I posted a few days ago a picture of my breakfast which was really good and filling, but it was 755 calories. Its funny how perspective can change so quickly. After reading the comments on that post and seeing this recent post on Spark People I knew that my meals could stand lightening up.
After my latest post with Poppi's calorie intake and a very poignant "aha!" moment I've been on a mission to eat more food, but with less calories. I'm telling myself "I don't need big/high calories meals" or "right now, i don't need real butter or tons of fat" and its just the truth. Eating a lot is comfortable for me, and I really have had to come to terms with the fact that I just don't need this much food.
How much do I really need to feel full? When I wrote about my breakfast I talked about it being a big breakfast and very filling, but could I replicate the volume with less calories? Yes!
And here it is, my new and improved filling breakfast. It is very similar and only 417 calories! Equally as satisfying, but with 335 less calories (!!). What changed? Well, Instead of two slices of 110 calorie bread (total 220), I had two slices of 35 calories bread (70 calories), Instead of 1 T of real butter (110 calories), I switched to 1 T of olive oil butter (60 calories), instead of two turkey sausage patties (240 calories) I had one vegetarian sausage patty for 80 calories, instead of 1/4 cup of cheddar (110 calories) I switched to 1/2 slice of soy cheddar at 20 calories (its actually really good and melts nicely), instead of 2 or 3 whole eggs I had one whole egg and half a cup of egg whites (137 calories total) and then I added a cara cara orange for 70 calories.
Here is my old 755 calorie breakfast, it looks pretty similar.
but did it fill you up as much as your previous meal?
I posted something very similar this week, about small changes yielding great big results. If you’re interested, I had my old and new breakfast and lunch menus posted with the calorie savings. Funny thing though, even with the changes I feel just as satisfied with my food!
Love the visual comparison. Tasty!
The healthi-fied meal looks SO MUCH tastier! Want. Egg. Scramble.
Now I know what my breakfast will be.
I’m curious what kind of bread you found that has 35 calories per slice? And does it still taste like bread? This could convert me to a breakfast-eater!
p. potter- yes it did
I even made notations to myself, I was full for the same amount of hours afterward- about four.
Lyn- thats so cool, i checked out your blog and really agree with you- i feel just as full.
sharon- thanks, me too
CJ- It tasted a lot better too
Sarah- the bread is called heiner’s 35 whole wheat, i saw an ad recently for a 40 calorie bread too that just came out. I think Weight Watchers has a low calorie bread too. Yes it tastes like bread
its not weird, its more fluffy though. I find that if you toast it a little its more substantial.
the low-cal breakfast looks way better:)
Congratulations on cutting 300 calories out of your breakfast.
The new improved breakfast looks absolutely delicious and I am glad to hear it is just as filling.
That’s awesome! Now that’s a good way to lose weight without noticing! They say for every 100 calories you cut out in a day, that’s 10 lbs a year gone!! Something to think about….:)
Oh, I’m so glad for you! That is an excellent choice, and you’re making good changes. Very inspiring.
I’m impressed with the changes in calories and still getting the same amount of food!!