Fillers

Fillers are essentially low calorie or zero calorie foods that can replace higher calorie
food, this can be achieved through eating less carbohydrates or proteins and using fillers
to replace them.

Vegetabes obviously work really well but some better than others. For instance did you
know that some root vegetables carry more calories than others like parsnips, potatoes
and sweet potatoes. They can be replaced with carrots, turnip or swede. Rice, Noodles
and Pasta can be bulked up really well with mushrooms or onions.

Obviously snacking on fruit, vegetables or non sugar or low salt and sugar cereal are
good alternatives to crisps or chocolate. Maize and corn based snacks are usually lower
in calorie than potato crisps and baked are a better alternative too.

Always check the saturated fats and kcal information in the nutritional table on the pack
of the food first. A lot of products that give off the impression that they are good for
you are not, they actually contain high amounts of salt and sugar.

Drinking water also works.

Good Fillers: -

Mushrooms,
Onions,
Carrots,
Turnip,
Spinich,
Swede,
Peas,
Sweetcorn,
Beansprouts,
Bamboo Shoots