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[caddyman]

Now here’s a question that I hope that you, my only reader can help with.

As you will be aware, Yours Truly is trying to trade his “buy one, get another free” physique for that of a svelte racing snake. So far, the none-too-strenuous not a diet regime I am adhering to is not overly burdensome. I am limiting myself to a single Mars Bar each week as a treat, and replacing lunch at work with something suitably vegetabloid. Snacks are provided by apples and bananas.

I have discovered that I like carrot sticks and low fat hummus and have scoffed a fair amount of that recently. Now I realise that there is a fair dollop of oil in hummus, even the unleaded stuff, but I figure that if that is my midday meal, I am not doing so bad. The thing is, it risks getting old. I am looking for alternatives; something tasty, cheap, easy to acquire, not taking hours of preparation and which I can fool myself is good for me.

Any suggestions?

Comments

here's some ideas...

[nyarbaggytep.livejournal.com]

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/lunchrecipes/Low_Fat_Lunch_Recipes.htm

http://lowfatcooking.about.com/od/salad1/Low_Fat_Salads.htm

[mr-h-r-hughes.livejournal.com]

Beans. There are a million things you can do with beans, they are dirt cheap, they fill you up and the absorb the flavours of what you cook/mix them with. Much as they have their place I'd not automatically reach for the Kidney Bean (which seems to be a default option for many people) and try some of the plumper, juicer ones - Cannellini, Haricot, Black or Bollotti for example. You can also make nice dips in 5 mins flat with beans and one of those whisk/wand things (that can be acquired very cheaply) and make your own dips for you carrots etc

[kt-peasant.livejournal.com]

Beansprouts is good for snacking on, though they tend to run amok across the desk if left unsupervised during snackage.

Are bagels not healthy?

I'm probably not much help.

[nortysarah.livejournal.com]

Try homemade soup. So yes the initial outlay is a bit of a bother, but I quite enjoy it, but if you make them yourself the soups can be completely fat free - except for maybe a bit of cream, but spread across a whole week it's not so bad. Over the last few weeks we've had tomato and basil (a little bit of cream, but otherwise fat free so you can have as much as you like), chicken and sweetcorn (not fat free), carrot (again a bit of cream) and broccoli and stilton (again not fat free). I take mine in in those one cup cups but you could always take something bigger if you aren't full up!

[nortysarah.livejournal.com]

On and bloody cheap! Tomato soup costs £3 for a whole week and takes 10 - 15 mins to make, 45 mins to cook and yummy!

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Ooh, ta.

I shall look into this: we are already getting into the habit of making veggie soups, so that and mebbe some wholemeal bread...

[good1zrtaken.livejournal.com]

i don't know you, so obviously i don't know how you feel about jam. if you like jam, i can vouch for jam sandwiches as good weight loss food.
i'd suggest using a healthy bread (obviously) and all natural jam of your choice. it's sweet tasting, filling, and can provide you with grain and fruit servings.
hope that helps.

[nortysarah.livejournal.com]

Yeah it's great. I brew it up on a sunday in a big pot and generally there's enough to last both of us til thursday!

[ysharros.livejournal.com]

"Vegetabloid" ... is that where cucumbers get caught in compromising positions with tomatoes?

[mathcathy]

What's the calorie content of Primula like? It comes in all kinds of flavours and could be spread on crackers.

[averylaterabbit.livejournal.com]

be aware that "some" low-fat versions of foods have higher sugar which is basically no better and certain fats are actually good for you.

also, I'm not saying you should join weight watchers but you could acquire their points list so see what might be more effective at helping lose weight than certain items merely marketed as such as if i remember correctly via mother dear, they also deal with different brands of the same thing.

[theo]

Look at http://www.sparkpeople.com

[thalinoviel.livejournal.com]

Among other things you can make Tuscan Bean Salad with a tin of mixed beans, some halved cherry tomatoes, chunks of cucmber & a little red onion. Very tasty. It normally comes with dressing, balsamic vinegar and a litle olive oil work well.

[ellistar.livejournal.com]

Lard

Cheese

welks

petrol (expensive but readily available)

mud