I'm Always Hungry!! Snack Suggestions?
Any suggestions on snacks that I can eat that won't blow the diet? I am always hungry, and don't say drink water. I drink a gallon of water a day already, so I don't think I can do more, plus it does not take away the hunger. I am looking for something low calorie but filling!
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garden veggie straws are 38 straws for 130 calories. one straw is like eating one potato chip but with way less calories. plentils are lower calorie chips too with protein from the lentils if you can find them. for even healthier, celery sticks, a small apple, pickles..5
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Argh, low calorie and filling! No, it's not you, it's me
First figure out if you're eating well. What's your height and weight, and what is your calorie target? Do you hit it every day? Do you track macros, do you follow MFP's suggestion, do you hit those numbers too? Do you get your five-a-day? Do you eat a varied diet, foods from all the food groups every day, and different foods from day to day? Do you enjoy your food?
You can fine tune to some extent, play around with meal timings and meal compositions, some people need more protein, or fat, or fiber, to feel satisfied, some people need several small meals spread out through the day, others prefer fewer but larger meals in a shorter window.
When all this is in place, you'll have normal feelings of hunger, and you just have to get used to it. It's not even going to be hunger most of the time, but emptiness. Waiting for a good meal is even better when you're hungry.
When you have done what you can, you'll still have cravings. This is just a want for particular taste or sensation, brought on by some emotion or impulse, not a need for nutrition. You can follow some of your cravings, but not all of them, and it's probably not a good idea to expect to have your cravings satisfied; it's in their nature that they always will be there and can't be satisfied.10 -
veggie straws are a good idea, I love those too. anything with protein, rolled up deli turkey is quick and easy as long as you aren't on sodium restriction. berries are low calorie and satisfying.2
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Almonds are my go-to when I need a healthy snack that will keep me feeling satisfied for a while. I guess the "low calorie" part of that is debatable with almonds - the ones I eat are 170 cals for about 1/4 cup - but they are satisfying and a healthier choice.3
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Hot air popped popcorn. Hummus with sliced cucumber or celery.5
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I am a huge fan of raw mushrooms. 1 cup is only 15 calories and 2.3 grams of carbs and have fiber. I like them, because if they are the sliced ones, I can think I am eating hand to mouth foods and they are drier than most veggies and I like the dry crunch.... For a little extra, I sometimes put Kraft Zesty Fat Free Italian Dressing in a bowl and dip the mushroom slices to give it more zing. The dressing is only 15 calories for 2 tbsp. Its is also a guilt treat! Hope that helps. I know people are either yay or nay when it comes to mushrooms!7
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Some of my go-to snacks are:
- Quaker rice cakes (apple cinnamon or the plain ones with a tbs of peanut butter)
- Honeycomb cereal (dry for munching)
- beef jerky
- pork rinds
- pirate's booty
- cottage cheese
- skim milk
- string cheese
- reduced fat Wheat Thins
- 100 calorie size snickers bar
- 2 cups of air popped popcorn with 1 tsp of melted light margarine so the salt sticks
Hope this helps!
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Any suggestions on snacks that I can eat that won't blow the diet? I am always hungry, and don't say drink water. I drink a gallon of water a day already, so I don't think I can do more, plus it does not take away the hunger. I am looking for something low calorie but filling!
Before looking for snacks, take a look at your regular meals? What are you eating for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner? How filling are those foods?
Please also let us know how many daily calories MFP set for you after you filled in your profile.3 -
Try to carry bag of almonds with you anywhere. What helps me
- miso soup (dashi style) high in sodium super low in calories - one cup kills all Hunger
- I try to stay out of processed food so apple sauce in small packs (go-go) also helps.
- Quick sweet potatoes ( 7-8 min microwave - make few holes prior)
- Same for Apple
- Fish sticks crab-meat style
- Low calories stick cheese
- Chia seeds - they really fill you up - one spoon added to smoothie or your oatmeal etc
- Apple sider vinegar - try adding it to your water a bit it will GREATLY reduce your appetite
- find something that you enjoy (like granola bar?) and have it always available-handy wherever you are (in the car, in the office etc).
- Tuna in the can. Or pink salmon - Those are low in calories in small amount, I usually eat half of tuna it’s enough.
- Today I snaked in Brussels cabbage - I prep them in 400F oven for 40 min previously sprinkled in olive oil (1 tablespoon was enough for me, salt pepper mixed in zip log prior cooking).
It’s a hard work. Find what you like as your fav snack and have it avail around you all the time. Best of luck!
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I will eat popcorn as a small snack if needed. Make sure you are drinking enough water! You can also try hot tea first.1
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Any suggestions on snacks that I can eat that won't blow the diet? I am always hungry, and don't say drink water. I drink a gallon of water a day already, so I don't think I can do more, plus it does not take away the hunger. I am looking for something low calorie but filling!
Before looking for snacks, take a look at your regular meals? What are you eating for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner? How filling are those foods?
Please also let us know how many daily calories MFP set for you after you filled in your profile.Any suggestions on snacks that I can eat that won't blow the diet? I am always hungry, and don't say drink water. I drink a gallon of water a day already, so I don't think I can do more, plus it does not take away the hunger. I am looking for something low calorie but filling!
Before looking for snacks, take a look at your regular meals? What are you eating for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner? How filling are those foods?
Please also let us know how many daily calories MFP set for you after you filled in your profile.
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Any suggestions on snacks that I can eat that won't blow the diet? I am always hungry, and don't say drink water. I drink a gallon of water a day already, so I don't think I can do more, plus it does not take away the hunger. I am looking for something low calorie but filling!
Before looking for snacks, take a look at your regular meals? What are you eating for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner? How filling are those foods?
Please also let us know how many daily calories MFP set for you after you filled in your profile.
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MFP only has me at 1200 calories so my meals are pretty small as it is. I guess I need to get back to the gym so I can add more calories to my day. My meals are not very filling, which is part of the problem.0
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I found a snickerdoodle recipe that uses almond flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and I make nickle size balls and roll in fake sugar and cinnamon, and that is my one carb treat. Be sure you make them small enough, or you will be having a 2 or 3 carb snack. And the almond flour really fills you up. One snickerdoodle satisfies that craving for something sweet. If you are a sugar addict, you probably should not bake these. The recipe says you get 24 snickerdoodles. I get about 60 out of it, so I only bake half of recipe and put the rest in the freezer to cook later. I normally have only 2 and never more than 3 a day.
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I make my own neufatel (sp) pimento cheese that costs you almost $4 for a little jar. I use 8 oz of cream cheese, 6 oz of chopped pimentos, drained, pinch of celery salt, dash of Kosher salt, 1/2 tablespoon of Splenda or less and 1/2 teaspoon of paprika and mix well in blender. I fill celery sticks with this - very low carbs depending how much you put on a stalk of celery. I try to use less than 1T for a 7" stalk of celery.0
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Sorry that is neufchatel pimento cheese.3
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This banana “nice cream” recipe is super easy, healthy, and YUMMMYYY!! https://m.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/banana-nice-cream1
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Drink less water1
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juliedesabrais wrote: »This banana “nice cream” recipe is super easy, healthy, and YUMMMYYY!! https://m.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/banana-nice-cream
This would make me hungry. As it is all carbs and calorie dense for it.0 -
juliedesabrais wrote: »This banana “nice cream” recipe is super easy, healthy, and YUMMMYYY!! https://m.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/banana-nice-cream
This would make me hungry. As it is all carbs and calorie dense for it.
yes. Its delicious i eat it in its basic form of just bananas and a few tbsps water...every few days atleast. But it does absolutely nothing for actual hunger, Even topped with peanut flour (protein)0 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »juliedesabrais wrote: »This banana “nice cream” recipe is super easy, healthy, and YUMMMYYY!! https://m.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/banana-nice-cream
This would make me hungry. As it is all carbs and calorie dense for it.
yes. Its delicious i eat it in its basic form every few days but it does absolutely nothing for actual hunger, Even topped with peanut flour (protein)
Hehe. Yeah...I like bananas but I literally won't touch one. 100-120 cals of banana carbs aint't doing crap for me.0 -
JaydedMiss wrote: »juliedesabrais wrote: »This banana “nice cream” recipe is super easy, healthy, and YUMMMYYY!! https://m.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/banana-nice-cream
This would make me hungry. As it is all carbs and calorie dense for it.
yes. Its delicious i eat it in its basic form every few days but it does absolutely nothing for actual hunger, Even topped with peanut flour (protein)
Hehe. Yeah...I like bananas but I literally won't touch one. 100-120 cals of banana carbs aint't doing crap for me.
its so sad isnt it LOL. I go through phases xD I found for 200 calories i can make a small bowl of it with peanutbutter for when im craving the peanutbutter. Not bad. Not good. But yum hah.
edit: right....dinners taking to long to cook. ima go make some >.>0 -
Salted seaweed salad, like wakame or banchan or something. Fairly low cal and strongly flavoured.
Olives, capers, anchovies...stuff that's slightly fatty and/or briny is good for me. Kimchi!
0% Greek yoghurt, like Fage. You can also add cocoa power + stevia if you have a sweet craving.
Those Alpro soya desserts.
Deli meats, prawns in particular.0 -
Plain popcorn but put cinnamon on it.
Fruit - apple slices, orange slices, mangoes, grapes, I guess just about all kinds of fruit.
Plain greek yogurt mixed with fruit.
I like mushrooms and green beans. Yeah I know, not a popular idea
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MFP only has me at 1200 calories so my meals are pretty small as it is. I guess I need to get back to the gym so I can add more calories to my day. My meals are not very filling, which is part of the problem.
You may also want to adjust you weight loss per week goal. What is yours set to? I'm always (well too much to be happy) hungry on 1200 so I've set my goal for 1/2 lb per week. Some weeks I lose more, some less (like the past week - *kitten* water weight fluctuations
) but I'll get there without murdering someone or gnawing my own arm off, and that counts for a lot! 0
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