Need food ideas for my 1230 cal goal..I'm burnt out!

amuhlou

lentils will change your life, I swear! They are super hearty (lots of protein) and low calorie.

This recipe is amazing and I calculated it to be less than 200 calories/serving for 4 servings.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/mums-everyday-red-lentils-recipe/index.html

Yooperm35

I've had many people ask why I usually don't eat anything for breakfast, and here's why. My stomach cannot tolerate solid food first thing in the morning. It's been that way since I was a child. I can try, but It usually comes right back up. I can eat solids around 10-11am, but by then, it's usually lunch food. Coffee is about the only thing I can keep down, so yes, I drink a lot of it!

I can't tolerate anything dairy n the morning. It gives me a terrible stomach ache. If I have cereal, I only have ¼ cup of skim milk or just enough to get the cereal wet. Don't know what it is about dairy and morning, but it does not agree with me

dls06

This is a sample of what I eat in a day. I eat different kinds of protein, veggies, fruits and breads. but basically this is it. Hope it helps.

Breakfast Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Chol
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 1 tsp 16 4 0 0 0 0
Milk - Reduced fat, 2% milkfat, 1 fl oz 15 1 1 1 13 2
Coffee - Black, 10 fl oz 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lunch
Butterball - - Deli Turkey Breast Low Sodium, 1 oz. 25 1 1 6 180 10
Kraft - Mayo With Olive Oil Reduced Fat Mayonnaise, 7.5 grams (1 TBSP) 23 1 2 0 48 3
Pepperidge Farm - Light Style 7 Grain Bread, 2 slice 90 18 0 4 150 0
Alpine Lace - 2% Low Fat Swiss Cheese, 1 slice 50 1 5 7 95 15
Tomato - Raw, Red, 0.25 tomato 3 1 0 0 2 0
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 1 leaf outer 5 1 0 0 2 0

Snack
Generic - Necturine Medium, 1 medium 60 15 1 1 0 0

Dinner
Jennie O - 1/4 lb Turkey Burger - Original With Flavoring, 2 burgers /112g 340 0 24 32 320 200
Thomas - Bagle Thins 100% Whole Wheat, 1 bagle 110 24 1 6 190 0
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 1 leaf outer 5 1 0 0 2 0
Tomato - Raw, Red, 0.25 tomato 3 1 0 0 2 0
Kraft - Mayo With Olive Oil Reduced Fat Mayonnaise, 7.5 grams (1 TBSP) 23 1 2 0 48 3
Albertsons - Dijon Mustard, 1 tsp 5 0 0 0 120 0
Heinz - Ketcup, 1 tb spoon 15 4 0 0 190 0
Asparagus - Fresh Cooked, 6 spears 32 2 1 5 5 0

Snack
Orville Redenbacher's - Popcorn, Smartpop, , 0.5 bg 130 24 2 4 160 0
Alis's - Salad Mixed Greens and Spinach, 1 cups 10 1 0 1 40 0
Tomato - Raw, Red, 0.25 tomato 3 1 0 0 2 0
Generic - Sharp Cheddar Cheese (Shredded), 0.25 ounce 28 0 2 2 63 8
Kraft - House Italian, 1 Tbsp (15ml) 50 1 5 0 130 0

Snack
Fresh - Watermelon Diced, 1 Cup 46 12 0 1 2 0
Snack - Nutra Grain - Cereal Bar Apple Cinnamon, 1 bar 120 24 3 2 110 0

Totals 1,207 139 50 72 1,874 241
Your Daily Goal 1,410 176 47 71 2,500 300
Remaining 203 37 -3 -1 626 59
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Chol

statia152

my fave low cal food: stir fry onions and snow pea pods. Its almost sweet if you don't add salt. I use a teaspoon of butter and a little water, but you could use your preferred oil (margarine, olive oil, canola) or just steam it in the fry pan.

stormieweather

My daily snacks include: baby cucumber, hard boiled egg, container of strawberries & blueberries, and greek yogurt.

I bring a large lunch bag on Monday every week, and store in the company fridge. It contains a package of Fold-its or La Tortilla Low Carb Tortilla's, a package of organic turkey or ham, a package of organic swiss or cheddar, romaine lettuce leaves, sliced tomato and sliced onion. Also I have a small tupperware container of mayo and one of mustard. I make my own wrap for lunch every day - it runs about 250kc with 22g of protein.

Dinner is either chicken breast, lean gr beef, uncured ham, shrimp, or eggs along with a salad and veggie or two. Sometimes, I include a small baked potato, 2 oz of pasta, brown rice, or toast with peanut butter.

Evening snacks can be grapes, an apple, peanut butter spread onto celery stalks, pretzels, or frozen juice pops.

Until a couple of days ago, my calorie goal was 1200 and I was nearly always within 50 calories of it.

jah1165

i am going to try several of these as I am in the same boat...

froggy15

bump for later

theresamommyof4

My husband and I are a week into a "Clean Eating" two week menu plan which we got out of the July 2011 Clean Eating Magazine. We decided to do it for the same reason. To get new ideas about what healthy really is and find new foods we'd like. The foods a bit more expensive than we'd like, lots of produce, but we've gotten some great ideas out of it too. Also, I think you could take some of these ideas and pare them down to be more inexpensive. I'm a picky eater and MOST of this I like. Not all!

Breakfast:
6 oz Greek yogurt mixed with any berries / bananas / other fruit
cooked oatmeal mixed with fruit / honey / almonds / peanut or almond butter
Nature's Path optimum slim cereal with any fruit
Diced red peppers, onions and fresh spinach added to two egg whites and scrambled

Snacks:
2 cups cubed watermelon with 1 oz feta cheese
6 Carrot sticks and 3 tbsp hummus
1/2 cup Greek yogurt mixed with green grapes and 10 almonds
1 peach and 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1/4 cup granola
1 apple with 2 tbsp peanut butter
1 cup blackberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 string cheese
2 tbsp peanut butter mixed with 1 oz melted dark chocolate and 1 banana

Lunch & Dinner:
the suggestions they give are generally recipes so a little harder to post those, some of the ingredients are:
Ground turkey
1 cup cooked Bulgur
1 broiled lean pork chop
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup Red Bliss Potato and Roasted Garlic Soup
3 oz lean broiled sirloin
Tilapia
4 oz chicken breast
lean ground beef

Often used veggies:
Red bell pepper
Spinach
Sweet potato
Zucchini
Garbanzo beans
Black beans
Tomato
Kalamata Olives
Carrots
Cucumber
Red onion
Mushrooms

Another thing I have seen a lot is substituting greek yogurt for when you maybe would have thought to use sour cream.

Hopefully that is somewhat helpful I recommend looking into the Clean Eating books by Tosca Reno for more ideas!

I LOVE these ideas! Especially the one about the melted dark chocolate & PB with a banana... Ummm... I'm all over that one!

lgwmab

What about chips and salsa? I love that as a snack! And with garden produce right now, I make my own salsa which is hardly any calories.

It's also very easy to make, and without buying it in the store you know exactly what you have in it, I make my own fresh corn salsa, very yummy, adn refreshing.

Shyloh1

Went and looked at your diary and noticed you don't ever seem to eat breakfast. A good healthy breakfast would go a long way in helping curb the hunger throughout the day. I like scrambled eggs with onion and garlic and then eaten with salsa. So good and filling and helps me not snack at all in the morning.

I've had many people ask why I usually don't eat anything for breakfast, and here's why. My stomach cannot tolerate solid food first thing in the morning. It's been that way since I was a child. I can try, but It usually comes right back up. I can eat solids around 10-11am, but by then, it's usually lunch food. Coffee is about the only thing I can keep down, so yes, I drink a lot of it!

Have you thought about having a protein shake with unsweetened almond milk and fruit for breakfast? Breakfast is such an important part of your day...

lgwmab

Yesterday I had for dinner lemon pepper chicken breast, broccolli with cheese sauce, and past roni, angel hair with herbs, and still had calories to eat some strawberries with a chocolate sauce, I swear no cheating. I learned if I want a burger for dinner I need to earn it, and make the walk happen. I can eat 1270 calories a day, my goal is 1 pound a week.

So far I have been doing good, I weighed 163 when I started, adn have lost 1 pound. The biggest thing I noticed is skip the mayo, skip the BBQ sauce, skip the soda, and remeber what real food tastes like, not all covered and smothered. You can do it. Tonights dinner is baked fish, I bake it in butter, real butter, dill, fresh lemon, salt pepper, and paprika. I will also have a baked potatoe, and steam in the bag green beans. I'm even getting my fiancee to eat better.