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I am a teacher and find this year to be the busiest year I have had in a long time. It is very difficulty to find time to sit down and eat this year due to my lunch and planning times being used to plan lessons and such (plus my lunch is at 11am since I teach 1st grade).

I need some ideas for quick, easy to eat meals that keep you full.

Right now I am eating cottage cheese or tuna, but I feel like they don't keep me full more than an hour or two.

I am currently at 4cc's, going for my second fill today.

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Hello :)

Some filling options:

Chili (and toppings)

Frozen (<300 calorie) meals ( for those too busy to make lunches kind of day)

tuna, chicken or egg salads

cold cuts, cheese and rice cakes

Now the problem is you are not at green. I don't know the volume you are taking in and how frequently you are eating, but I know it can be difficult during the transitional period between surgery and green. This is especially true if you are super active and burning those calories as soon as they are consumed. So think of Snacks to keep you satiated in the interim. Cottage cheese is great, string cheese, even dense foods like raw carrots which take longer to break down, or yogurt to curb your appetite until it's mealtime again. Perhaps this is when you get your fruit in or enjoy some hot Soup during the cold months.

I know many of us stick to the 3 meals a day rule. But I'm more of a calorie counter which allows me to spread my meals out with Snacks throughout the day. I prefer this because, even at green, I feel that I get hungry before mealtimes. I keep meals </=300 cals and snacks </=100 cals and usually end up in the 800-900 cal range by the end of the day.(My cals are low d/t little exercise per dr. orders).

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