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sarahgilmore
sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
edited October 5 in Social Groups
These threads are always great for ideas

Tonight I'm having pan fried chicken breast, baked wedges, creamy mushroom & bacon sauce and salad

580-ish calories, depending on how big the piece of chicken I get ends up being.
(my daily budget is 1850)
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  • annaspanna10
    annaspanna10 Posts: 18 Member
    Sausage, mash, peas & broccoli - 388 cals if I only have 1 sausage.
    nice and easy, and the kids love it.
  • jofromnz
    jofromnz Posts: 82 Member
    Lamb meat balls with rice and salad and plain yoghurt dressing - I call it our Turkish night! :)
  • annaspanna10
    annaspanna10 Posts: 18 Member
    tonight i had: Southern Style Chicken pattie and salad, with a bit of cheese and french dressing. 365 cals.
    Yum Yum!
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    Steak, butter sautéed mushrooms and salad. The manthing will have steak, eggs, onions and chips :p
    366 calories depending on the sized cut of steak I end up with.
  • traceizbiz
    traceizbiz Posts: 28
    crustless vegetable quiche (homemade) and salad 440 calories YUM YUM ... rest of fan-damily are having saveloys and bread... healthy aye, but the little boys eat well the rest of the week and they are so active it is no biggie :happy:
  • fredtraver
    fredtraver Posts: 8 Member
    Home made hamburgers and man they were nice made by these hands lol
  • Eleanorjanethinner
    Eleanorjanethinner Posts: 563 Member
    Not very exciting tonight, but I was tired on a Saturday night. Oven baked (Sealord Hoki) fish n (Watties potato skins) chips with lots of steamed broccoli and snow peas. 500ish calories, more than usual for, but do-able with exercise.
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    crumbed schnitzel & broccoli, cauliflower, carrots.
    Maybe some roast kumara if I feel hungry but I've got a big toasted sammie planned when I get home in an hour or so so probably won't be!
  • hadlam
    hadlam Posts: 90
    Roast chicken, potatos, vegies and gravy :D So excited!!
  • annaspanna10
    annaspanna10 Posts: 18 Member
    'Cowboy Casserole' - mince cooked like you would a shepherds pie mince (ie: baked beans, beef oxo cube etc) then pasta stirred through. 320 cals, plus a bit of cheese on the top.
    Then chocolate ice-cream ............. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
  • Dajune
    Dajune Posts: 12 Member
    left over sausage and mash from last night with veges like a bubble and squeak thingy about 350- 400 cals
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    'Cowboy Casserole' - mince cooked like you would a shepherds pie mince (ie: baked beans, beef oxo cube etc) then pasta stirred through. 320 cals, plus a bit of cheese on the top.
    Then chocolate ice-cream ............. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    HFG one right?
    I love that!

    I think I entered the HFG info a year or so back into the database, too.
  • tycusjay
    tycusjay Posts: 103 Member
    Poached chicken breast chopped up and mixed through a Continental rice mix with vegies, about 364 calories.
  • KahuNZ
    KahuNZ Posts: 401 Member
    Made my first lentil loaf about 250cal per serve. Had a sneak taste and I think it will be very nice tonight. Real surprised at the amount of calories in cheese - 200grams of Anchor Edam is nearly 700 calories, but thats nearly half the calories per serve (this meal makes 7 serves). Lucky that is divided up in the meal, but I never realised cheese was so fattening. I plan to serve with potato, celery, cucumber, tomato and peas.
  • hadlam
    hadlam Posts: 90
    Sweet and sour chicken with mushrooms and rice, yum yum :)
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    Made my first lentil loaf about 250cal per serve. Had a sneak taste and I think it will be very nice tonight. Real surprised at the amount of calories in cheese - 200grams of Anchor Edam is nearly 700 calories, but thats nearly half the calories per serve (this meal makes 7 serves). Lucky that is divided up in the meal, but I never realised cheese was so fattening. I plan to serve with potato, celery, cucumber, tomato and peas.

    Cos cheese is so high in fat, and remember fat is 9 calories per gram wheras protein and carbohydrate is 4 calories per gram.
    I find grating cheese on the finer holes on my grater, means I end up using less for the same effect for things like sandwiches and topping stuff.
  • sarahgilmore
    sarahgilmore Posts: 572 Member
    Roast pork! om nom nom nom nom [cookiemonster.gif]
  • hadlam
    hadlam Posts: 90
    Homemade lasagne, best bit.........made by my hubby while I lax on the couch after a long boring day at work :D
  • KahuNZ
    KahuNZ Posts: 401 Member
    Homemade vegetarian bobotie.
  • faw1001
    faw1001 Posts: 131 Member
    Salmon (fillet), gold kumara, and vege frittata, num num num.
  • Leanz
    Leanz Posts: 2,025 Member
    Homemade vegetarian bobotie.


    Sounds yum - I would love the recipe if you have time
  • hadlam
    hadlam Posts: 90
    Just made a delisious sausage and lentil cassarole :D Yummy.
  • faw1001
    faw1001 Posts: 131 Member
    Crockpot corn beef (no water so it falls apart when done), asparagus, broccoli, cauli, and maggi cheeses sauce.
  • KahuNZ
    KahuNZ Posts: 401 Member
    Tonight I am trying Corn Mountain bread wraps filled with Mexican bean chilli mix with lettuce, tomato, light sour cream and a little cheese. I make the bean chilli mix myself.
    Looking forward to it.
  • KahuNZ
    KahuNZ Posts: 401 Member
    Thought I would have a blow out night tonight and have a pizza!
    Bought a McCain Ultra thin Spinach and Mozzarella pizza thinking it should be lower calorie....ah my mistake...my hubbys Mccain family meatlovers pizza is almost the same calories per 100g! What a have McCain!
  • KahuNZ
    KahuNZ Posts: 401 Member
    No one has posted their dinners lately so I thought I would.........

    Dinner tonight is one of my favorites with Frys vegetarian crumbed schnitzels (most meat eaters would scoff at the idea of a vege schnitzel) But I love them especially with a bit of homemade chutney or plum sauce.
    Also having a red/yellow/orange capsicum and tomato salad with awesome caramelised balsamic vinegar.
    Lastly some sweet potato (yellow variety) and broccoli. About 400cals altogether which I find is pretty standard for my meals
    Wine is extra!!!
  • paxier
    paxier Posts: 59 Member
    Hi everyone!

    We had home made pizza last night, I'm amazed at how the vege toppings add up!

    Cooking for myself tonight, so going to give weighing my portions a go (just started using this app). Have a great day everyone.
  • Lukasmum1
    Lukasmum1 Posts: 33 Member
    Baked Monkfish with Peppercorn Sauce, over rice, with whole baby beans... Yum... 410 calories total.
  • Moana41
    Moana41 Posts: 35
    Wow, since starting MFP I've been excited about cooking healthy meals for me and my partner. Not sure if I'm a wee bit OCD about weighing and scanning food stuffs when it comes to putting meals together, lol. There are never any leftovers or food wasted and I love it! Ok, the other night I cooked up a nice healthy (well, what I would consider "healthy") boil up. Two bits of lean pork loin chops @ 110gms each, boiled first. Not sure if some would change the water but if the meat is lean enough I'd prefer to keep the water and all it's yummy porky flavor. Later, I added half an onion (to substitute salt), a pinch of beef stock powder, a tsp of crushed garlic, small kumara cut in 4 and a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach added to the pot, let that boil for a wee bit longer and voila! That's about 250 cals per serve. The fact that I can still enjoy the foods or meals I love in moderation is awesome. Every night is an exciting challenge for me when it comes to cooking meals, thank god for the Internet! Love reading other dinner recipes on here, inspires me immensely!
  • paxier
    paxier Posts: 59 Member
    No idea what to have for dinner tonight :-(
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