Whole Meals Under 500 Cals

sarrymerry
sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I love seeing all the meal pics on here to drool over but sometimes they seem to get a bit more calorie dense than what i want to eat per meal. Was hoping people might like to share some pictures of their meals but this time stick to below 500 calories.

This is a picture of one of my favorite meals I made recently: roasted chicken, sauteed potatoes garlic and kale, and simple salad of romaine lettuce tomatoes and lite ranch. Came to just under 500 calories and 20 grams of fat (which is too high for my goals so next time I make this I will eat white meat only and use way less oils while sauteing them taters) . This meal felt big and was very satisfying :)

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Thanks in advance to all who share!
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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    Oh yeah, it'd be awesome to have the calories for the complete meal posted along with the pics! :)
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
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    my breakfast before a run- so huge healthy and yum! its nonfat plain greek yogurt with strawberries, half of a whole wheat pita pocket, and salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, red peppers and parsley topped with dill and balsamic vinegar. my mom thinks im crazy because of the things i eat for breakfast haha :)

    this meal came in at 330 calories, 62g carbs, 8g fat, 29g proteins.
  • ShenanigansOHoolihan
    ShenanigansOHoolihan Posts: 61 Member
    Both look yummy to me :)

    I eat dinner foods for breakfast as well. I don't like sweet food so oatmeal, yogurt and fruit don't do it for me.
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    here's another delicious breakfasty type meal i love.
    "loaded cottage cheese" base of cucumber and tomato tossed with balsalmic vinegar, topped with 1/2 an avocado, turkey and cottage cheese. 417 cals, 24g carbs, 22g fat, 34g protein.


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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
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    eggs spinach and maters approx 250 cals
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
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    loaded sweet potato: 2 small sweet potatoes, green and red salsas, chicken breast, and greek yogurt. 320 calories, 34g carbs, 3g fat, 35g protein.
  • jkmiller82
    jkmiller82 Posts: 214 Member
    Spaghetti Squash and cheese from Skinnytaste.com and broccoli with Mrs. Dash Chipotle seasoning.

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  • jkmiller82
    jkmiller82 Posts: 214 Member
    Cottage cheese and pesto blended in the blender and put over whole wheat pasta with broccoli.

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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    that looks amazing! wow i'll have to try that out! i finally baked a spaghetti squash and topped with marinara but that looks waaayyy better :)
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    i like your food style! that looks great too! never thought about pesto and cottage cheese, thats a great way to up the protein content!
  • jkmiller82
    jkmiller82 Posts: 214 Member
    Broiled avocado with parmesan and chipotle tabasco and a side salad with yogurt ranch.

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  • jkmiller82
    jkmiller82 Posts: 214 Member
    I try to eat only things that taste good so I end up with a lot of good fats and a lot of cheese, haha.
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    oh my!!! how do you broil an avocado?!?!?!!! that looks insanely delicious!
  • jkmiller82
    jkmiller82 Posts: 214 Member
    It's the easiest thing in the world! I found it on pinterest. You cut an avocado in half and take out the pit at cut lines in the flesh, put lime juice and chipotle tabasco on it then fill the pit with parmesan, broil for a minute or two, then take it out and cover it in parmesan and pop it under the broiler for another couple minutes (keep you eye on it) then top with more tabasco and dig in with a spoon. It's the best!
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    i seriously cannot wait to make that! this is exactly the reason i started this thread, i never would of thought of broiling an avocado, ever ever ever. Thank you!
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    aprrox 400 cals 38g carbs 13g fat 31g protein

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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
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    today's lunch: "mexican hot mess". refried black beans, avocado, caramelized onions, hot sauce, corn, salsa, and greek yogurt dollop. Came in at 385 cals, 52g carbs, 17g fat, and 15g protein. YUM! love mexican flavors!! (wish I had taken a pic before mixing, can't quite see the awesomeness after its all mixed together)
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
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    homemade lime-cilantro-jalapeno hummus, served with veggies. Hummus is 99 cals, 15g carbs, 2g fat, and 6g protein for approx half cup.
  • torizia
    torizia Posts: 140 Member
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    today's lunch: "mexican hot mess". refried black beans, avocado, caramelized onions, hot sauce, corn, salsa, and greek yogurt dollop. Came in at 385 cals, 52g carbs, 17g fat, and 15g protein. YUM! love mexican flavors!! (wish I had taken a pic before mixing, can't quite see the awesomeness after its all mixed together)

    That sounds lovely, how do you do the onions?
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    I make them without oil so it's a little different. Chop up an onion, usually a yellow, but whatever is fine. Use a nonstick pan and cook on medium, covered, for around ten minutes (stir every few minutes). oh, and I salted them, apparently that brings out the moisture, after ten minutes they are quite liquidy and so then you want to cook with the lid off for another ten minutes or so to evaporate the liquid and brown them up. During this time, if they get too dry- mix in a little water, you want them to cook ling enough to get all mushy and brown but not burned. thats about it really. they turn out very sweet and delicious, i make a whole onion at a time and keep in the fridge to add to all kinds of things.
  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
    I love that breakfast thing! YUM!

    Ok.. Now I wish I hadn't eaten dinner already. LOL

    All of it looks DELISH except the cottage cheese.. I can't stand that stuff.. the rest looks amazing!

    I don't know how to post pictures but I make my own breakfast burritos

    1 egg scrambled with mushrooms ( i cook with butter), heat a small tortilla in the microwave with a dash of cheese on it, put eggs on tortilla and top with avocado, lettuce leaf and salsa (and scallions) It will spill out of the tortilla. less then 300 calories

    My new favorite salad under 100 calories. spinach, tomato, watermelon, feta balsamic vinegar. Sounds weird, but it's so good!

    my blog has 2 low calorie Chinese food recipes and they are amazing. I make them all the time.
    www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/confuzzled4ever
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    my dinner after i "spent" all my calories earlier in the day :) salad with lite chipotle ranch and miso soup. under 150 calories

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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    nice, @confuzzled4ever :) that spinach salad thing sounds great! i love trying new interesting food combinations! thanks for the link too!
  • BobsLittleBird
    BobsLittleBird Posts: 28 Member
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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    lunch and dinner today. Im pleased with how these came out since i made it up as i went :)

    shell-less taco salad: ground chicken with taco packet seasoning bit of reduced fat cheese, sauteed (no oil) red peppers, zuchinni and onion, all on top of romaine with a dollop of plain nonfat greek yogurt to finish it off. 275 cals 15g carbs, 13g fat and 30g protein.
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    taco seasoned chicken, salsa, and veggies mixed into spagetti squash. 245 cals, 26g carbs, 8g fat, 24g protein.
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  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    breakfast before a run; kashi go lean high (fiber/protein) with almond milk and banana. and my favorite yogurt of all time- chobani strawberry greek yogurt.

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    came to 415g cals, 78g carbs, 4g fat, 29g protein.
  • mbetts123
    mbetts123 Posts: 4 Member
    yum! your food all looks delicious!
  • sarrymerry
    sarrymerry Posts: 59 Member
    thanks!

    todays lunch: romaine and tomato salad topped with canned chicken mixed with lite ranch, red pepper, cucumber and avocado.
    415 cals, 27g carbs, 17g fat, 39g protein.

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  • janeypoosandbob
    janeypoosandbob Posts: 85 Member
    bump
  • jonesbrookea
    jonesbrookea Posts: 8
    Weird, I don't see how you post a picture.

    Curried Kale and Tofu Soup

    Broth (I make veg from reduced-sodium base) = 5 cal in 1 cup
    Fresh chopped kale = 68 cal in 2 cups
    Extra Firm Tofu, cubed = 70 cal in 3 oz
    Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar = 10 cal in 1/2 tbsp
    Curry Powder = negligible

    I usually make at least a double batch (306 cal) but only eat half (153 cal)

    Add a whole-wheat carb of your choice and a fruit and you're still WELL under 500 cal for the whole meal

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