About low calorie diet

A low calorie diet is a good idea for most people, but especially those who have been advised by their doctor to reduce the number of calorie intakes.

Diet Plans for Calorie Control: Low Calorie Diet

So let's get down to some serious talk about the dreaded C word. Many diet plans claim to control just that. Naturally, it's hard to know where to start, especially when calorie intake should be based on age and overall health and fitness level. As people come in all shapes and sizes, we thought that the best we can do is to outline a few calorie control diet plans so that you can be the judge. The following diet plans tell you how you can plan a meal, knowing the calories that you take in.

1100 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast consisting of cornflakes and fruit (200 cal).
- Lunch (300 cal): try mozzarella cheese and tomato cheese with French bread. Finish it off with avocado.
- Dinner (400 cals): You can easily get away with roast pork if you serve lean meat with potatoes and apple sauce and vegetables.
- Snack (100 cals)

1250 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast of croissant and jam (250 cals)
- Lunch- roast beef salad, using lean meat (350 cal)
- Dinner- baked salmon with red and green pepper, boiled potatoes and vegetables (400 cal)
- Snack (150 cal)

1400 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast of beans and toast (250 cal)
- Lunch- Pitta bread and tzatziki, fruit can be added for dessert (400 cal)
- Dinner- cooked brown rice with prawn curry and vegetables (550 cal)
- Snack (100 cal)

1500 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast- bacon(lean), lettuce and tomato sandwich with low calorie mayonnaise (300 cal)
- Lunch- French bread with cheddar cheese, pickled onions, sweet pickle and salad (400 cal)
- Dinner- cooked brown rice with potato and cauliflower curry (550 cal)
- Snack (150 cal)

1600 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast- toast with boiled egg and fruit (350 cal)
- Lunch- bread roll with red kidney beans, chick peans and salad (450 cal)
- Dinner- lamb chop (lean) with potato and vegetables (500 cal)
- Snack (200 cal)

1750 calorie diet plan

- 275ml of skimmed milk (100 calories)
- Breakfast- peanut butter and banana with toast (350 cal)
- Lunch- ham salad baguette and diet yoghurt (450 cal)
- Dinner- chicken with sweet corn, potato and salad (550 cal)
- 2 Snacks (100 cal & 200 cal each)

Article Summary - After some online research we have summarized some calorie-counting diet plans that will give you health benefits as well as variety at mealtimes. By giving you only an outline of each meal, we have encouraged flexibility- you can pretty much experiment within these food categories as long as you keep the calories in check.