Low cal filling food options besides meat?

Lullaby2021
Lullaby2021 Posts: 121 Member
edited August 2023 in Health and Weight Loss
I need ideas of other food besides meat.That will keep me full long. I'm 135lbs and want to be 130.0. It's been hard and I'm tired of eating meat all the time. What food combinations or single food fill you all up. For an extended period of time? That doesn't include meat?

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  • sollyn23l2
    sollyn23l2 Posts: 1,784 Member
    High fiber foods. Whole grains... millet, brown rice, cormeal. Fruits and vegetables of any kind.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,261 Member
    edited August 2023
    Meat is hard to beat for satiation on a per calorie basis. There's a broad range of foods that qualify for meat and from my experience most people only eat a couple of them. Maybe explore more animal protein sources and expand the recipe portfolio. Lowering carbs in conjunction with protein, specifically animal protein has a pretty decent satiating effect, so you might explore that as well. Sorry I'm not a plant eater basically, and why I'm bias. Baked potatoes was mentioned and they also are considered the most satiating single food on the planet, and I do eat from time to time but unfortunately the only times they're palatable is when I put animal products on them like butter and sour cream, although a good extra virgin olive oil is pretty tasty as well, and potatoes with these condiments or piling on condiments can make any plant taste better, that's for sure, grains too me are the same, they need enhancing, otherwise not the greatest taste or mouthfeel lol, imo so for a meat eater like me that needs to be taken into consideration as well as the total calories when doing this and there's not a lot of bang for the buck in the protein dept either.
    Cheers.
  • Rockymountainflyer
    Rockymountainflyer Posts: 26 Member
    I love zucchini cut into thin strips crisped up in the air fryer with a spray of olive oil. I put homemade tomato sauce on top. Under 100 calories and fills me up just enough to get me through and feels "treaty" with the crunch.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,744 Member
    I love zucchini cut into thin strips crisped up in the air fryer with a spray of olive oil. I put homemade tomato sauce on top. Under 100 calories and fills me up just enough to get me through and feels "treaty" with the crunch.

    Same! Particularly this time of year. For me I like a bit of sea salt and balsamic vinegar.

    OP, what about tofu? Have to experimented with it? The texture is quite different, but if prepared properly, it is filling and much cheaper than meat.
  • Lullaby2021
    Lullaby2021 Posts: 121 Member
    @sherrilynn1985
    I have tried a little tofu before. Maybe I'll try it again. To experiment more into it.
  • Lullaby2021
    Lullaby2021 Posts: 121 Member
    sollyn23l2 wrote: »
    High fiber foods. Whole grains... millet, brown rice, cormeal. Fruits and vegetables of any kind.

    Thank you : ), I'll try all of these too.
  • Lullaby2021
    Lullaby2021 Posts: 121 Member
    @AnnPT77
    What's filling is going to be somewhat individual. Did you figure out that meat was filling for you by experimenting with various options, and settling on that? Expand the range of experiments.

    (Yes) Only high fat meats fill me up. Lean/low fat meats tend to leave me hungry all day.
    As a situation a few days ago.I eat a lot of chicken breast. Still was very hungry hours later.
    Good for protein sure but not fat.. Fat is what I thrive on.

    How far have you cut calories to lose that 5 pounds? Trying to lose too fast can make the problem unsolvable. With 5 pounds to lose, I'd recommend shooting for half a pound a week loss (or slower), which would be a 250 calorie daily deficit (or smaller).

    I aim for 1,200-1,400 calories perday. Skipping the exercise calories at times.

    I haven't eaten meat since 1974 . . . and I'm not frequently hungry. (I don't think it matters, but I do weigh 130 pounds.

    (Nice you are my goal weight :o )

    Timing of eating may matter, too. People feel most satisfied on anything from one meal a day to all-day small-snacks grazing, and everything in between. That's another thing to experiment with.

    Snacks in between meals. I think will be a good thing. So the wait isn't so bad to eat food.