HELP!!

I need a good, low calorie meal. I only have 420 calories left for the day

I just entered in my lunch, and it was FAR more calories than I thought! Guess I really need to learn something about portion sizes.

But, I'm determined to make it through today on track.

So does anyone have some suggestions for meals and snacks that perhaps I could keep it close to that 420??

http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/20..._look_like.php

You could have one of these meals and add a snack. Or perhaps you can have a tv dinner thats around 300-400 calories. Just bulk up on the veggies and you should be good and full. Or even a big soup is a good meal to make you full with surprisingly low calories.

Go to the YOU on a diet website. I found a great one there and it was doable. The first couple of days were tough but I got past them and I'm doing great now. I liked it because it gave me options and I chose things that I liked and were easily portable.

There is an awesome butternut squash and black bean stew recipe at the weight watchers site and it's only 170 cal per serving...and a dinner roll and you are probably still going to be below 420. I made this last week and loved it! It's really good.

Thanks so much!!

I'm actually leaning towards making a veggie stir fry for dinner (I am searching for a recipe right now...) And I realized I have some carrots in the fridge for a snack.

I CAN do this

This is awesome! I'm not sure what the calorie count is but it has to be pretty low. I ate this while doing the South Beach diet.


Garbanzo Beans Stir Fry

Ingredients:

* 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
* 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh Oregano
* 1 Tablespoon chopped Fresh Basil
* 1 clove garlic crushed (I used minced and 1 teaspoon)
* 1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans
* 1 zucchini, halved and sliced
* 1/2 cup sliced Portobello mushrooms
* 1 red onion, chunked
* 1 red pepper sliced
* 1-2 plum tomatoes chopped

Directions:

* Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
* Stir in all the spices, add the garbanzo beans and zucchini. Stir well to coat veggies with the spices. Cook covered for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
* Stir in mushrooms and cook until tender, stirring occasionally.
* Place the chopped tomato on top of the mixture. Cover and let the tomatoes steam for few minutes, but don't let them get mushy.
* Serve immediately.

Kathy, THANKS SO MUCH!!! I'm going to give that a try! (I only need the garbanzo beans, and I can pick those up when we run to the store in a bit!!)

You will love it!!!! Let me know how it goes. I tried to make it once with dried herbs instead of fresh and reg mushrooms instead of portabella and it wasn't as good. I highly recommend following the recipe exactly.

Look at the recipes on here, too.

Last night I made the Peppered Pork Chops, sweet peas, and the Idaho buttery homestyle mashed potatoes and it was only a total of 372 cals.

I also have a recipe for a chicken vegetable dish that's only 214cals and you can add in other sides if the broccoli and squash don't fill you up.

But seriously, check out the recipes here. They're all great on cals.

You can avoid running low on calories by planning your meals for the entire day staying within your calorie allowance. I do this everyday, takes me about five minutes. It is not so rigid that I can't make changes, I just remember to keep calories the same or nearly so.

Sometimes easier said than done...

My problem was a "big" splurge that hadn't been planned.

420 isnt so hard, just keep the veggies high, the protein lean and the starches in small portions.

One of my favorite decadently filling low calorie meals will be a huge stirfry of low starch veggies - toss in some italian seasoning and some tomato sauce and then add 3-4 oz of cooked chicken breast and maybe an ounce (dry wt - or ~ 1/2 cup cooked) rotini or other whole wheat pasta. It feels like a huge plate of spaghetti but since there is so little pasta its really not caloric. Dust with a little parmesan and depending on variety of stuff it usually comes in around 350 calories.

Or if you arent egged out, breakfast for dinner. 3 eggwhites, 1 whole egg, lots of veggies, ounce of ham, sprinkle of cheese and a slice of whole grain bread.

Okay, so I just checked the calories for the Garbanzo bean stir fry. There are four servings to a batch and each serving is only 83 calories. You could eat the whole thing and be stuffed and still be within your limit.

I'm making this for my family tonight for dinner....actually I might make this for myself and save the leftovers and give them something else.