Looking for a 300cal mini meal?

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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    900g of carrots OR 6 oreos
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    How about 300 calories worth of anything you like? When I was eating at a deficit, I often packaged food in 300 calorie portions. . . including chicken pesto pasta, turkey chili, tuna noodle casserole, pork tenderloin and rice, pot roast and roasted potatoes.

    Some people do fine eating only a few bigger meals. I need to eat regularly during the day, so I generally eat about 6 times.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    A handful of nuts and a can of V8

    I LOL'D so bad....
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  • njf87
    njf87 Posts: 5 Member
    Quest bars, decent protien and macros also don't taste terrible.

    I like apple pie flavored quest bars, but I've heard good things about the others
  • kaseyr1505
    kaseyr1505 Posts: 624 Member
    I made this for lunch and it was pretty good.

    I took a bagel thin (110 calories), two slices of cheese (Sargento ultra thin- 80 calories) and some sliced Buffalo chicken (110 calories), made a sandwich and toasted it.

    With the bagel thin, you could make a bunch of different types of sandwiches.For me, the bagel thin fills me up a bit more than regular bread, and it's a bit sturdier to keep around.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I had half a sandwich earlier... 150 calories (I use 65 calorie slices) and really helped keep me full for a while! Or you could buy 60 calorie wraps, put 60g of tuna and some spinach in there... About 150 calories as well and very filling.

    Or yogurt and fruit, egg white omelet, oatmeal with nut butter...
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I usually wake up at 5a to work at 6a. I'll have lunch around 12-13:00. Dinner around 17-19:00.

    If I were looking for something prior to the 12:00 feeding, I'd probably hit up a protein shake or a quest bar, or an mhp protein pudding with a banananananana.
  • chaos416
    chaos416 Posts: 89 Member
    In for the ideas!
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    ReadySnax at the grocery store. Each one is about 150 calories and comes with a combo of pretzels, flatbread crackers, grapes, cheese, apple slices, granola, caramel, yogurt, ranch, carrots, broccoli... depends which ones you get.

    One of those and a side snack like chips (I always crave something salty) works for me, so two of them would be great for someone who needs more.
  • EmilyDridan77
    EmilyDridan77 Posts: 5 Member
    I have found that eating every 3-4 hours weather I'm hungry or not has worked really well for me, it keeps your metabolism switched on and working in your favor.

    I snack mostly on fresh fruit, raw veg, or nuts. Sometimes hard boiled eggs. But on the days that they just don't cut it for me I have a supply of low calorie soups frozen, everything from Potato, Leek and Bacon to Vegetable or Minestrone soup. My husband loves them too because he can take them to work for lunch, or have one when he gets home if he is hungry.
  • lynn1982
    lynn1982 Posts: 1,439 Member
    My hunger bug arrives at 3:30/4:00 every day too and I eat lunch at 1pm...I usually eat an apple (or two) with a tablespoon (or two) of almond butter or a handful (25 grams) of raw almonds. I find the fat (as opposed to something higher in protein) helps keep me full until dinner. BUT, you're eating lunch at 11am. I'd probably be ready for dinner by 4pm if that were the case. How about crackers and hummus and a fruit and/or sliced veggies? Some cheese with fruit and veggies (if you can tolerate dairy)? half a can (or even a full can - only 120 calories) with some crackers or veggies? I know others have suggested yogurt or cottage cheese - these are all super great suggestions. Perhaps oatmeal with nuts and berries?
  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    just tagging to read later:wink:
  • hotjodels
    hotjodels Posts: 118 Member
    An apple sliced with peanut butter is always good (that will probably run you about 270 cals if you use two table spoons of Peanut butter) I also like 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt with a table spoon of peanut butter and some honey mixed in. (that's about 245 calories)
  • everydamnday
    everydamnday Posts: 42 Member
    My favorite mid-meal is a PB&J :-) good balance of fat, protein& carbs.
  • AOdell79
    AOdell79 Posts: 94 Member
    Maybe a veggie burger on whole wheat bread? I like the spicy black bean burger from Morningstar farms and I top it with some avocado and mustard. All the fiber is pretty filling and you an just microwave the burger real quick.
  • lovelayla
    lovelayla Posts: 123
    Boiled egg,string cheese,and an apple. Or 100 calorie pack of walnuts,orange,and Greek yogurt.
  • ChocolateCupcake0327
    ChocolateCupcake0327 Posts: 1 Member
    Wow, I love all of the ideas! I too have a problem of waiting too long to eat or being short 300-400 calories and having no idea what to eat. This is really teaching me that you actually can have A LOT of food. It's just about smart choices. Thanks for posting this question, I'm jotting down the suggestions.
  • jsokolow3
    jsokolow3 Posts: 16 Member
    Saving for later. Love lots of the suggestions.
  • raysputin
    raysputin Posts: 142 Member
    Eat what the kids eat so they won't query what is on their plates. Just give yourself a 300 calorie portion. You can use MFP to calculate what portion size to give yourself.
  • hearthwood
    hearthwood Posts: 794 Member
    Portion control, and stop eating when you're cooking. If you have to eat your dinner early.
  • Baconist
    Baconist Posts: 74 Member
    As a diabetic I eat ~every 4 hours or else I am sunk. This is a huge change for me. I added Jif and banana sandwich to my snack list, especially on the days I have to work early, since I have a boss who doesn't like us to get breaks. I can eat that in a couple minutes and be good for several hours.
  • MelodyandBarbells
    MelodyandBarbells Posts: 7,724 Member
    Mini meal...hmm. I think what I have would fall under both meals and snacks

    I actually used her oatmeal recipe for a while (post 4). I had to cut it in half because it was so filling. I also used bananas a couple times but switched to chopped apples since I usually eat up bananas super fast whenever I buy them:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/800187-breakfast-and-dinner

    Occasionally I'll have the sugar free pudding packs, I'll weigh out one serving mix with half a cup of milk and let it chill. Excellent way to get my bicep workout in whisking the pudding!

    I recently realized that I use the beans (black eyed peas) I make more as a snack than an actual meal. I make and weigh a batch and then eat up small portions till it's all gone. Repeat

    Slice of Swiss cheese

    Apples...hmm lets see. I actually usually slice up an apple and take it to work in a sandwich bag every workout day. If I need to during the workout I'll have a couple pieces. Otherwise I eat it afterwards and it helps me a lot because I stop by McDonald's on my way home (it's a bit of a drive) and almost always just get coffee

    More apples: slice one up, drizzle with honey. Enjoy with peanut butter and/or a piece of cheese. For a full mini meal I'll sometimes do one or two hard boiled eggs

    Mug coffee cake; single serving brownie made with cocoa powder

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/coffee-cake-in-a-mug/detail.aspx
  • bluestarlight19
    bluestarlight19 Posts: 419 Member
    Oh ow! you all have so many wonderful ideas! thank you everyone! I will definately be reading this thread while doing up my shopping list tomorrow. Thank you all again!!

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