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Hearty 150 or under recipes

Remember to ALWAYS read the labels of what you’re cooking with! Some calorie counts depend on what brand you’re cooking with, and you may find yourself making a higher cal meal than you planned, or even a lower cal meal. These are all pretty filing but I don’t recommend trying them all out in one day despite them being very low cal. Trying them all can leave you with a stretched stomach and wanting to binge the next day.

All recipes are vegan 🙂

1. Cold pasta salad

½ bag Shiritake noodles- 20 cal

1 Cup of cherry tomatoes- 27 cal

3 tbsp of lemon juice- 9 cal

½ tablespoon pesto sauce- 40 cal

(Optional ½ cup shredded green leaf lettuce for additional 3 cal)

Total- 96 cal

(shiritake noodles are actually zero calories because the Yam starch they’re made of is indigestible however I ALWAYS count low calorie foods a little more. I feel like 20 cal is reasonable for 2 cups though. Acknowledge that they will show up on the scale until they pass.)

2. Buffalo cauliflower wings

2 cups of pan steamed cauliflower-60 cal

-Sauce

Cayenne pepper 1 tbsp- 17 cal

Garlic powder ½ tbsp- 16 cal

Rice vinegar- 14 cal

Hot sauce (red tobasco) 2 tablespoons – 15 cal

Salt (to taste)- 0 cal

Simmer over stove and stir (You can adjust ingredients to taste but be aware of too much salt and added calories)

Total- 120 cal

3. Light salad

2 cups of cut green leaf lettuce- 10 cal

½ palm comfortable tomato- 11 cal

18 banna pepper rings- 10 cal

½ cup of chopped cucumber- 10cal

Total- 41 calories

4. Veggie hummus lettuce wraps

3 full uncut green leaf lettuce leaves- 5 cal

½ tbsp of hummus ( spread on each leaf)- 38 cal

Dash of lemon pepper (½ teaspoon on each leaf)- 5 cal

½ cup finely chopped baby carrots (evenly distributed on lettuce leaf)- 25 cal

½ cup finely cut cucumber- 16 cal

½ cup of quartered cherry tomatoes (distributed to taste)- 14 cal

Total- 103 calories

(I round up to 105, and you can double for 6 wraps for a total of 210 cal)

5. Sweet nutty Celery stalks

Stevia Syrup-

Add about 8-9 packets of stevia packets to 2 cups of water and bring it to a soft bubble on the stove. After its been reduced considerably, store it in the fridge until it reaches a syrupy consistency

4 stalks of medium celery (4-5 inches)- 20 cal

¼ cup of ground or very fine chop pistachio- 82 cal

Drizzle stevia syrup onto the celery sticks and then dust with the pistachio chop- This was the lowest cal alternative to Peanut Butter celery sticks Its very green tasting and pretty light but it definitely satisfies the salty sweet cravings I get.

Total- 102

6. Apple sweets

½ gala apple- 40 cal

Slice and add to a pan with the bottom just covered with water and cover. Cook on a low heat until caramelized and browned (drain juice from the pan!!)

Add cinnamon (1 tsp)- 6 cal

Triscut Thin Crisp Crackers- 9 cal each cracker [54 cal] (6 crackers)

Total- 100 cal

7. Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

2 large portobello caps – 40 cal

¼ cup of tomato paste (half on each mushroom)- 25 cal

1 cup of chopped green leaf lettuce (distributed) – 5 cal

½ a tomato (chopped and distributed)- 11 cal

4 tbsp of brown rice (2 to each mushroom)- 54 cal

Bake in the oven on tinfoil at 350 for 25 minutes You can leave out the rice, but I find with it in, it is actually a pretty filling meal. Eating filling low cal meals sometimes makes me feel really piggy, but they really help with preventing binges and overeating for me. Remember to drink A LOT of water with saltier dishes.

(For a lighter meal, make one stuffed mushroom)

Total- 135

8. Spicy jackfruit rolls

½ cup The Jackfruit Company Tex Mex Jackfruit (frozen, cook in closed pan with water until hot)- 70 cal

Divide into fourths and roll in one lettuce leaf (5 cal for four full green leaf lettuce leaves) Repeat once again for 8 lettuce rolls

Again these are pretty filling but they are really great for lunch especially if you need the energy. They’re also fairly spicy so they curb my appetite very well.

Total- 150

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