200 Calorie Dinner Ideas?

So eating 1300 calories a day is difficult for me.  Cc said my goal was 1200 & I LAUGHED my batootie off.  Ccoming from my usually 1800 a day I've worked my way down to 1500 to 1600. 

Today I had too big a lunch (again).  I'd like to have a glass of wine with dinner so 100 calories for thatleaves me 200 calories for dinner.  A real dinner hopefully!  With the baby at home & my already being here late at work the chances of working out tonight to make up for it are dwindling rapidly.

Ideas please?  I could really use some assistance. 

hmm... i'd go for;

50 calories of low cal crackers (or other grain)

50 cals of lean meat

50 cals of nice flavorful cheese

50 cals of salad with no cal dressing.

that would go well with red wine, i'd think.

What are your stats, if I can ask? Height, weight, age, activity level? 1300 seems very little, as is 200 calories for a dinner.

Do remember a healthy rate of loss can be half a pound a week, and if you're quite short and small sometimes it's better to go slower in general than to aim for a 500 cal defecit.

I think 4 oz of chicken breast by itself is 150, so for 200, I'd make a chicken vegetable soup, chicken salad, or have the chicken with a side of vegetables. Although at 1300 calories, you might as well eat the extra 100 calories along with your wine to get a little more nutrition.

200 Calories, I wouldn't even bother cooking.  That's 2 apples, or maybe a tin of sardines.

Um YEAH! you need to eat a little more, Especially if you are breast feeding, you need to make sure you are jam packed with nutrients, eating 1500 calories right now would be more realistic, keep you losing the weight slowly and also ensure you are providing for you and your baby.

So go ahead and have some chicken and vegetables, and get a bakes potatoe in you with your wine, keep it small or medium and try it with salsa instead of butter or sour cream, its delicous and wont blow your "budget"

My chicken breasts are 110, and my apples are about 70, so I don't know what they're speaking of

But if you're breastfeeding, CC's reccommendation isn't correct. If you're eating that little, you're doing harm to you and your baby (assuming you're breastfeeding).

I would eat tslices toast for 100 cals, 50 cals worth of frozen spinich its alot like 250g., flavored with salt and that mixed with 3egg whites.  its alot of food it looks like at least, but  ya eat more. oh ya i eat this with a little ketchup.  but i eat everything with katcup.  i eat tomatos with katchup. its my vice.

Please be aware, as has been said, that if you are breastfeeding CC does not take this into account. Because of this, the calculator will not accurately calculate your caloric needs. Add anywhere from 200-500 calories just for breastfeeding. This is a better calculator for breastfeeding mothers.

Huge Omlette with side salad: 3 egg whites (50 cals), 1 whole egg (72 cals), Brocolli 100g (25cals), Small onion (25 cals), 1 small tomato (20 cals), 100g mixed leaf salad no dressing (20 cals). 210cals total and loads of protein in there.

Original Post by lalabanana:

What are your stats, if I can ask? Height, weight, age, activity level? 1300 seems very little, as is 200 calories for a dinner.

Do remember a healthy rate of loss can be half a pound a week, and if you're quite short and small sometimes it's better to go slower in general than to aim for a 500 cal defecit.

 My stats?  I'm 5 1, small frame & when I say that my middle finger overlapps my thumb around my wrist half way to the 1st knuckle. I'm 28 years young with an office job that takes 45 to 55 hours a week.  I play actively with my baby son every evening using him as resistance for presses & bridges.  (He's 7 months about 29 inches long & 22 pounds.)  I weigh 142 this morning.  Oh & I have an underactive thyroid for which I'm on medication.

Apparently I'm not managing any decifit because I'll loose 4 pounds then gain it back all in a spurge day... 3 weeks to loose it then gain it back in a day again.  my goal is to get back into my healthy BMI & reach my prepregnancy weight of 125.  My healthy weight zone is anything in between 105 to 130 - as confirmed by the personal trainer at the gym.  Though cc says I could go lower than 105 for my build.

Original Post by courtneylauren:

My chicken breasts are 110, and my apples are about 70, so I don't know what they're speaking of

 

But if you're breastfeeding, CC's reccommendation isn't correct. If you're eating that little, you're doing harm to you and your baby (assuming you're breastfeeding).

 My son weaned about 2 weeks ago.  I would have breastfed him for a year but he was fighting me every feeding & biting so I let it slide & figured 7 months was the right amount of time for him.  He's been eating solids with GUSTO for 2 months now anyway!  lol

I think my chicken is a tad more but I usually smother it in olive oil & crushed garlic.  Maybe I should just boild them plain until the baby weights off... hmmm

Ouchies! Your little man just wanted to grow up, haha.

Try Perdue fit and Easy portions, they're 110. 1/2 cup of brocolli is 30. I used to also smother it in garlice before I started counting calories. It's like 120 cal per tablespoon. I now use no calorie olive oil spray and grill or bake it. Boiling? Looks and sounds gross.

For lunch today I had a Weight Watchers Smart Ones - Turkey Medallions and Mushroom Gravy with Green Beans.  200 calories.  It was delicious like a home-cooked meal and was quite fulfilling hunger-wise!

soup! There are many canned varieties with under 100 calories per cup, or the light versions with 50-70 calories per cup. You could have a generous serving of that plus some light toast or crackers and fruit.

This is great!  I'm starting a shopping list from this post!  lol

It's hard to keep such a low diet. My calorie meter also wants me to take in 1200 a day only and burn like 2200! The first two days I couldn't do it and I'm with you on the wine with dinner. I live in So. Ca. so wine is kind of big for me.

My word of advice is you know what's healthy and what's not. Be smart about it and as long as you burn more calories than what you take in, then you should be fine. You burn calories in just a regular day doing your regular activities, so make sure you are logging those in to your activity log so you can compare the calories going in to the calories going out. Good luck hun.

If the total count is going to be 200 and you want it to be meal-sized, you're going to have to get most of the volume from vegetables. Something like a large salad with steamed vegetables on the side and add a little bit of chicken, chopped eggs, or cheese.

Spinach!  I'd agree with the person who posted spinach and egg whites. 

Canned pumpkin (with sugar, warm or cold) can head off hunger for a while.  Cause it's so high-fiber.

Buy 0-calorie oil or butter spray and use that instead of olive oil, just try it out.  What I do with frozen shrimp is slather on the garlic, spray with the oil, and then let them make their own garlic "butter" sauce as they melt and cook.  Wonderful with noodles, and if you throw in spinach at the last minute I'm sure it'd rock!  I even toss the shrimp with broccoli sometimes when I can't afford ANY calories.  5 calories per 1 large shrimp, 5 calories per one ...flower?  Stalk?  1-inch bit of broccoli.  10 calories all together for the garlic and spices.....  it's amazing.  20 pieces of broccoli and 10 shrimp is 160 calories (give or take).

A good stir fry with base of cabbage is the way to go!  You can eat a half a cabbage stir fry for about 220 calories!

http://caloriecount.about.com/stir-fry-cabbag e-recipe-r178387

When I don't have the calories left for the day and I'm really hungry, this is what I make.  It's SUPER filling and absolutely delicious.  If I DO have the calories, I might add chicken, or serve over rice, or put some PB in my sauce instead of ginger.  Cut more calories by using a cooking spray instead of olive oil.

I swear I think 1200 is the calorie recommendation for anything under moderate exercise. I think that is because 1200 is the minimum you can exist on without keeling over lol. I personally reset my cals to 1500 because anything lower and I start getting headaches and becoming cranky. I just boosted my activity level a little more and that way I am still cutting my portion sizes A LOT but I'm not starving myself either. The wieght loss is slower but it seems to be lasting! I personally can't find many 200 cal meals that leave you full, and then you have to figure in drinks too! Thats crazy.