What to Eat When You’re Starving (what I eat when I feel like eating everything in site!)

We all sometimes feel ravenous. Women especially know what I mean especially when that monthly thing comes around haha! Those sugary cravings are the worst. I have a few things that I tend to eat when this feeling hits because they won’t sabotage your health & fitness goals.

Baby Carrots
This is my #1 pick! You can actually eat an entire bag of these tiny little orange veggies for less than 200 calories!! A 16 ounce bag is only 175 calories. When you’re feeling super hungry or emotional (if you’re a more emotional eater) these fit the bill perfectly. I confess I have eaten a whole bag many times in the past too lol! They are slightly sweet, full of vitamins & minerals, have a great crunch, & take a LONG time to eat. Perfect to thwart a junk food binge.

Fresh Strawberries
When you have a real sweet hankering strawberries are perfect. You can chow down on a whopping 50 medium sized strawberries for 200 calories. Buy them frozen & it’s an even greater binge buster. Try eating 50 & you may be surprised that it’s actually pretty hard to eat that many. They are packed full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, & even help whiten your teeth naturally yay!!

Air popped Popcorn
I know many people may already know this is a great snack because you can eat a huge portion of it. 6 cups popped is only 183 calories. If you didn’t know that then now you do! Air poppers are fairly cheap or you can pop corn in the microwave or on the stove too without oil (just google it & there are tons of search results). Toss it with a little salt. If you cannot eat it naked then add a little extra virgin coconut or olive oil (measure it!). It’s chock full of fiber, vitamins, minerals, & is super cheap too.

Hard Boiled Egg Whites
These are great with some salt & pepper for those salty cravings. I typically have hard boiled eggs on hand in my fridge already. They are packed with protein which will help fill you up plus you can eat 12 full eggs (white portion only) for just shy of 200 calories. I have never been able to eat more than 6 or 7 at a time even when I am ravenous. They are super filling.

Sweet Mini Peppers
I love these tiny little peppers. So cute & so delicious. They are sweet, crunchy, & once again packed full of lots of healthy vitamins, minerals, & fiber. 24 peppers equals 200 calories but it’s not likely you will actually make it through that many. Eating these will definitely help put your binge in check.

Try reaching for one of these next time you feel like binging. Keep some of these on hand so you are prepared to nip that ravenous feeling & your body will thank you 😉