what fills you up the way pasta/rice/bread does?

Porridge oats, a strange thing called quinoa, which is like rice but not really but tastes just as nice with bolognese or anything else you would use with rice/pasta.

Beans

MEAT!

meat fills you up more, protein satiates the appetite, innit.

Are you trying to cut carbs? Cuz nuts fill you up heaps but they're fattier.

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i'd say quinoa as well. it's pretty similar to couscous but it's a mostly protein. you can substitute it for rice, orzo, or couscous in alot of dishes.

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i'm sorry to say but i hate quinoa
i would go w. the beans

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should i choose a noble occupation
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Everyone beat me to it, I was going to say quinoa.....but instead I'll say........erm.....well apples with slices of cheese on them is quite tasty. (vegan cheese for me though.)

I don't know though, this whole low carb thing seems like a load of shit if you ask me.

lots of steamed vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli and brussell sprouts

girl germs, do you just steam your brussel sprouts? you like them? they are the one veg i have not been able to befriend. bitter to me.

anyway, something with some ZING to it. thick spicy lentil soup or minestrone, or a cassoulet of winter squashes. you need to feed your mouth as well as your stomach, and something that satisfies both keeps you from being hungry for a long time.

i agree about the brussel sprouts
i also hate eggplant
and portabello mushrooms, which i need to remnd my mother about as she always wants to incorporate them into holiday and special occasion meals

you know what i ate that was really satisfying and filling- kashi has these new frozen dishes
they have a mango black bean one that is so good
its one of the few things i can eat and actually feel like i am done eating when i am done with my meal
normally, even if i am full i still feel like i want something more but not with this
this does the trick
i think its the combo of grains they mix in with the rice
very yummy

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

i cut off the end part and take off about 1-2 layers of the outer leaves. then i cut the peice in half. boil for about 10 mins.. they are sooo yum!!

and helps to clog your arteries with its saturated fat, kills the poor animals and wrecks havoc on your digestive system.

soup....lots of soup

yes but you would not eat a huge plate of nuts as a meal
a handful does the trick to curb yr appetite

well alright then.. i'll give them another go. if the glamorous aussie can scarf down brussel sprouts, then so can i. :determined: because they are so very cute looking.

I had pasta made out of quinoa today, it wasn't particulary nice and it was hard and crunchy on the inside. I think it's more fattening than normal pasta so it's a bit pointless really.

this is precisely why i hate quinoa
its the texture mainly that i can not stand
its dry
and i swear it fills me up less than regular pasta

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

I heard it's meant to be super healthy or something. I say have salad with your meal and fill up with salad to stop you pigging out, thats what I do and it works.

salad does not fill me up AT ALL. unless it's like, pasta salad or something like that, but that is what i should probably be avoiding. fruit doesn't do anything either. i think i'm insatiable

hehe
i have all these same problems
i think it varies from person to person
kinda like some people gain weight from fatty foods (me) and others from starches

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted