hey all -- i've really been enjoying all the great posts on fitsugar and the helpful tips everyone offers, and i want to throw my own into the mix.

since i started watching my food intake more carefully about 2 years ago, i've discovered and fallen in love with lean cuisine meals -- they're the only brand that to me actually tastes like GOOD FOOD, and they really help me from eating too much at lunch time.

but after a while, even as they added new combinations, i was getting soooo bored and craving something more substantial. i try now to always add something to the meal -- vegetables. it makes me really feel full without adding significant calories, and it adds some variety to the usual fare.

i work at home now, so it's easy to chop up and add a cup of broccoli (my favorite) or other veggies into the mix. but even when i was at an office, i kept a bag of frozen mixed veggies in the fridge, threw a handful in a coffee cup, covered with water and nuked them -- or just defrosted by soaking in super-hot water from the dispenser.

today's lean cuisine-plus meal: fettucini alfredo, 1 1/2 cups broccoli, a handful of chopped fresh basil, a third of a roma tomato, and fresh-ground pepper.

i'd love to hear any similar ideas you have!