High-Octane Pancakes, 142 calories
The 350-Calorie Breakfast*
Use this list as a reference for what foods you might combine to stay within your goal of a 350-calorie breakfast.
- 3/4 cup oats, quick, instant and regular, cooked with water, 109 calories
- 1 plain mini bagel (2-1/2" diameter), 72 calories
- 1 tablespoon whipped cream cheese, 35 calories
- 1 frozen waffle (1 square), 98 calories
- 1 pancake (6" diameter prepared from dry, complete pancake mix), 149 calories
- 1 large scrambled egg, 101 calories
- 1 cup Cheerios, 111 calories
- 1 cup Wheaties, 107 calories
- 1 cup fat-free milk, 86 calories
- 1 container yogurt (6 ounce nonfat fruit variety), 160 calories
- 1 cup orange juice, 110 calories
- 1 cup black coffee (8 ounces brewed from grounds with tap
water), 9 calories
- 1 cup tea (8 ounces brewed with tap water), 2 calories
For additional calorie calculations, see calorieking.com or check the Nutrition Facts labels on food packages.
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*Eat three meals a day and two snacks that total 1,400 calories.
Most people will achieve slow, reasonable weight loss at 1,400 calories a day for women and 1,500 calories a day for men. (Check with your doctor before starting this plan to be sure it's right for you and to determine if you should have a different daily calorie total.)
To distribute your calories throughout the day, consume:
- 350 calories for breakfast
- 450 calories for lunch
- 500 calories for dinner
- two 50-calorie or two 100-calorie snacks, depending on the total number of calories you're shooting for per day.