400 Calories Or Less Meal Ideas

If you want to make healthy lifestyle changes, it’s important to arm yourself with healthy low calorie recipes!  Preferably recipes that have the calorie counts already totaled for you to save time and patience!  I mean, who wants to count every calorie in every ingredient in their recipe and have to add it all up – day in and day out?!

That’s why I’ve compiled a bunch of delicious recipes and neatly organized them for you into these posts: 200 Calorie Meals, 300 Calorie Meals and now you have some fresh 400 calorie meal ideas!

Not only do these recipes save you from having to count calories, but if you’ve created a sample meal plan that you follow everyday (Learn more about creating a meal plan in our How To Start Losing Weight article) then you can just swap out these recipes below from day to day to add variety and still stay within your caloric goal for the day!

So, here’s a list of 400 calories or less meal ideas (between 301 and 400 calories) to help you reach your weight loss goals!

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400 Calorie Meals (Or Less):

Breakfast

  • Almond Joyous: 338 calories. This smoothie makes a healthy and delicious way to start your morning!  High in protein and fiber.
  • Peanut Butter Wafflewich: 307 calories. Fill up with this breakfast time favorite!  Full of good fats, protein and whole grains.
  • Stuffed French Toast: 340 calories. A healthier version of this popular breakfast meal.
  • 3 Big Train Low calorie Pancakes, 1 glass of orange juice and 2 tbsp syrup: 305 calories. Lower calorie alternative to a breakfast that many grew up on!
  • 2 scrambled eggs, 1 slice multi-grain toast and 1 glass skim milk: 350 calories. This classic breakfast is high in protein and whole grains.  Use egg whites to save more calories.

Get more breakfast ideas in our low calorie breakfast foods and low calorie breakfast recipes section.

Lunch and Dinners

  • Garden Pasta Chicken Salad: 345 calories.  205 calories for the pasta and add a 3oz chicken breast (140 calories) to your serving for a delicious and complete meal!
  • Italian Vegetable Hoagies with an orange: 326 calories.  Delicious vegetarian meal with sweet balsamic vinegar, artichoke hearts, red onion, provolone cheese and zesty pepperoncini. The hoagie by itself is 264 calories and the orange is 62 calories.
  • Salmon Salad with Goat Cheese and Oranges: 374 calories.  A delicious low calorie salad with a tropical twist! Great source of protein, fiber and omega 3′s!
  • Salmon Wheels: 342 calories. Full of good fats and protein!  Also makes a good finger food for parties.
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich with 1 sliced apple:  350 calories. Use 2 slices of multi grain bread and add a 3 oz.grilled chicken breast plus lettuce and tomato.
  • Turkey And Sweet Potato Wrap: 330 calories. Delicious and unique wrap!  Perfect for holiday leftovers.

Get more lunch and dinner ideas in our low calorie recipe section!

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