Low calorie, filling foods?

[why]

Originally Posted by Eason

Negative, alcohol is actually worse for you than it's calories indicate. Drinking alcohol metabolizes into acetate, which remains present in your body for 1-3 days, depending on how much you drink. The presence of acetate causes your body to metabolize the acetate first instead of oxidizing lipids or breaking down carbohydrates. Effectively, drinking alcohol prevents your breakdown of fat, and encourages storage of recently eaten carbohydrates instead of using them for energy.

This is a pretty common misconception.

Alcohol is metabolized into acetic acid -- the same acid that makes vinegar acidic. It contains energy and thus contains calories but vinegar serving sizes and strengths are so low that vinegar is often labeled as 0 calories.

Impairment of fat metabolism from alcohol is a bit of a misnomer since it implies that some type of toxic or adverse reaction is created from the alcohol. This really isn't true. The calories contributed hinder fat metabolism because alcohol is a more ready source of energy than fat itself and the body requires no lipolysis for energy. The same process occurs with carbohydrate metabolism; the carbohydrates are a more ready source of energy and thus lipolysis will not occur.

Alcohol does not contribute to carbohydrates undergoing de novo lipogenesis because de novo lipogenesis from carbohydrates is very rare outside of odd circumstances (massive caloric intake, high fructose intake, et al.) I don't think alcohol increases this function at all or encourages de novo lipogenesis in any way. If anything I'd think alcohol would further impair de novo lipogenesis since it occurs in the liver which is disrupted by alcohol metabolism.

This is why the calorie is the most important part of diet.

Alcohol doesn't cause an increase in body temperature through its metabolism I don't think. It's decently thermogenic (around the same thermogenesis as protein) but the difference is pretty negligible.

 

[quevola]

This

and this

I especially like the lemon-pepper packaged tuna.

 

[Milhouse]

The ultimate low calorie snack is ice. You get something to chew on, and you fill yourself with water.

 

[quevola]

^^ Could also be a sign of anemia.

 

[kenosis]

I like dried bananas

 

[dclloyd]

Originally Posted by valuesourcer

Hi Ludeykrus,

I am now under strict diet cos my partner's too body conscious... anyway I am enjoying low calorie, nutritious meals. Here are some tips:

Cereal (sultana bran) + soya milk - breakfast
Fruit for snack
Salad Sandwich with some ham - tomato, cucumber, sprouts/spinach (fresh raw leaves), some shreds of capsicum, onion - LOVELY
Steamed veggies for dinner and your choice of steamed meat (lamb, chicken or beef)
* veggies include - pumpkin, garlic, some onion, capsicum, broccoli, mushroom, carrots, asparagus


You gotta choose healthy foods above low calorie ones.

You can have a nutella sandwich treat once in a while though.

Have a 15 min walk in the morning at least.

Hope this helps

+1 on the comment about choosing healthy first. Stick to a primarily plant-based diet with lots of fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, pulses etc and a variety of each. The vast majority of your caloric intake in a day should come from those foods first. For protein you should get most again through non-meat options (like, oh say, cows do). Limit meats to lean, small portions and favour fish over birds, and birds over mammals. Keeps your weight in check, and more importantly, keeps you healthy. Personally my goal is to live a long, healthy life, not just leave a good looking corpse.

 

[Tardek]

Originally Posted by Ludeykrus

So lately I've gotten serious about my health. I quit smoking (meaning all but 1-2 days a week, and when I'm on my motorcycle...)

You have not gotten serious about your health.

 

[Ludeykrus]

Originally Posted by Tardek

You have not gotten serious about your health.

If I was really serious about staying healthy, I wouldn't ride a motorcycle.

Besides, a pack of smokes a month is better for your lungs than living in the city.

 

[ctrlaltelite]

high-fiber foods help you stay full. and agreed on quinoa.

 

[Tardek]

Originally Posted by Ludeykrus

If I was really serious about staying healthy, I wouldn't ride a motorcycle.

Besides, a pack of smokes a month is better for your lungs than living in the city.

It's also better than shooting yourself in the face, but that's not really a reason to smoke either

Riding a hog and smoking number among the most lethal activities you can engage in.

In answer to your question though, eat the following:

Asparagus, bean sprouts/bamboo shoots, celery, turnips/swede, zhucchini/marrow, peas/broad beans, capsicum, cucumber/gherkins, lettuce, strawberries, passionfruit, rhubarb, radishes, tomatoes, beetroot, coffee, tea, soda or plain mineral water, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, choko, vegemite, soy sauce, eggplant, green beans, mushrooms, vinegar, onions/leeks/shallots/garlic, pumpkin/squash, spinach/silverbeet.

Tada

 

[Ludeykrus]

^ But enjoying tobacco is.

Originally Posted by Tardek

Riding a hog and smoking number among the most lethal activities you can engage in.

True. The motosickle almost kills me instantly everyday. At least smoking gives me a chance in the long-run.

I live in a ****** area, play with guns, ride motorcycles, race vehicles, and french kiss random women without a 'hello' or telling them my name. I've got more serious things to worry about than smoking a cigarette now and then.

Just curious: where'd that list come from? The capsicum, coffee/tea/soda, soy sauce, and vinegar throw me off since it seems to be a vegetable list. And yes, vegetables are a good choice for what I'm after. I'd like to try whole radishes and turnips, since my grandmother used to farm them...

 

[Tardek]

It came from my dietician. They're what's called "free foods". They either don't add calories or they consume more calories in digestion than they add on. And yeah, they are mostly vegetables, but them's the breaks. Other foods (meats or breads) you're looking at protein or carbs.

 

[_yoo]

thread needs to be resurrected!!!!
i've been eating an average of 800 calories for the past month (maintenance 1900) , most of the time without any feeling of hunger. these are what i typically eat.
none of these is the healthiest option in their respective category but they're delicious (to me at least) which is a hugely important factor for me - I feel hungry having eaten 2000 calories of bland-tasting stuff, but not at all hungry having eatened 600-800 calories of filling, delicious and relatively healthy food.



light & fit quarts, entire cup 440 calories (28g protein), taste is sublime, i combine it with a bag of scandinavian crispbread (110cal, 50 ******* grams of fibre!) I usually have to struggle to finish this 550cal combo, and when I'm done I don't feel like eating anything for the rest of the day (and sometimes I don't, except drinking cups of green tea / diet soda throughout the day)

I tried doing crispbread + Fage total 0% (260 calories for a giganti cup) but the Fage is bland so I had to add sweeteners so it never tasted as good



applegate dry cured bacon, very delicious and 240 calories for the whole bag, which i sometimes combine with the above meal. I've found that their bacon quells hunger much more effectively than their cold cut offerings, for a small number of extra calories

ciao bella blueberries sorbet, entire cup 280 calories, can you ******* believe that? it tastes extremely good, is reasonably creamy (unlike their blackberry and peach-orange sorbets) and completely quells you desire for anything sweet for a day or two

Other recommendations??

 

[Reggs]

Despite the calories, I find that whole milk and yogurt are very filling. If I get a large latte with whole milk that can pretty much replace a meal for me as far as my hunger goes.

 

[Lagrangian]

wtf is this, some manorexia DIY threak? 800 cals of mainly yogurt - **** is ridiculous son.