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myfitnessjourneyto180
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Anyone makes certain foods high in volume, good taste, and low in calories?
Here are mine:
Zuchinni Pasta (5-10x less calories than normal pasta with a huge volume)
PB2 Peanut butter (1/2 normal peanut butter calories and good taste)
Protein fluff (protein shake, diet soda, xanthan gum: it's less than 150 calories with tons of fluff)
Aspartame-free diet soda
Coffee with water and artifical sweeteners (not the healthiest but literally 0 to 5 calories)
Shrimps (20 for 60 calories, super high protein, and cooked with low oil and 0-calorie spices is heavenly)
Also do you guys sometimes forget to eat and sometimes binge on junk food to meet the calorie limit?
Here's what I do:
3 junior chickens + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1200 calories)
2 junior chicken + mcchicken + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1300 calories)
3 junior chickens + small fries + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1500 calories)
* Note: I round calories up to the nearest hundred for the benefit of the doubt and to prevent under-estimation.
Here are mine:
Zuchinni Pasta (5-10x less calories than normal pasta with a huge volume)
PB2 Peanut butter (1/2 normal peanut butter calories and good taste)
Protein fluff (protein shake, diet soda, xanthan gum: it's less than 150 calories with tons of fluff)
Aspartame-free diet soda
Coffee with water and artifical sweeteners (not the healthiest but literally 0 to 5 calories)
Shrimps (20 for 60 calories, super high protein, and cooked with low oil and 0-calorie spices is heavenly)
Also do you guys sometimes forget to eat and sometimes binge on junk food to meet the calorie limit?
Here's what I do:
3 junior chickens + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1200 calories)
2 junior chicken + mcchicken + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1300 calories)
3 junior chickens + small fries + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1500 calories)
* Note: I round calories up to the nearest hundred for the benefit of the doubt and to prevent under-estimation.
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If you like zucchini noodles, try Spaghetti Squash...
My addition to that is pickles. High in sodium, but low in calories and if you are hungry and in a bind with left over calories, they are always a great snack.
And no, I've never forgotten to eat.13 -
I don't think I've ever binged to meet my calorie limit, reaching my limit has never been my problem
I eat a lot higher protein than I used to and tend to bulk out my meals with more veg these days, other than that I haven't really made any massive changes to the type of food I eat, I just eat less of it. For example instead of eating a massive bar of galaxy (approx 620 cals) I will now have a little dairy milk bar (95 cals). When I go to the cinema I don't get pic n mix, I will get a small bag of jellies and some fruit out of Tesco and have a bottle of overpriced water from the concession stand.
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Interesting... It's just that an entire butternut squash is like 550 calories but one large zuchinni is around 55 calories XD0
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One that I think I read on MFP, is to add diced fresh mushrooms in with ground beef for burgers, to add mass without much additional calories.
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tinkerbellang83 wrote: »I don't think I've ever binged to meet my calorie limit, reaching my limit has never been my problem
I eat a lot higher protein than I used to and tend to bulk out my meals with more veg these days, other than that I haven't really made any massive changes to the type of food I eat, I just eat less of it. For example instead of eating a massive bar of galaxy (approx 620 cals) I will now have a little dairy milk bar (95 cals). When I go to the cinema I don't get pic n mix, I will get a small bag of jellies and some fruit out of Tesco and have a bottle of overpriced water from the concession stand.
That's probably the way to go. You get the enjoyment, while still losing I just get low calorie pop corn and get a few cups worth (around 200-250 calories). That way I can feel like I'm not restricting myself with everyone else, but am also still technically in my diet.1 -
When I have an urge to binge - I try to low calorie it too! Have you tried healthy noodles? It's like soy based noodles that are only 50 calories for a WHOLE packet. Super low carb non-fat. They sell it at Costco so I make spaghetti out of it1
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cargotrailer wrote: »One that I think I read on MFP, is to add diced fresh mushrooms in with ground beef for burgers, to add mass without much additional calories.
Smart! I'll look into that1 -
myfitnessjourneyto180 wrote: »Interesting... It's just that an entire butternut squash is like 550 calories but one large zuchinni is around 55 calories XD
Yep! Zucchinis and other summer squash are much lighter than winter squash in general. Spaghetti squash is the exception to winter squash being heavy on carbs and calories, though. I can't remember the number off the top of my head but a huge portion of spaghetti squash is not many calories at all. It's a little too sweet to use as a substitute for spaghetti, in my opinion, but it makes delicious mac and cheese.
My thing is sliced radishes instead of potato chips. And I eat lots of cabbage.3 -
Has anyone looked into portebello mushroom buns?5
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I lave butternut squash pasta, carrot pasta and courgette pasta! Caulirice is another great alternative to rice: gives a huge volume for very limited calories.
Mushroom burgers instead of regular are really nice
bulking up all curries/cassoroles/pasta dishes with lots of veggies.3 -
I made a great meal last night with cauliflower, whole wheat elbows, chicken breasts, and spinach, and a little mozzarella on top, and I was surprised with MFP said it was only 232 calories with 20g of protein. Btw, I cut the chicken breast into 2 pieces to make it more managable for diets.
Note to self: I probably would add a bit more flavor with spices or seasoning to the caulifower/elbow/spinach/cheese mixture. It was a little bland but it was good and filled you up.
Ingredients
0.50 cup, Whole Wheat Elbows
1 Piece, Boneless Chicken
79 milliliter, Diced White Onion
1 TBSP, Diced Red Onion
0.25 cup (28g), Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 cup, Cauliflower head- Raw
1 clove,Garlic (minced)
1 tbsp, Spices, dill weed, dried
0.25 cup, Chopped cilantro
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare onions, chicken cilantro, garlic, dill weed, and spices in advance if you can. Pound chicken breast and add seasoning.
2. Cook pasta into boiling water and drain in sink.
3. Cook spinach and add 1/3 cup water to pan while cooking and cover it.
4. Boil cauliflower until a little soft, not completely mushy, but can be pressed for your comfort.
5. While cauliflower is cooking, begin to cook the chicken breast.
6. Prepare pan with aluminum foil lined to add the elbows mac pasta, spinach, cauliflower, and cheese. Then place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
7. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 2.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 232
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5 g 8 %
Saturated Fat 2 g 10 %
Monounsaturated Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 40 mg 13 %
Sodium 230 mg 10 %
Potassium 462 mg 13 %
Total Carbohydrate 28 g 9 %
Dietary Fiber 5 g 18 %
Sugars 4 g
Protein 20 g 40 %
Vitamin A 6 %
Vitamin C 40 %
Calcium 16 %
Iron 12 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.3 -
um well if I want pasta I eat pasta...if I want coffee with sugar I drink coffee with sugar.
I don't see the point of subing out food I love for something that is subpar...
why not eat the pasta? it's not evil....
as for forgetting to eat etc no I don't forget to eat and I don't binge on "junk" to reach calorie limits.
I eat food...if it happens to be from McDonalds so be it...it's not "junk" it's calories.29 -
I don't know about portobello buns, but grilled portobello instead of burgers are AMAZING!9
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um well if I want pasta I eat pasta...if I want coffee with sugar I drink coffee with sugar.
I don't see the point of subing out food I love for something that is subpar...
why not eat the pasta? it's not evil....
as for forgetting to eat etc no I don't forget to eat and I don't binge on "junk" to reach calorie limits.
I eat food...if it happens to be from McDonalds so be it...it's not "junk" it's calories.
Yep. All of these substitutes would just leave me disappointed and wanting the real thing.10 -
um well if I want pasta I eat pasta...if I want coffee with sugar I drink coffee with sugar.
I don't see the point of subing out food I love for something that is subpar...
why not eat the pasta? it's not evil....
as for forgetting to eat etc no I don't forget to eat and I don't binge on "junk" to reach calorie limits.
I eat food...if it happens to be from McDonalds so be it...it's not "junk" it's calories.
Actually for me pasta is evil. I'm diabetic and I wish I could eat it but I can't.
However, even people who are not diabetic may want lower calorie alternatives when dieting.14 -
Before I started maintaining, I would bulk out chilli and bolognese sauce with lentils, which is really filling and makes the sauces really thick and yummy. Also has the benefit of saving a bit of money - I would use really good quality, tasty beef in it but about half the amount I normally would.10
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um well if I want pasta I eat pasta...if I want coffee with sugar I drink coffee with sugar.
I don't see the point of subing out food I love for something that is subpar...
why not eat the pasta? it's not evil....
as for forgetting to eat etc no I don't forget to eat and I don't binge on "junk" to reach calorie limits.
I eat food...if it happens to be from McDonalds so be it...it's not "junk" it's calories.
I agree with this but will note that you can add zucchini noodles to regular pasta without missing a beat. You don't even notice that it's there since the zucchini takes up the sauce flavors. You can get the same satisfaction from the pasta at half the calorie load with no sacrifice in taste or experience (assuming you use a 1:1 ratio).
I scoffed at this until I tried it. I'm a huge carb nut but thinks that this works really well.14 -
myfitnessjourneyto180 wrote: »Anyone makes certain foods high in volume, good taste, and low in calories?
Here are mine:
Zuchinni Pasta (5-10x less calories than normal pasta with a huge volume)
PB2 Peanut butter (1/2 normal peanut butter calories and good taste)
Protein fluff (protein shake, diet soda, xanthan gum: it's less than 150 calories with tons of fluff)
Aspartame-free diet soda
Coffee with water and artifical sweeteners (not the healthiest but literally 0 to 5 calories)
Shrimps (20 for 60 calories, super high protein, and cooked with low oil and 0-calorie spices is heavenly)
Also do you guys sometimes forget to eat and sometimes binge on junk food to meet the calorie limit?
Here's what I do:
3 junior chickens + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1200 calories)
2 junior chicken + mcchicken + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1300 calories)
3 junior chickens + small fries + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1500 calories)
* Note: I round calories up to the nearest hundred for the benefit of the doubt and to prevent under-estimation.
What's wrong with aspartame?7 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »myfitnessjourneyto180 wrote: »Anyone makes certain foods high in volume, good taste, and low in calories?
Here are mine:
Zuchinni Pasta (5-10x less calories than normal pasta with a huge volume)
PB2 Peanut butter (1/2 normal peanut butter calories and good taste)
Protein fluff (protein shake, diet soda, xanthan gum: it's less than 150 calories with tons of fluff)
Aspartame-free diet soda
Coffee with water and artifical sweeteners (not the healthiest but literally 0 to 5 calories)
Shrimps (20 for 60 calories, super high protein, and cooked with low oil and 0-calorie spices is heavenly)
Also do you guys sometimes forget to eat and sometimes binge on junk food to meet the calorie limit?
Here's what I do:
3 junior chickens + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1200 calories)
2 junior chicken + mcchicken + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1300 calories)
3 junior chickens + small fries + lots of water to lessen your craving for more (1500 calories)
* Note: I round calories up to the nearest hundred for the benefit of the doubt and to prevent under-estimation.
What's wrong with aspartame?
Besides the fact that it's hard to pronounce? I'm not sure if the science is concluded on this, but some say that aspartame is actually bad for you. Anecdotally, I've heard that it actually makes you want to consume more sugar and/or can lead to things like cancer.
Best case, the science is inconclusive about long-term impacts and eating aspartame can trigger some unspecified level of potential risk. Worst case, it actually is bad for you.17 -
myfitnessjourneyto180 wrote: »Zuchinni Pasta (5-10x less calories than normal pasta with a huge volume)
PB2 Peanut butter (1/2 normal peanut butter calories and good taste)
Protein fluff (protein shake, diet soda, xanthan gum: it's less than 150 calories with tons of fluff)
Aspartame-free diet soda
Coffee with water and artifical sweeteners (not the healthiest but literally 0 to 5 calories)
Shrimps (20 for 60 calories, super high protein, and cooked with low oil and 0-calorie spices is heavenly)
I do a lot of the same things as you. I haven't tried zucchini pasta yet but I do really like spaghetti squash! PB2 and protein fluff are saviours when you get that late-night sweet craving. I'm not a coffee fan, but I'm an avid tea drinker. I have tons of different flavours of David's Teas and they keep me satisfied between meals! Sometimes I'll make my own matcha lattes with almond milk and stevia as well.
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