What do you eat when you're ravenous and only have 100 cals

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JG1807
JG1807 Posts: 40
edited October 2024 in Motivation and Support
So, you've got about 100cals left and you're feeling really hungry. I have a massive appetite most days and am always on the look out for low cal foods that make you feel really full.

One of my favourite ones is making up a packet of Paxo stuffing mix.

I'll grant ya it's not the most sophisticated of foods but at 60cals for 50g its a big bowl of sage and onioney goodness that stops me going back to the fridge for something else.
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  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    I have eaten a whole jar of pickled red cabbage before, I seem to remember that being under 100 calories. It gave me heart burn though.
  • pretty_ribbons
    pretty_ribbons Posts: 154 Member
    if i havent got many calories left i usually opt for frozen mixed veg in a big bowl but its really hard for me to not eat badly so i would sometimes just go hungry 'cos i dont have much will power and if i start eating something it will open my appetite and i end up stuffing my face (erm...the reason im a chubba! lol)

    i might have to try the stuffing though, i could have it with my veg lol
  • JG1807
    JG1807 Posts: 40
    Yeah. I know what you mean about opening your appetite back up. That's why I like things like stuffing though. It really does stuff ya! lol
  • psmith64
    psmith64 Posts: 102 Member
    I will normall plump for some fruit, especially strawberries when they are around. At only 28 calories per 100 g, try eating 350g of them to use up 100 calories, its very difficult to still feel hungry after just 200g. I guess its because they are full of water so bulk you up.

    Regards

    Paul
  • kelbels1
    kelbels1 Posts: 83 Member
    a small apple, carrots, pickles, grapes, cucumber, tomatoes, yogurt, chottage cheese. any one of these seems to work for me.
  • angel791
    angel791 Posts: 3 Member
    I would have a slice of whole wheat bread.

    If I knew I didn't need the extra calories, and wanted to kill my appetite, I would brush my teeth or clean the kitchen sink with chlorox bleach. The odor of the bleach really makes me forget I had hunger pangs.
  • ngr1973
    ngr1973 Posts: 334
    Popcorn!
  • busyPK
    busyPK Posts: 3,766 Member
    I usually eat an apple (150ish grams is around 50 calories!).
  • Lindy901
    Lindy901 Posts: 71 Member
    Egg white or egg beaters mixed with some veggies and maybe a little cheese. I'd also do some exercise if you're able to. Yesterday I had a big lunch and really had to work out in order to be able to eat supper otherwise I'd have had only 150 calories myself.
  • Edithrenee
    Edithrenee Posts: 546 Member
    tomatoes and cucumbers
  • LauraSmyth28
    LauraSmyth28 Posts: 399 Member
    I have home made weight watchers soup in my freezer for those times.

    I make it with vegetable stock cubes, carrots, onions, garlic, broccoli, green cabbage, red and yellow peppers and a pinch of Thyme.

    Yum :)

    (just don't eat it with bread!!). It's around 40-60 cals a cup.
  • eeebee
    eeebee Posts: 471 Member
    2 hard-boiled eggs - whites only, sliced + 2 ryvitas....+ 7.5g smear of heinz extra-light salad cream on each ryvita!!

    = 108 cals and 1g fat only.

    ETA: boiled eggs really keep me full for a long time because of the high protein content - try this :)
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    kettle popcorn, or cheese, or canned no salt green beans with balsamic vinegar.
  • Jacinta130
    Jacinta130 Posts: 31
    A cuppa soup usually works, you can get some really nice ones from Ainsley Harriot for under 100 cals.
  • AandJsMommy
    AandJsMommy Posts: 314
    a small apple, carrots, pickles, grapes, cucumber, tomatoes, yogurt, chottage cheese. any one of these seems to work for me.


    ^^^^ This!
  • spittster
    spittster Posts: 18
    I love an Unjury Protein drink/smoothy or soup. . .keeps me satisfied for hours and keeps my protein levels up!!!
  • MaddameKat
    MaddameKat Posts: 200 Member
    Apple and some cheese for me or a couple of eggs, and i cut it up small
  • Munchi8175
    Munchi8175 Posts: 73 Member
    I like chocolate mini rice cakes. At 60 calories for about 7 rice cakes it tides me through to the next meal without using up all my calories.
  • shortandfeisty
    shortandfeisty Posts: 38
    Cottage cheese (1%) on Special K Cracker crisps. I don't eat a whole serving of the cracker crisps so it holds me on calories and I get the protein from the cottage cheese.
  • Missjilly1025
    Missjilly1025 Posts: 146 Member
    Celery and peanut butter
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    I am never "ravenous" I make sure my protein and fiber intake reach their goals. That is what will keep you on track!
  • shortandfeisty
    shortandfeisty Posts: 38
    I like chocolate mini rice cakes. At 60 calories for about 7 rice cakes it tides me through to the next meal without using up all my calories.

    Bump! These are especially yummy with a little bit of peanut butter! You can get dried peanut butter that has a fraction of the calories of the regular stuff, just reconstitute with some water!
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,979 Member
    A typical rule of thumb is to make sure you're getting adequate protein and fat. Those will help you feel satiated throughout the day. Your diary is closed, so it's hard to give targeted advice to you.
  • bellatrixed
    bellatrixed Posts: 19 Member
    Anything high protien: Eggs, baby Bel cheeses etc. My body usually feels hungry like that if i've had too many carbs and not enugh protien in a day.
  • amcess721
    amcess721 Posts: 1
    A whole bag of steamed broccoli - with a little dressing on it.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    2 boiled eggs is 136 calories. I jsut brought some to work for a snack later! Protein always fills me up. Carbs usually make me hungry about an hour later..
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    So, you've got about 100cals left and you're feeling really hungry. I have a massive appetite most days and am always on the look out for low cal foods that make you feel really full.

    One of my favourite ones is making up a packet of Paxo stuffing mix.

    I'll grant ya it's not the most sophisticated of foods but at 60cals for 50g its a big bowl of sage and onioney goodness that stops me going back to the fridge for something else.
    It depends on what time it is.
    If I have blown all my calories by mid-day, screw it.
    I call today a "free day", eat and move on.

    If it's 6pm, I might eat to maintenance and just buck up for tomorrow.
    And if it's 9pm or later, I choke down some cottage cheese with an apple and go over just a bit, then try to drink some water and go to sleep.

    Again, it just depends.
    The thing I will NOT do is just not eat, starving myself to total failure, because what you are going through is a major trigger for a binge in my world.

    I'd rather manage a controlled lapse than a full blown food orgy.

    Good Luck!
  • KimmehL
    KimmehL Posts: 373 Member
    Protein for sure, an egg, a little slice of cheese, some cottage cheese....
  • SarahMorganP
    SarahMorganP Posts: 921 Member
    Honestly? If I'm that hungry nothing that is only 100 calories will work, so I exercise to get more calories. :)
  • dfborders
    dfborders Posts: 474 Member
    Hot mint or spearmint herbal tea with 1 Tbsp. Honey :happy: and then brush my teeth
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