what's for dinner?

sculley
sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
morning star grilled chikin strips (6)
1/2 c of the 50 50 mix greens with cherry tomatoes, onions
1 mini babybel laughing cow light cheese
1/4 brown rice
5 brussel sprouts

and for desert 3 medium strawberries and whip cream


Calories 322
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  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    morning star grilled chikin strips (6)
    1/2 c of the 50 50 mix greens with cherry tomatoes, onions
    1 mini babybel laughing cow light cheese
    1/4 brown rice
    5 brussel sprouts

    and for desert 3 medium strawberries and whip cream


    Calories 322
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    morning star grilled chikin strips (6)
    1/2 c of the 50 50 mix greens with cherry tomatoes, onions
    1 mini babybel laughing cow light cheese
    1/4 brown rice
    5 brussel sprouts

    and for desert 3 medium strawberries and whip cream


    Calories 322

    About 4 oz of chicken breast and some carrots and sugar snap peas! Too hot to cook tonight.
  • byn101
    byn101 Posts: 31
    1 oz of chicken
    1 cup of brown rice with a dash(2 tb) of soy sauce.

    pretty boring but not to bad for light amount of cals.

    Salute
  • marskids
    marskids Posts: 296 Member
    lobster
    tzatziki
    potato salad
    cucumbers
    whole wheat baguette
    greek salad
    glass of white wine
    great conversation with my best friend
    and man-oh-man was it DELICIOUS........the food that is!!!
  • sculley
    sculley Posts: 2,012 Member
    lobster
    tzatziki
    potato salad
    cucumbers
    whole wheat baguette
    greek salad
    glass of white wine
    great conversation with my best friend
    and man-oh-man was it DELICIOUS........the food that is!!!

    I was hoping that was what you meant LOL
  • Carrie6o6
    Carrie6o6 Posts: 1,443 Member
    3oz Pork loin, 18 baby carrots, 1 small baked potato with 1/2tbsp margerine
  • aaubrey
    aaubrey Posts: 168 Member
    Marie Calanders baked chicken frozen dinner - 320
    Dreyers coconut fruit bar - 130

    I don't know what to eat for my left over 137 and I am hungry I think I am going to have some grapefruit, or maybe a fruitcup with cool whip. I ran today and i am always starving on running days.
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    Okay, I am amazed that you are having such a well-balanced meal for just over 300 calories. I snack throughout the day but always save almost 1000 calories for dinner...granted, I am allotted 1700 per day because I have so much to lose, but on the days when I have fewer than 900 or 1000 calories left for dinner I don't feel satisfied. I am trying to spread my calories out more throughout the day so that as my allotted calories decrease I won't feel like I am starving come dinner time...

    Could you (or whoever else wants to chime in) post some of your other lower calorie dinners that are satisfying and well-balanced meals?

    Also, do you split your calories out through the day or is dinner your highest calorie meal? I am eating about every two or three hours but I am having trouble making my calories last evenly throughout the day. I am losing weight and am doing well staying within my calories, but I'd like to get some input on spreading my calories out more evenly and not eating quite so many calories in the evening. Any ideas or input would be great! Thanks!
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    Well blah in the time it took me to type that a bunch of people chimed in lol...thanks guys! Keep the ideas coming!
  • CrystalBella
    CrystalBella Posts: 848 Member
    I love morning star buffalo wings, they are the best! Morning Star is the best really.. haha

    I'm having Progresso 40% Less Sodium Italian Wedding Soup 180cals, but I had a late lunch so I'm not hungry and it's 8:30p. I still have snacks to eat too.
  • byn101
    byn101 Posts: 31
    Okay, I am amazed that you are having such a well-balanced meal for just over 300 calories. I snack throughout the day but always save almost 1000 calories for dinner...granted, I am allotted 1700 per day because I have so much to lose, but on the days when I have fewer than 900 or 1000 calories left for dinner I don't feel satisfied. I am trying to spread my calories out more throughout the day so that as my allotted calories decrease I won't feel like I am starving come dinner time...

    Could you (or whoever else wants to chime in) post some of your other lower calorie dinners that are satisfying and well-balanced meals?

    Also, do you split your calories out through the day or is dinner your highest calorie meal? I am eating about every two or three hours but I am having trouble making my calories last evenly throughout the day. I am losing weight and am doing well staying within my calories, but I'd like to get some input on spreading my calories out more evenly and not eating quite so many calories in the evening. Any ideas or input would be great! Thanks!

    Laura from what I hear....Breakfast is KEY! :) I know we all know this. But You should consume more in the morning for it boots your metab. and helps burn more.
  • CrystalBella
    CrystalBella Posts: 848 Member
    Okay, I am amazed that you are having such a well-balanced meal for just over 300 calories. I snack throughout the day but always save almost 1000 calories for dinner...granted, I am allotted 1700 per day because I have so much to lose, but on the days when I have fewer than 900 or 1000 calories left for dinner I don't feel satisfied. I am trying to spread my calories out more throughout the day so that as my allotted calories decrease I won't feel like I am starving come dinner time...

    Could you (or whoever else wants to chime in) post some of your other lower calorie dinners that are satisfying and well-balanced meals?

    Also, do you split your calories out through the day or is dinner your highest calorie meal? I am eating about every two or three hours but I am having trouble making my calories last evenly throughout the day. I am losing weight and am doing well staying within my calories, but I'd like to get some input on spreading my calories out more evenly and not eating quite so many calories in the evening. Any ideas or input would be great! Thanks!

    I have a nice sized fiber and protein bases breakfast. Then I have a brunch, then lunch, then dinner. Those are all about 300 or 350 cals per meal. Breakfast is about 400 or so, then the rest is snacks. Granted I'm only eating 1500 cals right now. Suppose to be eating 1610, but I'm tryin to get my body back into the correct status from the wonderful summer.
  • michlingle
    michlingle Posts: 797 Member
    Jimmy John's Big John no mayo no cheese...add cukes and dijon....total 370 cals. THey tear out the inside of the bread I noticed before they put in the sandwich ingredients...I asked why and they say it helps with calories. I wonder if the checkout guy thinks I'm fat...then again they did it to all the other sandwiches ahead of mine..maybe everyone's fat in their eyes.. HA!!! :grumble:
  • CrystalBella
    CrystalBella Posts: 848 Member
    Jimmy John's Big John no mayo no cheese...add cukes and dijon....total 370 cals. THey tear out the inside of the bread I noticed before they put in the sandwich ingredients...I asked why and they say it helps with calories. I wonder if the checkout guy thinks I'm fat...then again they did it to all the other sandwiches ahead of mine..maybe everyone's fat in their eyes.. HA!!! :grumble:
    What? Which Jimmy John's you go to? Cause the one by me doesn't do that! They don't care if I eat the cals! :cry: Granted I haven't been there in MONTHS! I'ma subway girl or chipolte even.

    PS I looked at ya profile to see where you are and you're not to far. haha
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    Laura from what I hear....Breakfast is KEY! :) I know we all know this. But You should consume more in the morning for it boots your metab. and helps burn more.

    Oh I know...I am really trying to force myself to eat more in the mornings...I always have something for breakfast, but I'd like to make it one of the bigger meals of the day...I am just so not a morning person lol...if it were up to me, I'd dress for work at night, and not crawl out of bed in the morning until 5 minutes before I had to leave...lol...

    I am gradually building up my breakfasts though...trying to get some protein in first thing in the morning...when we had some hard boiled eggs in the house, they were great for a grab and go breakfast, but of course I always wanted to sprinkle some salt on them, and sodium is officially my enemy...

    I am working on it though...I would like to get to the point where my calories are fairly evenly spread throughout the day, but breakfast is my largest meal, lunch is my second largest, and dinner is the smallest meal...I don't know how practical that is for me, but I would like to try it out...
  • shkaki
    shkaki Posts: 234 Member
    i ususally end up having most of my calories eaten before noon (and before my workout) after my workout, it usually leaves about 500-700 calories from 3pm on, but since i eat more during the beginning of my day i'm not as hungry in the evening. I try to keep a light dinner and have a snack around 9 since I don't need that many calories until the next morning. Works for me. I usually do sandwhiches, veggies, soups..etc for dinner.
  • laurenk182004
    laurenk182004 Posts: 1,882 Member
    I had two lobsters...hehehe, yummy! I overdid it at lunch consuming about 1020 calories at Dairy Queen lol but I managed to stay right around 1600 for the whole day which isn't too awful :)
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    i ususally end up having most of my calories eaten before noon (and before my workout) after my workout, it usually leaves about 500-700 calories from 3pm on, but since i eat more during the beginning of my day i'm not as hungry in the evening. I try to keep a light dinner and have a snack around 9 since I don't need that many calories until the next morning. Works for me. I usually do sandwhiches, veggies, soups..etc for dinner.

    I could try that...I guess my question is...is it practical for me to eat most of my calories at the beginning of the day when I tend to work out in the evenings? Does that matter?
  • i had a black bean quesadilla, some tortilla chips w/ salsa, and some animal crackers for dessert
  • Mangoaddict
    Mangoaddict Posts: 1,236 Member
    Basmati Rice with Chick Peas & Goat Curry :)
  • BrandNewLaura
    BrandNewLaura Posts: 1,650 Member
    i had a black bean quesadilla, some tortilla chips w/ salsa, and some animal crackers for dessert

    that sounds good! I had animal crackers today too!
  • Laura, I am in the same boat as you. I feel like I have more self-control in the morning, when I am at work and food 1) is more difficult to come by than at home, and 2) costs money! :smile:

    I think it's fine to leave a lot of calories for dinner. Just make sure you don't put yourself into starvation mode; make sure to get some filling fiber and protein in what you ,<i>do</i> eat in the morning. And also make sure you eat something to burn off during your afternoon workouts, if that's not after dinner. I like some cottage cheese and fruit, or a granola bar (Chewy Low Fat S'mores - 100 calories of yum!) before I hit the gym.

    Best of luck!
  • hnlymark
    hnlymark Posts: 191
    Ummmm...errr...McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese. ONLY 740 calories. At least I didn't get the Coke and fries! Slight problem; I have 333 calories to go today, am 1 gram over on fat and 1 mg from my sodium limit. Hmmm...bummer. It DID taste good. Gotta love football practice!
  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    Laura from what I hear....Breakfast is KEY! :) I know we all know this. But You should consume more in the morning for it boots your metab. and helps burn more.

    Oh I know...I am really trying to force myself to eat more in the mornings...I always have something for breakfast, but I'd like to make it one of the bigger meals of the day...I am just so not a morning person lol...if it were up to me, I'd dress for work at night, and not crawl out of bed in the morning until 5 minutes before I had to leave...lol...

    I am gradually building up my breakfasts though...trying to get some protein in first thing in the morning...when we had some hard boiled eggs in the house, they were great for a grab and go breakfast, but of course I always wanted to sprinkle some salt on them, and sodium is officially my enemy...

    I am working on it though...I would like to get to the point where my calories are fairly evenly spread throughout the day, but breakfast is my largest meal, lunch is my second largest, and dinner is the smallest meal...I don't know how practical that is for me, but I would like to try it out...


    Some may argue but I think you have to do whats right for you. I do eat breakfast but it can never ever be the biggest meal I eat. My breakfast usually never goes over 300 calories and if it does it is because I eat a high calorie bagel or something....but normally my breakfast is a banana and a peice of cheese, or maybe a 100 calorie snack pack, cheese, and a peach.....always something small like that. Not only would I die without the bulk of my calories going toward dinner, I just don't have the time or appetite for a big breakfast. I'm like you, I go from my bed to my car in under 30 minutes.....so it's whatever I can grab or buy at the store once I get to work.

    Maybe if I ate a huge breakfast it would speed up my metabolism, but you have to be happy in what you do too. Eating a large breakfast and not much for dinner wouldn't make me happy. Even as a kid when I did have more time, breakfast was usually just a bowl of cereal. My dad comes home (he works midnights) every morning and has sausage and eggs and toast.....that just sounds exhausting to me.

    So I say if your current plan is working well, then stick with it. You don't have to do everything the experts recommend. Good luck!
  • Healthier_Me
    Healthier_Me Posts: 5,600 Member
    Pork Chops in Beer - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pork-Chops-in-Beer/Detail.aspx
    Lots of veggies! - cauliflower, broccoli, peas & carrots
    Pasta Sides Chicken Fettuccini



    Not good choices but... wanted something fast and easy.. kinda like me:wink: KIDDING!:tongue:
  • soup78
    soup78 Posts: 667 Member
    Let's see, I had:
    Ronzoni Whole wheat pasta- linguine
    w/ prego traditional sauce mixed w/ sauteed onions, garlic, and bella mushrooms in evoo
    iceburg salad with tomatoes and crunchy salad toppings, topped with sundried tomato vinegraitte
    and homemade (2 oz) garlic bread, 1 tbsp parkay

    total cals=685

    Whew, good thing worked my booty off today! :wink:
  • heartshapdworld
    heartshapdworld Posts: 323 Member
    Homemade Pho Ga-Vietnamese Chicken Soup with rice vermicelli. A big, thick slice of Watermelon for dessert. :happy: can't wait...
  • heartshapdworld
    heartshapdworld Posts: 323 Member
    Basmati Rice with Chick Peas & Goat Curry :)

    Mangoaddict:

    Do you have a great low-cal curry recipe that you can share with the rest of us? I LOVE curry, but I haven't eaten any since I joined this site and really started to get serious.

    Thanks (in advance)
  • soup78
    soup78 Posts: 667 Member
    mmmmm watermelon mmmmmmm

    that sounds yummy!:tongue:
  • sallsberry steak, a baked potato & spinach =D
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