1200 calories food ideas!

jaimemc86

Celery and Peanut butter! (or nutella if you prefer)

Careful with the nutella. It's LOADED with sugar.

fastforlife1

I fast for one or two meals a day and then eat pretty much what I want when not fasting. I know fasting is easier when I eat no calories -especially carbs. I do take a couple of swigs of homemade sour krout juice which is filled with probiotics. That really helps with hunger.

Helloitsdan

You really don't look like you need to lose an ounce! If toning up your tummy is what you want to do then hit the gym! You look great already!

I should mention my profile picture is from December 2011, and I was under going chemo treatments so I was really thin, since then I've put on 18 pounds. I do go for daily walks, and I do a bootcamp class twice a week for muscle training.

I hope you are healthy now!
Best practice when you only have a little to lose is a slight deficit from TDEE.
Check my profile for a link on the left to get your perfect numbers.
PM me if you need any help with it.

Ashers83

I usually do a good job at 1200 a day if you want to look at my diary.

I love 100 calorie English muffins and make them into pizzas.

Also, Boca meatless chicken patties are delicious. I generally think most fake meat things are gross but these Boca patties are great.

Smoothies w frozen fruit and Greek yogurt

Cottage cheese

akaporn

may I suggest moderate exercise on the menu?

suziecue66

http://www.my-weight-loss-advisor.com/1200-calorie-diet.html
Some ideas

CoderGal

1200 calorie food idea!

1 Avocado cut into avocado rings
mix 1 egg with 1 scoop of protein powder
coat pan oil
heat pan and drop avocado rings in and when close to done top with chunky peanut butter
while you're making that chomp on some strawberries with plain greek yogurt
down it with a glass of milk

That comes to about 1200 and was my breakfast the other day.

May I suggest eating more? You'll still lose weight if you are a regular or even slim human being.

CoderGal

You really don't look like you need to lose an ounce! If toning up your tummy is what you want to do then hit the gym! You look great already!

I should mention my profile picture is from December 2011, and I was under going chemo treatments so I was really thin, since then I've put on 18 pounds. I do go for daily walks, and I do a bootcamp class twice a week for muscle training.

I hope you are healthy now!
Best practice when you only have a little to lose is a slight deficit from TDEE.
Check my profile for a link on the left to get your perfect numbers.
PM me if you need any help with it.

This this this and if your body is fighting something the best thing to do is give it energy.

MaybeAMonkey

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hbaby08

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LINIA

I fast for one or two meals a day and then eat pretty much what I want when not fasting. I know fasting is easier when I eat no calories -especially carbs. I do take a couple of swigs of homemade sour krout juice which is filled with probiotics. That really helps with hunger.

Just read on your "intro" that you are a cancer survivor, continued good luck. I do believe that what you are doing and what you have done is "correct". esp the Intermittent fasting, have seen such positive things about how it helps to starve cancer cells

hypocritelecter

Bake some fish with your choice of delicious seasoning, add lemon/mayo/mustard etc.
Tons of vegetables. Seriously. Steam those babies.
Home made soups are delicious and can be really low calorie if you avoid pasta.
Throw canned fish on salads. Substitute egg whites, chick peas, black beans, etc. when you're tired of one thing. Or, add them all.
Quick oats and fruit. Quick oats and jam. Quick oats and pb! Yummy.
Try green smoothes (Google for recipes, there's so many variations).
Prepare fruit salads in advance (and take advantage of MFP recipe function for caloric amounts). Munch at your leisure.
Try out protein powder. It's expensive but I haven't looked back after adding it to my diet. I use unsweetened almond milk (40 calories for one serving) with my chocolate protein powder (115) and it keeps me satisfied for a long time. You can also throw it into quick oats... !


I'm on 1200 cal myself and it really helps cutting out soda, any and all sweets, most bread, unnecessary condiments, and if you have coffee, lessen the amount of creamer (or sub with stevia and some skim milk). I found that when I did that I could enjoy a lot more food (volume) for the same amount of calories than I would have before.

hermanaamber

Chicken Cacciatore
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/chicken-cacciatore-recipe/index.html

Zangpakto

1200 is a lot... it depends how you make it up though..

Snack 3 crackers with potato slice cheese approx 180-200c x 2 = 360-400c in snacks.

breakfast personally I skip, but if want, one egg + toast = around 150-170c. Can add a banana for an extra 90-110c.

Lunch, salad or leftovers, or umm usually for me is my biggest meal as don't have breakfast, but I guess a chicken salad is good?

Dinner, go light on grains and heavier on meat/veggies and your golden...

I usually though have one snack around 200c, and 2 meals, first around 400-500c, then second around 500-700c... sometimes I do not have snacks, sometimes only one meal, it just depends... Go by how your body feels... however always choose healthy stuff instead of chocolates etc... xD I love junk, but hey, that is me I guess and that my weakness... beer specifically lol....

rjuliannap

Try to increase your protein intake and reduce your carb intake. If you can have your diet at 40% carb intake, 20% fat intake and 20% protein intake, you'll notice a difference! Carbs give you quick energy but protein will give you more energy as well as keeping you fuller for longer.
Check out the meal plan on Eating Well here for some great ideas
http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans/diet_meal_plans/7_day_diet_meal_plan_to_lose_weight_1200_calories?page=2

AyaKara

I'm on 1200 calories and I eat:

1. Oatmeal with banana & raisins OR egg whites with toast & lots of Veggies .
2. An apple, banana, or other fruit for my snacks, usually accompanied with non-fat sugar-less Greek yogurt or peanut butter.
3. A salad with a LOT of beans, nuts, and seeds for lunch.
4. Whatever is for dinner, with a LOT of vegetables.

Vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds are all very low calorie foods, so I feel that I eat way more now that I'm eating healthy while still eating under my limit! Definitely take advantage of them, you can probably eat like 10 pounds of these and still only get like 500 calories (an exaggeration, but you get what I'm saying )

XXXMinnieXXX

Home made soups are fantastic... Keeps you full for a lot longer. Few things to factor in that make a huge difference hunger wise...

1.lots of protein. I go 120g per day.

2. Lots of fiber. I do 25-30g...More causes me tummy troubles. Just worked this out!

3. Lots of water. Minimum 2ltrs.

4. Keep carbs reasonable to not keep spiking blood sugars. I go for 120g.

All those make this much easier. I eat around 1400 x

DaphneAtx

Grapes and light string cheese
Plain greek yogurt with 1/4c protein granola
Red peppers with hummus
Laughing cow light cheese wedges with whole grain crackers

katescurios

Eggs are great, boiled, poached or omelette style. Filling, low calorie and high protein.

keelz2010

Milky way, less than 100 cals
Or I've tried cooking some new meals from BBC Good Food, all under 200 cals
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/recipes/healthy/under-200-cal/

Baked Egss are a favourite of mine and only 114 cals http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1649636/baked-eggs-with-spinach-and-tomato

JennetteMac

I have been on 1200 forever, and with some occasional mad moments I usually cope fine. Feel free to check my diary.

Freidon

It works best for me to eat a hundred calories every few hours or so, rather than eating large meals. I find that I'm not nearly as irritable. I always take a vitamin at dinner and try to keep my protein up, as well.


8:00 Yogurt with Granola 140ish calories.
10:00 Coffee
12:00 Some sort of sandwich, usually tuna. 150-280 calories.
3:00 100-150 calorie snack. Usually apple, banana, or chocolate granola fiber bar.
5:30 Dinner, usually a lean cuisine. 250-350 calories.
8:00 Coffee
10:00 100-150 calorie snack. On treat days, I'll make it a tablespoon of nutella on a slice of bread.


Ooh....some of these posts have some really good ideas. I'm pretty uncreative, as far as recipes go. I need to change things up a little bit, keep my metabolism on its toes.

schondell

I love steamed vegetables and you can add any sauce you want to to them and make it a low cal filling meal

Ex: mixed steam veggies (broccoli, carrots, etc) + low fat green curry sauce + 1 serving of rice, noodles, etc.

That's like 300-350

Ashsmith07

My favorite very filling breakfast is a breakfast sandwich on a whole grain flat bread by arnold sandwich thins, with egg beaters, fat free cheese, and a morningstar farms veggie breakfast sausage. The bread is 100 calories, the egg beaters are 30 calories, the fat free cheese is 30 calories, and the sausage is 80, so 240 calories with 25 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber. It's usually hours before I even begin to feel hungry and it tastes great.
For lunch I love a large salad with lots of romaine lettuce, about 3 hardboiled egg whites chopped on top, a little bit of chicken, some fat free cheese, some sunflower seeds, and whatever veggies I have around. My favorite light dressing is wishbones light parmesan peppercorn ranch with only 60 calories. This lunch usually adds up to about 23 grams of protein and 4 grams of fiber, at about 230 calories.
Another lunch I love is a tuna salad on a whole grain pita. I usually splurge and eat the whole can of tuna, rather than single serving half of it. Mix that with some light mayo and put it on one of Josephs whole grain pitas with flax, you've got a 32 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, and only 260 calorie lunch.

manda1978

Fat free yoghurt with a cup of strawberries or 1/2 cup cherries
Rice cakes with low fat cheese spread
Fruit
Vegie sticks with salsa
Rye Cruskits with ham and tomato

the first 3 days are the worst, it gets better.