As promised, here is a list of my favorite ~300 calorie meals:
Medium size banana with 1 T of peanut butter ~200 cals
and
1 hard boiled egg (large) ~77 cals
and
6 large strawberries ~32 cals
Special K fruit & yogurt cereal (1 1/2 cups) w/ 1 cup of skim milk ~331 cals
(I eat this almost every morning for breakfast because I love the quick easy convenience of cereal)
Trail Mix (with almonds, cashews, dark chocolate, raisins, & dried bananas) ~350 cals
(I made this myself with unsalted, raw nuts-portion control is key to calories)
English Muffin with 2 T of peanut butter ~288 cals
and
30 blueberries~ 23 cals
Fage 2% Greek Yogurt with strawberry (or other fruit-inside cup)~130 cals
and
2 Mini Babybel Cheese ~ 140 cals
60 blueberries ~46 cals
and
Toasted English muffin with 2 slices melted 2% American cheese ~240 cals
1 medium size apple w/ 1T peanut butter ~180 cals
and
1 Mozzarella string cheese part skim ~ 80 cals
and
handful (8) raw unsalted almonds ~55 cals
I eat a variety of low fat things for dinner. I cook a meal and then try to figure out what portion size will fit into my 300 cal limit. Because I eat a snack around 3/4 PM, I'm really not overly hungry at dinner and a small portion usually satisfies me.
I do have chocolate cravings and I satisfy that with M&Ms. 15 M&Ms is ~65 cals
I'm also trying to drink 10-12 8oz glasses of water a day. The only other liquid I drink that has calories is my coffee with creamer. I limit that to one cup with 2T of creamer.
I hope this helps you with your goals of eating better and become healthier!! If you have a good snack that you think I'd like, please pass it on. I'd love to add some new things to my list!
love your blog! :) - Lindsey
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