What are your best "food finds"?

[Longhorn]

Foods that are low in calories (or points for we WWs) but still filling and satisfying.

I usually have two Luna bars for breakfast (down from three before WW!) The two bars add up to six points. This past Sunday, my husband made me an omelette with Egg Beaters Southwestern, Kraft 2% Cracker Barrel Sharp Cheddar Cheese, two Boca meatless sausage links, and a piece of whole wheat toast sprayed with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. He was supposed to measure a half-cup of Egg Beaters but used ONE CUP, which is the equivalent of four eggs! When I realized it, I figured, well, I may not eat much else today with all the points this used. Then I entered the food in the online diary. That entire breakfast was only 6.5 points! And believe me, I was much more full than I am after the two Luna Bars.

I'm loving these high-volume, low-point alternatives that I'm finding, like the Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop 94% Fat-Free Kettle Corn and the Boca burgers. Also, my grocery store had WW Smart Ones entrees on sale, five for $5, so I bought ten of them. I had the Chicken Enchiladas Suiza yesterday and it was yummy (six points.)

So what are your favorite filling foods that keep you on your plan? :hi:

[Debau2005]

1. Right now it is

Fat Free Cottage Cheese, with a tablespoon of Polaner Fruit Spread mixed in. You can buy the Breakstone Cottage Doubles, but they were getting expensive.

Also WW has new snack cakes that are 1 point a piece. Love those!!

And yes the 94% Fat Free Pop Corn is super.

For sweet things, I like the Mango or Peach Sorbets.

[AlCzervik]

2. ooh i love Luna bars!! Nutz about chocolate and the the lemon one

are my favorites. Sugar free jell-o with cool whip free has been a real life saver for me and i always have a box of fruity Mike & Ikes in the house if i need sugar that bad, just a handful and it's only about 100 calories.

[ernstbass]

3. Here are a few

0 point blue bunny health smart fudge bars (5 grams of fiber in each!!)
hash brown potatoes with no fat - 1 cup is one point

My coworkers are making a brownie mix with a can of pureed black beans and giving them one point per peice (I'm not so sure about the points on these)

Coworkers are also taking a cake mix and mixing it with a container of ff cool whip - chill and drop by spoonfuls onto baking sheet for 15 mins at 350 - one point per cookie (makes about 40)

slim a bear ice cream sandwiches - 2 points

Progresso 98% ff minestronne - 3 points for entire can

Light rye wasa crackers - 0 points

FF hot dog and light wheat bun - 2 points

FF pringles - 15 for one point

[Debau2005]

4. Yeah!

I like the cake mix/FF cool whip idea!

I don't understand the black beans in the brownie mix. Is it the same as using apple sauce instead of oil?

[ernstbass]

5. Brownies with black beans - I suppose

it's like the applesauce instead of oil - it really ups the fiber. They also made a white cake mix w/ 8 ozs of diet sprite and then topped it with fresh strawberries mixed with ff cool whip for 2 points/ slice. Oh I also love the Miss Meringue cookies 13 = 2 pts. The chocolate is best!

[crispini]

8. WHAT?

"a brownie mix with a can of pureed black beans"

You're kidding, right? That sounds AWFUL. How does it taste?

[ernstbass]

9. Actually they taste like regular brownies

I was surprised.

[Cassandra]

6. I might get around to trying...

Duncan Hines cake mix with one can of pumpkin puree; makes one point muffins, depending on the size.

I use spaghetti squash to make a sort of noodle bowl. 1 cup of squash in some sauce with 2 or 3 ounces of protein. Ragu makes a light alfredo sauce that's 2 points for a quarter cup that's not bad and has a nice creamy mouthfeel. Some poached salmon, shrimp or cooked, sliced chicken on top make a quick, hot lunch. There are also various brands of peanut sauce or curry sauce that are also 2 points for a quarter cup, which is enough to coat the squash and the meat or fish. Spaghetti sauces, particularly those low in fat (I use Muir Glen garlic roasted garlic) are 1 or maybe 2 points for 1/2 cup. If I go to the local diner and have meatloaf, they give me 2 pieces. I take one home and chop it lightly into the half cup of the spaghetti sauce with the squash. Delicious. I don't eat most green vegetables, so the squash is invaluable.
4 mini tootsie rolls are one point and are a satisfying chew.

[Cassandra]

7. I almost forgot the sausages.

D'Artagnan http://www.dartagnan.com/ and Empire (kosher) both make chicken and mushroom sausages with 2-2.5 grams of fat per sausage (because of the high mushroom content) that clock in at 2 points per sausage. I haven't tried the Empire ones yet but the D'Artagnan ones are delicious. When you consider that D'Artagnan's venison and pork sausages have 23 grams of fat per sausage, that's pretty damn impressive.

[IronLionZion]

10. buckwheat pancakes with applesauce, soy protein, and blueberries

and egg substitute. Unbelievably filling.

Oatmeal and oat bran are the greatest foods on earth.

Oh and vegetables of any kind. You really can't overload on vegetables as long as they're raw or cooked in a healthy way.

[lady lib]

23. Do you have a recipe for the buckwheat pancakes?

Thanks!

:hi:

[Kathleen04]

11. Pickles

Satisfy salty craving and have virtually no cals. I buy Claussen (sp?)..because they don't use that icky yellow dye.

[philosophie_en_rose]

12. Jones Soda Popsicles

Only 35 Calories and fat free. They taste amazing.

[lavenderdiva]

14. I've never heard of these, but they sound delicious!

where do you buy them?

[TexasLady]

13. I agree with Kathleen on the pickles!

it really curbs the sweets craving!

my mainstays are chicken breast, popcorn, greek salads with a little feta to keep it satisfying, raw fruits, turkey breast, tuna, pita, 35 cal sara lee bread, sharp cheese (and ya only need a little to make it taste great!) lean cuisines, baked apples with vinegar and a spoon ful of sugar, and by golly a miller lite or three if i really REALLY want a cheat night! but those pickles are like magic!

[lakemonster11]

15. My favorite high-volume, low-calorie food

is my mom's vegetable chili. It's brothy rather than thick, and full of zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, onions, yellow squash, and other vegetables, including four kinds of beans. It's incredibly satisfying.

We make up a huge batch every few months and freeze it in serving-size containers. It reheats well in the microwave and, poured over steamed brown rice, makes a filling, healthy, and easy lunch or dinner.

[Systematic Chaos]

16. Just tried Clif bars for the first time

And at a buck a pop at Trader Joe's, they're keepers!

I don't know how they compare to Luna Bars, but I bet they're pretty close. The Clif Bars are also extremely dense and filling, with 5g of soluble fiber. :)

I also tried some flax and soy chips from TJ's last night, with a jar of Red Pepper with Eggplant and Garlic dip. This stuff is low-cal, reasonably low in sodium and tastes AWESOME with the chips (which themselves are high in fiber and low in fat and sodium).

Air popped popcorn with no butter or salt is good too.

[lakemonster11]

17. Larry's Market Whole-Wheat Tortillas

These tortillas have way fewer calories than any other tortillas I've ever seen. The package claims that each 7" tortilla has 60 calories, but when I entered the nutritional data on fitday.com, they insisted that the carbs, fats, and proteins didn't add up and that each tortilla should only have 20 calories. I checked their math, and it turns out that the 40-calorie discrepency comes from the fiber---fitday subtracts it from the overall carbohydrates since it won't be absorbed into the body.

They have a different texture than regular flour tortillas, so I'm not sure they would make good baked chips or anything like that, but, if you heat them in the microwave with a moist paper towel between each layer, they're perfect for tacos. The other day I filled two of them with some beans that I had cooked with onion, garlic, zucchini and yellow squash, spices, and mango, then spooned some tomato salsa over each one. Mmmmm....A very filling, tasty meal with well under 300 calories and just 2 grams of fat.

[Katherine Brengle]

18. My faves--

All Whites liquid egg whites

Ezekiel bread

Morningstar Farms veggie sausage patties (not incredibly healthy, but far healthier than the real thing, and very tasty--even my omnivorous hubby loves them)

Kashi cereals (I love GoLean original, GoLean Crunch, and the apple-cinnamon instant oatmeal, which has waaaaaaay less sugar and crap than regular instant oats.)

[lady lib]

22. Those Morningstar Farms veggie sausage patties

are good on a whole wheat English muffin with a little honey mustard. :)

[Katherine Brengle]

19. One quick note on Luna bars--

have you tried Larabars? They're even better--better tasting, and healthier. At $2 a pop, they are pricey, but they pack a lot of nutritional punch for their size, and have no added sugars, chemicals, or preservatives--they are actually raw food, but very very good. I suggest the apple ones.

[Cassandra]

20. A vegan friend of mine loves Larabars.

But they are too high in calories for me. I like the Kashi TLC bars in Peanut Peanut Butter; 4g of fiber and 5g of protein, all for 2 Weight Watchers points. Very useful to bridge the gap between a very early breakfast and a late lunch. Also, Health Valley fat-free Date Bakes are good and only one point per bar.

[auntAgonist]

21. I've been buying the South Beach Diet breakfast bars

10 grams of protein. AND delicious.


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