Those in the maintaining stage, what's your go-to fast sleeve sized meal?

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

I've been eating way too much toast, need some ideas!

[joatsaint 2,814]

I have a few things I like when I'm in a hurry:

Steamed Brussel Sprouts - 10 minutes from frozen to cooked in a microwave steamer.

A large banana - some people claim bananas are a sugar bomb, but a large banana only has 100 calories.

Protein bars - I eat them as a dessert or meal. ISS OhYeah Victory bars or Quest. I used to favor Premier Protein Bars, till I found ISS and Quest.< br />

[Recycled 2,182]

P-3's

[Kindle 8,667]

Mixed nuts with craisins (I keep a stash in my house and at work)

Quest bar or Natures Valley Protein Bar or Kind whole grain bar

Jerky

lunch meat and cream cheese roll ups

chicken salad on pita bites

Greek yogurt with Kashi go lean Cereal

Summer sausage and cheese

For Breakfast I premake a bunch of Protein pancakes and freeze them. I heat them for 30 seconds in the microwave and serve with butter and syrup....yum.

I also premake crustless quiche squares (eggs, unflavored Protein Powder, mushrooms, spinach, cheese) and freeze them. Again, a quick 30 seconds in the microwave, grab and go....

Baked Beans with chopped ham or pork.

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

Mixed nuts with craisins (I keep a stash in my house and at work)

Quest bar or Natures Valley Protein bar or Kind whole grain bar

Jerky

lunch meat and cream cheese roll ups

chicken salad on pita bites

Greek yogurt with Kashi go lean cereal

Summer sausage and cheese

For breakfast I premake a bunch of protein pancakes and freeze them. I heat them for 30 seconds in the microwave and serve with butter and syrup....yum.

I also premake crustless quiche squares (eggs, unflavored protein powder, mushrooms, spinach, cheese) and freeze them. Again, a quick 30 seconds in the microwave, grab and go....

Baked Beans with chopped ham or pork.

I love the quiche squares idea, what kind of unflavored protein powder do you use?

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

P-3's

Oh are those the nut/ham/cheese packs? I saw those at the store yesterday, just a bit spendy for what you get... I got a lunch able instead and some cute tiny spaghettios, kind of naughty.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Beef and Black Bean Chili -

1 pound ground beef, 1 15-ounce can of black Beans, 1 15-ounce can of diced tomatoes, 1 envelope of McCormick chili seasoning. It's ready in 30-40 minutes and has both meat and plant Protein and lots of veggie Fiber. So delish. I eat it with a tablespoon or two of sour cream. Hard to beat. Lasts 4-6 days for lunch, depending on how hungry I am.

Tomato, Bacon, cheese Sandwich

Vine-ripened tomatoes in our part of the world are already amazing. Add a couple slices of crisp applewood bacon and 1 ounce of cheddar cheese with a little mayo and toast (yes, more toast ). It's wonderful!

Restaurant leftovers -- Mexican, chicken, fish, whatever!

Love my leftovers. I get half a meal from a single restaurant serving (used to be 1/3 of a meal). If you order well (veggies, lean meats) half a restaurant serving is seldom more than 300 calories.

Stir Fried chicken and Veggies

Just what it sounds like. Saute chicken strips with sliced garlic in coconut oil (doesn't take much at all). When the chicken's a little brown, add some good stir fry veggies like red, green, yellow peppers, Water chestnuts (for more crunch), celery, carrots (baby ones are nice), broccoli flowerets, shiitake mushrooms (canned), a few cilantro leaves, a little lime juice, red pepper flakes (not many), and just enough peanuts and Thai peanut sauce to give it that Thai flavor. You can find online so many variations on this theme. You could get a lot more exotic than this, but the above combo is pretty low cal. Serve it with or without brown rice, depending on whether you're in weight loss or weight maintenance mode.

Snacks - Fresh fruit in Season

A cup of in-season fruit makes a delicious snack. Fruits currently in season in my neck of the woods (and my grocery store) include cherries, strawberries, mangos, even melons. Every summer month offers new choices. Enjoy them now and, as much as possible, support your local farmers. Their produce tastes better, too.

[Bluesea71 698]

Planning ahead so I don't make trips to get take-out after a long day at work. I always have individual sized portions of my favorites ready for me at home in my freezer. Now that I'm at maintenance, I've branched out a bit and eat some carbs, but not many. I love Pioneer Woman and tweek many of her recipes by doubling up the Protein in them.

[Wendyfm 494]

Grilled tomatoes with mozzarella cheese melted on top, either by itself or on a whole grain English muffin.

[NikkiDoc 312]

I am not on the maintenance phase yet. But one of my go to quick meals on the road is Chick fil-A. They have a grilled nugget kids meal. You can get fresh fruit or no sugar added cinnamon applesauce as the side. I get the diet lemonade as the drink. I think you can get plain milk. I splurge and get the Chik fil-A dipping sauce. They have a few dipping flavors. It is the perfect size.

Sometimes I will just get the 8 piece grilled nuggets- entree only no sides. At this point the dogs normally get 2 of them. You can get the 12 piece and maybe get 2 meals out of it. You can also switch out the waffle fries for a side salad.

If you are in maintenance you may be able to splurge on the original fried version. It is available in the kids menu, as nuggets or strips. Their breading is relatively light compared to many other places and it is real white meat chicken no chopped and formed chicken parts so less fat in the meat part.

They have a good calculator

http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Food/Meal

I travel a lot for business so I sometimes stuck a bit more not being able to brown bag meals.

[bikrchk 1,313]

lunch meat wrapped around a string cheese stick

PB and J on P28 Protein toast (when I'm REALLY lazy)

1 egg with a slice of cheese

4-6 Chick Filet nuggets

Scoop of cottage cheese with a Delmote mango cup

1/4 to 1/2 c of home made chili

Any higher protein Pasta (Torrent or a quinoa pasta) with meat sauce

Lettuce wraps (found a recipe that's like PF Chang's)

BLT lettuce wraps