What foods make you feel full? - Foods that fill or suppress appetite:

If you are on a diet then you will already know that one of the hardest things to deal with is trying to ignore the hunger pangs. In fact most people will give in to these cravings at some point or another and jeopardize their whole diet. So how can you avoid feeling hungry? Simple - Eat the right foods!

On top of the list below, here are some other useful tips to fight off hunger

Tips

- Eat your meals at the right time - Try to eat four smaller meals a day spread out evenly. This will keep your metabolism going for most of the day and mean that there is less time between meals so less time to feel hungry.

- Drink plenty of water. 8 glasses a day are recommended as they will help your body function, help you lose weight and help you feel full.

- Snack on fruit or low calorie food when you are hungry. Celery for example, will fill you due to its water content, but has just about zero calories!

- Distract yourself when you are hungry. Keep yourself busy and you wont even notice you are bored! Play a game, go out or even clean the house - anything to distract yourself a bit.

OK, now on to the list of foods that will help keep you full

Foods that make you feel full

- For breakfast eat high fiber foods. Brown bread or an oat or wheat cereal. These kind of high fiber foods are full of complex carbohydrates and are hard for your body to break down - it can take 5-6 hours for you to fully digest them and in all that time you should feel full! Fiber is the number one way to keep yourself feeling full!

- Nuts are a good snack as they are packed with fiber (although they can be high in calories so don't overdo them!).

- Avoid junk food and food high in sugar. These foods are packed with simple carbs and your body digest them quickly and you will demand more food.

- Fresh fruit and veg - great snacks, low calories and should fill you up. Apples are especially good for filling you up with few calories - they are also said to help weight loss. On top of that try Lettuce, spinach celery, berries, tomatoes.

- Foods full of protein (lean meat). Protein also keeps you feeling full for longer because it takes a long time to break down, much like fiber. It is also important for lots of other body functions so make sure you eat plenty

So what foods and what can you do to feel full? Stay away from junk food, try cooking your own meals with fresh ingredients, include plenty of fiber and protein in to your diet, snack on fruit and eat four smaller meals a day. Exercise, drink eight glasses of water and try to keep your self busy. Do all of that and you really wont have any time to feel hungry anyway! Oh and stay away from diet pills and appetite suppressing pills, they are likely to do more harm than good.