Here are some easy and quick recipes with less than 550 calories per meal. Remember, healthy living isn't just about deprivation or green salad. So today, check out some of these healthy dishes.
First Meal: California Burger
Ingredients:
1- 1 kilo beef (90% fat-free)
2- Half a small teaspoon of salt
3- Quarter small teaspoon of pepper
4- 8 lettuce leaves
5- One third cup of feta cheese (low fat)
6- Two big spoons of light mayonnaise
7- Half an avocado
8- Quarter cup of red onion
9- Chopped tomato
Preparation method
In a big bowl, mix the beef, salt, and pepper well then shape into 8 round pieces. Grill the burgers on medium heat for 4 minutes, then put the burgers in lettuce leaves. After that mix the feta cheese and mayonnaise, spread them on the burger then add the mashed avocado, then the onion and tomato.
Every two pieces have 252 calories
Meal two: Pesto salad with shrimp
Ingredients
1- Sweet corn, peeled
2- Half a cup fresh basil leaves
3- Quarter cup olive oil
4- Half a teaspoon salt
5- Tomatoes cut in halves
6- One medium avocado, mashed
7- peeled and raw shrimp
Preparation method
Use the best water and boil the corn, it'll take about 5 minutes. In a blender mix olive oil, salt, and basil until smooth. Then put the corn in a bowl, add pepper, tomato, a little salt, and avocado. Pour the olive oil and basil mix over it.
Put the shrimp on wooden skewers, brush them with a bit of the basil mix, and put them on the grill. Grill until they turn pink, then take them out and add the rest of the ingredients.
One serving of this recipe has 371 calories.
Meal 3: Chicken with pineapple
Ingredients:
1- half a red pepper.
2- Two slices of pineapple
3- Two tablespoons of cilantro
4- One cup of parsley
4-5 tablespoons of lemon juice
6- One tablespoon of teriyaki sauce
7- One big tablespoon of chopped ginger
8- Boneless chicken thighs
9- Green onion sliced
10- Quarter cup mixed nuts
Preparation method
Put the pepper and pineapple on the grill on low heat until their color changes, this will take about two minutes, then put the cilantro, parsley, and lemon juice in a blender and blend well, then add the grilled pepper and pineapple to the blender and keep blending. Mix the teriyaki sauce and ginger together, then put the chicken on the grill for about 7 minutes, brushing it with the teriyaki mix.
Before serving, you can brush it again with the teriyaki mix, and place the pepper, pineapple, and green onion mix on the side for garnish.
This dish contains 427 calories.
Meal 4: Pesto Pizza
Ingredients
1- Pre-baked pizza dough
2- 1 clove of garlic, chopped
3- 3 spoons of light pesto sauce
4- 1 cup fresh chopped spinach
5- Mushrooms, chopped
6- Sweet yellow pepper
7- Small tomatoes
8- Mozzarella cheese
9- 1 cup Parmesan cheese
10- A little basil
How to prepare
Preheat the oven to 450°C, put the dough in a pan and spread a garlic clove on the dough surface, then spread pesto sauce. Add spinach, mushrooms, black pepper, tomatoes, and basil. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese. Bake until it's hot and the cheese melts. It takes about 10 minutes.
The piece contains about 315 calories.
Meal five: Spinach quesadilla
Ingredients
1- Spinach
2- Chopped green onion
3- small tomatoes
4- two tablespoons of lemon juice
5- one teaspoon of cumin
6- two tablespoons of garlic powder
7- two big tablespoons of low-fat Monterey cheese
8- one big tablespoon of low-fat ricotta cheese
9- tortilla bread
10- one tablespoon of heavy cream
How to prepare
In a large pan, put the first 6 ingredients and cook until the spinach wilts. Then add the cheese. Spread the spinach and cheese mix on the tortilla bread, drizzle olive oil in the pan, then cook the bread until it turns golden. Serve with cream.
Meal six: Salmon with ginger
Ingredients
1- quarter cup lemon juice
2- two big tablespoons of rice
3- three cloves of chopped garlic
4- two teaspoons of chopped ginger
5-2 tablespoons of honey
6-1 teaspoon of salt
7-1 teaspoon of pepper
8- 2 slices of salmon
9-1 medium lemon
10- half a kilo of green beans
11-1 teaspoon of olive oil
12- finely chopped onion
13-3 cloves of garlic, minced
14- teaspoons of salt
Preparation method
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Mix the first 7 ingredients. Place the salmon on foil, pour the mixture over it, then seal it tightly. Put it in a pan over medium heat until it's easy to flake the salmon with a fork, then add the beans with a bit of water and olive oil. Keep stirring until the color changes. Serve with the salmon.
This dish contains 371 calories
Seventh meal: Parmesan cheese fillet
Ingredients
1- large beaten egg
2- Half a cup of Parmesan cheese
3- A teaspoon of Italian spices
4- Red pepper slices
5- A teaspoon of pepper
6- Fish fillet slices
Preparation method
Heat the oven to 425 degrees, put the eggs in a shallow bowl, and in another bowl mix Italian spices, cheese, pepper slices, and pepper, then dip the fillet in the eggs, then in the cheese mix, put it in a tray and bake for 15 minutes.
Eighth meal: Herb chicken
Ingredients
1- Half a cup of balsamic vinegar
2- One tablespoon of olive oil
3- One tablespoon of fresh basil
4- One tablespoon of garlic powder
5- One teaspoon of lemon peel
6- One clove of minced garlic
7- Quarter teaspoon of salt
8- quarter spoon of pepper
9- skinless chicken breasts
Preparation method
Mix all ingredients except the chicken in one bowl and mix well, grill the chicken on medium heat for about 8 minutes, and sprinkle some vinegar on it before serving.
This dish contains 245 calories.
Meal nine: spaghetti with minced meat
Ingredients
1- half kilo low-fat minced meat
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3- dried tomatoes
4- a little bit of cannellini beans
5- one artichoke heart
6- one teaspoon of Italian spices
7- low sodium chicken broth
8- chopped parsley
9- lemon juice
10 - grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation method
Brown the meat on the stove and keep stirring. Then add the tomatoes, artichoke, Italian spices, and broth. Boil the spaghetti and let it cook for 10 minutes. Then mix all ingredients together and serve.
Tenth meal: chicken burger
Ingredients:
1 - beaten egg
2 - large minced balls
3 - spoon of crushed oat biscuits
4 tablespoons fresh dill
5- three garlic cloves
6- teaspoon salt
7- quarter teaspoon pepper
8- three tablespoons low-fat feta cheese
9- minced chicken breasts
10- tablespoons canola oil
11- hamburger buns
12 slices of tomato
Preparation method
Mix the first 7 ingredients together, then season the chicken with them. Add the cheese, brush the chicken with butter, then grill it. It will take about 5 minutes. Serve it with bread and tomatoes.
