Stay Satisfied on a Plant-Based Diet with These Simple Strategies – One Green Planet

If you are wondering how to never be hungry on a plant-based diet, then you are in the right place. Here are some of the best tips that you need to stay full and satisfied on a plant-based diet.

This is a super helpful guide – whether you are new to eating a plant-based diet or have been doing so for years.

1. Eat Plenty of Healthy Carbs

We have all heard about how bad carbohydrates are for us, but that isn’t always true. There are plenty of healthy carbs out there that you definitely want to be eating. These healthy carbs include white potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, flour, and oatmeal, which will help you to stay full and not be hungry on a plant-based diet.

We may burn through carbs quickly, but they will keep you feeling full until your next meal. Every meal that you eat should have at least one small serving of carbs to fill you up. This is especially important if you are just starting to eat a plant-based diet and are trying to find what makes you feel best.

So don’t forget to get in those carbs!

2. Get Your Fiber in

Fiber is another nutrient that is going to help you not to be hungry on a plant-based diet. Fiber is important for a healthy gut, so even if you don’t have a problem with feeling full, it is still a good idea to eat plenty of fiber.

Fiber takes up volume in your stomach and takes longer to break down and digest. This will help you to feel full and satisfied, without having to eat a huge portion of food, until you eat your next meal.

A plant-based diet will usually contain plenty of fiber naturally as long as you are eating a variety of foods. Most vegetables have a significant amount of fiber. Fruits like apples, raspberries, bananas, and dried fruit also contain fiber.

3. Ignore Portion Sizes

Portion sizes are all well and good to a certain extent. But when you go plant-based, serving sizes are not always going to apply to you in the same way.

When you eat a plant-based diet, it is usually important that you increase how much food you eat. Most vegan foods digest faster, which will leave you feeling hungry for more. This is why you need to increase your portion sizes to match your new diet. Plus, plant-based foods are generally lower in calories, so you need to increase your food to meet your calorie needs.

This small step is often enough to help you feel full instead of hungry on a plant-based diet. Most of the time, people just don’t realize that they need to eat more! 

4. Eat Snacks

Eating snacks is another great way of combating hunger when you are eating a plant-based diet. They are a great way of filling in those gaps between meals.

It is best to pick healthy snacks that are either rich in fiber or carbohydrates. Snacks like smoothies, veggies and hummus, energy balls, and protein bars are great options. These hearty snacks will keep you going until your next meal without having an energy crash.

You can eat one or a few snacks a day depending on how large your meals are and how hungry you get. Some people prefer to eat larger meals without snacks, and others prefer smaller meals with more snacks. It all depends on what works with your body and lifestyle.

5. Eat a Variety of Foods

Possibly the best way to not be hungry on a plant-based diet is to eat plenty of variety. When you eat a diet full of variety, you are more likely to get all of the nourishment, vitamins, and minerals that you need. It is also a great way to keep yourself satisfied as you are always eating something new and exciting.

Try to incorporate all kinds of foods into each meal, including grain, starch, fruit, protein, and vegetable, and avoid eating the same kind of food throughout the day. This will help you to get all kinds of nutrients from your meals.

Of course, it’s still important to pay attention to how you’re feeling and what kinds of foods you’re eating to make sure you’re not missing out on any vital nutrients. One great way to make sure that you are including variety in your diet is to meal plan for the week.

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Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health, and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked to many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest plant-based recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

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