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whats everyones 300 calorie, filling, Fav meal?
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For me, the benefit is not getting bloated from stuffing in 700 calories worth of food all at once. I also enjoy eating so I like to be doing it as often as possible.
But everyone's different.
YES!! It sucks to have a nice flat/toned belly, then eat one HUGE mean and have your gut sticking right out there! I will stick with my small meals that consist of everything I need... like high protein for workouts. This morning I had 2 eggs, 1 cup of Dannon lite and fit yogurt, and a half cup of mixed berries. It was under 300 calories, and I was full until my morning snack at 1030 :-)0 -
Chicken of the Sea (Light Tuna in Water)~ 100 calories
Tortilla ~ 140 calories
Salsa ~ 10 calories
Siracha ~ 10 calories
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge ~ 35 calories
285 calories. Mix and heat the tuna, cheese wedge, salsa, and siracha in a frying pan over heat. Takes a few minutes. Cook the tortilla to desired crispiness on another burner. Incredibly filling and flavorful, largely on the strength of the tuna.0 -
Funny how now that you want excellent results you have decided that you might need more food/fuel. Too bad you didn't discover that back in 2011 ..... imagine where you would be right now if someone had stepped up and told you to stop eating so little.
Now that you want to achieve more you are eating more.... yet you are angry with those that are suggesting it from the get go and hopefully preventing people from eating so little from the start.....
Do you realize that when you eat so little you burn off 50% fat AND 50% muscle.... if you eat properly and exercise hard you maintain most of your lean mass and mainly burn fat ? So all of that muscle you lost the past 2 yrs you are only now regaining ? Also, if you are eating at TDEE or below, you are NOT building muscle....at all You are strengthening what you have and shedding fat layers so the muscle is more visible. NO ONE gains muscle on a calorie deficit
Once again, eating the way I did while I was losing weight worked quite well for me. I did not need to eat more than I was as I didn't have much time to exercise, THEREFORE the lower calories was all the fuel I needed for what I needed to accomplish. I didn't need anyone "Stepping up" to tell me what to do and how to do it. I successfully lost the weight I needed to. I had ALREADY lost the muscle during my pregnancy as I was often sick, and very tired through most of it. So now I have gained pretty much all of it back, and am working on more. If someone has a low activity lifestyle and needs to lose weight, eating more isn't going to help them, but 300 calorie recipes will.0 -
Tuna Melt
1 pouch chunk light tuna in water 80cal
1 sandwich thin 100cal
3/4 ounce swiss cheese 75 cal
A veggie side
Toast bread and heat tuna on stove, melt cheese over tuna, put sandwich together.
255 cal + veggie calories0 -
Lunch was 345 calories. I had a turkey sandwich on 2 slices of wheat bread, with spicy mustard, colby jack cheese slice and pickles. I wanted banana peppers and lettuce too but didnt' have any peppers, and didn't feel like opening the lettuce for one slice this morning (I was running late). I also had almonds. I would have liked to have more veggies though! BUT, it was yummy, and I am not feeling hungry anymore :-)0
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Tuna Melt
1 pouch chunk light tuna in water 80cal
1 sandwich thin 100cal
3/4 ounce swiss cheese 75 cal
A veggie side
Toast bread and heat tuna on stove, melt cheese over tuna, put sandwich together.
255 cal + veggie calories
I LOVE MELTY TUNA!!0 -
I LOVE MELTY TUNA!!
:laugh: So do I! I was so stoked when I figured out how to do a lower calorie version that tasted just as awesome!0 -
Baked acorn squash with 1 tbsp light butter and 1 teaspoon brown sugar! I'm obsessed....soooooooo good and under 200 calories for one half of a squash...0
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thanks for posting this. there are a lot of great ideas!!0
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This is helpful, thanks!0
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I'm gonna bookmark this threat...so many great ideas.
I've been digging veggie burger/wraps lately. I usually take a black bean burger (I should make them from scratch, but I usually only have time for frozen ones), cut it up, put some cheese and spinach or some other kind of lettuce on a tortilla, and bam. I don't have a set recipe, but it's usually under 300 cal. It's good stuff.
That or quinoa with black beans and corn. Super filling.0 -
I love making bacon and egg burritos.
1 Large egg
1 Slice Turkey Bacon
2 TBSP Chunky Salsa Hot
2 TBSP Nonfat Plain Greek yogurt
1 High Fiber Low Carb Tortilla
I've recently started adding cheese, an extra egg, and 1 more slice of bacon. The extra ingredients put it at around 398, but without the extras, it should fall below 300 calories.0 -
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Fish baked with lime and cracked pepper and a huge serve of stir fry veges. Well under 300 calories if you choose a white fleshed fish.
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A double serving of Costco's chicken and chive dumblings. 280 cals, and probably a lot of salt. But that is what I eat for second dinner.
My husband and I got food poisoning from those. We don't go near them anymore. Bleh! Miserable few days.0 -
Fish baked with lime and cracked pepper and a huge serve of stir fry veges. Well under 300 calories if you choose a white fleshed fish.
That looks delicious0 -
That looks delicious
It was. I'm still surprised by how much I've liked the switch to healthier food though.
And to think I thought a Beef steak with Pork sausages and Chicken wings was by far the best balanced evening meal a few weeks back. LOL0 -
My lunch & dinner today were pretty good & around this amount!
Lunch was tuna (~100 cals) & a salad with kale, raspberries, tomatoes & cheese with champagne pear dressing (~200cals)!
Dinner was alfredo pasta! (High fiber penne 180 cals, cup of tomatoes, garlic, & alfredo pasta sauce ~120 cals)
I really like eating smaller amounts more frequently throughout the day now. 0 -
I found these terrific recipes on cooking light through a google search, you should all check them out. They are all 300 calories or less and look pretty yummy and filling.
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/300-calorie-dinners-00412000076815/
Thank you for this link. I have just bookmarked and Pinterested it 0 -
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A double serving of Costco's chicken and chive dumblings. 280 cals, and probably a lot of salt. But that is what I eat for second dinner.
Alas! I have finally found a real live hobbit!0 -
My lunch & dinner today were pretty good & around this amount!
Lunch was tuna (~100 cals) & a salad with kale, raspberries, tomatoes & cheese with champagne pear dressing (~200cals)!
Dinner was alfredo pasta! (High fiber penne 180 cals, cup of tomatoes, garlic, & alfredo pasta sauce ~120 cals)
I really like eating smaller amounts more frequently throughout the day now.
What alfredo pasta sauce is 120 calories WITH a cup of tomatoes and garlic included???0 -
An english muffin with honey and banana slices on top. That's more around 240 calories, but close enough xD0
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1 cup Oatmeal - 300 calories I eat it for breakfast.0
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sorry, i eat regular meals and snacks, i don't eat big portions, big portion is why people put on weight, ever tried to eat 750 calories of veg, would be extremely hard too do. 750 calories i could eat a whole pizza lol. if you eat 750 tell us what the is and i'll divide it :-D
loving the positive vibes
dont you love the narcissism in people? dont worry about it. My meals are 300-500 as well. some people CAN and WILL eat more. some of us cant. It's all in your own body and how it works.
I'm fresh outta ideas here but read the threads and loathe the narcisism. thought i'd express my support in ya.0 -
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Huevos Ranchos
Poach egg in 1 -1.5 cup salsa. Put on tortilla ( my home-made runs only 90 cal). Add 1 oz grated, low fat cheese and some jalapenos to your liking.
300 cals fills me up BTW (I'm 5'2"). Tall people have a disadvantage that way...( :0 -
Great thread
Why come on here just to say '300...PAH' ? We choose how we structure our day and how we eat, so there's no need to be so condescending to people that don't want to eat 700+ calorie meals.
The pancake idea is brilliant!0 -
dont you love the narcissism in people? dont worry about it. My meals are 300-500 as well. some people CAN and WILL eat more. some of us cant. It's all in your own body and how it works.
I'm fresh outta ideas here but read the threads and loathe the narcisism. thought i'd express my support in ya.
Explaining that you do things differently != narcissism0
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