Low-calorie Meals

I don't need to emphasize the importance of reducing your weight and diet. I mean many diet fads and diet plans have been approved and I am sure you all have tried many of them and are always in search for newer one's hoping that they might help you achieve the perfect shape and size you always wanted to flaunt. Good regular exercise coupled with balanced diet consisting of some low-calorie foodstuff is the best plan to lose weight. So go through the below low-calorie food list and meals and plan your diet accordingly.

Low-calorie Food Plan
Let's see the low-calorie diet plan first. We all know, smaller meals are always better in comparison to larger heavier one's to promote faster weight loss.
  • The first prerequisite is drinking lots of water and only water (Calorie intake: 0 calories) and not fluids like soft drinks, juices, iced tea and milk. The more glasses of water you drink the better. If you get bored with drinking water just, then go ahead and squeeze a slice of lemon in it to get flavor.
  • Watch out for starchy recipes mainly dinner rolls, rice pasta and potatoes cause these are high on calories and hence be sensitive to their serving sizes.
  • Having salads of various kinds is an excellent option that one can opt for, because they are highly nutritious in vitamins and minerals they contain. But what you need to look out for is the dressings, I mean, we all love to decorate salads with croutons, bacon bits, mayo sauce, chow mein noodles and butter but these can cost you on calories so reduce their serving size instead.
  • And last of all, you need to keep a watch on the calorie intake meaning feeding on lighter lunch or eating small snack meals; it works wonders to keep you fit and healthy. Also, what is important is your speed. I mean, you should actually eat like a tortoise, yeah that's right! Proper digestion will only help you feel full and satisfied with the food you hog on.
These are some of the low-calorie diet menus that fill you up and which are tasty too!

One bowl of soup, a sandwich made up of ham, turkey, lettuce and mustard.
Calorie intake: less than 600 calories.

Chicken breasts coated with garlic powder or lemon pepper and baked them at 350 degree F for 60 minutes. Chicken served with a large bowl of tossed salad.
Calorie intake: less than 500 calories.

Mix chives, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and salsa. Now fill tacos with meat and dress them with the other toppings you have prepared. Your yummy low-calorie meal is ready.
Calorie intake: less than 400 calories.

One Whole English muffin with low-fat butter, one egg, half cup of fruits, a fruit juice and water.
Calorie intake: 290 calories.

One cup cereal with milk, one banana, one coffee or tea.
Calorie intake: 300 calories.

One medium baked potato, 2 tablespoons sour cream and salsa, one cup melon, water
Calorie intake: 305 calories.

One cup oatmeal with raisins, one cup fruit, one cup coffee or tea, one banana.
Calorie intake: 325 calories.

One bowl soup, one small salad dressed with fat oil and vinegar, water and crackers.
Calorie intake: 350 calories.

One large salad, 6 sliced chicken, one cup of low-fat wheat thin crackers, water.
Calorie intake: 350 calories.

Two scrambled eggs, 2 strips of turkey bacon, one piece whole wheat toast, low-fat butter, one coffee or tea, water.
Calorie intake: 360 calories.

6 broiled white fish, one cup mashed potatoes, half cup peas, diet iced tea.
Calorie intake: 365 calories.

Cooked chicken, 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce, one cup mixed vegetables, half cup brown rice, one small tossed salad dressed with vinegar and oil, water.
Calorie intake: 395 calories.

Top 10 Foods that Fill you Up
Below is the list of the foodstuffs which are healthy options to fill up your stomach.
  • Porridge
  • Potatoes
  • Soups
  • Eggs
  • Whole wheat pasta
  • Oranges
  • Popcorn
  • Beans
  • Peanuts
  • Salads
Low-calorie Snacks
one can vegetable juice, 14 whole natural almonds, one small box raisins, sliced fruits, sliced veggies, babybel light cheese, cheddar cheese, corn barn, oatmeal, cereals, balance bar, 2 medium kiwis, vanilla soy milk, low-fat yogurt, finger food puffs, string cheese, organic applesauce cups, whole wheat mini bagels, salmon jerky, rye crispbread, sunflower seeds petite cookies, one pomegranate.

Low-calorie Recipes
I am enlisting some low-calorie recipes which you can try out at home.
  • Chicken breasts with mushroom cream sauce
  • Spicy pecan crusted chicken
  • Gnocchi with zucchini ribbons and parsley brown butter
  • No cook Thai beef salad
  • Oven-fried chicken tenders with 5 spice BBQ sauce
  • Chicken quesadillas with avocado tomato salsa
  • Healthy New England clam chowder
  • Honey soy broiled salmon
  • Garden pasta salad
  • Caesar salad
  • Turkey mushroom burgers
  • Zucchini rice casserole
-So start your diet plan today and make your dream of losing weight come true! All the best :)