Foods that will fill me up and stop me eating like a pig

[IllegallyBrunette]

I am always hungry, well ok, I can go about an hour after eating a meal, but them I am hungry again, so consequently I am eating like a pig, and am not liking the result.

What foods generally fill you up and stop you snacking between meals ??

you've never in your life eaten nuts, seeds, pulses, or dried fruit? what DO you eat???

erm it's really a matter of taste which ones you like
I am not a big fan of nuts at all myself but I can manage a few cashews
try not to buy the salty varieties as they aren't very good for you for obvious reasons
you can usually get packs of mixed fruit and nuts which are very nice, from places like Holland and Barrett, Julian Graves, and the health food section of supermarkets

as for beans and stuff - just add a few with each meal, eg if you are having soup, stick some butter beans in, add some chickpeas to a side salad, put kidney beans in stews and pasta sauces

oh sorry forgot seeds
I like pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds in my cereal, or just as a snack with some raisins
again you can buy them in packs to snack on, mixed with fruit and so on, if you prefer, but it's cheaper to buy them in the big packs

Bread can exacerbate IBS. You don't have to avoid carbs altogether but how about salad -which doesn't have to be boring - and some Nairns oatcakes with a light cheese spread? They really do fill you up. Or Ryvita multi-grain which contains rye, soya, linseed and sesame seeds?

Also possibly start your day with a smoothie. I'm up so early I don't feel like breakfast but I will glug down a glass of shop bought stuff (haven't got time for faff of making my own I'm afraid)

You can add pine nuts & sesame seeds to salad.

I do like some dried fruit Franny, but i'm really not keen on nuts.

I might like sunflower seeds, as I think they are in these little crisp bread things that I buy from Aldi, and I love those.

I have to be careful with Ryvita too as my stomach really doesn't seem to like them. I can eat crispbread ok though.

Will have a wander round my local health shop next week and see if anything takes my fancy.

If you're always hungry and you have IBS I would suggest that you're eating way too much carbohydrate.

All the bread/pasta/cereal you're eating will not be doing you any favours.

Foods that are more satiating are protein and fats. Make these your friends! Try eating eggs for breakfast instead of cereal, for example, or snacking on a small piece of cheese.

Are you taking a good probiotic for your IBS?

I could have scrambled eggs in the morning, I love scranbled egg.

I am not taking anything for my IBS at the mo, as the stuff the gp gave me makes no difference at all.

I tried having those yakult drinks but they taste so disgusting I gave up.

I don't have alot of willpower, I have to admit.

I would seriously love to get the IBS under control, because it is getting me down.

Which probitoic would you reccomend Heated ?

I follow a low carb diet (most) of the time. I started initially because I wanted to lose weight. But I quickly realised that it had all sorts of other benefits, chief of which was controlling the IBS.

I used to suffer from really dry and itchy skin, and that has gone.

Thrush, also a regular occurrence every month, has now gone.

If you want to take a good probiotic, go to a good health food shop and get some acidophilus. If it's a good shop they will keep it in the fridge. Don't both with Yakult etc as those things are also full of sugar.

It is not surprising that you have IBS if you are eating all the time , and if you are eating masses of carbohydrate, and very quickly (because you will not be chewing your food enough).

Your digestive system needs rest. You should eat three reasonably-sized meals a day, with the proper balance of protein, carbohydrate, fruit and vegetables and fats.

If you do this you will feel much much MUCH better (and lose weight)

Becausei'mworthit, Could you give me an example of a couple of days worth of low carb meals.

I also suffer from thrush regularly, didn't realise it could be down to what I was eating.

I usually have eggs of some description for breakfast. And always have breakfast. At the moment I'm liking scrambled eggs, a couple of weeks ago it was poached eggs. Occasionally I might have some bacon as well.

Very occasionally I will have natural yoghurt (full fat, Total Greek Yoghurt) with some stewed rhubarb, sweetened with Splenda instead of sugar.

Lunch is usually something with salad - chicken or tuna. (I work from home so it's a bit easier than being in an office)

Dinner will be whatever I make for the rest of the family, but I will have extra veg/salad instead of the carbohydrate component. If I'm doing mash for them I might make celeriac or swede mash for me instead.

I do eat carbohydrate, as it's nutritionally important, but in the form of vegetables and salad.

We had friends for dinner last night and I cooked a low carb meal as well:

Starter (a Jamie Oliver recipe) was steamed chinese chicken parcels. Blanched savoy cabbage leaves, stuffed with minced chicken, garlic, ginger, water chestnuts, spring onions, coriander, chilli and fish sauce. Parcels are steamed for 6 minutes. Served with soy sauce.

Main (again, from Jamie) was fillet steak poached in red wine with celeriac mash, served with fresh asparagus.

Dinner was rhubarb fool. Stewed and pureed rhubarb sweetned with Splenda, mixed into some whipped cream, with vanilla and Grand Marnier.

Cheese to follow.

One of the great joys of eating this way is that fat is actually encouraged rather than forbidden!

Florastor(sp?)& Flora Q taken together is what a friend is taking to ease bloatedness and cramps - maybe worth checking out the IBS support groups online to see what they suggest.

Probiotics also are meant to be good for thrush. I'm no expert, have just done a bit of googling for a friend who has significantly changed her diet with excellent results weight wise but was still getting the bloating and windiness.

Thanks you two, thats really helpful.

Might try and make a plan of meals for a week and se how I go.

Here's my plan for next week, if it's of any use!

Monday - barbecued pork chops (chops marinated in barbecue sauce and Worcestershire sauce for a couple of hours and then baked slowly in the oven till cooked/sticky - this is quite a sugary sauce, so I try to keep mine to the minimum). Will serve this with green beans in a shallot vinaigrette, savoy cabbage and salad

Tuesday - courgette and aubergine bake. Slice and griddle the veg, then layer in a baking dish with home-made tomato sauce (onion, garlic, tinned tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper). Top with mozzarella and grated parmesan and bake for about 30 mins.

Wednesday - spaghetti bolognese. I will just have the sauce and some veg - sometimes I shred some cabbage as finely as possible, then cook it till it's quite soft and use that in place of pasta.

Thursday - sausage and mash. Sainsbury's taste the difference pork and fresh herb sausages have a very low carb count. DH and DCs will have mash, I have some swede to make swede mash for me. Will serve this with sliced grilled peppers and some salad.

Friday - take away night! DH and I usually have an Indian. I don't have any rice and order a vegetable curry (cauliflower, mushroom or spinach) instead.

Hope this helps!

IBS aside, for someone with no health problems, is that really too much bread in one day?

I eat 3 or 4 slices for breakfast (!) and often have a bread based light meal in the day (sandwiches, home made burger, cheese on toast). Usually for the main meal of the day, I have bread and cheese after main course and before dessert!

Impossible to say if it's too much as we're all different.

If you have no health problems/concerns and your weight is fine, then why worry?

What else are you eating though? Are you eating veg/fruit, etc?

Oh yes, of course. I'm not worried at all, it's just I was a bit suprised because the OP doesn't appear to eat that much to me!. But like you say, we're all different. I think I must have a high metabolism.

But since you asked, I don't eat meat. I usually hit my five portions of fruit and veg and have egg or fish or pulses most days. I love nuts and seeds so salads are usually garnished with something crunchy. I have yoghurt and cheese every day and a big mug of hot chocolate. Biscuits and cakes at least twice a week whenever I do baking with the DCs or DH hits the patisserie on the way home from work!

Sounds OK to me, especially if it's working for you!

IllegallyBrunette - do you try and control your weight? I only ask because I do and i'm I'm also a carb fiend and eat loads of toast and cereal bars. I'm trying to eat more protein but even then I still feel that I need more food! I'm about 52/3 kilos and 5ft 5ins so don't know if I need to put a bit on to stop the constant hunger.

I am trying to control my weight more at the mo because I have to fit into a bridesmaid dress in about 8 weeks time, and don't want it to have to be altered again.

I am 5'2 and 9 stohne 8lbs at the mo. When I had the fitting, I was 9 stone 3 lbs.

I am almost positive that it is the bread and similar that is causing the weight gain, because I have cut it down before and lost a bit of weight.

I had a salmon fillet, green beans and 4 tiny new potatoes for dinner, about 2 hours ago, and I am already so hungry my stomach is rumbling.

Thanks for that list BIWI, that helps me to know which direction I should be going in.

Looks like it is bye bye to cheesy mash then too.

You could add more veg, like carrots and brocolli to your meal?

I find just cutting out main wheat, like bread and pasta, makes a huge difference to my figure.

Rice is good for filling I find.

Museli for breakfast.

Crackers for lunch, if yuuo don't fancy salad.

Protein based emal, ie fish or meat, with a lot of veg.

Plus fruit whenever.

Rice is a carb though isn't it ??