The baby plum / grape tomato diet

During the pandemic, and resultant lockdowns, with a shift to mostly homeworking for me, I put on quite a bit of weight. Recently I thought I really needed to find something low in fat and calories to fill me up. But what?

Then it occurred to me - baby plum (aka grape) tomatoes. High in vitamin A and C they have a great mouthfeel when eaten at room temperature and kill hunger pangs fast. 

I now eat three packs a day instead of almost all other snacks. I still have a light lunch and a good dinner, mostly vegetarian dishes these days, but snack on the wee gems in between.

Previously I'd tried the popcorn diet but it was too much of a faff to make each batch, and I quickly got tired of eating so much dry stuff, but the little sweet tomatoes are cheap, readily available, and easy to store, rinse and eat. 

They are more like a fruit than a savoury. I just wish I could buy them without all the plastic packaging. Currently snacking on Moroccan Sweetelle from Morrisons, but I also get a regular delivery from Tesco each week, and sometimes buy them in the Coop too. When you look into it they are a surprisingly new thing.

So far I've been losing about 1 kilo a week. That's 2.2 lbs in old money. Hopefully this will continue until I reach my desired weight. At this rate that will be the winter! If you don't like them then I suggest you find something that fits the bill instead. Happy low fat, low calorie eating that fills you up :-)

P.S. Some folk have asked what else I'm eating apart from the light lunch & good dinner. Quite often lunch is homemade vegetarian soup. I think that probably helps! I do also allow myself some cornflakes with milk, and a wee supper of pickled herring and hard bread...  

P.P.S. Tesco changed supply mid-July to a UK Caramelo variant, which are too thin-skinned and mushy for my taste, so I've switched to Asda who are selling a UK variant similar to the Moroccan Angelle.