Hi all,
I have been using MyFitnessPal to plan my meals and have managed to stay under 1000 calories and 60g carbs so far. But I know I should aim for 800 and 50g carb, which I am finding very difficult to do. Here is my meal plan for today – can you advise me on where I could have cut back?
Breakfast – Raspberry shake – raspberries (80g), almond milk (300ml), 5% fat Greek yogurt (70g), flaxseed (2 tbsp) – 199 calories; 16 carbs
Lunch – Chicken and veg stir fry – chicken breast (half), stiry fry veg mix (300g), soy sauce (4 tsp), fish sauce (1 tbsp), oil (1tbsp), garlic (1 clove) – 326 calories; 16 g carb
Dinner – Chicken Kiev with veg – chicken breast (half), egg (half), flour (1tbsp), breadcrumbs (10g), olive oil (1tbsp), clotted cream (10g), garlic (1/2 clove), lemon juice (1/2 lemon), green beans (100g) – 483 calories; 23g carb
Day’s total: 1010 calories and 56g carb
Now I know if I just grill the chicken without the egg, flour and crumb, it will be 13g less carb. But that is still 43g for the day. How do people get as low as 20g carb in the day?! I am really surprised at the amount of carbs there are in vegetables.