This was my lunch, a pretty voluminous salad and quite tasty. Left out the seasonings but still very nice. However after about 2 hours my stomach is rumbling like crazy even though it’s still quite physically full
I don’t really get this feeling if I eat bread, pasta or rice which obviously isn’t the best but at least makes me ‘feel’ fuller and more satiated
by prescripti0n
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edit: just realized the photo shows the protein amounts – it’s 636 calories total
Protein. I am not a 1500 calorie person but on a 2000 Calorie cut and learned quickly that chicken breast is the absolute best for satiation. First, I like it especially mixed with some peppers and because of its high protein content, I am not hungry immediately after.
Edit:
To round this off a bit, my diet largely consists of
1) Mixed vegetables. A pound every morning for breakfast
2) A late breakfast, early lunch of chicken breast with peppers of the equivilent
3) A smaller dinner of whatever the family is having. I am not going to force them into my lifestyle changes, so I just eat a smaller portion of a generally healthy dinner
4) Oatmeal with some type of fruit topping as a late snack (or the equivalent)
I supplement with eggs in some form if I have a Calorie deficit (which I often do). Mixed with a hot sauce or whatever left over veggies are lying around.
These are all very filling and work out well for my high-protein, lower Calorie diet. Once I am done cutting, I’m probably going up 400 more Calories to maintain and it might be hard to get those extra Calories now that I’m used to eating leaner.
that’s a mind over matter thing. i have the same type of 500 ish cal salad for work everyday. takes a bit to get used to. especially if you’re just sitting at work wanting to eat more and snack. when i don’t add chicken to my salad i find myself extremely hungry soon after. but when i have chicken on it i stay satiated through the afternoon. so i cant offer much since your salad seems already quite solid
Normally, I would say to make sure there’s enough protein. But in this case, it might be helpful to make sure there’s enough fat too. If I do low fat, I always feel like I’m starving even if I am eating large meals several times a day. I also just can’t think, so I don’t do low-fat. From what I can tell, this salad was low fat so maybe try this and see if it helps. For the salad, you can add fat by adding avocado, cheese, nuts, seeds, and oils. I will say that if your limit is 1500 or less, maybe don’t do the oils as they can be very calorically dense.
I’d say take out the sweetcorn entirely and switch from iceberg to Romaine, spring mix, spinach, or a combination of the three. Top with a little crumbled blue cheese or feta and maybe some pepitas. Make sure whatever dressing you use has no added sugar. I like a good olive oil and vinegar mix.
Fiber! Add some beans!
It also helps to eat slower.
And maybe it takes a bit of time to get adjusted?
At some beans as well, more veggies with more fibre?
Add something like nuts.