Simple recipes?

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If you like pizza, you can make a pizza for 300-350 calories depending on toppings.

I use Flatout Flat Bread (the large size) - the lo-cal version is only 90 calories
For the sauce I use 2 tablespoons of whatever sauce fits the pizza - pizza sauce, bbq sauce, taco sauce, etc
For the cheese I use 3/8 ounce of pizza cheese
For the toppings use what you like - I generally only add one meat topping (chicken, ham, Canadian bacon, taco meat, lean burger)
Add any veggie toppings or whatever you like.

Oven 350 degrees. Put the crust in the oven first for just a couple minutes, then add the toppings, once the cheese is melted, I turn the broiler on for just a minute or so to toast up the cheese a bit. Voila, you can eat the whole thing.

Here's another that is so delicious thrown together the night before:

1/2 cup old fashioned uncooked oatmeal
ripe fruits or frozen fruits such as blueberries or mixed berries
nonfat yogurt
tsp brown sugar, or preferred sweetener (I like stevia)
cinammon, vanilla

mixed together, and eat for breakfast. Kids approved..yum!!!

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fajitas - grill peppers and white meat chicken, white fish is also great with this
put on your fav. salsa
I love mango, chipotle, or salsa verde
done

try bex life blog/you tube channel
she has some really simple recipes, most are healthy
and great for those just learning

1 cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter
1 egg
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Mix and bake at 350 for 10 minutes. These are the most amazing peanut butter cookies ever. So good and so simple.

How do you make them? There is sugar on the outside..

Do you roughly know what the calorie contents are?....

I did an easy one recently. Mini corn tortillas, with ground turkey seasoned up with taco seasonings, and some refried beans. Then I added my lettuce and pico de gallo or you can add tomato and some hot sauce. It was small portions of everything because the tortillas were mini, but it filled me up and satisfied my taco craving without going over my calories or fats.

You can check out my blog on here, it's full of recipes. I have breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert's on it, most of them are low calorie, and most of them have the calorie count on them for you, which will vary depending on what brand ingredients you used. I calculated them by the ingredients I used.

You don't need to be my friend to see my blog, it's open to the public. Most of the recipes are quick and/or easy.

Enjoy!

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My I suggest the websites SkinnyTaste and Emily Bites. Very yummy stuff there.

I'm a big fan of 'green' smoothies. I drink them for breakfast and lunch (though, sometimes breakfast is missing the green). But, the basic idea is 1/2 c 0% plain Greek yogurt (I prefer Chobani), 2 cups raw spinach, 1/2 c low-sodium v-8, and then whatever else I feel like throwing in. I've played with cilantro, avocado/guacamole, hummus, baby veggies (don't turn you nose up just yet - pureed veggies like carrots, sweet potatoes and squash that I don't have to prepare in advance that is just the veg and water), kale, lemongrass, wasabi paste, cucumbers... the options are endless. Average calories: 150

Breakfast, when I don't have greens, I go with 1/2 c 0% Greek yogurt, 6 oz protein drink, carnation instant breakfast packet - no sugar, fruit, ice. Sometimes I've added peanut butter or substituted the protein drink for orange juice. Average calories (for 30 oz): 400.

These guarantee (at least during the work week) that I'm getting all my fruits/veggies. Now, if I could just work through my weekend with such dedication... :grumble:

Skinnytaste.com has tons of great tasting low calorie recipes.

check out the "Hungry Girl" website and sign up for emails. She has a database of recipes AND will email you several times a week with new ones.

http://www.hungry-girl.com/

WWW.skinnytaste.com has the BEST recipes!

These are great ideas! Thanks guys! Here is one of my favorites...

Fresh ground turkey burgers baked in the oven, topped with canned diced tomatoes (oregano and basil - no salt added). I eat this with brown rice and fresh spinach, or other fresh veggies. Quick, easy and yummy!