It’s probably more like different diets work for different people. What would be a horrible diet for you (or me) might be the diet someone else thrives on. I eat a 99% whole/natural foods diet personally but realize that doesn’t mean everyone needs to do that nor does it make me superior or inferior to anyone else who chooses or needs to eat differently.
What are your favorite low(er) calorie, low calorie-per-volume-ratio, or appetite-suppressing foods?
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I’ve tried a whole natural plant foods diet, and it’s reaaaly hard to get calories in. Literally a struggle to figure out how to get enough calories. I’d rather not stress about being too low weight, in case there’s a war or something. Seems like that will age one much quicker than not worrying about food unless it’s warranted (like for apoB levels).
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@AnUser, I have to include animal foods (even meat) to get enough nutrients because of numerous food intolerances and gut issues I developed after a 50 day course of antibiotics. Before that I was primarily vegan and it worked well for me. That’s why I no longer judge the way others need to eat. I figure everyone here is intelligent enough to figure it out for themselves.
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My go-to’s are rather traditional but they work when I am trying to cut calories. I allow myself to eat these items to satisfy real hunger as they are not desired by me when merely craving something “good”.
- can of tuna in water
- chewing gum with xylitol
- hard boiled egg
- carrot raw
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You don’t really have that low of an opinion of your fellow forum members do you?
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They make red lentil pasta that is pretty solid. Great source of fiber and protein.
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Trader Joe’s Riced Cauliflower (also in a compostable bag so presumably there’s a chance the microplastics are less bad [not a guarantee…])
https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Costeña-Nopalitos-cactus-tierno-29-8/dp/B0000GGHVA
Nopalitos tender cactus (from La Costena) => in glass containers too! Found in the mission. My only concern is that they’re imported from mexico, and growing standards in mexico are not as good (aka there’s higher chance of contamination, though one would hope that since they’re cacti, they may be grown farther from microplastic/pesticide-contamined areas - though I’m less sure about pesticides b/c Mexico produce has higher contamination)’
Prickly pear is also 185 calories/lb which is less than pear calories (still higher than strawberry calories, similar to peach calories)
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This might not be for everyone, but I love raw broccoli and carrots dipped in sugar free bbq sauce + a little bit of ranch dressing.
It’s not wrong. I doubt anyone here eats a healthy diet. Even Alex admits to binging on beyond meat from time to time, that’s not healthy. Drugs is most important. Warren Buffett, for example, eats a junk diet, probably have been on drugs for a long time.
I would disagree. I bet the members here eat remarkably healthy diets. Nobody is perfect, but then don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
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Al dente lentils… (just put dry lentils in water and microwave for like 15 minutes [or even less if you can]). Put in some peppercorns to taste (they are softened and their flavor is memorable).
However, I did microwave for 5-6 minutes and got a terrific stomachache that knocked me out for 2 days
[the main issue is that some people soak them in water to remove dirt, which is inconvenient enough for me to not do it - it’s unknown if this dirt is a problem long-term]
The “less” soft they are, they more full they make you and even further reduces their glycemic index (plus dry lentils are so cheap and easy to carry around). The main issue is that they’re always in plastic packaging (it’s unknown if these plastics are problematic)
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unbread/unbun
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I don’t think that’s the reason, but because it reduces cooking time and by rumors gas.
You can get them in bulk in burlap or cotton drawstring bags. They taste much better if you rinse them a few times before cooking.
Brown lentils are not my favorite. I tend to rotate through green split peas, pink lentils, yellow split peas, blackeyed peas, field peas, lima beans, garbanzos, kidney beans, and black beans.
I get bored and need variety. I’d go crazy with the same legume day after day.
I’ve been soaking overnight and cooking a batch every other day for decades now. Between myself and my three large dogs they go quickly.
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Calocurb (amarsate) [possibly]
also just eat LOTS of carrots
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Better (more edited) thread here: Favorite low-effort, lower-calorie food items that you can easily get from a store/use as fast food. #DiningGuide - General Health and Longevity - CR Society Forum
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Problem is you get a lot of sodium with those foods. Have you thought about powdered food for vegetables, for example?
Like BJ’s Super Veggie, no added sodium:
Could you design a longevity and wellbeing soylent? We have to build the longevity food.
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Just add potassium salts to neutralize the bad effects of sodium
Umm, I don’t think that is how it works. Is there a mechanistic reason why that would decrease serum sodium and improve hydration, and attenuate the deviation in hydration?
I am still curious how you would design a soylent, DYI, or otherwise.
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@Neo since you like my posts, any thoughts on a possible DYI healthspan soylent and what you would think about? I don’t know whether @AlexKChen has thought of that before. I think it’s important it could be drunk or eaten in a short eating window to optimize sleep? And for serum sodium/hydration.
I think it is completely true as well that the future food will be unlike anything we have today, regarding the optimal diet. It will probably be totally artificial and designed for the person. Maybe it’s possible already.
Haven’t given it a lot of thought - would just make sure in a big way that any processing is not screwing up the foods’ originally nutritional potential and/or adding negative modifications to it in any ways (glycation, etc).
(Edit: I) Mostly try to focus on whole foods for now, but may experiment with some of Blueprint diet packs when on the road or in contexts of limited time.
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