1200 Calorie Menu Recipes

Alfredo is back on the menu!

Low calorie snack the kids will enjoy

Basic Weightloss, build lean muscle , get healthy shake.

Vanilla Wafer Cookies are chewy and irresistible and they're a wonderful way to round out a penny-pinching menu.

This is the most basic of the spreads. You can find a variation of this recipe in almost any grocery store, but 95 percent of them are made with either olive oil or tahini (sesame paste), which pushes up the fat content. Your best bet is to take three minutes and make a batch on Sunday that will last you for the week.
From THE ENGINE 2 DIET by Rip Esselstyn. Copyright (c) 2009 by Rip Esselstyn. Used by permission of Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved.

This is a quick pizza that is low-cal (only 280 calories for the whole thing)! Cook time is only 8 minutes. Prep is about another 5 minutes. Fast, low-cal, and delicious! We love pizza!

Can be made with any shape pasta you like. Add extra veggies when available.

Calories per serving of Live green juice
18 calories of Swiss Chard, (0.50 cup, chopped)
10 calories of Celery, raw, (1 stalk, large (11"-12" long))
10 calories of Cucumber (with peel), (0.25 cucumber (8-1/4"))
5 calories of Lemons, (0.25 fruit without seeds)
3 calories of Spinach, fresh, (0.50 cup)
1 calories of Ginger Root, (0.50 tsp)

Fool proof version of the yummy green monster smoothie

Use left over chicken
Quick. My version of semi-homemade

Delicious, tropical, Thai dessert... easy and simple to make!

I like to eat these Sweet Potato "Fries" with a sandwich. It's a healthy way to eat "fries"

This lower-calorie rice swap can be used under a sauce or as the base for a dish such as fried rice or rice salad.

I LOVE chicken & dumplings so when I found this I added my own spin to it and lowered the fat and calories. This is the best chicken and dumplings I've ever had which is amazing since I'm never satisfied with my cooking! You can have a full cup of this hearty comfort food for only 284 calories and 3.8 grams of fat! The sodium could be reduced if homemade biscuits are used instead of the canned biscuits, but if sodium isn't a problem this is a very fast and easy way to make chicken & dumplings!

A healthy snack (only 1.7 g of fat and 139 cal) with only fresh ingredients. Fresh pumpkin puree and cranberries.

from Pinch of Yum

www.pinchofyum.com

A great vegan dish for your next BBQ.

This is so good, it tastes like 1000 calories..you'll never know you're eating low calorie. The zucchini should be julienned very thin, like spaghetti.

Healthy lower calorie alternative to stuffed french toast with a simple fruit syrup...recipe makes 1 serving, just duplicate it if serving a family!

Absolutely delicious - a hit with everyone in our family, dieter, diabetic or not!

This meal can be on the table in less than 1 hour! Leftovers make a GREAT lunch!!

so yummy & perfect for cold winter nights!

A creamy, fibre-filled salad

a lite frothy frozen treat