Meal ideas for under 300?

zaeaton
zaeaton Posts: 11
edited November 15 in Food and Nutrition
Help! With only 1200 Calories a day I find myself needing to eat meals under 300. I need some more ideas!!

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  • devil_in_a_blue_dress
    devil_in_a_blue_dress Posts: 5,214 Member
    With 25 pounds of weight to lose, you should have you weekly weight loss goal set to .5 to 1 pound per week. That will give you more calories, you won't find it as difficult and you are more lately to stick with with. 1,200 is the lowest number of calories you can eat per day and get all your nutrients. For the vast majority of people, it is too low.

    Here's a great getting started guide: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1
  • Pristess
    Pristess Posts: 19 Member
    Get some 100 calorie sandwich rounds. You can add 1 egg and a slice of cheese, vegetarian meat with lettuce and tomato, or toast it and eat with mashed avocado.
  • peaceloveabby01
    peaceloveabby01 Posts: 68 Member
    Amys bowls are great, I have one of those and a big salad with salad dressing that only has 5-10 calories per serving as a very filling meal.

    Also a boca burger (Vegan) like Priestess mentioned, with a slice of cheese and a sandwich thin or two slices of low calorie bread with an apple makes a great lunch.
  • 1st_BeStrong
    1st_BeStrong Posts: 14 Member
    Dinner:
    ~ 4 oz baked Cod
    ~ 5 oz Baked Potato with a drizzle of EVOO, 2 TBL of low fat Cottage Cheese & 1 tsp Sunflower seeds
    ~ 15 Fresh Pea Pods

    138+180+21= 339 Calories

    Eat & chew slowly. Always eat sitting down. Think about how good your food is tasting as your chewing it. Set your fork down between bites. Drink water while you are 'dining'. Drink a glass of water 15 minutes before you eat.

    Don't eat additional food. Let your brain process the fact you've had your meal. It takes the average brain 15 minutes to get the message you have eaten and relay it on to the other parts.

    Good luck!
  • Sandcastles61
    Sandcastles61 Posts: 506 Member
    You can friend me if you like... I have lots of meals in the 300 and under range :) Grilled mahi mahi soft tacos, pork loin with mashed potatoes and green beans, grilled chicken with sauteed veggies, stuffed peppers, baked fish with asparagus and rice........
  • ShandaLeaS
    ShandaLeaS Posts: 136 Member
    For breakfast I eat 2 eggs, 2 slices of toast with 1 Tbsp of butter and fruit and it equals just under 309
  • lindsayh87
    lindsayh87 Posts: 167 Member
    I just switched to 4-5 (depending on exercise) 300 calorie meals a day. I do really well until dinner time rolls around - like today when we had spaghetti. Lunch today was awesome though, salmon with one cup green beans (it was a lot of green beans!) and a small baked potato. Boom under 300 and really filling. Breakfast, a protien shake and some berries - or oatmeal sweetened with stevia with half a banana. Meals with higher protien content will keep you fuller longer. Half a pb&j (with real preserves no sugar added) and a half cup of cottage cheese and a side of fruit is an easy lunch too!
  • paradi3s
    paradi3s Posts: 343 Member
    For bfast I have a pb and banana sandwich or overnight oats!
    1tbsp pb (90cals) 2 slices bread (125cals) 1 banana (85g=85cals) = 300!
    overnight oats: 2 packets quaker oats (200cals) 1/3 cup lowfat yogurt (60cals) 1/3 cup lowfat milk (30cals) = 290! :-)

    For dinner, I have a salad orsoup with bread. Or a fruit milkshake!
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