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Okay, I like to eat. No doubt about it, but I am hyper calorie conscious cause when it comes down to it, food is great, but it's fuel and if its not used, it's stored (learned this the hard way). Anywho, I like to find ways to eat heartily, but without excess cals. (My back up career choice is dietician so I always think of nutrition!) What are your fav low cal foods? What about guilty pleasures? Some of my fav low cal foods are are: *egg whites: 20 cals each-protien w/out the cholesterol *Saltine crackers: 60 cals for 5-good for quick energy *Morningstar farms veggie sausages-40 per link *Vegetable broth: 5-20 cals. Great filler-upper for few cals, its like soup. I like to have it before I eat what I know is going to be a cal rich meal so I'm full before I finish it! (This works with chicken broth for the ppl who eat meat) *Jasmine rice: 100 cals for 1/2 a cup. Yummy! *Diet vanilla pepsi: 0 cals! (but its not that great for ya, diet soda raises blood sugar supposedly causing food cravings, very similar to simple carbs). Guilty pleasures: *Pad Thai! *Thai Red Curry Tofu *Haagen Daaz (sp) Vanilla icecream! *Anything with cheese! Mar 16 06 11:55 am Link cantaloupe or however you spell it. the whole thing is 100 cals, and i personally can only eat a max of half. its very filling. Mar 16 06 12:08 pm Link I never really count calories. I try to eat a balanced diet of low fat, unprocessed foods and stay away from refined sugar and sodas. I am also a vegetarian and water is my staple drink of choice. Avoiding alcohol helps cut calories as well as excess water weight and bloating. I also eat very little dairy and drink only rice milk enriched with calcium. I eat a good, healthy breakfast, a yummy high protein green shake for lunch and a dinner composed of fresh veggies, pasta, rice and legumes and snacks in between such as dried fruit or nuts. I am a competitive runner, so eating healthy while maintaining high energy levels is important to me....this is important when I am modeling too. My biggest guilty pleasure is chai lattes in the morning. Mar 16 06 12:10 pm Link I eat a lot of oatmeal with honey (no sugar or butter), bananas, peanut butter sandwiches, and boiled eggs. A lot of these foods keep you full without a lot of fuss. I don't know the calorie intake for all of them, but it is very low. Thanks for the other suggestions ... Going to get cantaloupe right now  Mar 16 06 12:18 pm Link Bettina wrote: Yes, being veggie cuts out fast food for the most part for me. I gave up milk for good too. I love almond milk. I cant kick the dairy product habit though, soy cheese just doesnt cut it for me unless it's Veggie Slices brand pepper jack. Any suggestions? Mar 16 06 12:18 pm Link CassandraLorien wrote: Outstanding! How do you pick a ripe, sweet one? Mar 16 06 12:21 pm Link Baked spaghetti squash with olive oil & roasted garlic. Mmmm⦠Mar 16 06 12:32 pm Link Jay Dezelic wrote: Recipe please! Mar 16 06 12:35 pm Link Lovelymenace wrote: the little indent on the top should be soft. It will also smell more strongly than the ones that arent ripe. they will also have a tan tinge instead of a green one. Mar 16 06 12:36 pm Link Lovelymenace wrote: Yes, being veggie cuts out fast food for the most part for me. I gave up milk for good too. I love almond milk. I cant kick the dairy product habit though, soy cheese just doesnt cut it for me unless it's Veggie Slices brand pepper jack. Any suggestions? Haha...no suggestions on the cheese. I LOVE cheese, I just try to avoid it, but when I do have it, I only eat the real stuff. Mar 16 06 12:38 pm Link CassandraLorien wrote: Very helpful thank you! Mar 16 06 12:41 pm Link Bettina wrote: Lovelymenace wrote: Yes, being veggie cuts out fast food for the most part for me. I gave up milk for good too. I love almond milk. I cant kick the dairy product habit though, soy cheese just doesnt cut it for me unless it's Veggie Slices brand pepper jack. Any suggestions? Haha...no suggestions on the cheese. I LOVE cheese, I just try to avoid it, but when I do have it, I only eat the real stuff. Cheese = my kryptonite! Yeah the real stuff is the way to go in small portions, 9g of fat per square inch! I love tasty SF stuff, from breakfast syrup to drinks. Mar 16 06 12:43 pm Link Lovelymenace wrote:
Mar 16 06 01:11 pm Link Jay Dezelic wrote: Sounds delish! I'm going to have to try that! I love to cook, but often lack time and energy. I really need to lay off the microwave. Mar 16 06 01:17 pm Link Lovelymenace wrote: Chopped microwave broccoli is healthy, fast and very low calerie. Just put it in a soup bowl with spices and olive oil and cover the top with a plate. Steams the broccoli in less than 2 minutes. Mar 16 06 01:47 pm Link Jay Dezelic wrote: Yeah my rice cooker doubles as a steamer. I love it. Mar 16 06 02:18 pm Link Due to a fast paced lifestyle, I need healthy stuff I can eat on the run. Right now my favorites are: Zone Perfect Chocolate Peanut Butter (210 calories, 16g protein) Pria Chocolate Peanut Crunch (110 calories, 5g protein) I try to eat 200-300 calories 4-6 times per day (~1200 daily) for the metabolism boost. Mar 16 06 09:39 pm Link * croutons - right out of the box: http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/18242.html http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/Foods/ … /Food.aspx * crawfish - you'll probably expend more Calories shelling than you'll eat. Of course, this is a local delicacy that I found terribly unpalatable until I moved to Southeast Texas. http://www.breauxbridgelive.com/boiled.html * ice water does NOT work. Your body heats in "calories", food is actually measured in "Calories", which are more appropriately called "kilocalories". * get rid of sugary drinks COMPLETELY. No fruit juice, sodas, sweet tea, sweet coffees, etc. Once you get used to water, unsweetened tea, and diet sodas, you won't miss them and it's the fastest way to cut Calories from your meal. * I'm still overweight, so what do I know? Mar 17 06 01:49 am Link Jay Dezelic wrote: UGH wow this sounds AMAZING! what a great recipe! Mar 20 06 03:04 am Link low cal yogurts the broccoli thing is really great too...love broccoli, zucchini (sp?) and hearty veggie soups Mar 20 06 03:07 am Link i'm going to keep track of this thread it seems tastey Mar 20 06 03:15 am Link A year ago when I was on my strict diet all I ate was healthy choice dinners and Special K cereal, and with the aid of diet pills ,it helped alot. I would look at how many calories a dinner has and right after I eat it I would go on my gazelle and burn it right back off by looking at the calorie counter.That pretty much worked until my Mom found out about the ephedra ingredient and made me eat more...I went from a size 44 to a 29 and thanx to mom back to 33 (frown). eating more normal foods is a habit I had to get used to, just like the habit of not eating so much. I dunno ,but I hope this helps at least a little. Mar 20 06 09:32 am Link I love my food and eat what I like and just work a little harder in the gym. I do try to keep to grilling or oven I rarely fry anything. I try to keep fat contents low and I detox twice a month.. does me ok i guess xx shelly Mar 20 06 10:47 am Link shelly1982 wrote: detox? what is your method? Mar 21 06 12:02 am Link I love detoxing different organs. Like I start with tonics in the mornings alternating kidneys and liver. for the kidney's I have a hot water tonic with citrus and for the liver I have a hot water tonic with different homeopathic oils depending on what I am feeling. I try to keep to liquids throughout my detoxing days like soups and veggie and fruit juices. I also add some liquidised nuts and pulses into them gives it a bit of texture but does not make your bowels work it cleanses them xx shelly xx hope this helps hun Mar 21 06 06:47 am Link |
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