Why am I not as full?

Question

Okay, so why is it that I can eat a HUGE mountainous vegan salad (like the WHOLE plate full and about 3 inches tall) and not feel stuffed, but eat a petite fillet mignon and about a cup of mashed potatoes and feel like I'm gonna bust my gut!

Answer 1

Salad doesn't contain much fiber. Salad is a light and healthy food. A carbohydrate rich food like potatoes contains more fiber, and so does a petite fillet Mignon. They are more prone to make you feel more full.  

Answer 2

Proteins in the fillet mignon makes u feel full faster.  

Answer 3

It really depends on ur digestions , the time you eat , wat you eat before eating that.

Answer 4

The salad is very light in calories and fat and won't fill your stomach as much as other things. The other food you ate was much more calorie-dense so it made you full. It's like if you drank a cup of milk, rather then water, you would feel fuller after the cup of milk. :)

Answer 5

Starches like potatoes expand in your belly. Consider how much water you had to drink as well. Lots of liquids can make you feel full.

Answer 6

protein takes a lot longer to digest, it stays w/ you longer.

Answer 7

The fillet mignon and mashed potatoes are way more calorically dense than the vegan salad, and have a lot more fat which makes you feel fuller.