6 Mini Meals - Anyone doing this?

You're tracking your food, so it really shouldn't matter in the end. I eat often too. But I couldn't do 300. I'm more the 'graze all day' type, but still with 3 main meals. So pretty much breakfast is 20%, lunch 25%, dinner 30%, and snacks 25%.

I was told by my trainer that it would be a good idea to try out the 6mini meals at about 300 cal per meal in order to keep from over stacking and going over my calories for the day. So far, I am struggling to EAT enough! For example:
Breakfast: Half a banana and a Jimmy dean light breakfast sandwich - 290 cal.
10am: apple slices grapes and string cheese - 100 cal
12pm - lunch - had shepards pie (small strips of chuck roast, corn and mashed potatoes) about 1 1/2 cups - 400 cal
3pm : Greek yogurt - and some almonds 150 cal
5pm or 6pm dinner - veggie, chicken 4oz and rice -450-500cal

as an example
I've seen a few different kinds, but all have you eat veggies and fruit daily along with protein and even some fats. Any ideas on this? I am supposed to eat minimum of 1550 cal AND work out..and I usually burn 150-250 each time, so I find myself forcing myself to eat more calories. <

---

THAT is something I have never had to say before. LOL

Any advise would be great!
and as always, if you are looking for a new friend, ADD ME

i understand where youre coming from , its a different habit and kind of a hard one to develop, especially if you are an "experienced dieter"
the eating more, just seems, well it seems wrong somehow.

one thing i have a concern with on your post -obviously besides the issue of eating enough is your calorie counts seem a bit off...

Breakfast: Half a banana and a Jimmy dean light breakfast sandwich - 290 cal.---
the sandwich is ~~260 calories-
the banana , is about ~~45-50 ,
depending on the size of the original banana

10am: apple slices grapes and string cheese - 100 cal--

again with no actual measurements or quantities. but assuming,
1/2 an apple worth of slices,~35-40 cal~
and a half cup of grapes~~55 cal
and the string cheese sargento is ~~80 calories for one

12pm - lunch - had shepards pie (small strips of chuck roast, corn and mashed potatoes) about 1 1/2 cups - 400 cal--
can be as high as ~~546 for a cup and a half,

3pm : Greek yogurt - and some almonds 150 cal-
thats about right
5pm or 6pm dinner - veggie, chicken 4oz and rice -450-500 cal

again , without quantities, hard to tell
4 oz chicken breast - grilled-no added oil-appx 130
VEgetables, assuming broccoli, is no fat added, 35 for a cup of steamed
and rice, since you didn't say brown i am going to assume it was white-long grain, because thats the "norm" , 1 cup~ 242
So dinner assuming there was NO BUTTER or SAUCE , is actually about dead on

i think what you're eating is fine, but when i hear about people thinking they aren't eating enough i see a lot of people VASTLY underestimating calories, and 15% off over the course of a day is 230 calories more than what you think you have eaten , so that makes a big big difference over the long run-- that could be 2-3 lbs a month difference wight loss wise..
so without digging into your diary more than what you shared,
make sure you weigh and properly quantify the foods you eat , any of the entries on MFP database that have a * in front of them , double check the nutrition facts and see if they are correct before adding them.. some of them are GROSSLY off!


Best of luck , and yes, i do on average 4-6 meals a day.
it works for me.