How much calories for evening meal?

samrichards22

Hi on average how many calories do ppl spend on there evening meal??

19Remco80

I don't think you can speak of an average. Personally, I registrate my diners in the MFP-app and it depends on the amount how much I have spare for the other meals. For losing weight, it's only important to lower your calories on daily base and not specific on a specific meal.

Maybe not exactly the answer you're looking for, but I think it's different for each individual.

kommodevaran

I spend around 1/6 of my calories on my evening meal - half for dinner, and the rest split between breakfast, lunch and evening meal. My total "allowance" is around 1750-1800.

How much YOU should eat at each meal, is up to you. Which meal(s) do you prefer to keep small, and when do you like to eat more? Do you need to fuel workouts? Do you eat family meals? Only you can decide what is right for you.

TavistockToad

this evening's meal is about 1000 cals.

usual is anything between 600 -1000.

Dreysander

Depends on the day. Most times I try to keep it under 500, usually it's around 300ish. Lunch is usually my largest meal.

amusedmonkey

Dreysander wrote: »

Depends on the day. Most times I try to keep it under 500, usually it's around 300ish. Lunch is usually my largest meal.

Same

rosebarnalice

I usually eat about 15% of my calories at breakfast, 25% at lunch, 20% in snacks and 40% at dinner

cbelc2

I usually have 300-400 left for my evening meal. I like to save 50 for a tangerine or a square of dark chocolate.

abatonfan

Dinner is anywhere from 200-600 calories (depending on what I ate earlier), while my bedtime snacks are around 200-300 calories.

Lounmoun

Dinner for me is 300-700 calories... 500-600 being most common.
It isn't a strict rule just how it works out for me.

CaffeinatedConfectionist

I know this varies a lot from person to person. For me, I do much better have one large meal rather than many small meals, so my evening meal is typically between 700-900 calories (though I also follow it up with a ~150-200 calorie bedtime snack like half an hour later, soooo...)

GillianSmith2

I usually average
300 for breakfast
300 for lunch
600 for dinner
200 for snack
However if i am going out for a special occasion i save some either from each day or exercise calories and spend them all on the one meal

yirara

Looking back at when I was still dieting I'd say
breakfast 220
lunch 350-380
snack veggies and/or piece of cheese: 40-100kcal
dinner and snack: 790-700kcal

deluxmary2000

GillianSmith2 wrote: »

I usually average
300 for breakfast
300 for lunch
600 for dinner
200 for snack
However if i am going out for a special occasion i save some either from each day or exercise calories and spend them all on the one meal

Same, except I'll usually do 100 for snacks and 400 for lunch. If it's a day where I run or do Crossfit, I eat back about 2/3 of the exercise calories and it usually goes to dinner.

DonaldBlinks

My breakdown is about 1/3 of my total calories for breakfast and lunch (combined), 1/3 for snacks and 1/3 for dinner.

richardgavel

My breakdown is roughly 1/3 each for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Usually they are all within 100 calories of each other, tho dinner is usually the biggest as I usually having to play catch up to get to my gross calorie goal...still getting used to eating more now that I reduced my weight loss rate from 1.5 to 1.0 per week.

kettiecat

My evening meal is between 500-800 calories. It's my only true "meal". I've been that way most of my life not eating much all day then one very large nighttime meal.

callsitlikeiseeit

i would guess on average 600 but it varies

my boyfriend can easily do a 1000 calorie dinner

rainbowbow

900-1100 calories on my evening meal (including dessert)

Clobern80

All of them. That is the only time I eat.

mkakids

Around 500.

Breakfast 300
Lunch 300
Evening snack #1- 150
Evening snack #2 - 150

samrichards22

Thank you all for the information. So does 715 per serving of a recepie I've made and done total serves 2 does that sound about right?

Need2Exerc1se

It varies greatly for me. Usually about 800 - 1100.

WinoGelato

samrichards22 wrote: »

Thank you all for the information. So does 715 per serving of a recepie I've made and done total serves 2 does that sound about right?

Right for what? For the recipe? Not sure - you'd have to post it. Right for how many calories will fit into your day? That's totally up to you. It is all individual - as others have said here. Some people do IF and they eat all of their calories within a certain window of time. Some people prefer to eat larger meals earlier in the day. Some prefer to save up calories for a good sized dinner. It really just depends on what works for you.

Meal timing has no impact on weight loss, nor does the calorie distribution throughout the day. If your 715 calorie dinner fits into your allotment for the day, then it's right for you.

vivmom2014

My dinners average between 500 and 700 calories. I like to save a lot of calories for after-dinner (night) snacking.

TavistockToad

samrichards22 wrote: »

Thank you all for the information. So does 715 per serving of a recepie I've made and done total serves 2 does that sound about right?

You haven't asked anyone what their calorie goal is, or stated yours so who can say whether 715 is a good number for you?

samrichards22

Yea sorry about that I meant to post that on another thread.

Upstate_Dunadan

Between dinner, evening snack, and pre-bed protein shake before bed I'm using up close to half my calories. I have a lot of calories to play with, however, so that might not work for someone who is still eating at a deficit or with a lot loss.

If your goals are to build muscle, don't forget during that 7-8 hours you are sleeping your body is repairing itself. A meal of some type with protein that your body can use overnight will help to that end. Eating late (if the calories are factored into your daily goal) will have no impact on your fat loss, and might even keep it going strong by helping your metabolism stay high.

WinoGelato

@samrichards22 you wrote on my wall asking how to send your recipe so someone can check to see if it is right.

I still am not sure you are understanding what we are saying. Did you use the recipe builder to create the recipe? Did you weigh all the individual ingredients and calculate how many servings it would make? Did you weigh the actual serving you ate? If so, it's probably right. If you want to take a screen shot and post it here, people may be able to tell you if you've done it correctly.

You may also find helpful info in this thread:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1