Friday, August 12, 2011

Mini Meals, UNDER 275 Calories!

I like to eat between 1300-1400 Calories per day. A few weeks back I started measuring everything and it worked. Plain and simple.
I am not a nutritionist, personal trainer, muscle woman, etc. I am a gal in her twenties, trying not to eliminate a food group, do it on the cheaper side of the train tracks and figure it out on my own.
Try everything. I'm talkin, calorie counting, write down what you eat, go to dance classes, buy a mat and give yoga a shot, take long walks, eat 3 big meals, eat 6 small meals, drink a lot, drink a little, get a trainer, become a trainer, etc. etc. etc.
When you find what works for you and you aren't starving yourself, eliminating carbs, running for 2 hours a day or surviving on liquids, then stick with it. But it can't be something you know you can't maintain for your whole life.
I know I'll be measuring for probably a couple more months, but once I can eyeball a serving size without using a cup, then out with the utensils and straight into my belly.
These are mini meals & snacks that have worked for me, they are inexpensive, low calorie and filling.
*Know that you can take out or add in whatever the hell you want, for example, the majority of the time, I don't add the banana's into my cereal and that knocks off 75 Calories. It's about taste, satisfaction and surviving in this economy.


Soup N' Salad
Delicious & Nutritious...let's do this.
3 Cups of Spinach 21 Calories
2 TBSP Avocado 50 Calories
2 TBSP Spicy Mustard 30 Calories
1 Cup of Progresso Vegetable Classics Lentil 160 Calories
=261 Calories!
*Picture includes onions & tomatoes.
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Vegan, Gluten Free PROTEIN SHAKE
Time to shake it up sistas & brothas!
4 TBSP Organic Hemp Protein from Trader Joes 120 Calories
1/3 Cup Frozen Berries 27 Calories
1/2 Cup Almond Breeze Milk (unsweetened) 20 Calories
Dash of cinnamon 5 Calories
=172 Calories!
*Picture shows a different almond milk, 35 Calories per 1/2 cup.
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Ain't nothin' like a bowl of cereal.
Chip, Chip Cheerio darling!
1 Cup Multi Grain Cheerios from Trader Joe's 110 Calories
1/4 C + 2 TBSP Life Cereal (Cinnamon flavored) 60 Calories
1/2 Cup Almond Breeze (unsweetened) 20 Calories
1/4 Cup Freeze Dried Banana Slices (Trader Joe's) 75 Calories
=265 Calories!
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MIDNIGHT FRUIT ATTACK
Feelin' Blue or Red?
1/2 Cup Frozen Berries 41 Calories
Dash of Cinnamon 5 Calories
=46 Calories
ENJOY!

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