Volume Eaters Thread
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MelanieCN77 wrote: »Calm down.
I don't think that @nowine4me meant her post to be anything other than a confession of a binge, and the two posts here "correcting" her on her terminology were mean spirited.
A lot of us are volume eaters because we struggle with liking food too much, after all.
I'm sure she's well aware of what volume eating really is, given her prior contributions to this thread.22 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
I do similar meal planning. If I want a meal to be like 400 cals I might have a ton of veggies, 200 cals worth of higher calorie meat and 100 cals of avocado. It would still be a lot of volume, but it has some higher calorie items in it.
Or, I might have a Quest bar (calorie dense), a ton of celery, a huge apple, and some beef jerky. In total, around 400 cals too, but almost half of that is coming from celery and an apple.
If I ate only high volume/low cal foods, I'd be eating all day! Or I'd have to walk around feeling stuffed all the time.5 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
I always use legume. They may not be the perfect volume food, but they're super satiating for me. Vegetables alone don't do it. A great dish for hunger often contains vegetables for volume plus the kinds of food that are inherently filling for me. Roasted chickpeas, on the other hand are too calorie dense to be filling so I rarely have them. I can easily overeat them, but it's not as bad as nuts because they aren't as calorie dense as nuts. We rarely make them because the process is involved and they're a traditional snack (prepared as described above) so they're sold everywhere. They're sold plain, salted, sweetened, and sugar coated.
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I eat a lot of vegetables. Cooked. A lot of root vegetables. I also eat eggs, chicken, occasional hamburger. Salad. Fruit salad.
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
Well to me volume eating is about huge amounts of food (volume or size of a meal) that still fits your calorie goal. As an example, for me, that can of beans would be like nothing for me and I will be looking for more food shortly
I didn't eat the beans alone. I ate it with a huge serving of congee and a big helping of spinach, which I cooked down. Note that I always cook my rice as congee to get more volume out of it. It was 1 3/4 servings of rice, but it seemed like more because of the cooking method.
The point being that there's no one way to volume eat. I've seen that done in this thread, and this is a light hearted thread and I don't think there should be food policing done in it, that's all.12 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
I always use legume. They may not be the perfect volume food, but they're super satiating for me. Vegetables alone don't do it. A great dish for hunger often contains vegetables for volume plus the kinds of food that are inherently filling for me. Roasted chickpeas, on the other hand are too calorie dense to be filling so I rarely have them. I can easily overeat them, but it's not as bad as nuts because they aren't as calorie dense as nuts. We rarely make them because the process is involved and they're a traditional snack (prepared as described above) so they're sold everywhere. They're sold plain, salted, sweetened, and sugar coated.
The point was that legumes couldn't be part of volume eating, and yup, they can It depends how you plan your meal.
Now roasted chickpeas, I agree. I also don't find them as filling for some reason, and as I said earlier, they are just a no brakes food for me. I can't stop eating them once I start.
Those in your picture are amazing looking. They look like tiny brains!2 -
I do love eating huge salads, it gives me something to eat for an hour, but I don't eat that way every day.3
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HELP! I just started to watch what I eat (at WW, but needed to tweak some things). I am a VOLUME Eater. I am committed to getting healthy. I just don't want to be hungry. I am looking for take and go recipes, low fat batch cooking ideas. Any help that you all can offer would be awesome!
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
I always use legume. They may not be the perfect volume food, but they're super satiating for me. Vegetables alone don't do it. A great dish for hunger often contains vegetables for volume plus the kinds of food that are inherently filling for me. Roasted chickpeas, on the other hand are too calorie dense to be filling so I rarely have them. I can easily overeat them, but it's not as bad as nuts because they aren't as calorie dense as nuts. We rarely make them because the process is involved and they're a traditional snack (prepared as described above) so they're sold everywhere. They're sold plain, salted, sweetened, and sugar coated.
The point was that legumes couldn't be part of volume eating, and yup, they can It depends how you plan your meal.
Now roasted chickpeas, I agree. I also don't find them as filling for some reason, and as I said earlier, they are just a no brakes food for me. I can't stop eating them once I start.
Those in your picture are amazing looking. They look like tiny brains!
That's what happens when you roast them without peel and the thin candy coating only enhances that! The ridges become deeper. Of course the sort of chickpea matters as well, but yes I totally agree with you.0 -
I need a place to look for filling, high volume, low calorie meals. HELP!0
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »MelanieCN77 wrote: »Calm down.
I don't think that @nowine4me meant her post to be anything other than a confession of a binge, and the two posts here "correcting" her on her terminology were mean spirited.
A lot of us are volume eaters because we struggle with liking food too much, after all.
I'm sure she's well aware of what volume eating really is, given her prior contributions to this thread.
If I'm not mistaken, @nowine4me actually started this whole thread. So I agree she is aware of what the thread is about.9 -
MelanieCN77 wrote: »I volume ate 7 donuts today. I would never choose Dunkin Donuts for a treat, but they were free in the reception area. If it wasn't for the security cameras and people around, I would have taken one bite of each flavor, then tossed the rest. But oh no.....I felt compelled to eat one, then go back for another, and another. I'm not sure why free food is so appealing. Or why they serve donuts in a health care office building.
Yeah "volume eating" isn't code for over eating or binge behaviour. High volume for a good calorie spend is where we're at.bootyrubsandtacos wrote: »I dunno what happened to my post. Sorry if this has already been discussed on here......I usually just lurk on here, but I was wondering if you can please post the recipe you used to make this fluff
Please go browse the thread, 20-something pages isn't tons to scroll through and we really did this to death already. There are probably 10-12 pages of all the variations people tried and liked best.
Why does it matter if it was done to death? Many people struggle with finding voluminous recipes or ways to feel satisfied with dessert. Personally I love seeing everyone's creations & new ways that they tweak their original recipes.
For those that love Pumpkin/Pumpkin Spice stuff I got an email that Trutein brought back their Pumpkin flavor for the season.
You can get it in 2 LB/4 LB tubs or a sample pack.
http://www.bodynutrition.com/product/trutein-whey-casein-egg-white/#1495074463544-9d224cd9-76494 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
Well to me volume eating is about huge amounts of food (volume or size of a meal) that still fits your calorie goal. As an example, for me, that can of beans would be like nothing for me and I will be looking for more food shortly
Well that's you. Like someone else said not everyone finds the sames foods satisfying.
I found when I paired beans in my weekly lunch meal preps with other veggies, varying meats, & some other mix-ins it was satisfying.2 -
kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »Does anyone else make roasted chickpeas? They were delicious right out of the oven, bushy mushy the next day. What's the proper way to store them?
They should not get soggy once baked. They dry out in the process.
Canned, drained and dried overnight. Cover with spices you like. Bake at 400F turning every now and then. Store in a jar once cool.
Note: chickpeas or any legume is not a volume eater food at all. Its a calorie bomb lol
Some of us volume eaters incorporate portions of "calorie bomb" foods into our meals for satiety.
Beans are volume foods for me in my 600 calorie meal of the day. I had an entire tin of British Heinz beans in tomato sauce the other day, it was 300 calories. I had it with rice and some spinach. Total meal was around 650 calories.
I don't get this "it can't be higher calorie" to have in volume mentality thing. If I want to eat 300 calories of beans or potatoes, I'm going to. That's a lot of food, it fills me up, and it's part of volume eating.
Who said that there's a rule that everything HAS to be low calorie to be in volume?
I space and plan my meals and have the calories for it.
Well to me volume eating is about huge amounts of food (volume or size of a meal) that still fits your calorie goal. As an example, for me, that can of beans would be like nothing for me and I will be looking for more food shortly
Well that's you. Like someone else said not everyone finds the sames foods satisfying.
I found when I paired beans in my weekly lunch meal preps with other veggies, varying meats, & some other mix-ins it was satisfying.
Exactly. To me. Beans and any legumes are just a waste of calories. Again, to me.
And to me, beans are a necessity, as I'm vegetarian.
On another note, if you haven't tried buffalo cauliflower, its a great and easy football snack.3 -
Ive discovered volume eating has kept me from binging and craving things. If it works for you then keep it up2
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Tried something new yesterday with the spinach which had to go and it was pretty good. Veggies only, so protein could be higher but it as a nice big plate and I covered my protein in other meals.
Cauliflower rice with baby spinach topped with roasted Hokkaido squash (Red kuri squash) and roasted sesame:
Ingredients:
300 g cauliflower rice
173 g spinach
5 ml sesame oil
20 ml soy sauce
1 tsp Paprika
268 g Hokkaido squash (Red kuri squash)
2.5 ml olive oil
salt, pepper, chili
5 g sesame seeds
Calories: 318
Those 318 cals were pretty filling and it wasn't even that much work or complicated once I figured out how to make it.7 -
Add in some firm tofu for low calorie protein option to this and complete meal under 400cal
Yeah, I thought tofu could be a good addition too; I also wondered about tuna - which definitely works well with the cauliflower and spinach, I'm just not 100% sure about the combo with the squash (I haven't cooked a lot with squash yet). This was basically a first try so I was happy to go with the recipe ingredients as is and try variations next time. Thanks for the tofu tip. Any opinion on tuna in this dish?
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Volume eating is a new term for me. I think I would like it. Can you guys tell me more about it?3
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smithy08js wrote: »Volume eating is a new term for me. I think I would like it. Can you guys tell me more about it?
It means eating foods that don't have a lot of calories, so you can eat a large volume of them. Food has a lot of volume when a lot of its volume is made from things that don't have calories (mainly water or air). So basically, huge amounts of vegetables, soup, and anything low calorie with air whipped into it (like protein fluff) or puffed (like popcorn and rice cakes).
You don't limit yourself to only these foods, of course. You still eat things like protein and, in my case, starches, but you "bulk up" your food with low calorie foods to make the meals more substantial because small portions are not filling for some.11 -
Spaghetti squash is my new favorite volume food.2
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@smithy08js Here's an example of a high volume dinners that can be tossed together quickly....
One head cauliflower chopped and roasted with 200 grams grilled portaballo mushrooms and maybe some diced tomatoes and a sprinkle of nooch and sriachia.
Or once a week I have 5 cups salad mix, 200g sliced strawberries, sprinkle of EVOO, walnuts and feta topped with a veggie burger and splash balsamic
Think of it as meals you need to eat from your largest mixing bowl.8 -
Most decadent ice cream fluff ever......
Quest peanut butter PP + tablespoon of PB2, dash vanilla and liquid Splenda, 4oz coconut milk and a small banana all blended. Super creamy and nutty! Wow.
Dinner experiment: teriyaki tempeh with spaghetti squash and grilled rum and agave pineapple chunks.7 -
Most decadent ice cream fluff ever......
Quest peanut butter PP + tablespoon of PB2, dash vanilla and liquid Splenda, 4oz coconut milk and a small banana all blended. Super creamy and nutty! Wow.
Dinner experiment: teriyaki tempeh with spaghetti squash and grilled rum and agave pineapple chunks.
I can't eat the Quest PB powder due to the thickening gum in it, but I agree that PB2 added to the fluff makes it amazing. I just make mine with vanilla. It's still pretty nutty tasting. The coconut milk sounds like a great twist on it!
I pretty much can only use the vanilla Quest powder.
I've been on a spaghetti squash kick myself lately. It's one of my favorite volume foods.1 -
I am eating a light dinner tonight cause pie later! This is my first time trying cauliflower rice - I am lazy and it was on sale so why not! I cut up a turkey burger and a few laughing cow cheese wedges and mixed it all together. I liked the texture and thought the cheese went really well with it.
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This is going to sound like sacrilege. I know a lot of people are big on laughing cow, but if I want cheesy texture in my meals, I stir in shredded Kraft fat free cheddar cheese instead. It melts just fine and you get a big hit of protein for just 10 more calories than a wedge of Laughing cow.
When I'm having pasta, I stir in some of the ff mozzarella for the same effect. I'm all about the protein.
I do like the idea of stirring it into cauliflower rice. I'd never thought of that. I'm going to give that a go.
The family wants pizza one night next week, I might make myself something for dinner with cauli rice, cheese and... something (I'll think on this) since I can't eat the pizza.
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I can't get that Laughing Cow to melt properly to save my life. Usually I burn it.2
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