1200 calories per day-what did you eat today?
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Haha I think it's so funny that so many of you have peanut butter with oatmeal or cereal. In Australia we have it on toast, or occasionally on celery ( or I like it on apple) but in cereal? Once I heard of a friend putting it in a smoothie, but that would be too weird for me!
Anyway, Breakfast: 3 eggs, 1 tomato
Lunch: small salmon fillet, mushrooms, brocollini & avocado
Dinner: I don't know - I'm going to the in-laws but usually it's steak & potatoes because my other half's is danish and all they eat is meat and potatoes. But I won't have any potatoes..
It will be around 1200 calories or a little bit less, but I earned an extra 300 cals exercising - I don't really like to use them up though because what's the point in exercising if you're then eating more food to balance it out!!0 -
I want to keep this going, so here goes: Today I had Kefir with Ezekial 4:6 cinnamon raisin cereal (255 cals) for breakfast.
Lunch: lean cuisine butternut squash ravioli (280 cals)
Snack: naval orange with 2 hersheys miniatures, 2 tablespoons hummus with carrot and celery stick (231 cals)
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey meatballs (343 cals)0 -
have to ask, being English and all...what is an English muffin?
is it what we call a crumpet? http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1331502/2/istockphoto_1331502_crumpet.jpg
No... that's a crumpet
An english muffin is what they make a mc muffin out of - you probably know it just as a muffin0 -
breakfast: 1/2 cup quaker oats mixed with cinnamon, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 banana and 1/4 cup blackberries; tea with skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar
snack: 1/2 ounce of pretzels
lunch: egg salad sandwich: 1 hard boiled egg plus 1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp. hellman's lowfat mayo on arnold light whole wheat bread; 1 homemade healthy banana cookie (allrecipes.com)
snack: 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 T. kashi go lean crunch
dinner: trader joe's grilled eggplant parm, 1/2 cup green giant corn niblets
dessert: 2 more banana cookies; 1 graham cracker sheet spread with 1 tsp. chocolate dreams PB.
good eating day! measuring spoons/cups and the food scale have become my friend in order to stay within my "budget".
Hey! 2 questions:
What is chocolate dreams PB? It sounds delicious!
Are you a vegetarian?0 -
funny muffin stuff!!!!
English muffins only exist in America (and maybe Japan), not in England.
I'm English but live in America.
A muffin in England would be the same as an American muffin - blueberry, corn etc.
Crumpets are a different thing entirely and sooo delicious. You cook them on a griddle like pancakes rather than bake them in an oven like muffins. They don't taste of mush so people usually spread with butter or jam.0 -
Tonight I baked 3 oz. of dover sole with about 2 cups of baby spinach (the bagged variety) and about 3/4 cup of chopped mushrooms in parchment paper. I seasoned it with lemon zest, marjoram, parsley, lemon pepper and seasoned salt. Cooked it at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes. Delicious and only about 120 calories. No need to add butter or any oil. Noodlles on the side added about 135 calories, but still I was able to stay well under my daily intake of 1240.
Baby carrots dipped in sun-dried tomato hummus helped stave off my hunger til dinner!0 -
I eat a lot actually for having a 1200 calorie limit! Its almost amazing ha
I have researched A LOT on this website of different low cal foods and some of the things I eat most are...
- veggies
- fruit
- sugar free pudding for dessert
- ALL HUNGRY GIRL RECIPES ARE AMAZING for substitutes
- Egg beaters or egg whites
- light string cheese
- Brown Cow 100 cal. greek yogurt
- Laughing cow cheese wedges
- salads with LOW fat or fat free dressings
- Hummus yummm
- lean meats like chicken and fish
- Boca meat substitutes
- Lean cuisines when im too busy to cook
- Steamers frozen veggies
- Skinny cow icecreams. so yummy and only 160 cals at the most!
- water
- crystal light
- oatmeal
- rice crackers
- Quaker rice cakes
Theres a huge list!!0 -
Yesterday I was just shy of 1,200 calories. My total was 1,175 for the day.
BREAKFAST: 385 calories
Wholesome Farms Fat Free Milk - 8 oz
Arnold Grains & More Flax & Fiber Bread - 2 slices
Peanut Butter & Co Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Peanut Butter - 1 tbsp
Vita Fusion Power C Gummies
One-A-Day Vitamin Vita Crave Gummies
LUNCH 1: 180 calories
Special K Protein Meal Bar - Chocolate Peanut Butter
LUNCH 2: 200 calories
Pure Portein Bar - Chewy Chocolate Chip
DINNER: 280 calories
Kahiki Vegetable Egg Rolls - 2 rolls
Pringles Light Fat Free BBQ - 2 servings
DESSERT: 100 calories
Slim-A-Bear Klondike
DRINKS: 30 calories
Diet Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape Juice
Monster Lo-Carb Energy Drink0 -
Today I went over a little bit.
Breakfast: Kefir strawberries and cream smoothie, 1 cup, 1/4 cup raw almonds
Lunch: Healthy Choice Ginger Honey Chicken
Snacks: mini twix and baby ruth, latte made with 1 cup coffee, 1/2 cup 2% milk, and 2 tbsp torino hazelnut syrup
Dinner: 4 oz pork tenderloin with a blackberry syrup, mango salsa and roasted asparagus plus two glasses of red wine.
I was only over by 130 cals and I did exercise, day three of the 30-day shred.0 -
Breakfast
2 med Granny Smith Apples 160 cals
Lunch
4 slices mixed grain bread 260 cals
Dinner
1.5 cups white rice 363 cals
200g roasted lamb chops 418 cals
2 cups boiled pumpkin 98 cals
That's already a total of 1299 calories, oh dear.0 -
Yes, a crumpet is very similar to an english muffin0
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This is what I had yesterday:
BREAKFAST-
1/2 cup Fat free greek yogurt, plain
1/2 cup kashi go lean cereal
1/4 cup blackberries
1/4 cup raspberries
-Mixed all that together and it was fab and only 161 calories =]
SNACK-
1/4 cup raisins right before my workout to give me a boost
LUNCH-
4 cups baby spinach
1 TBS Caesar dressing (regular, not fat free)
1/4 cup grape tomatoes
1 black bean chipotle veggie burger
-I believe all of that was 254 calories
DINNER-
(Yesterday was pretty boring, just grabbed what I could find)
1 serving of multi grain sandwich thins
1/4 cup shredded chicken (leftover crock pot)
1/8 cup kraft naturals shredded cheddar
1 TBS chipotle jalepeno hummus
1 8.4 oz can of sparkeling pomegranate Izze
-All this was 403 calories
SNACKS-
3 TBS cilantro jalepeno hummus
1 serving (10 chips) Food should taste good multigrain tortilla chips
-215 calories0 -
I eat just about 1200 calories a day. I eat when Im hungry and I make sure I make GOOD food choices. I'm on a diet plan that has all whole foods, unprocessed, and "raw" (no additives and nothing out of a box!)
Here are my meals for today (1056 total calories for the day, I might add in a snack later at night):
Breakfast (139 calories):
1 Hard Boiled Egg
2 cups hot brewed tea sweetened with pure honey
Lunch (409 calories): This is a salad I make and I am very FULL after
Spring Mix salad (2 cups)
Broccoli Sprouts
Green bell Pepper
Yellow bell pepper
½ apple
1 hardboiled egg (sliced)
1 package – chicken of the sea salmon
Homemade Olive Oil and Vinegar dressing
Raw unsalted Almonds
Dinner (380):
Oven baked chicken (1 breast)
1 cup Sugar snap peas
Snacks (188):
Watermelon (2 cups)
1 Med. Pear0 -
breakfast: 1/2 cup quaker oats mixed with cinnamon, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 banana and 1/4 cup blackberries; tea with skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar
snack: 1/2 ounce of pretzels
lunch: egg salad sandwich: 1 hard boiled egg plus 1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp. hellman's lowfat mayo on arnold light whole wheat bread; 1 homemade healthy banana cookie (allrecipes.com)
snack: 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 T. kashi go lean crunch
dinner: trader joe's grilled eggplant parm, 1/2 cup green giant corn niblets
dessert: 2 more banana cookies; 1 graham cracker sheet spread with 1 tsp. chocolate dreams PB.
good eating day! measuring spoons/cups and the food scale have become my friend in order to stay within my "budget".
Hey! 2 questions:
What is chocolate dreams PB? It sounds delicious!
Are you a vegetarian?
lol, i hadn't realized i'd gone vegetarian that day. no, i'm not.
as for your way more important question.... it's by Peanut Butter and Company and it's called Dark Chocolate Dreams. I'm eating this stuff whenever I can-- in my oatmeal for bkfst, on toast w/banana for lunch or snack. tonight i heated a tablespoon up for a few seconds and dipped 1/2 an apple into it. ADDICTED!!!!! it's sold at my local supermarket in the jelly section. I hear they also make a PB with cinnamon and raisins in it. Nutritionally the dark chocolate dreams is pretty similar to regular PB. i hope i've sold you0 -
Breakfast: 191 cal.
1/2 grapefruit
1/3 cup oatmeal mixed with 1/2 T. Dark Chocolate Dreams PB
tea w/skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar
Snack: 140 cal
Fiber One bar
Lunch: 278 cal.
Wendy's grilled chicken sandwich w/o bun or honey mustard
side salad with maybe a tsp of their light ranch
3/4 of my daughter's junior vanilla frosty (couldn't let it go to waste!!)
Dinner: 441 cal
Greek pasta with chicken (about 1/2 cup whole grain pasta with 5 oz. chicken, 1.5 oz. feta, tomatoes, spinach, peppers)
Dessert: 181 cal
1/2 apple dipped into 1 T. melted dark chocolate dreams (yum)
1/2 cup light chocolate soy milk
totaled 12310 -
It doesnt seem like I eat as healthy as everyone else.
For Breakfast:
I like to use the precooked bacon (2) pieces for around 45 calories, a fried egg in olive oil spray, a slice of Delight wheat bread (45) calorie, toasted in a skillet with ( I cant believe its butter spray) 10 calories. I usually drink a half cup of 1% milk. For a change I sometimes scramble my egg with spinach, mushrooms and bell peppers.
For lunch , I like to make a lowfat turkey or ham sandwich , or use the veggie chick'n in the freezer compartment at the grocery store. I add some 2% pepper jack cheese with mustard and spinach. Add alot of veg to help you feel full and add fiber.
These are both really low calorie meals.
I make supper fit what ever amount of calories I have left over. I cook for 6 boys and my husband so I try to just cook lighter or try out new recipes off the internet. This way, I dont feel deprived.0 -
Breakfast:
Fruit salad
Cup of Silk soy milk
Whole wheat bread
TOTAL: 369 calories
Lunch:
1 sandwich thin
1 Tbsp of fat free cream cheese
1 slice of turkey
TOTAL: 145
Snacks:
1 mango
1 reduced fat string cheese
TOTAL: 171
Dinner:
1 sweet potato
1 tortilla
3 tbsp of organic hummus
1/4 cup of frozen green peas/ corn
12 shrimp
TOTAL:498
I ate an extra 200 calories of golden raisins and cashews after dinner to bump up my total to 1183 for the day.
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Breakfast: Bowl of cereal (a bunch mixed together to keep it fun) and skim milk
Lunch: Smart Ones Angel Hair Marinara with steamed vegges on side
Snacks: Baby carrots and light popcorn
Dinner: Steamed veggies and chicken
Dessert: Skinny cow Truffle Bar
Still below my 1200 calories, but it's late and I'm not hungry anymore!
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Lunch
Happy Harvest Aldi - Swiss Cheese Sigles, 1 slice
Cheese Nips - Crackers - 100 Calorie Pack Thin Crisps, 1 pack
Add Food | Remember Meal
Snack
Domino's Pizza - Thin Crust Cheese Pizza, 1 slice
Happy Harvest Aldi - Swiss Cheese Sigles, 1 slice
Add Food | Remember MealDinner
Homemade - Grilled Chicken Sandwich- Grilled Chicken Breast, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, on Wheat Bun , 1 sandwich
Nandos - Regular Macho Peas, 1 pot
Murphy's Deli - Hummus With Pita Bread, 5 oz
Only around 1050 calories. Just have to find what has LOW calories and you can eat TONS of it!0 -
Well, yesterday I went off the wagon with steak frites and beer at dinner, today I came in under 1200 and it wasn't a challenge so I can make up for yesterday!
BReakfast: simple harvest oatmeal with 9 whole raw almonds, 213 cals
Lunch: healthy choice turkey medallions with red skin potatoes and cranberry, 210- cals
which made me tempted by the office snacks: half a plain bagel with 2 tbsp garden veggie shmear, 223 cals
Dinner: green salad with pecans and poppyseed dressing, 3 oz pork loin with blackberry preserves and 2 roasted carrots, 300 cals
I might want some popcorn later...0
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