Simple/quick 300 cal breakfast/lunch/dinner ideas?

Hi guys,

I don't have much time to cook meals on weekdays. Can anyone suggest some quick and easy meals? What do your 300 calorie meals look like?

Thanks!

I dont know what your cooking sources are but my new fav is pb and banana's on an english muffin for breakfast. Lunch, Minute Rice makes small containers of brown rice that heat up in 1 min in the microwave, I will add a 2.5 oz can of tuna on it w. some kind of seasoning. I dont really have anything around 300 cals for dinner thats usually my bigger meal.

A quickie breakfast or light meal.... 2 poached eggs (140 cals) on 2 slices of wholemeal toast (160 cals)... 300 cals total.   Throw a medium-size potato in the microwave to bake and serve wtih some baked beans on top or cottage cheese with a green salad.   Quickly chop and stir-fry some vegetables with a little chopped ham while a few egg noodles are soaking in boiling water... mix it all together.

Breakfast: Packet of low sugar instant oatmeal w/1 cup strawberries or 1 apple, 8 oz. orange juice

Lunch: Can of Campbells Select Harvest Light soup, big salad.

Dinner: Half a package of tofu stir-fried w/a whole bag of frozen stir fry vegetables

I'm not so good at lunch and dinner, but I had a great breakfast this morning that was under 300 cal.  I had 1/8 canteloupe, a cup of cottage cheese, and 8 oz. of orange juice.  It was filling and I was able to eat it while I made and packed lunch for my 1st grader.

This morning I had a Weight Watchers bagel with 1 wedge of laughing cow light cheese and piled high with cucumbers and tomatoes, very low cal and filling!

Lunch is my homemade pizza in my toaster oven:

1 8" whole wheat tortilla (I use Mission Heart Healthy)- 120 cals

2 tbls of marinara sauce- 30 cals

Mozzarella (1/4 c part skim is 80 cals)

ton of veggies- calories are negligible

a couple of pieces of lean deli ham or even pepperoni if you must have meat (around40-60 cals)

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes and it's yummy.

Just had a great breakfast this morning - whole wheat english muffin (130), egg (70 ish, depending on how you cook it), slice of cheese (80), and some sliced tomatoes. mmm...

Also - I love a wheat tortilla (130), a banana (100), tablespoon of pb (90), and a drizzle of honey folded over and grilled like a quesadilla.

If you're going for easy meals, get a 6" sandwich at Subway (veggie, turkey, ham, roast beef are good choices). You can put a ton of veggies on it, and as long as you leave off the cheese and mayo (get mustard instead) it's around 300 calories.

B:1 thomas whole wheat bagel (240) and a medium orange (70)

L: 1 low carb tortilla (80-90) with 2 slices of lean deli turkey (~60) and lettuce, a light yogurt (100) and a plum (40)

D: 1 medium sweet potato (120) that you can just pop in the microwave, steam a nice big cereal bowl of broccoli (~80) you can do frozen if you want, and 3oz haddock (100) which takes like 10-15 min to cook

Original Post by kilkusj:

Just had a great breakfast this morning - whole wheat english muffin (130), egg (70 ish, depending on how you cook it), slice of cheese (80), and some sliced tomatoes. mmm...

Also - I love a wheat tortilla (130), a banana (100), tablespoon of pb (90), and a drizzle of honey folded over and grilled like a quesadilla.

ahhhh love the tortilla, banana and pb, I even use almond butter!! its amazing!

I usually make:

Breakfast: Misson carb smart tortilla with sunflower seed butter(or pb) with apple butter or SF jam.  (2)High fiber oatmeal, Fage 0% with apple butter and pumpkin pie spice, add fruit and coffee to all above

Lunch: I grill an entire pack of chicken breasts and cut in half, now I have 6 servings!!  I use steamable brown/wild rice(1/2 cup) with 1 cup steamed veggies and soy sauce+chicken  (2) chicken+sweet potato with apple butter or pumpkin butter, steamed veggies (3) Chicken or turkey+ La Tortilla Wrap+ veggies(spinach,pickle,tomato) and some low fat or Laughing cow cheese, with fruit or carrots and celery. (4) Turkey Chili with beans+1/2 cup black beans+1/2 cup corn and hot sauce.  (5) Campbells Healthy Request Light Soup and a Lg salad

Dinner: Chicken or turkey(i don't eat red meat)+ veggies+whole grains like rice, couscous made ahead from lunch. (2) Saute eggplant, yellow and green squash with onions, garlic and red pepper flakes, serve over whole grain or high fiber pasta(1/2 cup)  (3) Amy's frozen pasta, lasagna or a burrito with some fruit and veggies.

I also make couscous(takes 5 minutes) and sliced tomato,cucumbers,red onions and light italian dsg, you can add feta for protein if you like.

I usually cook the chicken ahead and use steamable rice, veggies and canned chili and some canned veggies.  I also prepare my lunch the night before and pack stuff in serving sizes, so I can just grab out of the fridge and go.

I also have stuff like SF jello and pudding and fruit to round out the meals. I keep baby carrots and sliced cucumbers and carrots to snack as well as Fiber One bars.

hope this helped.  It's limited since I only eat chicken and turkey and allergic to nuts and chocolate.

Breakfast:  1/2 cup fiberone (60) with 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese (90) and 1 apple (70) with 1 hard-boiled egg (70) = 290 calories

Lunch:  small whole wheat pita (140) with 3 oz deli turkey (100) and 1 cup baby carrots (30) and 1/2 cup strawberries (20) = 290 calories

Dinner:  3 oz grilled chicken (125) with grilled squash & zucchini (40) and 1/2 baked potato (80) with 1/4 cup cottage cheese (45) = 290 calories

Typical quick breakfasts for me are :

2 slices whole wheat toasts (138)

1 T peanut butter (94)

1C grapefruit juice (96) OR 1 banana (90 cal)... often mooshed between  the peanut butter toast as i run out the door.

OR

2 boiled eggs (140)

2 slices of whole wheat toast (138)

fruit of some sort (70-90 cal)

OR

6 oz. non fat vanilla yogurt

1/3 cup musli

1/3 cup dry cranberries, or raisins..

 all mixed up.... creamy, and crunch and sweet... yum yum...

OR

1 C cooked oatmeal with 1/2 C non fat vanilla yogurt and some sort of fruit.

I find its vital I NOT skimp on protien in the morning or i'm hungery by 10 am, yogurt, peanut butter or eggs is a MUST

second... I'm tiny... I need only 1250 calories a day around here... I can't imagine Calorie Count giving anyone a smaller number than that.. so... why are you shooting for 300 calorie meals? 

 Even little 5 foot tall me is really aiming for 400.

     I am a stay at home mom so I don't have that problem.  But my good friend did, she was dieting but wanting to still eat healthy with NO TIME!  What she did she would make meals on the weekend and portion size it for herself and then labeled and froze everything... so it was like microwave dinners made from her...  I thought it was clever!

Original Post by tanyarucosky:

 

second... I'm tiny... I need only 1250 calories a day around here... I can't imagine Calorie Count giving anyone a smaller number than that.. so... why are you shooting for 300 calorie meals? 

 Even little 5 foot tall me is really aiming for 400.

some people, like myself, prefer to snack. i eat 8 times a day so if i had 400 calories meals that would equal 3200 calories, not ideal. lol. so maybe she wants to eat 3 300 calorie meal with 3 100 calorie snack or 2 150 calorie snacks. 

Original Post by tanyarucosky:

Typical quick breakfasts for me are :

2 slices whole wheat toasts (138)

1 T peanut butter (94)

1C grapefruit juice (96) OR 1 banana (90 cal)... often mooshed between  the peanut butter toast as i run out the door.

OR

2 boiled eggs (140)

2 slices of whole wheat toast (138)

fruit of some sort (70-90 cal)

OR

6 oz. non fat vanilla yogurt

1/3 cup musli

1/3 cup dry cranberries, or raisins..

 

 all mixed up.... creamy, and crunch and sweet... yum yum...

OR

1 C cooked oatmeal with 1/2 C non fat vanilla yogurt and some sort of fruit.

 

I find its vital I NOT skimp on protien in the morning or i'm hungery by 10 am, yogurt, peanut butter or eggs is a MUST

 

second... I'm tiny... I need only 1250 calories a day around here... I can't imagine Calorie Count giving anyone a smaller number than that.. so... why are you shooting for 300 calorie meals? 

 Even little 5 foot tall me is really aiming for 400.

 I'm shooting for 300 calorie meals because I'm having 6 mini meals a day, 3 300 cal meals and 3 200 cal snacks which makes a total of 1500 calories a day. I may even and 100-200 calories on my intense workout days. This way my metabolism is running all day and I am not hungry because I can eat all the time! :)

Original Post by missheatherlynn:

     I am a stay at home mom so I don't have that problem.  But my good friend did, she was dieting but wanting to still eat healthy with NO TIME!  What she did she would make meals on the weekend and portion size it for herself and then labeled and froze everything... so it was like microwave dinners made from her...  I thought it was clever!

 Wow, this is a great idea!

I like small breakfasts so I can have a snack or have larger lunch or dinner:

30g (about 1 c) multi-grain Cheerios or Cornflakes for 110/120 calories; with 100g soy milk (that's my preference), only 40 more calories, depending on what kind you use = 140/150 cals! You could even _double_ that portion, or add a piece of fruit!

I love those oatmeal packets, only 2 minutes to make, no mess and 90 cals! I put a teaspoon of real maple syrup, a few pieces of banana and a dash of nonfat milk on it--175 cals max!

Hi! I don't really ever get a 300 or less meal *embarrassed* but I do have some that are just a little bit over.  Plus they're easy to put together and that's a criteria of yours. :)

Hard boiled eggs are great for breakfast.  You can make a ton in advance then pull one or two out as you need them.  Two large hard boiled eggs are about 156cal.  You can have that with whatever you want.  Actually, a surprisingly good (perhaps not healthy) accompaniment was a serving of Snyders Low Fat Nibblers (16 pieces)-120 cal.  The pretzels give you carbs and salt for the eggs! It was very tasty.  Toss in an apple or some strawberries and you have a tasty, about 300cal breakfast.

Lunch: The BLT.  The way I make mine usually works out to 325cal (i use toasted commercial white bread).  If you substitute a different bread equivalent I'm sure you could make it 300cal.  I use a serving of [forget the brand] bacon (3 slices), the kind you have to cook. I nuke it in the microwave, 3 minutes. You can actually make more bacon in advance, store it in a container or baggy in the fridge for days and take what you need.  Then I used 2 leaves of red leaf lettuce and one 1/4" slice of a beefsteak tomato.  I do use mayo, but barely any....a tsp, tsp and a half?...spread on the bread.

Hope you can use this.  Both these meals are relatively filling (they'll hold you til your snack) and easy to make.

Hiya! As a poor college student the quickest meal on the planet...good ole peanut butter and jelly with an apple. I eat this all the time because it sticks with me and it is sooo good.