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Here at Chowhound, we often focus on the tastes, aromas, and textures of foods. But what about the other crucial aspects of the eating experience—namely, feeling satiated and full? That’s what chrissy1988 was curious about when she recently asked the board: "What do you eat to shave off some calories and avoid being ravenous all day?"
sherrib recommends veggies, veggies, and more veggies. "Souped, stir fried, roasted, smoothied - the possibilities are, indeed, endless,” she says. “Add some herbs and or spices/seasonings, you can spend a lifetime trying all the different possibilities. And I am. Ravenously.” scunge agrees, and recommends roasted root vegetables like beets and rutabaga.
"Hot drinks, such as green tea, have no calories and make you feel full for a while," Isolda says. "Miso soup is another low calorie (if not low sodium) way to make yourself feel fuller than you are."
BeeZee likes to fill up on a room-temperature salad of lentils du puy (uniquely flavorful French green lentils) and vinegar. They have a firmer texture than regular lentils and have a nice "chew," BeeZee says. Chewy things can be extra satisfying, and betsydiver likes eating mushrooms cut up and dehydrated in the oven because they have a nice texture.
On a related note, PenskeFan has a final tip on achieving satiety: Chew more. A lot more. This helps you enjoy your food, whatever you decide to eat. "It helps you feel full, plus I think you get more air stuck in the belly to make you feel full,” PenskeFan says. “I am not sure, I just know it works for me."
Discuss: food you eat to get full without consuming too many calories?
Want to feel full without eating too much? Basically it works like this. There are 5 flavors among food & when all are present in a meal,your brain gets the signal that everything is A-OK and it is satisfied (this can help in observing another healthy eating guidline, to stop eating when you feel 2/3 full).
Even if only 2-3 are represented this is a step in the right direction and can reduce...+READ
Want to feel full without eating too much? Basically it works like this. There are 5 flavors among food & when all are present in a meal,your brain gets the signal that everything is A-OK and it is satisfied (this can help in observing another healthy eating guidline, to stop eating when you feel 2/3 full).
Even if only 2-3 are represented this is a step in the right direction and can reduce feelings of still being hungry in spite of eating sufficient calories.
The flavors are Sweet, Salty, Savory (spicy), Sour, & Bitter.
Representation does not require and entire dish with one of these predominate flavors. For example, a simple stir fry of brocoli & beef sesoned with garlic & soy sauce has Bitter, the brocoli, Sweet, the beef, Savory, the garlic, and Salty, the soy sauce.
A glass of water (no ice) with lemon in it would add Sour to the meal & now you have a grand slam!
When a meal that is dominated by one or two flavors, say pasta with tomato sauce, the brain keeps thinking something is missing, but may not be sure what. Often people will just have another helping of the same thing & get the crazy “i’m stuffed, but I still want something more” sensation (remember too, that it takes 20 minutes for your brain to receive the signal from your stomach that enough food has been eaten).
Repersenting all 5 flavors does not have to mean eating a bigger quanitity of food. It means being aware of what is on the plate in front of you and making adjustments to seasonings, or substituting an additional flavor for a part of one already present. In our pasta example, topping the dish with a good romano cheese can add a salty element. Reducing the serving size of the pasta, and adding in a green vegetable, especially a bitter one like escarole or broccoli, will make a huge difference.-COLLAPSE