Quick & Easy Low-Cal Dinner Ideas

Prevention.com offers a fantastic list of the 100 Smartest Diet Tips Ever.  These lists are a dime a dozen, and most don’t live up to their hype.  This one does.  It provides a seemingly endless array of ideas to deal with specific dieting challenges, all nicely categorized into handy sections.  I sent this list to my BF because he’s really ramping up his weight loss efforts.  These tips will be an excellent resource for him… along with, hopefully, me.  J

My favorite section is “What Can I Eat for a Healthy Low-Cal Dinner if I Don’t Wat to Cook?”.  If I’ve had a crazy day at work, I’ve often eaten most of my allotted calories already and don’t have too many left.  Plus, I’m tired.  These ideas will really help me out.

A smoothie made with fat-free milk, frozen fruit, and wheat germ.

The smallest fast-food burger (with mustard and ketchup, not mayo) and a no-cal beverage. Then at home, have an apple or baby carrots.

A peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread with a glass of 1 percent milk and an apple.

Precooked chicken strips and microwaved frozen broccoli topped with Parmesan cheese.

A healthy frozen entree with a salad and a glass of 1 percent milk.

Scramble eggs in a nonstick skillet. Pop some asparagus in the microwave, and add whole wheat toast.

A bag of frozen vegetables heated in the microwave, topped with 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped nuts.

Prebagged salad topped with canned tuna, grape tomatoes, shredded reduced-fat cheese, and low-cal Italian dressing.

Keep lean sandwich fixings on hand: whole wheat bread, sliced turkey, reduced-fat cheese, tomatoes, mustard with horseradish.

Heat up a can of good soup.

Cereal, fruit, and fat-free milk makes a good meal anytime.

Try a veggie sandwich from Subway.

Precut fruit for a salad and add yogurt.