There is a lot of controversy in diet groups on whether frozen meals should be part of a low calorie diet. They can certainly help with portion control and easy calorie counting, but are often very high in sodium. Michelina’s makes several lines of frozen meals. They have a “Light” range that comes in blue packaging, but is it really any better for a low calorie diet? Surprisingly, one of the higher calorie Michelina’s meals is from their Light range. Sweet & Sour Chicken has 390 calories. Still easily fits in a 1200 calorie diet. But even more surprising is that some of the comfort foods in the Signature range…
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Amadore Chocolate Covered Rice Cakes (Dollarama)
I buy the large Caramel Chocolate rice cakes from Quaker but my sweet tooth runs chocolate more than caramel. Dollarama sells Amadore Rice Cakes with Milk Chocolate. You get a pack of six large rice cakes topped with chocolate for 70 calories each. In true Dollarama fashion, they cost $1.50 a pack, does anything there actually cost $1 anymore? Reasonable cost for six though and I do find that one is enough to satisfy my sweet tooth. Calories in Amadore Chocolate Covered Rice Cakes A serving of these is one rice cake and they do weight pretty close to the 15g stated on the packaging. The six in my pack…
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Fibre 1 Delights Chocolate Chip Cookie
I am a huge fan of the Fibre 1 Brownies so was excited to try the Fibre 1 Delights Chocolate Chip Cookie. The first thing to know about these is that they are not cookies. They are more like cake bars. Fibre 1 Chocolate Chip Cookie squares are very sweet. They have that more obvious sweetener taste to them compared to the brownies. You still get extra fibre in your diet by using Fibre 1 Delights as a snack and without the dry taste of many fibre bars. Fibre 1 Delights Chocolate Chip Cookie Nutrition Serving size: 1 bar Calories 90 Fat 3g Carbohydrates 18g Fibre 5g Protein 1g Like…
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Dare Veggie Crisps Ketchup Flavour
Veggie Chips often have a very small amount of vegetables in them and are not much healthier than regular chips. Dare Vegetable Crisps are actually quite a bit lower in calories than chips. Lay’s Ketchup Chips have around 105 calories for 20g while Dare Vegetable Crisps have 70 calories for the same weight. They are made with potato, mixed with yellow and green pea, tomato, beet, spinach, carrot, garlic, onion. On top of that, they are quite crunchy and filling so you will likely be more satisfied by 20g of Dare Veggie Chips than regular potato chips. Dare Veggie Crisps Nutrition (Low Calorie Chips) Serving size: 20g (around 10 chips)…
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Low Calorie Breads In Canada
One of the reasons I have not stuck to diets in the past is my love of carbs. You tell me I can’t have bread or potatoes and I will likely fail. So I am always on the hunt for a lower calorie alternative to my faves. Bread is a weakness for me. If I am behind on planning, a sandwich is an easy lunch. I love a slice of toast with my morning cuppa. But around 100 calories for one slice? That doesn’t work for calorie restriction. You can buy light rye bread or thinly sliced versions of most brands for around 70 calories a slice, but what is…
