My Favorite Diet Foods
zmusic
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Breakfast
Greek Yogurt, Oatmeal with 1/2 a Banana or Strawberries and Special K with Fruit (200 Calories with low fat milk) 80 to 200 calories
Morning Snack
Fruit and/or Almonds or Special K with Fruit with low fat milk 100 Calories to 200 Calories
Lunch
Healthy Choice Meal -- Approximately 200 to 300 Calories depending on which part of the rotation I am in; Grilled Chicken or Turkey Sandwich 350 Calories
Afternoon Snacks
An apple, orange, banana, grapefruit, almonds, Tomatoes to diet with red pepper vinaigrette dressing or a carrot and celery stalk (with a little low fat ranch and K-Paul's no salt seasoning) 30 to 100 Calories
Supper
Any meal of approximately 300 to 500 Calories. My favorites are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Shrimp Creole, Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry and Best Darn Chicken Recipes, Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Recipes and various grilled fish recipes
Evening Snacks
Same as morning snacks
Beverages
Green Tea, Black Coffee, a Glass of Wine and lots of water.
If I get hungry, I always eat something.
Greek Yogurt, Oatmeal with 1/2 a Banana or Strawberries and Special K with Fruit (200 Calories with low fat milk) 80 to 200 calories
Morning Snack
Fruit and/or Almonds or Special K with Fruit with low fat milk 100 Calories to 200 Calories
Lunch
Healthy Choice Meal -- Approximately 200 to 300 Calories depending on which part of the rotation I am in; Grilled Chicken or Turkey Sandwich 350 Calories
Afternoon Snacks
An apple, orange, banana, grapefruit, almonds, Tomatoes to diet with red pepper vinaigrette dressing or a carrot and celery stalk (with a little low fat ranch and K-Paul's no salt seasoning) 30 to 100 Calories
Supper
Any meal of approximately 300 to 500 Calories. My favorites are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Shrimp Creole, Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry and Best Darn Chicken Recipes, Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Recipes and various grilled fish recipes
Evening Snacks
Same as morning snacks
Beverages
Green Tea, Black Coffee, a Glass of Wine and lots of water.
If I get hungry, I always eat something.
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I don't do "diet" food. I make better choices and eat regular food.0
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Are you looking for feedback? Validation? Suggesting these foods to others?0
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Eggs and chocolate-not together!0
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healthygreek wrote: »Eggs and chocolate-not together!
I'm pretty sure if you add eggs, chocolate and a bunch of other stuff you can come up with CHEESECAKE!0 -
Liftng4Lis wrote: »healthygreek wrote: »Eggs and chocolate-not together!
I'm pretty sure if you add eggs, chocolate and a bunch of other stuff you can come up with CHEESECAKE!
Or... Just cake. That's fine with me too.
"diet" food? I just eat food in quantities that fit my goals.
OP - sounds like carbs, carbs and more carbs to me. I'd go more protein and fat.0 -
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Liftng4Lis wrote: »I don't do "diet" food. I make better choices and eat regular food.
Much of what she's listed is regular food.
Perhaps she could have said: best food for me to eat while dieting.0 -
Sounds like you're eating foods that make you happy.Breakfast
Greek Yogurt, Oatmeal with 1/2 a Banana or Strawberries and Special K with Fruit (200 Calories with low fat milk) 80 to 200 calories
Morning Snack
Fruit and/or Almonds or Special K with Fruit with low fat milk 100 Calories to 200 Calories
Lunch
Healthy Choice Meal -- Approximately 200 to 300 Calories depending on which part of the rotation I am in; Grilled Chicken or Turkey Sandwich 350 Calories
Afternoon Snacks
An apple, orange, banana, grapefruit, almonds, Tomatoes to diet with red pepper vinaigrette dressing or a carrot and celery stalk (with a little low fat ranch and K-Paul's no salt seasoning) 30 to 100 Calories
Supper
Any meal of approximately 300 to 500 Calories. My favorites are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Shrimp Creole, Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry and Best Darn Chicken Recipes, Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Recipes and various grilled fish recipes
Evening Snacks
Same as morning snacks
Beverages
Green Tea, Black Coffee, a Glass of Wine and lots of water.
If I get hungry, I always eat something.
I couldn't do what you're doing, simply because those pre-prepared frozen meals have so much sodium. But if it's working for you, great!
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I like
Marks and Spencer's chicken noodle bun cha
Mars bar ice creams
Cava
Homemade butternut squash risotto
Crisps
0% Greek yogurt and blackberries
72% dark chocolate with cranberries
Ya see every food is a diet food...it just depends on the portion sizes and how you fit it in your diet0 -
How many grams of sodium?Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Sounds like you're eating foods that make you happy.Breakfast
Greek Yogurt, Oatmeal with 1/2 a Banana or Strawberries and Special K with Fruit (200 Calories with low fat milk) 80 to 200 calories
Morning Snack
Fruit and/or Almonds or Special K with Fruit with low fat milk 100 Calories to 200 Calories
Lunch
Healthy Choice Meal -- Approximately 200 to 300 Calories depending on which part of the rotation I am in; Grilled Chicken or Turkey Sandwich 350 Calories
Afternoon Snacks
An apple, orange, banana, grapefruit, almonds, Tomatoes to diet with red pepper vinaigrette dressing or a carrot and celery stalk (with a little low fat ranch and K-Paul's no salt seasoning) 30 to 100 Calories
Supper
Any meal of approximately 300 to 500 Calories. My favorites are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Shrimp Creole, Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry and Best Darn Chicken Recipes, Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Recipes and various grilled fish recipes
Evening Snacks
Same as morning snacks
Beverages
Green Tea, Black Coffee, a Glass of Wine and lots of water.
If I get hungry, I always eat something.
I couldn't do what you're doing, simply because those pre-prepared frozen meals have so much sodium. But if it's working for you, great!
Actually the Healthy Choice meals only have 21% of daily requirement. In the meals I cook, I use KPaul's no salt seasonings. So I think I am okay in terms of sodium.
L
21% is still pretty high, for me. Again, that's me.
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I like
Marks and Spencer's chicken noodle bun cha
Mars bar ice creams
Cava
Homemade butternut squash risotto
Crisps
0% Greek yogurt and blackberries
72% dark chocolate with cranberries
Ya see every food is a diet food...it just depends on the portion sizes and how you fit it in your diet
Yum. I love dark chocolate. And I love love Cava. What do you eat the rest of the day? i.e., why not show her what a few typical days look like so she can see how your lovely treats fit into a day?0 -
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fwiw, a typical day for me:
Breakfast: a green smoothie with kale, spinach hemp seeds, flax seeds, berries and soy milk
or
Yogurt and peanut butter
or
a whole grain tortilla with eggs, chicken sausage, cheese and salsa
Lunch:
A big salad with protein (chicken or fish usually)
or
Sometimes a big bowl of soup
or
Sometimes tacos etc. from a local place
Or sometimes just Wasa crackers with peanut butter and an apple
or Wasa crackers with herring or sardines and an apple
Dinner: protein and veg, usually: tofu stir fry, some other stir fry, steak and veg, salmon and veg, etc
snacks throughout the day: nuts, cheese sticks, apple, popcorn, hard boiled egg etc.
dessert: dark chocolate, a frozen fudge bar, chardonnay, popcorn etc., sometimes a fruit smoothie....0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
How many grams of sodium?Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
Sounds like you're eating foods that make you happy.Breakfast
Greek Yogurt, Oatmeal with 1/2 a Banana or Strawberries and Special K with Fruit (200 Calories with low fat milk) 80 to 200 calories
Morning Snack
Fruit and/or Almonds or Special K with Fruit with low fat milk 100 Calories to 200 Calories
Lunch
Healthy Choice Meal -- Approximately 200 to 300 Calories depending on which part of the rotation I am in; Grilled Chicken or Turkey Sandwich 350 Calories
Afternoon Snacks
An apple, orange, banana, grapefruit, almonds, Tomatoes to diet with red pepper vinaigrette dressing or a carrot and celery stalk (with a little low fat ranch and K-Paul's no salt seasoning) 30 to 100 Calories
Supper
Any meal of approximately 300 to 500 Calories. My favorites are Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Shrimp Creole, Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry and Best Darn Chicken Recipes, Wolfgang Puck’s Pizza Recipes and various grilled fish recipes
Evening Snacks
Same as morning snacks
Beverages
Green Tea, Black Coffee, a Glass of Wine and lots of water.
If I get hungry, I always eat something.
I couldn't do what you're doing, simply because those pre-prepared frozen meals have so much sodium. But if it's working for you, great!
Actually the Healthy Choice meals only have 21% of daily requirement. In the meals I cook, I use KPaul's no salt seasonings. So I think I am okay in terms of sodium.
L
21% is still pretty high, for me. Again, that's me.
500 mg
Thanks. I think that's considered "high sodium" by many accounts. Again, if it doesn't affect you, awesome.
I eat soy sauce in stir fries often, that's my sodium bomb. But it does make me retain water, so I keep an eye on it.0 -
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Thanks. Been eating this way for 14 years now (with the occasional pizza night, nachos night, cheeseburger night), and have been able to maintain my loss!Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »fwiw, a typical day for me:
Breakfast: a green smoothie with kale, spinach hemp seeds, flax seeds, berries and soy milk
or
Yogurt and peanut butter
or
a whole grain tortilla with eggs, chicken sausage, cheese and salsa
Lunch:
A big salad with protein (chicken or fish usually)
or
Sometimes a big bowl of soup
or
Sometimes tacos etc. from a local place
Or sometimes just Wasa crackers with peanut butter and an apple
or Wasa crackers with herring or sardines and an apple
Dinner: protein and veg, usually: tofu stir fry, some other stir fry, steak and veg, salmon and veg, etc
snacks throughout the day: nuts, cheese sticks, apple, popcorn, hard boiled egg etc.
dessert: dark chocolate, a frozen fudge bar, chardonnay, popcorn etc., sometimes a fruit smoothie....
Looks good!
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Breakfast is generally 250 calories: 80g egg whites, scrambled with mushrooms, asparagus, laughing cow light and cheddar, served on a slice of thick white farmhouse toast with black pepper and milk allowance for my copious coffees
Lunch at work and dinner are generally around 350-400 calories: innocent vegetable pots and mixed leaves, homemade risotto, chicken stews or veggie stew with rice and cheddar
Generally have a good snack after work 200 calories: thick white toast with cottage cheese, avocado and tomato or hummus, crudités and popchips
So that's around 1250 and I'm supposed to be eating 2100 so lots of snackage on yogurt and berries,cheese, ice creams, biscuits, crisp etc and room for saving calories for days out / nights out but even when I was on 1500, that plus the exercise calories allowed for decent crave snacks
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Let's see... today I'm having (well, my dairy is public, you can look for calorie counts)
Cottage cheese with pumpkin and almonds
A snack of egg salad made with Greek yogurt, scallions, celery and carrots
Home made Lentil Stew with potatoes, San Marzano tomatoes, carrots, celery, and lots of onions and garlic
and Greek yogurt with raspberries and almonds.
I threw in a spoonful of almond butter for a small snack later too.
I'm just getting over the flu. It feels good to be eating normally again.0 -
mamapeach910 wrote: »Let's see... today I'm having (well, my dairy is public, you can look for calorie counts)
Cottage cheese with pumpkin and almonds
A snack of egg salad made with Greek yogurt, scallions, celery and carrots
Home made Lentil Stew with potatoes, San Marzano tomatoes, carrots, celery, and lots of onions and garlic
and Greek yogurt with raspberries and almonds.
I threw in a spoonful of almond butter for a small snack later too.
I'm just getting over the flu. It feels good to be eating normally again.
Yum, lentil stew!0 -
Today i'm having:
Breakfast: Ginger & Lime Tea, 1/2 a Large Apple, 1/2 a Large Banana
Lunch: Hot Tuna Pasta (made with Wholewheat Pasta Twists & Homemade Tomato Sauce)
Fruit n fibre/Shreddies combo with Hazlenut Milk
Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognese (Meat Sauce & White Spaghetti
) with a Green Salad
Dessert: Daim Bar Ice Cream and 2 Mini Fairy cakes (only because i worked out extra today
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I've been craving tuna salad-salads and bacon wraps, today.-1
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My favorite foods since losing weight are:
Quest bars (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, S'Mores, Cookies & Cream, & Fudge Brownie)
Red's Burritos (bought these at Giant)
Spaghetti squash
Tilapia
Steak (haven't had any for awhile)
Talenti Gelato & ice cream in general0 -
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