Healthy, delicious meal ideas and recipes for your low-calorie diet.

A low calorie meal doesn’t have to be bland and boring, nor does it have to leave you still wanting more when you’re done.  In fact, you can easily put together a low calorie meal plan that is delicious, healthy and most importantly, will leave you feeling satisfied all day long.

What does a healthy, low-calorie meal consist of?

When reducing your caloric consumption it’s important to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure you are getting ample nutrients. A healthy, low-calorie meal consists of:

• Lean proteins such as chicken, eggs, turkey, cottage cheese, etc.

• Complex carbohydrates such as whole grains, vegetables and fruits.

• Minimal amount of “good fats” such as peanut butter, almonds, olive oil, etc.

Fruits and especially vegetables should make up a large part of your low calorie diet for a variety of reasons:

1. They are high in fiber, which creates a lasting feeling of fullness
2. They are water-rich, which fills you up faster, without the added calories
3. They contain vital nutrients to maintain your health

Low-calorie meal ideas and recipes

You can find many great low-calorie recipes right here on this site by visiting our low-calorie recipe section.  Once there you will find a variety of low-calorie breakfasts, main dishes, sides and salads, desserts and smoothies.  You can combine recipes from each section to create a full days worth of low calorie meals.  For example:

Breakfast
Apple wheat Pancakes x 2
Water
Calories = 274

Lunch
Smoked Trout Salad
Water
Calories = 169

Snack
Tropical Smoothie
Calories = 200

Dinner
Pecan-Coated Chicken
Garlic Greens and Pepper
Baked Grapes
Water
Calories = 443

Snack
Protein Shake
Fat-free Yogurt
Calories = 165

Total Calories = 1251

As you can see, it’s very possible to eat plenty of food all day long while only taking in a minimal amount of calories.  A low-calorie diet doesn’t mean you have to starve yourself.

Low-calorie recipe’s on the web

As I stated before it’s important to eat a wide variety of healthy, low-calorie foods.  So, I scoured the web to find the best low-calorie recipes to help inspire you and to give you an endless amount of healthy dishes to keep you motivated on your low-calorie diet.

EatingWell.com – Quick and healthy low calorie recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.

FoodNetwork.com – 100 healthy and low calorie recipes to choose from.

AllRecipes.com – Offering a wide variety of low calorie recipes that can be sorted by calorie count.

RecipeZaar.com – A huge database of 52,363 low calorie recipes and counting.

Delish.com – All low calorie recipes on Delish contain 450 calories or less per serving.

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