Need some easy lunch and dinner ideas and recipes

hmcnally44

Happy New Year!
Looking for some easy and delicious lunch and dinner ideas and recipes. My calories per day are 1200, so looking for 300-400 cals for lunch and dinner. Need to be better prepared if I am going to do this.

Thank you

ugofatcat

Are their any foods you do not like to eat?

debbysatit

I like pintrest recipe one pot chicken burrito bowl. I portion out and serve with shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes. Also one pan sour cream chicken enchilada skillet is yummy served with side salad. Later this week I plan on trying the one pan chicken florentine spaghetti.

LuLu603

Something I make often is Chickpeas. Great protein and fiber without cholesterol. I buy them canned, drain & rinse, put in a bowl and smash them. Then I add a very light touch of veganaise (or mayo) a tblsp of spicy mustard, chopped celery, onions, water chesnuts, and dill pickle. It's a mock chicken salad. I roll it in a Joseph's Flax Lavash Bread (60 cals) with lettuce, tomato and sprouts. Very few calorie and so good. You could also mash the chickpeas with avacado and skip the mayo/mustard. Add cilantro, garlic, etc.

LillysMomma09

We do veggie tacos a lot in our house with either hard shell tacos or the low calorie wheat tortillas.
Beer battered fish filet ( I buy the frozen ones) with veggies on the side

For lunches, I usually stick with a frozen meal like lean cuisine, they have several varieties so I don't get too tired of them. Or a low calorie cereal with unsweet almond milk.

Lounmoun

I eat the same foods I always did just in appropriate portion sizes for my goal.
Eat smaller portion and add more low calorie vegetables to your meals.
My calorie goal is 1200 without exercise. I eat a smaller breakfast and have more calories for later in the day.

Breakfast- Greek yogurt, granola bars, cereal with milk, sandwich, dinner leftovers, fruit, cottage cheese (about 200-300 calories)
Lunch- sandwich, salad, or dinner leftovers (about 300-500 calories)
Dinner- something different every night of the month. (about 500-600 calories) I have soup once a week usually.
Snacks- things like fruit, chips, popcorn, pretzels, chocolate, cookies, granola bar, carrots, celery, broccoli, trail mix, deviled eggs, pickles, cottage cheese (about 100-300 calories)

I find food ideas on Pinterest a lot.
http://www.budgetbytes.com
http://www.skinnytaste.com
http://www.allrecipes.com
http://www.ohsheglows.com
http://www.kalynskitchen.com/