My take on low cal spaghetti with meat balls and what I used! 🤗
1 bag of shiritaki noodles: 45 Cals
1/2 cup of rags simply: 70 Cals
5 huvudroll meatballs from ikea: 190 cals
Total: 305 cals
So these are the ones that I just bought the other day. They are actually lower calorie than I had remembered.
They're pretty small, but personally they are the perfect fix for my sugar cravings and I don't feel bad if I decided to go ahead and have 2.
Here are some other options that I found online that may be available depending on where you live:
Servings: 8 - 1.25 cups per serving - 181 kcal/9g protein
1 sweet potato medium, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
3 carrots large, peeled and sliced
1 celery stalk diced
1 yellow onion small, diced
1 garlic clove minced
pinch of kosher or sea salt more or less to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon paprika
1 bay leaf
30 ounces navy beans cans, drained and rinsed (optional black beans)
4 cups vegetable broth low-sodium
14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes can, no salt added, *this is an optional ingredient
4 cups baby spinach loosely packed (optional 2 zucchini, sliced)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil optional, for serving (1/2 teaspoon per serving)
1. Add all ingredients, except spinach and olive oil, to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables are tender. Add spinach, stir and continue cooking just until wilted, approximately 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Tip: If you prefer a thicker soup, after 5 hours of cooking, simply remove 1 cup of soup, along with ingredients, mash ingredients with a fork, return to the slow cooker, stir and continue cooking 1 to 3 hours. When serving, drizzle a little (optional) olive oil over each bowl of soup.
Stovetop Method: Follow the same instructions above for prep, cover, and simmer until veggies are tender, approximately 2 hours. Stir every 15 minutes to prevent sticking. Add spinach at the end of cooking time, remove from heat, cover and allow spinach to wilt before serving.
*nutrition data includes optional 1/2 teaspoon olive oil per serving and diced tomatoes
Low cal banana muffins/ small cakes(?)
Hello everyone! I made these banana muffins/ small cakes today and they were delicious, sweet and pretty low cal! The only thing is that they have a bit of a gooey texture on the inside because of the banana, but if you are okay with that this recipe should work for you!
Ingredients:
2 bananas 200 cal
2 tbsp almond milk ( unsweetened) 10 cal
2 tbsp flour 57 cal
1/2 tsp baking powder
20 g butter( completely optional) 143 cal
Sweetener of choice, I used 2 small tablets 0 cal
A bit of cocoa powder( 1 tsp) 4 cal
A sprinkle of cinnamon
A sprinkle of grounded vanilla
Muffin forms
Steps:
Mix the ingredients in a bowl.
Fill the muffin forms about half way.
Put them into the oven at 200 C°, check with a stick. They should be done in about 20 minutes, the top will get golden brown. They will seem raw on the inside, which is because of the banana.
Let them cool and they will feel less gooey!
Calories:
Total with butter: 414 cal.
I got 7 muffins, so 60 cal each.
Total without butter: 271 cal.
39 cal each, for 7 muffins.
Feel free to ask questions, thank you for reading, stay safe and enjoy<33
Servings: 14 - 41kcal/3g protein per 1 cup
1 small onion diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 cup carrots diced
4 cups cabbage chopped, approx. ¼ head of cabbage
1 cup green beans 1″ pieces
2 whole bell peppers chopped
28 ounces low sodium diced tomatoes
6 cups low sodium beef broth (or use veggie broth for vegan)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon each thyme & basil
pepper to taste
2 cups broccoli florets
2 cups zucchini sliced
1. In a large pot cook onion & garlic over medium heat until slightly softened.
2. Add carrots, cabbage & green beans and cook an additional 5 minutes.
3. Stir in bell peppers, undrained tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, bay leaves and seasonings. Simmer 6-7 minutes.
4. Add in zucchini & broccoli. Simmer an additional 5 minutes or until softened.
5. Remove bay leaves before serving.
1 pckg shirataki noodles - 30 cal
½ cup broccoli - 15 cal
2 tbsp low sodium teriyaki sauce - 30 cal
1 tbsp sweet and sour sauce - 35
4 shrimp - 47 cal
Scallions - 0 cal
Garlic powder - 0 cal
Thaw and dry shrimp well, peel shells
Drain shirataki noodles and rinse well
Dry noodles well
Cut broccoli to size of choice
Cut choice amount of scallions
Heat pan with small amt of oil
Combine teriyaki sauce, sweet and sour, and garlic powder in small bowl and whisk
Add noodles, broccoli, and scallions in hot pan and toss for 1 min
Add sauce and toss for 3 mins
Add shrimp and cook until pink and no longer transparent
You’re done! Note: the teriyaki sauce is still slightly high in sodium, so be sure to drink plenty of water. Enjoy
when you feel a craving coming on:
drink a glass or two of water, slowly
have a piece of fruit, like an apple
make some warm herbal tea with natural sweetener
go for a long walk or hike, put your earphones in and clear your head - walk with a friend if you’d prefer
if you’re still craving the food, have the tiniest bit of it, no more than a bite, and have another glass of water
distractions:
watch a long movie or start a new show
study! complete homework or begin revising for exams
write down your own thinspo imagines
do some online window shopping and look at all the outfits you want to wear at a smaller size
make your own thinspo playlist
do some yoga or meditation
things to keep in mind:
you already know what your favourite foods taste like - you don’t need to eat them again in bulk
imagine the amount of progress you’ll make tomorrow if you exercise self control right now
the shame and guilt that follows a binge is not worth it
the physical pain and exhaustion is not worth it
you’re not just affecting your weight, you’re affecting your overall health, your mental well-being, your skin
binging means you’re wasting your time when you could be doing something much more productive
guys i need some warm low cal foods/ recipes!!!
drop any you know down below
6 servings. 79kcal/6g protein per serving.
6 large stuffing mushrooms
1 10 oz package frozen chopped spinach
1/2 a large onion, diced
1 glove garlic, diced
2 tsp parmesan cheese
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 paprika
1/4 coriander
dash pepper
dash salt
1. Preheat oven to 350. 2. Clean and hollow out six large mushroom caps (average 14 oz package.) Put in 8 x 8 pan
3. Heat 1 tsp olive oil to large skillet, medium heat 4. Add onions and garlic, saute until onions are soft 5. Add spinach. Mix well 6. Add parmesan cheese. Mix well. 7. Add cheddar cheese. Reduce to low heat and mix. 8. Add paprika, coriander, and salt and pepper to taste. 9. Remove heat, spoon mixture into mushroom caps. 10. Bake mushroom caps ~20 minutes or until desired mushroom texture. 11. Makes 6 large mushrooms
stop sleeping on baby snacks!!!!! it sounds weird, but gerber cereal puffs and yogurt melts are super low cal and delicious. apart from fruits and vegetables, these are my go-to when i need a snack or on a low calorie day. i'm surprised this isn't already a thing within the ed community because it's a lifesaver.
sw/hw: 125 lbs cw: 104.9 lbs forced to gain, trying to lose it all again :( gw: 100 lbs lw/gw: 92 lbs ugw: 90 lbs
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