Everything FOOD.

@haiv - thx for posting a pic cuz I forgot my camera.

where is this located and are all the fogo de chao's all you can get? That looks really good, for a second I thought it was that mediterranean falafel type place

Their mac and cheese is soooo good. I used to get it every time way back in the day when we would go there cuz family was in town, it's the easiest to pay, and all the kids can eat whatever they want :-)

I wouldn't attribute that to the salad, unless you are just eating a small portion, in which case that's the reason.  anyway, per calorie, plants are more filling, and your body is actually held over better from hunger when your diet has a lot of plant foods high in fiber (fiber is only found in plants, and it's in every single one) and nutrients.. it's just how the body works.  anyway, if you take 200 calories of salad VS 200 calories of meat, the salad fills you a whole lot more by volume alone.  your stomach has stretch receptors all around it that sense how full you are, and it tells your brain.

one way that you can eat plenty but still end up feeling hungry is with processed foods.  they are engineered to be calorie rich, nutrient deficient, and make you feel hungry again soon, even if you are full, which is why people whose diets are heavy in processed foods (so basically all americans and much of the world) tend to keep eating even when their stomachs are sufficiently stuffed.  sugars, salts, etc.  again, it's just how the body works when it comes to those things.  the times when I have felt full the longest have been after a big bowl of salad.

that said, everyone is different, but this is just the general science of it.

 

shaved ice!!! where did you get that? i'm partial to class 302 in rowland heights...

But here are a few things I've been enjoying lately:

Fried Spam and Fried Tuna (soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic) with rice:

An awesome burger from Farmer Boys:

Cheese Chips, Cheese Enchiladas, and Carne Chimichanga from Don Tor Taco (used to be Roberto's):

Sin City Burger and Chili Cheese Fries from SmashBurger:

And this Mongolian Stir fry place that is way to far from work:

Ice Cream Flavours: Banana + Vanilla

Toppings: Skor + Reese + Roasted Almonds

Most places would give you a discount just for being a member regardless of which tier you're on, but of course the higher the tier the better the benefits.