Any super low calorie meal ideas!!
maishacd
Posts: 3 Member
I am planning to cook for myself from now on, got any super low calorie meal ideas? I like salty, spicy, sour foods
1
Replies
-
You'll find a lot of great, lower calorie recipes on skinnytaste.com.2
-
How low are we talking? Giving a calorie range, as well as any other things you want to include or exclude, will help people make specific, relevant recommendations...0
-
Super low (?)
Skinny Taste.com
Cooking Light.com
Just look up your favorite dishes and learn how to lower calories (somewhat).
Super low calorie......seems like super tasteless to me. I think extreme calorie reduction in recipes is going to be disappointing at best.3 -
About 200 to 300 cals lunch ideas0
-
Spaghetti squash with sauce of your choice, and some sort of meat for protein. I like sausage, and turkey sausage browned/crumbled adds 50-100 calories depending on how much you use. Easily can create a filling meal for 200 calories or less.0
-
Thanks you all!!0
-
I LOVE this recipe:
http://inspiralized.com/easy-bacon-shrimp-zucchini-noodle-scampi/
The recipe as shown is very flavourful and a little spicy (crushed red pepper flakes). I make it a little different each time. Sometimes I skip the bacon (I find the zucchini and shrimp both steam nicely without oil, and I use pre-minced garlic that comes in oil already). Also it would probably be fine with chopped zucchini instead of spiralized. Though the spiralizer was only about $20 CAD. I also usually put in lots of shrimp (like a whole bag for the frozen deveined deshelled raw shrimps ~340 g for 2 servings) And I use bottled lemon juice and skip the zest (maybe a little more lemon juice on the times that I don't use bacon). You could also try turkey or chicken bacon instead. Huh. It seems I've always forgotten the shallots/green onion too. Oh well still super good.
You can probably eat an entire zucchini with shrimp this way for approx 300 cals. It was my go-to dinner when I'd already mostly blown my calories for the day but still needed to eat something lol.1 -
About 200 to 300 cals lunch ideas
I suppose 200 calories could be a meal if your plan is several small meals a day. Basically you are looking at lean protein and very low calorie veggies.......
Add some diced chicken breast to this: http://www.skinnytaste.com/cauliflower-fried-rice/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/chunky-beef-cabbage-and-tomato-soup-instant-pot/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/one-skillet-chicken-with-bacon-and-green-beans/
http://www.skinnytaste.com/turkey-stuffed-peppers-45-pts/1 -
Soup! Potato and ham is my favorite for being filling, hearty, but still low in calories and fat. I make it homemade, though. Store bought or restaurant soup is a recipe for disaster, usually (read labels, you might find prepared soup that's ok, but you've got to watch sodium and additives too).0
-
i like lean ground turkey or chicken with vegetables. the meat ( raw 4oz) is about 160/170 calories and you can add as much vegetables as you want based on your calorie allotment.0
-
I do about 300 calorie lunches, which is usually chicken thighs with some sort of sauce, and then vegetables with spices so they're boring. Check out the recipe section of the community, there's lots of similar threads there as well that may give you some extra ideas!0
-
I love cooking ground turkey with onions and mushrooms. Then I add some pasta sauce and serve over baked spaghetti squash. If you haven't tried it, you need to. It's delish!0
-
I eat the same boring stuff super frequently, but I'm a fan of 4oz of lean protein (usually chicken or a black bean burger patty) with 1/2 cup of carb (brown rice or sweet potato are my go-to) and 1 cup of veggies (green beans, cauliflower/brocc mix, steamed veggies, etc.) Usually works out to around 300 cals.0
-
https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/08/beef-cabbage-stir-fry/ is one of my favorites.
Cauliflower crust pizza.
Bacon wrapped BBQ chicken with a salad0 -
Omelette and salad
Fried eggs on toast
I love eggs for quick filling meals.
0 -
Homemade pizza made with a tortilla as crust0
-
Lentil soup
Tuna sandwich
Eggs in many forms
Oatmeal
Salad
Zoodles
Cottage cheese
Yogurt
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/14987/healthy-recipes/low-calorie/300-calorie-main-dishes/0 -
Look up salad in a jar ideas for lunches.0
-
Soup. Whenever I make lentil or tomato soup it's usually around 100 calories a bowl.1
-
Yes, lentil soup is great0
-
My go-to easy-to- prep meal is 2 zucchinis sliced with a mandolin slicer (really fast), a jar of Trader Joe's Organic Marinara, and 3 Trader Joe's frozen Turkey Meatballs. Add red pepper flakes to get it spicy enough for you. The meatballs are best if you simmer them in the sauce for 20 minutes. While you're waiting, you can make and eat your salad.0
-
I eat the same boring stuff super frequently, but I'm a fan of 4oz of lean protein (usually chicken or a black bean burger patty) with 1/2 cup of carb (brown rice or sweet potato are my go-to) and 1 cup of veggies (green beans, cauliflower/brocc mix, steamed veggies, etc.) Usually works out to around 300 cals.
I find it easiest to keep track of my calories when I cook meals like that too. I usually eat a bigger portion of protein though (around 5-6 oz) and then about 100-200 calories worth of veg + fat.
Marinades and spices keep this method fresh and yum, OP.
Most varieties of fish are low in calories, so make a low cal meal easy. (Salmon's on the higher end because it's so fatty. If you find fat satiating though, that makes eating a smaller portion easier to compensate.)0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions