300 calorie meals perfect for 1200-to-1500 calorie diets

Here are examples of a 300-calorie breakfast…

 

•1 cup Cheerios with 1 small sliced banana, 1 Tablespoon chopped walnuts,    and  ½ c fat-free milk

•2 cup of cheerios mixed with 1¼ cups of skim milk

•Quaker Oat Bran hot cereal with 1 cup fat-free milk, and ½ cup orange juice

•1 fried egg, 2 pieces whole wheat toast, and ½ cup orange juice

•8 ounces fat-free French vanilla yogurt with 1 Tablespoon slivered almonds, half an apple, 1 Tablespoon raisins, and 1 Tablespoon ground flaxseed

•McDonald's: Plain English muffin (150 calories) plus two scrambled eggs (160 calories), Egg McMuffin (300 calories), Sausage Breakfast Burrito (290 calories), or 1 low-fat apple bran muffin at McDonald's

•Burger King: Croissan'wich with Egg and Cheese (350 calories). Skip the sausage option on this one; the meat adds another 260 calories.

•Subway: Western Egg Breakfast Sandwich (300 calories). Note that all breakfast sandwiches are between 300 and 350 calories -- a touch high, but not bad.

•Arby's: Biscuit with butter (280 calories), sourdough with ham (220 calories) or croissant with ham (310 calories).

Here are examples of 300-calorie lunches…

 

•One 6½ whole wheat pita, 4 Tablespoons red pepper hummus, ½ c broccoli sprouts, ½ cup cucumber slices, 2 pieces looseleaf lettuce, and ½ cup cranapple juice

•1 cup Nile Spice Sweet Corn Chowder, 1 cup fat-free milk, and 1 large apple

•1 Tablespoon peanut butter and 1 Tablespoon grape jelly on whole wheat bread (2 slices

•1 cup Boston Market chicken chili, and 1 cup Boston Market broccoli with red peppers

•3 ounces of tuna and 37 almonds

•Subway Veggie Delight 6" sub, and 1 can diet soda

•Burger King: Four Chicken Tenders and a small order of onion rings.

•Wendy's: Grilled Chicken Sandwich

•Subway: Any "7 Under 6" sandwich. Warning: The moment you add mayo, oil, or cheese, the calorie count starts climbing.

•Dairy Queen: Grilled chicken sandwich or DQ Homestyle cheeseburger

•KFC: Tender Roast Sandwich without sauce. Two Original Recipe fried drumsticks or two wings.

•Arby's: Light Grilled Chicken sandwich.

•Boston Market: Quarter-pound skinless white-meat chicken (170 calories) with butternut squash (150 calories).

 

Here are examples of 300-calorie snacks (from a snack machine)…

 

•2 small bags of popcorn

•2 small bags of barbecue potato chips

•A pack of nabs

•1 bag of chex mix

Here are examples of 300-calorie Dinners…

•Lean Cuisine Herb Roasted Chicken, and 1 cup of 1 percent milk

•Fantastic Foods Spicy Jamaican Rice and Beans, and 1 steamed broccoli stalk

•Boca Burger (Vegan original) on a bun with 2 pieces looseleaf lettuce, 1 slice tomato, and 2 Teaspoons ketchup, and 1 c steamed spinach with 2 Teaspoons reduced-calorie margarine

•3 oz salmon fillet and small oat bran dinner roll

•6 large shrimp with 2 Tablespoons cocktail sauce, 2 cups of salad with 2 Tablespoons Italian dressing, and iced tea with 1 sugar cube