Help - too many calories left!

nic632
nic632 Posts: 295 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've burnt quite a few calories today and despite having not had my evening meal yet, I have had a couple of snacks, but I still have over 1000 calories left to eat! If I eat a healthy dinner (with veg) then I'm not going to be anywhere near that amount, but don't want to have to force myself to eat either. Any advice?

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  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    Have some ice cream? Or use them another day
  • bubaluboo
    bubaluboo Posts: 2,098 Member
    bake your veg in cream with a sprinkling of cheese...yummy and full of calories :)
  • morticia16
    morticia16 Posts: 230 Member
    Dark chocolate, nuts, ice cream. Or a generous slice of dried fruit cake, that'll bring it up to your goal pretty quickly. Otherwise, don't stress too much and for future perhaps plan better so that you don't end up going too low with your cal intake on a regular basis.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Define a healthy dinner...I can easily have a healthy dinner with veg that is approaching 600 + calories. You do realize that you need dietary fat as well right...not just fruit and veg? Saute or roast those veggies in olive oil....have a side of potatoe or rice or something...a nice hunk of meat is also a nice touch. Then have some desert and maybe a glass or two of wine. EZ
  • laursoar
    laursoar Posts: 131 Member
    Adding something like sweet potato fries can add on some calories too (depending on how many you make and eat) while still being healthy! You could make a smoothie/milkshake as well with a banana, a cup of milk of your choice, and then whatever else you want to add. Peanut butter might be a good choice. There's also a lot of recipes for healthy "cookies" made just from mixing together oats and a banana or oats and pumpkin puree. Add some spices or fruit into those and they taste really good too.
  • elephant2mouse
    elephant2mouse Posts: 906 Member
    Haha I like to leave myself 1000 cals for dinner xD
  • MityMax96
    MityMax96 Posts: 5,778 Member
    If you still have romm for carbs, do carbs.

    If you have room for fat, add in nuts.

    Add in some more protein.
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    One day of way under will not hurt. Try to eat a nice nutrition dense dinner.
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    i could eat a 1/2 cup of almonds and drink a glass of 1% chocolate milk and be at 680 calories and that is barely a snack... 1000 calories is really not that much in the grand scheme of things...
  • nic632
    nic632 Posts: 295 Member
    Thanks for all your advice, looks like got a bit of shopping to do tomorrow - just in case - and definately need to plan a bit more in future. I ended up having a chicken sandwich and soup cos it got a bit late in the end and I couldn't be bothered cooking. :wink:
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    there is no real reason to eat back all your exercise calories.. so don't.

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