5:2 Low calorie recipie ideas

paige_eloise
paige_eloise Posts: 170 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Not entirely sure I've put this in the right place but here goes-
So, first 500 cal fasting day on the 5:2 today, I won't lie, it was a struggle finding things to eat or cooking meals.
Any help with low cal meals would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys :)

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  • SundayGirl1989
    SundayGirl1989 Posts: 94
    bump for ideas
  • Commander_Keen
    Commander_Keen Posts: 1,179 Member
    Cottage cheese and what ever (apples, cherrys, strawberry's, pinapple etc.)
    Fish
    Chicken breast
    Greek Yogur, use the same as cottage cheese ( apples, cherry's etc)
    Black Beans and mix veggies and cheese
  • PhearlessPhreaks
    PhearlessPhreaks Posts: 890 Member
    Homemade soups are a great 'fast day' meal; I recently made a homemade chicken and hot italian sausage soup with carrot, celery, onion and rice, and a nice big steaming bowl clocked in at 310 calories (I put the recipe in the MFP recipes calculator). Pair that with a salad and it's a decent way to fill up.

    Or grilled chicken over salad; I also made a shrimp, broccoli and cauliflower stir fry over rice the other night that was 343 calories.

    As an aside, there is a 5:2 group on FB :) Oh, and feel free to add me! I just started routine on the 1st, so I'm a noob, but I love to cook!
  • Ang108
    Ang108 Posts: 1,706 Member
    Not entirely sure I've put this in the right place but here goes-
    So, first 500 cal fasting day on the 5:2 today, I won't lie, it was a struggle finding things to eat or cooking meals.
    Any help with low cal meals would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks guys :)

    I have done two 5:2 days a week since April 2013 and chose between Sunday- Tuesday and Thursday. I cook all my meals and there is plenty to eat.
    My food diary is open for you to check.
  • sweetnlow30
    sweetnlow30 Posts: 497 Member
    I did 5:2 awhile back but I'm back to 1400 daily. I used to find an egg scramble to be filling. I used half a carton of egg whites with 2 whole eggs, a bunch of sliced mushrooms, green pepper, some onion, a piece of ham and a bit of parmesan or feta cheese. I would have that with a salad for a very filling meal under 400 calories. I also made a big pot of low calorie veggie soup, sometimes with chicken in it, and I froze it in 100 calorie portions. I ate this for lunch then I had a 400 calorie high volume supper, with lots of veggies for bulk. I had some decaf tea at bedtime if I was hungry. Some other go-to meals were:

    veggie stir fry with chicken and a side of cauliflower "rice"
    Spaghetti squash "pasta" with tomato sauce and ground chicken
    Oven roasted veggies and a piece of tilapia fish

    http://www.everydaymaven.com/2013/how-to-make-cauliflower-rice/

    I did this for three months and I did lose weight but I found I started dreading my low days so I stopped doing it. It was nice to be able to eat at maintenance and still lose weight though. There is a very supportive 5:2 Facebook group I highly recommend if you need support.

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