Water, not only is it necessary to help facilitate weightloss by helping to flush the fat you are losing from your body and replace fluids lost through exercise - it also works wonders on helping give the sensation of satiety when eating smaller quantities. Drink a glass of water before each meal and snack, it will help fill you up a lot quicker.
Load up your plate with celery, you can eat as much of it as you want. It's a great food for grazers, people that just like to nibble throughout the day or while watching tv etc. You can find some super low calorie fat free balsamic vinagrettes , salsa , mustard - low cal things to dip it in to make it more interesting.
Sugar free jello is about 10 calories per serving, a sweet filling treat that can help fill you up , add it to the end of your meals as a little desert. You can even put on a tablespoon of fatfree coolwhip for just an extra 5 or 10 calories.
Fruit is very very good for you, but it does carry calories as well so you want to be careful not to over do it there either. Nuts while also healthy for you are a sneaky source of calories and the serving sizes for nuts are very very small so use caution on those for snacks.
I do about 6 small meals a day and I try to make sure that I am getting all my essential nutrients and vitamins spread out through each of them.
Some mini meals I have from time to time:
Low cal yogerts with fresh strawberries or blueberries chopped in
Fat free cheese serving with a few wheat crackers and grapes
Meatless chicken patty on a whole wheat english muffin with honey mustard lettuce and tomatoes.
Veggie Corn dog with celery and pinapples on the side
Low calorie but vitamin fortified cereal, 1/2 cup soy milk , 1/2 banana
2 slices of wholewheat raisin bread, I can't believe its not butter spray and 1/2 pear
Low fat frozen bean n cheese burritos, with a simple tossed salad, light balsamic vinagrette
Celery and a tablespoon of peanut butter, a few sprinkled raisans and 1/2 apple
Frozen low cal microwave entrees like butternut squash ravioli lean cuisine etc.
Low fat/sugar High fiber muffins
Fiber One Pop Tart
Those are a few of my favorites right now. The most important thing when eating small frequent meals is to pay attention to the calories and serving sizes on everything you eat and to check protein, iron and carbs content to be sure you are meeting your body's specific daily needs.
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Defintion of Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
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