What are your go to "free foods"

nursemommytanya · February 2017

What are your favorite free foods to get you through a rough patch? I love broth but use it sparingly because of the sodium.

kommodevaran · February 2017

What's a free food?

SuzySunshine99 · February 2017

If you mean calorie-free foods, those don't exist.
Low calorie snack ideas that I like are salted raw veggies, pickles, olives, yogurt, or berries.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld · February 2017

My Mam gives me loads of free veg. I love that,

GottaBurnEmAll · February 2017

Herbal tea with splenda drops. Truly zero calorie.

Taura1966 · February 2017

I like to eat "sushi nori" (seaweed) sheets as a snack. 10 calories per sheet and very healthy!

I'm also a HUGE fan of Yam or "Shirataki" noodles! They truly are ZERO calories (or maybe 5 or 10 calories) per serving!

Grilled Chicken, Broccoli and a package of yam noodles is one of my favorite dishes:

6oz grilled, diced chicken = 250 calories + 3 cups broccoli = 110 calories + 8 oz. yam noodles = 0 calories!
I use garlic, onion powder, some Bragg's Liquid Amino's and Mrs. Dash to spice it.
Total Calories = 360 calories, for a delicious, VERY filling meal!

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From Wikipedia:

Shiritaki - Japanese noodles, Place of origin: Japan, Ingredients: konjac yam

Shiritaki are translucent, gelatinous traditional Japanese noodles made from the konjac yam (devil's tongue yam or elephant yam). Largely composed of water and glucomannan, a water-soluble dietary fiber, they are very low in digestible carbohydrates and calories, and have little flavor of their own.

Shirataki noodles can be found both in dry and soft "wet" forms in Asian markets and some supermarkets. When purchased wet, they are packaged in liquid. They normally have a shelf life of up to one year. Some brands may require rinsing or par-boiling as the water they are packaged in has an odor that may be unpleasant to those not accustomed to it.

Alternatively, the noodles can be drained and dry roasted. This gets rid of the bitterness. It also makes the noodles have a more pasta-like consistency. Dry roasting is done by placing noodles in a non-stick skillet on high for a minute or until you hear a slight squeaking noise when moving them around. After that they are ready to be added to soup stock or have a sauce added to them.

CafeRacer808 · February 2017

nursemommytanya wrote: »

What are your favorite free foods to get you through a rough patch? I love broth but use it sparingly because of the sodium.

If sodium is a concern for you, why not make your own broth?

zyxst · February 2017

None because there aren't any.

150poundsofme · February 2017

How about pickles? Or a small amount of hummus with celery?

Goal179 · February 2017

Great ideas here, I am going to steal some of them. I don't really have low calorie snacks, which is why I am large. But I would have to say shrimp sauteed in a little coconut oil, apples with a couple of cheese bites, broccoli and potatoes. See, that's why I'm large.

LiveLoveFitFab · February 2017

Cucumbers and celery when I must eat something out of just plain boredom and wanting to munch. I still log it, but if I go over before bed on celery because I'm just feeling like boredom eating I don't worry too much about it. It's better than boredom eating of anything else.

irishbunnylover · February 2017

Fresh spinach with Litehouse pomegranate blueberry dressing.

Muscleflex79 · February 2017

no such thing

Natso29 · February 2017

Cucumber, pickles, sugar free jello

wizzybeth · February 2017

Celery. I guess. Even that's not free. Only thing free is water. ( I don't like artificial sweetened items)

bunnyluv19 · February 2017

For low calories and I'm really hungry_ baby carrots,cherry tomatoes,cucumber,a flavored rice cake,sweet pickles or a cheese stick_but I always log the calories,even just 5 or
10_they add up fast.