1600 calories a day

Marceeya

Can folks please share what their typical days looks like eating 1600 calories. TIA!!!

L1zardQueen

I found this online, maybe this is what you are looking for?

http://www.eatingwell.com/article/287726/7-day-diet-meal-plan-to-lose-weight-1600-calories/

I eat about 1600 calories a day, but it is not typical.

lynn_glenmont

None of my days are typical.

One recent 1640 calorie day was

Breakfast (364 cals):
coffee (2 cals)
Half of a bacon, egg and cheese bialy (that's just a flavor of bialy -- it didn't have bacon, egg, and cheese on it -- and I think I probably only at) (205 cals)
butter (100 cals)
168 grams of lemon drop melon (a variety of cantaloupe) (57 cals)

Morning snack
2 dark chocolate Dove Promises (85 cals)

Lunch
a club roll (192 cals) with mustard (11 cals), nearly 3 oz of turkey (87 cals), 2 oz. of braunschweiger/liverwurst (120 cals)

Afternoon snack
22 g roasted soynuts (105 cals)

Dinner
1 packet of instant whole grain Cream of Wheat (unsweetened) (150 cals)
31 g cheddar cheese (122 cals)
1 large egg, poached (74 cals)

Evening snack
half of a sesame bagel (130 cals)
96 g grapes (64 cals)
1.5 oz soft sheep's milk cheese (135 cals)

adrianaaguilar09

Morning:
one cup of fiber one cereal
half of bananna
1/2 tbsp of chia seeds
1 cup of unsweetened almond milk

Mid morning snack:
Nature Valley Peanut butter Protein Bar

Lunch
Open faced sandwich on
Daves killer bread light 60 calories
2 slices of turkey deli meat
4 slices of tomoato
4 rings of onion
1/2 tablepoon of mayo
.80 ounce of monterey jack cheese
( melt the cheese on sandwhich by putting it in the oven )
if I am going to the gym or going to excersize I add 88 grams of avocado

side of baby carrots about 4 ounces

Dinner :
sometimes i eat the same thing as lunch with a side of lentil soup 1 cup.

or
4 ounces of salmon or 3 ounces of chicken breast
1/4 cup of brown rice or quinoa
side of sauteed spinach in 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil and garlic


if I have worked out or if I still have some calories left over
I will eat low fat greek yogurt with a couple of ounces of strawberries

or a chocolate protien shake

lady_bug_jd

Here’s a typical day for me.

Breakfast (220 calories)
1/2 cup Fibre One cereal
1/2 cup 1% milk
Small box raisins
1/4 cup blueberries

Lunch (300 calories)
Sautéed onion, pepper, mushroom & spinach in olive oil with 2 large eggs.

Or

Avocado, tomato, cucumber sandwich on toasted rye bread with mayo.

Snack (200 calories)
Peanuts, pretzels or popcorn

Dinner (610 calories)
4oz salmon
1/2 cup quinoa
Greek green beans
1/2 cup carrots

Dessert (250 calories)
Usually chocolate

Total calories: 1580

Lesself

Breakfast
12 oz Coffee w/cream
Scoop of coconut chocolate protein with collagen

Lunch
1 Trader Joe's Gluten Free Crisp Bread
1 Slice Tillamook Swiss Cheese
1/2 C. egg salad (or salmon salad) made with mayo, onions, celery
1/2 C. shredded lettuce

Dinner
2 Chicken Thighs- (or whatever the meat of the day)
With low cal sauce and flavorings in Hot Pot
Miracle noodles
Asparagus or green beans, with butter and garlic
1 4 oz glass white wine

Snacks-
1 serving cheese cake (I make them as cupcakes and keep in fridge) lemon or chocolate
1 Slimfast bar, preferably caramel peanut
2 GF Peanut butter cookies

NadNight

Breakfast:
Porridge made with 40g oats and 120ml semi skim milk topped with a banana and 1tsp honey (322cals)

Lunch:
Cheese and tomato omelette with baked beans (2 large eggs, 150g beans, 20g cheese, 5g cooking oil, handful cherry tomato, quarter red onion) (405cals)

Dinner:
Beef stroganoff with rice
Beef (120g), creme fraiche (2tbsp), mustard (1/2 tsp), chestnut mushrooms, 1 cup rice, 5g cooking oil (488cal)

Snacks:
Mango low fat Greek yoghurt (90cals)
2 plums (60cals)
Chilli and lime mixed nuts (160cals)

Drinks:
tea with semi skim milk, green tea

callsitlikeiseeit

most days i dont eat quite that much, but my diary is open if you want to look. other than my breakfast (coffee and creamer) i dont have a 'typical' day. I eat what I want/plan for.