laditz wrote: » Better to get those calories in at start of day and end the day with less than pile all your calories into last meal.
jjkoba81 wrote: » Before I started this I never ate breakfast, so by the time lunch rolled around I'd go buck wild. The smoothie is 1 cup spinach, 1 banana, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tbs chia seeds, 1 tbs oats, 1 date, 1/4 cup almonds, 1 1/2 almond milk unsweetened. It's really good and very filling. I can't be bothered to make anything elaborate in the morning before work. So yes, I'm definitely satisfied by a 500 cal smoothie it just seemed like 500 calories were more than most of what I see people eating for breakfast.
moesis wrote: » Theoretically there is nothing wrong with have 500 calories for breakfast. What you need to look at is how does your body react to drinking your breafast. Are you getting hungry during the day and snacking? Are you going over over calories?
jjkoba81 wrote: » I'm not supposed to go over 1,820 calories a day, this breakfast smoothie I've been making though comes out to be just under 500 calories. Is that too much just for breakfast?
stanvoodoo wrote: » A nutritionist once said try to keep meals under 600 calories each so by that standard you are fine. What seems odd is the amount of calories for what you are getting and the lack of protein it provides. Since this is working for you I would just highly recomennd that you add a scoop or two of a good protein powder such as Jay Robb or Pure Protein. My morning shake is 30 grams of protein and 160 calories just as a comparasion.....