June 20, 2009
Recently we looked at example meal combinations for a 1200 calorie diet (which as I warned then is the lowest you should go as far daily food intake is concerned), and yesterday we had the sample plans for a 1800 calorie diet. Today we are taking it one step further and looking at a sample of a 2000 calorie diet. Having been on a 2000 calorie diet for some time now, this is probably the easiest calorie total to maintain.
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In the last post, we had a look at some sample 1200 calorie diets, today we are increasing the upper limit and looking at a 1800 calorie diet. These are just a few samples, and I don’t think you should try them verbatim, but at the very least use them as a guide. [click to continue…]
Sometime back I covered a few sample 1500 calorie diets to act as guidelines for anyone who was thinking about targeting 1500 calories as a maximum. Today I’m looking at a 1200 calorie diet, now honestly, if you are thinking about pairing this with any serious physical activity, please be careful as I think this is as low as you should ever go in terms of your daily total calorie intake.
1200 calorie diet sample 1
Breakfast:
Small Bowl breakfast cereal with skimmed milk – 200 calories
Fruit Juice unsweetened – 60 cals
Lunch:
1 Banana – 107 cals
1 Orange – 23 calories
Snack:
Non fat yogurt small pot – 50 cals
Fruit – 40 calories
Dinner:
Vegetable Curry with Fried Rice “Take away meal” – 700 calories
Total calories = 1180 Calorie Diet
1200 calorie diet sample 2
Breakfast:
1 large hard boiled egg – 90 calories
2 slices wholemeal toast with thin smear butter – 200 cals
Large slice melon – 47 calories
Lunch:
Baked potato with 100g “Heinz” baked beans – 300 cals
Cottage Cheese with chives reduced fat 100g – 80 calories
Snack:
Muesli meal replacement bar “Boots” – 200 calories
Dinner:
Pasta Salad made with a little olive oil & a little sauce to flavour – 200 – 300 calories ( 250 average )
50g Tinned Tuna in brine – 50 cals
Total calories = 1217 Calorie Diet
1200 calorie diet sample 3
Breakfast:
2 rashers leanest bacon grilled – 200 cals
Tinned Tomatoes 100g – 16 calories
2 slices wholemeal bread/toast with little butter & jam – 220 calories
Piece of fruit or fruit juice 50 cals
Lunch:
Cream of Mushroom soup – 96 calories
Slice of bread with butter- 108 calories
Snack:
Packet of low fat chips (crisps UK) – 110 calories
Fruit – 80 calories
Dinner:
Chicken Chow Mein “St Michael” 280g – 240 calories
vegetables – 100 calories
Total calories = 1220 Calorie Diet
1200 calorie diet sample Day 4
Breakfast:
Small Bowl breakfast cereal with skimmed milk – 200 calories
Fruit Juice unsweetened – 60 cals
Lunch:
“Ross” Cod bake frozen meal 300g – 320 calories
Fresh Vegetables – 150 cals
Dinner:
Caribbean Rice & Peas recipe – 434 cals
Snack:
low fat Yogurt – 60 calories
piece of fruit – 50 cals
Total calories = 1274 Calorie Diet