Breakfast & Lunch Ideas

Perhaps you can find some ideas on my Tumblr? Counting Cals Cuisine.

The first two recipes below are my staples every week. I make the last recipe once a month and freeze the leftovers in canning jars or small tupperware-type bowls.

Breakfast: Super quick shake
1/2 cup of Dannon vanilla yogurt (other flavors too sweet), 1.5 cups of milk (1% or 2%).

Lunch: Awesome chicken salad, makes two servings, eat with 9 Ritz crackers per serving.
(found on allrecipes.com, but can't find link):
1 cup diced cooked chicken, cut into smallish cubes
1 cup grapes, each cut in half (or quarters if large)
1 cup chopped apple
1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans (can rinse to remove salt)
2 tablespoons light miracle whipe
1 tablespoon honey mustard
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Lunches from leftovers: Veggie stew, makes 7-8 servings, eat alone or over mashed potatoes
Back burner ratatouille, all recipes.com
I use 3 cans of tomatoes and more than triple the Italian seasoning.

For lunch I make 1 slice of toast and top with sauté onions, peppers, some salsa, a few spices, sometimes i add a slice of low fat cheese or goat cheese, and 2 portions of egg whites (from a carton so i measure it out) and a serving of angel sweet tomatoes on the side. I also sauté a slice of low sodium bacon 75cal (great value brand) or a cold cut serving (i love the salami one 60cal for 4 slices). Its only 224calories around and more if you add the meat. Sometimes I even add a little dessert like the no sugar added pudding from Jello brand (only 60calories) which I indulge. And its only 2 points of fat off the fitness pal food diary. I know its crazy but sometimes I add a fruit on the side so I take out the bread. I know nuts! Barely any carbs!


Lunch Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
Sunset - Angel Sweet Tomatoes, 85 g 30 6 0 1 15 3
Kraft - Low Fat Single Cheese, 1 slice 25 2 0 5 223 2
Ben's Holsum 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 1 Slice 75 14 1 3 110 2
Organic Salsa Medium, 2 tbsp(s) 10 2 0 0 232 1
100% Liquid Egg Whites, 126 g 60 0 0 14 200 0
Canola Oil - Cooking Spray, 4.5 g (1/3 sec. spray) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walmart deli - salami, 2 oz 60 0 0 0 0 0
Bella Fina - Baby Bell Red 0.27 cup, (149 g) 12 2 0 0 2 2
Yellow - Onion, 31 g 12 3 0 0 1 2

Add Food Quick Tools 284 29 2 24 783 12

English muffin, egg, cheese, meat.
waffle with peanut butter.
eggs and bacon with toast

I'm having a chocolate peanut butter and banana sandwhich on oatmeal bread. and strawberries, and raspberry yogurt.

SMOOTHIES for breakfast every morning!!!
Lunch can be left overs, soups made in the crockpot on sunday and eaten throughout the week, salads, fish, beans, mexican food