300 calorie supper ideas

[badminton]

I'd like some lower cal, really nutricious supper idea - one that will satisfy a picky teen eater who mostly likes pizza but will also eat other "tasty" things like mac n cheese, spaghetti, and tacos, and a diabetic who also like the above named items, and me, who is trying to get the whole family to give up some of those things but is running into a bit of a headwind. So, tasty, nutricious, and fairly lower calorie.

[KBC]

There are lots of great low-cal recipes on this blog:

www.nomappetit.com

many even work for my picky eaters  🙂

[Pammy_Jammy]

Something I do is grill up a bunch of chicken tenderloins on Sunday and then vacuum seal packages with however many I think we'll need in a day.  I put some in the freezer and some in the fridge.  I mix up what I do with them - some with fajita seasoning - some italian - whatever floats my boat that day.  I also copy Chick-fil-a's idea with the grilled chicken nuggets and package some of those too.

Sometimes I'll put sliced up chicken strips on the table with low-carb wraps with veggies and a small bowl of cheese (the more you put in the bowl, the more people use - so I put a small amount in the bowl and they use less).

I can get everyone in the family to eat the Boca All American Grilled burgers and Arnold sandwhich thins (200 calorie sandwich) - I usually put quite a bit of vegetables out and encourage adding them to the burger.

Another trick I use with my family is slicing beef into slices or strips and putting it out that way and I'll lead by serving it up to keep portions right.  If you can keep the main item in check and put a ton of veggies out, that will help.

[Pammy_Jammy]

I forgot to tell you about the pizza's we make... we use either the Arnold sanwich thins or pita's for the crust and build our own using low-fat cheese and veggies (using jarred sauce or marinara) and bake those in the oven.  If you pre-cook ground beef or turkey and have it packaged up, it makes it super easy to add a little more substance to it.  Each person builds their own.  One regular size pita per person or two sandwich thins per person and everyone is happy with it.

[SpiceChicken]

Boneless, skinless chicken thighs with a can of enchilada sauce in the slow cooker produces enchilada-style meat that's good on its own or in a tortilla with salsa.  I add extra chili powder, cumin, and cayenne 'cause I'm spicy like that.

I made a meatloaf tonight that was really tasty, low calorie, and full of veggies.  A teenager might like it too.  I combined grated carrot, onion, a garlic clove, and boneless, skinless raw chicken breast in the food processor with a few dried shiitake mushrooms rehydrated in hot water.  I soaked some rolled oats in the mushroom water, then added that to the meatloaf mix.  I glazed the loaf with a sauce made of ketchup, mustard, apple cider vinegar, and a little brown sugar.  Shaped the mix into a free-form loaf on a cookie sheet and baked it 45 minutes at 350.

[Liblady]

Pasta is always a hit with my family, but can easily add up in calories.  I have been "bulking up" pasta by adding broccoli slaw.  The last couple minutes pasta is cooking, I add the broccoli slaw.  Then you can prepare your pasta however you wish.  With red sauce, as mac and cheese.  The taste and texture of the broccoli slaw is so benign I don't get any complaints from the family! Adds bulk, nutrition and is very tasty