1200 calorie people -- favorite meals and snacks?!

jesseecaden

I have a hard time staying full between meals and I usually have an intake of 1600 a day. I am new to this but it seems awfully hard to find satisfying meals. What are some of your favorite/most filling meals?

MizzMaamI1

Ground turkey, spinach, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, brussel sprouts ect..
Pretty much protein with a ton of veggies.

ForeverSunshine09

It all depends on how you divide your cals through the day. I usually use over half my cals of the day on dinner because this is sustainable for me. A lot of other ppl don't like doing that. My breakfast and lunch are between 160-350 typically. So my dinners a very satisfying because I eat a big dinner.

Sarahsteed92

Artic zero ice cream

LoupGarouTFTs

One of my favorite meals involves shrimp, onions, green peppers (or broccoli), and sometimes mushrooms steamed with garlic (or garlic powder) and served over polenta or brown rice. Add a small salad on the side, served with a vinaigrette dressing, and it pretty much ticks all the boxes.

LoupGarouTFTs

One of my favorite meals involves shrimp, onions, green peppers (or broccoli), and sometimes mushrooms steamed with garlic (or garlic powder) and served over polenta or brown rice. Add a small salad on the side, served with a vinaigrette dressing, and it pretty much ticks all the boxes.

Gska17

Morning Star chick patty on a 100 calorie bun with a slice of cheese. Mustard, no mayo. I pair that with one serving of pretzel crisps. It's very filling and a common lunch for me.

cindyangotti

chocolate almond milk latte.

YokiLenko

I like eating carrots with peanut butter (or without) and cheese sticks. For meals I usually have salads with the dressing on the side to control it a little better and chicken for protein which fills you up.

NewMeSM75

Egg white omelets loaded with veggies and topped with salsa. Satisfying and low cal breakfast. I usually get egg beaters so that nothing is wasted. Yolks aren't bad. I just have high cholesterol....

Fish, chicken, pork tenderloin - any lean meats.

Roasted, baked, steamed or grilled veggies always awesome! No frying. No heavy oils. Nonstick spray is my friend!

Snacks - normally two snacks. One is a fresh fruit. The other is yogurt for protein. My favorite snack in summer is fresh sliced cucumbers.

I try to balance my dinner to include protein, vegetable and a starch.

Gail_ish

My new favourite treat: freeze a banana (120 cal) + 1 tbsp. of baking cocoa (20 cal). Blend in the food processor - it makes the most decadent chocolate ice cream! And if you can't wait to freeze it, then just put it through as is and call it pudding

curlylocks302

I second the egg whites with veggies. I made little egg white bites in muffin tins and had breakfast for a few days of just those.

jkbazemore

Gail_ish wrote: »

My new favourite treat: freeze a banana (120 cal) + 1 tbsp. of baking cocoa (20 cal). Blend in the food processor - it makes the most decadent chocolate ice cream! And if you can't wait to freeze it, then just put it through as is and call it pudding

Gail_ish wrote: »

My new favourite treat: freeze a banana (120 cal) + 1 tbsp. of baking cocoa (20 cal). Blend in the food processor - it makes the most decadent chocolate ice cream! And if you can't wait to freeze it, then just put it through as is and call it pudding

jkbazemore

Banana & cocoa ice cream sounds great. Thanks for to idea.

samanthan144

If you have a costco near you they have really good salmon burgers that are local high protein. Also drinking a lot of water helps. Oh and gummy vitamins.. If you take a multi vitamin just get the gummy version and eat it as your snack.. Hope maybe this helps..
PS rice is a good filler too

genesis8713

Hard boiled eggs...keep me full and green tea suppresses the appetite

Atrocity108

Tuna and Mini-Bell peppers are a favorite snack of mine.

Baked Chicken and Rice is a huge staple as well.

jenniferinfl

I've been eating more eggwhites in a mug with veggies, some ham and a bit of cheese. Good and not too high in calories if you're using 1/2 an ounce of cheese.
I love the whole egg too, but I'll probably have to price out life insurance in the next couple months and total cholesterol has a big impact on price.

gsager

Taco pizza. Whole wheat crust, 4 oz taco meat, 1 1/2 oz 2%milk mexican cheese and picante sauce.

gothchiq

cooked apple with cinnamon
1 oz peanuts, when I need protein
boiled egg
baby carrots
plain nonfat yogurt.... I add sweetener and flavor extracts
homemade whole wheat bread roll
1 oz cheese
strawberries
cantaloupe
PB2 in place of regular, fatty peanut butter
sweet potato

jlbrown1985

For breakfast I drink a smoothie or eat a bagel thin with cream cheese.

I eat a lot of tuna out of the pouch for lunch. Sometimes I eat it plain sometimes with mayo but my favorite is with flavored cream cheese. I eat it with any kind whole grain cracker or wheat bread. I also like to eat it on flatouts or "Joseph's" flax oat bran and whole wheat pita bread.

I, like others, save a lot of my calories for dinner because that is my biggest meal of the day since I have to cook for the whole family. But I still try to eat rice, mixed veggies, roasted veggies and we go through a lot of cottage cheese.

I still snack throughout the day on fruit or nuts (my favorite nuts are Blue Diamond Cocoa Roasted Almonds). I also really like fruit (pineapples or peaches mostly) with cottage cheese and a tablespoon of flax seed.

Ramireztra41

jesseecaden wrote: »

I have a hard time staying full between meals and I usually have an intake of 1600 a day. I am new to this but it seems awfully hard to find satisfying meals. What are some of your favorite/most filling meals?

Do not try to cut down to 1200 cal all at once you need to work your self down. Make it a goal to cut out 100 calories a week until you get to the 1200 cal a day mark. Increase your protein. Protein helps you to feel full longer. Try eating more whole foods (Foods as close to their natural state as possible). We started eating a fresh fruit and veggie with every meal as our fillers. Here are a couple ideas that are on my menu this week BBQ chicken, Parmesan Pork chops, Turkey burgers.

csb66

Hummus and broccoli, cucumber slices 1 cup, delicious! Although my intake is 1380 a day, I still stay pretty full, and of course lot of water!

ceembeee

I found it really hard at first too! Now I fill up on the following foods which are really low in calories and add them to my meals or as snacks to keep me full:
Steamed veggies: usually 30-60 cals a cup
Egg whites (you can add veg and make an omelette): usually around 15 cals
Gnc whey protein chocolate: 100 cals a scoop and I blend it with almond milk unsweetened (30 cals) and ice, tastes like a chocolate shake and only 130 cals! I drink 1-2 a day to keep me full!
Pickles I munch on when I'm not hungry but feel like snacking: 5 cals
80 calorie greek yogurt in dessert flavors like choc raspberry or banana cream are really good! I think they're Dannon brand

Hope this helps!

Brans34

Gail_ish wrote: »

My new favourite treat: freeze a banana (120 cal) + 1 tbsp. of baking cocoa (20 cal). Blend in the food processor - it makes the most decadent chocolate ice cream! And if you can't wait to freeze it, then just put it through as is and call it pudding

Oh man, I am SOOO going to have to try this! I even have a few bananas now! Time to get freezing! Thanks for the idea!

DeboraW_55

Talapia, green beans, baked French fries homemade.

Brans34

I tend to have most of my calories at dinner as well. I usually have a large cup of coffee and a Fiber One brownie or protein bar for breakfast, something small like homemade chicken and rice soup (252 cal for 2 c.), or a P3 and Fiber One brownie/protein bar for lunch, and the rest (or most of the rest) of my calories on a low-carb dinner. Lots of chicken breast and veggies, and lots of water before meals. A lot of time, when you feel hungry, you are actually just thirsty and your brain relays hunger and thirst as close to the same sensation.

vchan000

I'm another in the most of the calories are supper category. Here's my weekday/workday food schedule

Breakfast - 250 calories (bowl of oatmeal and a cup of skim milk)

Lunch - 325-375 calories (TV Dinner and a piece of fruit)

Supper - Varies more than the previous two. Almost always are they half a plate of steamed or roasted vegetables, 4oz of meat and between a half a cup and a cup of brown rice/potatoes etc.

For the meats its baked chicken breast, turkey meatloaf, extra lean ground beef meatloaf, pork tenderloin, eye of round steak etc.

Veggies run to cauliflower, broccoli, asparagus, beets, peas, carrots or corn or more often, two or more of the above trying to match 'starchy' vegetables with healthier ones.

On days I exercise I up the portion sizes a bit more on supper, and add an evening snack of carrots/peas, hummus and feta cheese

vchan000

I forgot to mention my 'treat' snack. Some nights I have a big bowl of popcorn with butter, or a bowl of frozen yogurt.