Healthy food you can eat lots of!

Morba said:
Since whe did a protein shake fill someone up?
1 scoop is about 120kcal, that's less than most packets of crisps and less than 2 half decent biscuits.
That won't fill you up, if anything it will make you more hungry ime
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Add a couple of scoops of ground oats? I found that fills me up quite nicely (for at least a while - usually have it with a chopped banana / milk for breakfast).
 
Morba said:
Since whe did a protein shake fill someone up?
1 scoop is about 120kcal, that's less than most packets of crisps and less than 2 half decent biscuits.
That won't fill you up, if anything it will make you more hungry ime
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Learn some science maybe? Calories have smeg all to do with feeling full up, protein and fat literally make you feel full up while carbs don't have much effect there, likewise, a glass of water can fill you up and stop you feeling hungry, how many calories are in that.

Protein shake = volume, water, protein, healthy.

Test it, go drink half a litre of water, do you feel less, or more full after doing so. Then thicken that water up by making it a protein shake instead, again, more, or less full. :rolleyes:

You may have also noticed the title of the thread, healthy food you can eat lots of, 1 scoop of protein has 120cal's in it, whoop de doo, have more, have it in more water, have it with milk, put something else in it. Whats healthier, having 4 mars bars to "fill you up" or 4 protein shakes.

The difference also is, in how you eat, a protein shake won't crash your sugar levels an hour later leaving you feeling more hungry, 2-3 protein shakes throughout the day will stop you feeling as hungry in the first place.

Eat porridge for breakfast, a mars bar 3 hours later, and an hour after that for lunch you'll be on a sugar low and starving, replace the mars bar(with 3 times the calories) with a protein shake and an hour later, you won't feel hungry at all, let alone starving, therefore you'll want to eat less for lunch, be less likely to binge on something high carb, which will stop you feeling so hungry hours later as your sugar crashes again.

Hunger control is about eating right all day, not about the single snack you have to fill you up, although, again, a protein shake will fill you up FAR FAR more than a pack of crisps.
 
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haha loving the confrontational tone :D

oh, but a protein shake probably will fill you up...for about 20-30 mins until your stomach empties. That's even when taking 100g of whey, taking more delays stomach emptying but unless I add other stuff it doesn't fill me up.

The unfortunate answer to the OP's question is that is you are dieting to lose fat there is basically nothing you eat lots of, unless you fancy eating loads of salad, celery, carrots etc. Anything else is just too calorific. The answer is to eat the right kind of meals so you don't feel the urge to snack.
 
Cottage cheese - ~200 calories a pot, 25g of protein. Jobs a goodun!

Or if you are really desperate to be full you could try putting protein powder in sugar free jelly like I was doing for awhile :o :D
 
Thanks for all the advice, guys - really is appreciated. Making a note of it all and feeling far more 'armed' against my spare tyre now. Also, really pleased (and surprised) that jerky is on the list! I love that stuff so that'll feel like a treat now and then. Besides, I think I burn all its calories off chewing the leathery stuff!

I used to down half a sugary coke when I came in from being out-and-about with my daughter, but now I've (successfully so far) replaced that with a banana. Really hope I can stay on this routine and change my bad eating habits!

Thanks again :D
 
Forde said:
Thanks for all the advice, guys - really is appreciated. Making a note of it all and feeling far more 'armed' against my spare tyre now. Also, really pleased (and surprised) that jerky is on the list! I love that stuff so that'll feel like a treat now and then. Besides, I think I burn all its calories off chewing the leathery stuff!

I used to down half a sugary coke when I came in from being out-and-about with my daughter, but now I've (successfully so far) replaced that with a banana. Really hope I can stay on this routine and change my bad eating habits!

Thanks again :D
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...as Morba said, be careful with fruit as it's mostly sugar. Good luck mate :)
 
A shake with 2 scoops of protein powder and 10g of whole psyllium husks will fix your hunger more than a standard protein shake. The psyllium husks expand somewhat inside you to create the sensation of feeling full, as well as providing an excellent source of fibre to help your digestive system along with all the protein. You have to drink lots of water with the husks by the way! And don't leave them in the water for too long before drinking because they'll start thickening and it's like drinking cement, at least it is with pea protein.
 
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