When dieting, those feelings of hunger have a way of creeping up on you to sabotage your efforts. Eating foods that are low in calories but have a high appetite suppressant effect is one way to consume less calories throughout the day. You might be surprised to find out that some foods actually make you want to eat less throughout the day. Some foods that you probably consume on a daily basis may even help you to stay full and leave those feelings of hunger behind so that you can lose weight and stay healthy.
Apples
Apples are a good way to suppress your appetite. They are a low calorie snack that take time to chew, letting your body naturally feel full. They are high in fiber so that once you feel full, you stay full. Dieters can eat three apples a day, thanks to the low calories, and still enjoy it as a sweet treat before meals to fill up the stomach and suppress the appetite.
Pine Nuts
Pine nuts are full of protein; they even have more protein than other nuts and seeds. Protein helps you to stay full and ward of hunger, and pine nuts make a good snack on their own or sprinkled on other healthy foods to amp up the protein content. Pine nuts also contain pinolenic acid, which can stimulate the sensors in the brain that tell you that you're full.
Water
Sometimes you feel hungry but you're actually thirsty. The symptoms of dehydration are startlingly similar to those of hunger, so it's easy to confuse the two. Drinking a large glass of water when you feel hungry can help get rid of those hungry feelings until a mealtime. Dehydration can also hurt the sensors that tell you that you're hungry, causing you to feel hungry even when you're not. Staying properly hydrated means that you can tell when you're actually hungry instead of just thirsty.
Salad
The Journal of the American Diabetics Association published the results of a study that spoke to the importance that salad can play as an appetite suppressant. Salad, or other fiber-rich vegetables eaten before a meal causes the body to absorb sugar more slowly, meaning that you are less likely to be hungry throughout the meal. Try beginning every meal with a leafy green side salad rich in vegetables to stop hunger.
Soup
Clear, broth-based soups are a low calorie, water-dense food that help you feel full with a limited number calories. While a cream-based soup is full of calories, a broth-based soup needs little calories to fill you up. Try starting your meal with a cup of broth-based soups to stop hunger and cause you to eat less while at the dinner table.
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