Volume Eaters Thread
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^pretty close imho
Oooh very interesting!! Will definitely consider this.
bought a bag of plain marshmallows mid-summer because I was in the mood for toasted marshmallows and found out how to do it without a campfire. I was sooo in the mood. But they didn't last long enough for me to try it. 
Right out of the bag seemed to work at the time. 
But your recipe sounds like it's worth a try, using vanilla or maple extract?1 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »MARSHMALLOWS
40 calories for the pan
Recipe & directions : (this makes ONE 8x8 inch pan for 40 calories)
-measure 1/2 cup cold water & place in a mixing bowl
-evenly sprinkle 2 packets of unflavored gelatin over water (wait a few mins for it to bloom, then mix it up)
-in the meantime, boil 1/2 water you can add whatever sugar (or substitute to taste) and whatever extract you want to make different flavors. I squirt some Crystal Light of choice and some squirts of stevia
-Once the water is bubbling, immediately pour into the mixing bowl (this really expands...use a big bowl) over the gelatin, and start mixing with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for about 10-12 minutes. (add food coloring to make them pretty 😋)
-Immediately transfer to an 8x8 in pan lined with parchment paper for easy removal
Let them set up a few hours in fridge
OMG THIS IS BRILLIANT! Going to make these tomorrow, I already asked my mom to borrow her hand mixer LOL. How was the texture? Do they come out similar to regular marshmallows?
Awesome sauce im going to get the vegan unflavored gelatin and make this!!1 -
senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »MARSHMALLOWS
40 calories for the pan
Recipe & directions : (this makes ONE 8x8 inch pan for 40 calories)
-measure 1/2 cup cold water & place in a mixing bowl
-evenly sprinkle 2 packets of unflavored gelatin over water (wait a few mins for it to bloom, then mix it up)
-in the meantime, boil 1/2 water you can add whatever sugar (or substitute to taste) and whatever extract you want to make different flavors. I squirt some Crystal Light of choice and some squirts of stevia
-Once the water is bubbling, immediately pour into the mixing bowl (this really expands...use a big bowl) over the gelatin, and start mixing with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for about 10-12 minutes. (add food coloring to make them pretty 😋)
-Immediately transfer to an 8x8 in pan lined with parchment paper for easy removal
Let them set up a few hours in fridge
OMG THIS IS BRILLIANT! Going to make these tomorrow, I already asked my mom to borrow her hand mixer LOL. How was the texture? Do they come out similar to regular marshmallows?
Awesome sauce im going to get the vegan unflavored gelatin and make this!!
Agar agar.... great stuff not only for vegans. Sets things up much better than gelatin IMHO
yes I have used that many times as well 🙂0 -
So tonight had 8oz ground chicken, 2 cups mushrooms, 2 cups spinach, one onion, 1/2 cup tomato sauce, italian spices, fresh basil, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 oz mozzarella. . . baked. . . ate the whooooollllee thing. . . that is volume eating!
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Iporter229 what do you use for the mu shu pancakes?1
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Just bumpity bumping this thread so I can find it easily. My go-to volume for the summer was Coke Zero and frozen grapes, and I’m looking for volume ideas for colder days.4
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You can star check your favorites to be found easier. But my new favorite volume food is Greek ungrain bowls! I love it a lot!1
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What is a Greek ungrained bowl?0
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senalay788 wrote: »Come on......
What are the white chunks0 -
Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.6 -
senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.3 -
senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
Yes absolutely love those!5 -
senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.2 -
chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
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Not as low cal but spiraling zucchini and spagetti squash too.3
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
I've seen those too and want to try it. Let us know how it is!2 -
chris89topher wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
I've seen those too and want to try it. Let us know how it is!
I think Palmini even manufactures hearts of palm in "lasagna sheets".
(Forgive me, please, if I am mistaken or if another Pal has already mentioned this and I've failed to notice!)1 -
chris89topher wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
I've seen those too and want to try it. Let us know how it is!
I think Palmini even manufactures hearts of palm in "lasagna sheets".
(Forgive me, please, if I am mistaken or if another Pal has already mentioned this and I've failed to notice!)
No, it is them! I buy them occasionally!1 -
Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
Were these any good?2 -
Being whole food plant eater I'm not scared of carbs. I don't really weigh anything. When I am full I stop eating lol I know fibers won't let me overeat.
I ate this way for years and I've always been at optimal weight. In the last couple of years I ate too much junk food and I went up to 230lbs. Now I'm back on track and I'm already down to 190lbs.
I'm pretty much a boring eater. Always the same lol
A very easy menu. I just don't eat any oil or butter and no dressing or sauces for my veggies.4 -
moogie_fit wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »chris89topher wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »senalay788 wrote: »Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Tastes better than it looks but only 110 calories for this massive plate of spaghetti and cauliflower. Added no salt salt stevia Italian seasoning all purpose seasoning onion powder garlic powder.
Love eating super low calorie “normal sized” meals so I can save my calories elsewhere.
Except that shiratake noodles are not spaghetti but for volumizing things... great.
They taste like spaghetti to me with the way I cook them! And I only like a certain brand. Although I never eat regular wheat noodles so maybe I’m biased lol.
Did you ever try the Palmini, heart of palm, noodles? Excellent. Great taste and texture right out of the can.
I eat those all the time and it's amazing. Yum yum.
They recently came out with rice. I ordered it yesterday because they had a prime sale.
Were these any good?
Yes!! Just as good as the noodles. I loved them. I think I prefer them slightly above miracle rice. I like the texture better.1 -
Huge plate only 130 calories. The “miracle” rice is the best out of a few brands I’ve had. Just seasoned with Morton’s seasoned salt and cooked in a pan and it tastes like those seasoned instant rice sides.
The texture was amazing for these. Not chewy at all.
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »Huge plate only 130 calories. The “miracle” rice is the best out of a few brands I’ve had. Just seasoned with Morton’s seasoned salt and cooked in a pan and it tastes like those seasoned instant rice sides.
The texture was amazing for these. Not chewy at all.
That looks pretty good! Added to my shopping list to try.1 -
I've been eating a plant based diet for a little while now and I love it. I love how I can eat a huge amount of food and it's not that many calories. I haven't been counting calories and my weight isn't going up, even with my giant portions. I love that I discovered eating this way. Just ate a big salad with greens, chick peas, avocado, roasted sweet potato and pumpkin seeds. I'm looking for a good oil free or low-oil dressing that I can throw together - any ideas? I usually make some sort of vinegar and olive oil dressing (with other stuff too) but it's pretty heavy on the oil.4
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I've been eating a plant based diet for a little while now and I love it. I love how I can eat a huge amount of food and it's not that many calories. I haven't been counting calories and my weight isn't going up, even with my giant portions. I love that I discovered eating this way. Just ate a big salad with greens, chick peas, avocado, roasted sweet potato and pumpkin seeds. I'm looking for a good oil free or low-oil dressing that I can throw together - any ideas? I usually make some sort of vinegar and olive oil dressing (with other stuff too) but it's pretty heavy on the oil.
If you are making your own dressing, can you reduce amount of oil in your recipe? If you are accustomed to the taste, you can try to gradually decrease the amount of oil and see how you like it. I don't use any oil in my salad dressing, it's vinegar based with hot sauce. I like spicy food, so i tend to go on the spicy side. I also make and my own mango chutney when it's mango season, and store it canned for the remainder of the year.1 -
I've been eating a plant based diet for a little while now and I love it. I love how I can eat a huge amount of food and it's not that many calories. I haven't been counting calories and my weight isn't going up, even with my giant portions. I love that I discovered eating this way. Just ate a big salad with greens, chick peas, avocado, roasted sweet potato and pumpkin seeds. I'm looking for a good oil free or low-oil dressing that I can throw together - any ideas? I usually make some sort of vinegar and olive oil dressing (with other stuff too) but it's pretty heavy on the oil.
If you are making your own dressing, can you reduce amount of oil in your recipe? If you are accustomed to the taste, you can try to gradually decrease the amount of oil and see how you like it. I don't use any oil in my salad dressing, it's vinegar based with hot sauce. I like spicy food, so i tend to go on the spicy side. I also make and my own mango chutney when it's mango season, and store it canned for the remainder of the year.
That's what I would do (reduce the oil). I am fond of olive oil and of vinaigrettes, so prefer not to exclude the oil entirely, but I tend to have much more vinegar/much less oil than the normal ratio for a vinaigrette.
I also like vinegar (red wine vinegar is great) plus a spicy mustard and some garlic as a dressing.
For something more Asian-themed, a good basic option is soy sauce + sriracha (or the like) + lime juice, and one can play around with that.
There are lots of recipes for creamy dressings using cashews as the source of the "cream" too -- I've tried some but tend to not be into creamy dressings most of the time, so haven't experimented much.0 -
Wow I’m so glad this thread bumped back to the top!!!! This thread literally was a game changer for me when it first started. I failed so many diets bc I was always trying to eat small meals and would fail after a few days bc I was starving 24/7. When I learned volume eating was a thing, bc of this thread, I started doing research on how to satisfy my eating style rather than change it.... I ended up losing 70 lbs 😁😁😁. Huge thanks to this thread ❤️❤️❤️
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I've been eating a plant based diet for a little while now and I love it. I love how I can eat a huge amount of food and it's not that many calories. I haven't been counting calories and my weight isn't going up, even with my giant portions. I love that I discovered eating this way. Just ate a big salad with greens, chick peas, avocado, roasted sweet potato and pumpkin seeds. I'm looking for a good oil free or low-oil dressing that I can throw together - any ideas? I usually make some sort of vinegar and olive oil dressing (with other stuff too) but it's pretty heavy on the oil.
I’ve never used oil in my dressing. I feel like it is a waste of calories. I usually put hot sauce, a good quality balsamic vinegar, lots of spices, truvia, and Dijon mustard on my salads and have no need for oil or dressing.
(I love 0 calorie Walden farms balsamic though.)2 -
Great new buns I discovered to enable my volume eating are these 50 calorie buns. Great size and taste. Way better than thinslim foods buns which weren't soft and had a weird texture. These actually have the texture of bread. Whole plate is <160 calories which is the calories of a "snack" for me. Could have two and still be insanely low on the calories.
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^^that's really good for a 'Keto' product....Every time I see a product labeled as 'Keto', I immediately think that they have high calories but no carbs. lol!🤣2
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