So...recipes!

[rowyn]

How about we sort them by- under 10, 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 ...and above ?

[bacardi]

i feel a lil sorry for this section.

i just found this good mac and cheese recipe. about 550 calories, in the entire thing, it has about 4 serveings (Probs more, since we dont excatly eat 'normal portions')

i love mac and cheese and is one of my strongests cravings.

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[LiquidSunnshine]

One of ym favourite recipes. I find it delicious and it looks like a normal kind of meal.

Stuffed Tomatoes


2 Tomatoes
1 Tbsp Kraft Philly Garden Veggie Light Cream Cheese
1 Cup mushrooms
1 Cm Slice No Name Light Old Cheddar Cheese

You cut a hole in the tops of the mushrooms and use a spoon to remove all the inside stuff. Put half a tbsp of Cream cheese int he bottom of each tomato followed by 1/2 cup of finely diced mushrooms. Top with a bit of the cheese and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes. Its hot, looks yummy and low calories.

Per tomato: 65 Kcal 2.85 g Fat

[Vision Thing]

I actually have one similar to the one above, except it is stuffed capsicums. All you need is a capsicum, cut it in half (but keep the 'stem' bit so it keeps is shape), and fill it with skinless tomatoes. Then put it in the oven for an hour. Pretty easy......I don't know calorie count off the top of my head but tomatoes and capsicums should be <50 cals. And if you want a tsp of oil for taste (use spay oil cause its less cals) it will definately be <100.

Also, simple veggie soup. Dice up all the veg you have, and put it in a big pot of boiling water (bout 6 cups depending on how think you want it). And then blend it if you don't like it chunky. Usually I make a huge pot and its lasts for about 3 days, 8 meals worth. So about a cup of soup each time. I'm thinking less and 80 cals per cup, and you can add salt or some basil to taste.

[silver_elf]

yum yum for fruits and yogurt. (1 serving)

1 cup fruit of choice (frozen/fresh berries or melons or kiwis, etc)
1 cup fat-free plain yogurt (get the kind that's aspartame free)
ice and water to taste/ texture

Blend and enjoy!

Cals: 150-200 (depending on yogurt brand and fruit used)
Fat: 0g
Vitamins/minerals: LOADS!!
Protein: 8g (again, depends on yogurt)

Variations: add a banana, juice, protein powder or flax, etc
spinach is good too and you can't really taste it,
raw egg (make sure it's fresh) is healthy for you, unless your immune system is suppressed/ you're pregnant in which case you might get salmonella even though it's actually really rare.

[Gaja]

i started abc diet now and its sooo suprising how much food you can get out of just 190 kcal
oh and thats my own *idea*
squash, carrot, potato, bit of broccoli, some salt,peppar, herbs ,bit of chopped onion n garlic for teaste.
cut it all to squares, pre-cook potatoeas a bit, mix it together and add some low fat cream or youghurt so it wont be dry.
put it to the owen untill veggies are soft,
YUMMY!
( you can probobly get under 150, if you wont put so much cream or use less potatoes)
weigth everything when its chopped to pieces and add up the kcal to see if your happy with that or if you want to add some more stuff
have fun!

Ps. when i noticed how much food i got just in that 190 kcal i ate just half and i got other half for later...so that 80-90 kcal makes you completley full

[Vision Thing]

Maybe replace the potatoes with pumpkin or something else that you can mash?

[Willow]

One of my favourites:

1/2 tin Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Sauce - 36 calories.
Half a tin is a fairly large portion as well.

Then just heat up over a stove and add any seasoning you like. I usually like oregano or paprika just to add to the flavour.

Stir it until its all bubbly and warm - this really only takes a matter of minutes and by now most of the tomato will have gone into a pulp form, and then just serve into a little bowl and hey presto, you have a thicker tomato soup for only 36 calories.

[backwhereiwas]

don't have many lowcal recipes, since i always cook for my parents and they don't give a crap what they eat D:

but salmon burgers are good. 120 calories for one, and i'm sure you could break one up and have a salad and get a pretty filling >150 cal meal out of it.

ground turkey has 120 calories in 4 oz, as opposed to 250+ in the same amount of ground beef.

more substitutions than recipes, but it's not too hard to make a meal out of them.

[stella_blues]

This is a 0 fat slaw and I think it might be close to 0 cal, if you count negative calories. Anyway, I'm positive it's very, very low. I est. a large serving has under 50 cal., and most of that is raw veg. I happen to LOVE coleslaw but avoid it b/c of the mayonaise. This recipe is super creamy and the apple and carrots make it sweet. I love it. There have been days when it's all I eat! It always leaves me feeling satiated- with no energy crashes or hunger b/c the yogurt adds a good kick of protein.

Dieter's No-mayo Coleslaw


1/2 head shredded cabbage (use a whole head if you want to really bulk it up)
1/4 head shredded red cabbage
2 carrots, grated
1 peeled apple, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped (or celery seed if you don't have celery)
1/3 c. apple cider vinegar (don't try to sub. with white vinegar!)
1/2-1 c. non-fat plain yogurt (adjust to taste)
1/4 c. Raisins (yummy, but I rarely add them b/c I know they bump up the cals.)
Salt to taste

[Chew]

This is a 0 fat slaw and I think it might be close to 0 cal, if you count negative calories. Anyway, I'm positive it's very, very low. I est. a large serving has under 50 cal., and most of that is raw veg. I happen to LOVE coleslaw but avoid it b/c of the mayonaise. This recipe is super creamy and the apple and carrots make it sweet. I love it. There have been days when it's all I eat! It always leaves me feeling satiated- with no energy crashes or hunger b/c the yogurt adds a good kick of protein.

Dieter's No-mayo Coleslaw


1/2 head shredded cabbage (use a whole head if you want to really bulk it up)
1/4 head shredded red cabbage
2 carrots, grated
1 peeled apple, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped (or celery seed if you don't have celery)
1/3 c. apple cider vinegar (don't try to sub. with white vinegar!)
1/2-1 c. non-fat plain yogurt (adjust to taste)
1/4 c. Raisins (yummy, but I rarely add them b/c I know they bump up the cals.)
Salt to taste

Pealed medium carrots are usually about 75g each & they are 35 per 100g so the carrots alone are probably equal to 52.5kcal.

Depending on the apple I would say 100g of apple contains somewhere around 45 to 55 calories per 100g, and also depending on the apple they are usually around 130g - 155g.

Yogurt again has fair calories depending on the portion size.

Everything elce is pretty low except for the raisins but sadly your recipe is not as low as you thought.

[stella_blues]

Chewspit- Yeah- umm- I don't know anyone who could eat that entire bowl of slaw in one sitting! :eek: LOL! I think whoever did would pop from all the gas in their belly in trying to digest it all! :p

Take your figures and divide them up into serving sizes. :D Should equal out to about 50 cal./ serving, a good portion of which is raw veg. (or apple if you put it in) which requires a substantial amount of energy to digest. (Much different than the cal. in a cookie or pasta.) Not to mention the benes of all that fiber for clearing out the gut.

This slaw has always been one of the best tricks up my sleeve. ;)

[chubbymummy]

One of my favourites:

1/2 tin Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Sauce - 36 calories.
Half a tin is a fairly large portion as well.

Then just heat up over a stove and add any seasoning you like. I usually like oregano or paprika just to add to the flavour.

Stir it until its all bubbly and warm - this really only takes a matter of minutes and by now most of the tomato will have gone into a pulp form, and then just serve into a little bowl and hey presto, you have a thicker tomato soup for only 36 calories.

thankyou so much for posting this.i made this today for me and my hubby.he iks very picky with food but really enjoyed it so it was a sucess but as he doesnt like chunky soup i added half a tin of water,dried basil,tiny bit of onion,garlic granules and tiny bit of salt and black pepper and processed it.it was gorgeus and so filling x