5:2 Low calorie recipie ideas

paige_eloise

Not entirely sure I've put this in the right place but here goes-
So, first 500 cal fasting day on the 5:2 today, I won't lie, it was a struggle finding things to eat or cooking meals.
Any help with low cal meals would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys

SundayGirl1989

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Commander_Keen

Cottage cheese and what ever (apples, cherrys, strawberry's, pinapple etc.)
Fish
Chicken breast
Greek Yogur, use the same as cottage cheese ( apples, cherry's etc)
Black Beans and mix veggies and cheese

PhearlessPhreaks

Homemade soups are a great 'fast day' meal; I recently made a homemade chicken and hot italian sausage soup with carrot, celery, onion and rice, and a nice big steaming bowl clocked in at 310 calories (I put the recipe in the MFP recipes calculator). Pair that with a salad and it's a decent way to fill up.

Or grilled chicken over salad; I also made a shrimp, broccoli and cauliflower stir fry over rice the other night that was 343 calories.

As an aside, there is a 5:2 group on FB Oh, and feel free to add me! I just started routine on the 1st, so I'm a noob, but I love to cook!

Ang108

Not entirely sure I've put this in the right place but here goes-
So, first 500 cal fasting day on the 5:2 today, I won't lie, it was a struggle finding things to eat or cooking meals.
Any help with low cal meals would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys

I have done two 5:2 days a week since April 2013 and chose between Sunday- Tuesday and Thursday. I cook all my meals and there is plenty to eat.
My food diary is open for you to check.

sweetnlow30

I did 5:2 awhile back but I'm back to 1400 daily. I used to find an egg scramble to be filling. I used half a carton of egg whites with 2 whole eggs, a bunch of sliced mushrooms, green pepper, some onion, a piece of ham and a bit of parmesan or feta cheese. I would have that with a salad for a very filling meal under 400 calories. I also made a big pot of low calorie veggie soup, sometimes with chicken in it, and I froze it in 100 calorie portions. I ate this for lunch then I had a 400 calorie high volume supper, with lots of veggies for bulk. I had some decaf tea at bedtime if I was hungry. Some other go-to meals were:

veggie stir fry with chicken and a side of cauliflower "rice"
Spaghetti squash "pasta" with tomato sauce and ground chicken
Oven roasted veggies and a piece of tilapia fish

http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice/

I did this for three months and I did lose weight but I found I started dreading my low days so I stopped doing it. It was nice to be able to eat at maintenance and still lose weight though. There is a very supportive 5:2 Facebook group I highly recommend if you need support.