Food fight! (Share your low cal suggestions)

seraphinaglitter
seraphinaglitter Posts: 22 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was on another thread and it got me thinking, it would be nice if we all put down low calorie suggestions for snacks, drinks and meals that we like. (Sorry if there's a big one somewhere I've missed.) :D


Seraphina's Vanilla Coffee - 8 cals
1 tsp instant coffee
Sweetener to taste
Vanilla Essence (3 drops should do)

Just add hot water :) It's such a yummy breakfast coffee if you feel like something sweeter. My friends tell me it tastes just as good with milk. And you can make it iced in summer! (pour in blender with ice, add honey/maple syrup and adjust cals accordingly if you'd like)


Pie-Filling - If 1 apple is used then 60 cals
1 Apple or Fruit of choice (adjust cals accordingly)
Sweetener
Cinnamon/Nutmeg (can cut out if dislike)

Cut up the apple into tiny tiny pieces, if you want add a tsp of water across the top. Sprinkle sweetener and spice on to taste. Heat in Microwave. It actually tastes like pie-filling! So yummy ;D
I think this is from BDF so credit to them


Creamy Peas 140 cals
Extra Light Philadelphia - 30 cal
Peas (I use Frozen) - 55 cals
Basil

I use 2 cups of peas, put in a mug and defrost in the microwave. (takes 3-4 mins on High, depending on your microwave category) I mix in a tbsp of Philadelphia and shake a liberal amount of basil on. Heat for a further 30 seconds. Sometimes I add peppers or similar.


Chocolate Strawberries/Fruit - 86 cals
Strawberries or Banana or any fruit that's good for dipping
Options Hot Chocolate

Put two-three teaspoons options hot choc in a ramekin (small pot) and add a small amount of boiling water. Mix into a paste. Slice the fruit into dip-sized pieces.


Juicy Ice Lollies - 120 cals (adjust accordingly for how much/which brand is used)
Orange Juice

Put the orange juice in an ice-lolly mould and freeze. Wallah!


Vanilla Ice-Lolly - 125 calories
Skimmed Milk
Vanilla Essence
Sweetener

Mix the milk and sweetener in a glass, add vanilla essence and stir. Pour into ice-lolly mould and freeze.
--> Alternatively, blend the mixture with ice and drink as a milkshake.


Food suggestions:
Mini Milk Ice-Creams - 30 cals (I know, wow!)
SF, LC Jelly (Jello for you American's)
SF Lollipops (my FAV are cremosa strawberry by Chupa Chip)
SF Sweets (Boots does a range of flavours, including Caramel - soo good! - and they're helpful to stop you fainting!
Cottage Cheese/Philadelphia and veggie stick to dip
Popcorn (salted's best, but experiment using sweetener and spices)
Snack-a-Jacks
Options Hot Chocolate - 38-40 cals
Diet Cherryade/Orangeade (for a sweet moment)
Herbal Tea
Green Tea (my fav is Twinning's Pineapple and Grapefruit, and the health/metabolic improvement has been noticable for me)

Lots of people get bored eating apples every day, so here are some suggestions for new things to try!

Watermelon, Lychees, Passion-fruit, Star-fruit, Langsat, Blood Orange, Sugar Apple, Guava, Salak, Sour Sop (tastes like strawberry and pineapple mixed together), Lamut, Santol, Sweet Tamarind, Rose Apple


Hope this is helpful, there's more to come :)

Replies

  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359


    Seraphina's Vanilla Coffee - 8 cals
    1 tsp instant coffee
    Sweetener to taste
    Vanilla Essence (3 drops should do)

    Just add hot water :) It's such a yummy breakfast coffee if you feel like something sweeter. My friends tell me it tastes just as good with milk. And you can make it iced in summer! (pour in blender with ice, add honey/maple syrup and adjust cals accordingly if you'd like)


    There is only one way to drink coffee - hot, strong, black. Adding stuff to it is wrong, just wrong. Ok, a little sugar and/or cream is fine. Vanilla Essence and coffee should never be in the same cup together!

    Seriously, though, great post. Thx for the ideas!
  • EmilyGetsSkinny95
    EmilyGetsSkinny95 Posts: 54 Member
    BUMP!
  • seraphinaglitter
    seraphinaglitter Posts: 22 Member
    Funny you should say that, I usually drink strong cafeteiere coffee! I developed that when I could only afford cheap instant and couldn't stand the taste with something else. Sinful and ashamed though I am, haha.

    You're very welcome for the ideas :-D
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