
One of my favorite simple meals is a whole can of Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup for 158 calories, followed by two cups of watermelon for about 100. Seriously stuffed and a lot of food for around 258 calories! Yay!1
-
Zucchini and mushrooms. (less carbs than broccoli per 100g)
Lettuce
For fat - avocado gives you a substantial amount compared to butter/oil, I call it edible fat (something that adds to my meal, not like oil than disappears)
I have huge salads, mostly raw vegies (so they don't shrink) with lots of leafy stuff. Add a lean protein and something for fat (because you need some, and it's tastes awesome)0 -
Thank you all for your great responses!! I do have the calorie restriction for weight loss, however, I know that in order to not revenge binge eat I need to be satisfied. Not everyone's brain puts food in the same category. It is something that I enjoy and hits the pleasure centers for me so I need to enjoy what I'm eating and feel full in order to maintain my motivation at first. Eventually, I'll get to where I won't need to do that but life has been hard lately and this has been one of the few things that still gives me pleasure. I just need to eat less of the things that make me fat!!
PS I have a middle-eastern background and love, love everything like moussaka but thought it too caloric to have so thanks for the recipe!1 -
boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce2
-
I have a guilty pleasure of seafood/fish. Salmon, tuna, crab, shrimp, clams, all of that stuff. Especially crab. Thank goodness it's low in calories and you can mix it up with stuff. Also, kimbap/kimichi/other asian cuisines are great and normally low in calories, but high in salt so keep an eye out for that and try to reduce salt when possible.1
-
Thanks for all the great suggestions!! I actually am a foodie and have been gifted with extra taste buds (genetics). I am a slow eater, I love the taste of food. I am a good cook and experiment with recipes and herbs. I actually don't eat a lot of sweets, it's me eating 3 oz. of steak rather than the whole thing.
I love popcorn but need real butter I have gotten cheese sticks so I don't sit down and eat all my cheese (I currently have five different kinds in the fridge), I have gotten a ton of salads for this week.
My strategy is now this...lighter on the calories for breakfast and lunch, one to two snacks around 100 calories, and use a bit more calories for dinner0 -
Yeah, a lot of people have said broccoli...I do enjoy broccoli but have to remain by myself for awhile after consuming haha. I try not to eat it when bf is over and he is over frequently
1 -
If you're just starting out, OP, there is a chance you will adjust to eating smaller qualities over time.
I know some people are volume eaters and before I started this weight loss journey I would have thought I was one of them, but I just can't consume large amounts of foods anymore. This is coming from the woman that used to eat like a bottomless pit.1 -
Vans gluten free pancakes (frozen) with homemade raspberry puree on top (or any fruit I suppose would work)
2 pancakes are 190 calories and the fruit, just throw in a food processor and make like a homemade preserve (a little goes a long way).1 -
This content has been removed.
-
please someone explain POPCORN to me. Am I counting this wrong?
3 tablespoons 130 calories.... I air popped that amount and was saddened.
I'm more of a 6 tablespoon kinda girl. that's 260 calories and that's not a low calorie snack.
Most people are eating about 1 cup popped and 35 calories, that's nothing. Who are you people?!!! and How is 1 cup popped enough for you?!! Teach me your ways!!1
I am a volume eater. Popcorn at volume for me is just too many calories.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions