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30 Protein-Packed Small Meal Ideas Under 250 Calories

Posted by on Jun 11, 2012 in Diet It UP, Featured Article, Lean Foods, Smoothies & Shakes | 10 comments

*’30 High Protein Small Meals Under 250 Calories, Edition Two’ is our second article featuring 30 healthy recipe ideas with over 15 grams of protein and 250 calories or less. You can access our second edition and 30 additional protein-packed small meal ideas here.

 

For anyone who hopes to build a lean body with a killer set of abs, eating 6-7 small, protein-packed meals every day has to be a way of life. Here are 30 delicious, low-calorie meal ideas that rev metabolism, build muscle and keep the body fueled all day long.

I HIGHLY recommend either Optimum Nutrition’s 100% Gold Standard Whey or Dymatize ISO-100 Whey for all protein powder based recipes.

 

1. Chocolate Banana Protein Shake

Chocolate Banana Protein Shake

 

 

Ingredients: 

 

Nutrition:
215 calories, 25 grams protein

 

 

 

2.  Berry Blast Protein Shake

Berry Protein Shake, Berry protein smoothie, berry smoothie

 

Ingredients:
  • 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein (110)
  • 1/2 cup blueberries (42)
  • 1 cup raspberries (64)
  • water

 

Nutrition:
216 calories, 25 grams protein

 

 

 

3.  Mango Madness Protein Shake

Mango Protein Smoothie

 

Ingredients:
  • 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein (110)
  • 1 cup mango chunks (107)
  • water

 

Nutrition:
217 calories, 25g protein

 

 

 

4.  Strawberry Banana Protein Shake

Strawberry Banana Protein Shake

 

Ingredients:
  • 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein (110)
  • 1/2 large banana (60)
  • 1 cup strawberries (50)
  • water

 

Nutrition:
220 calories, 26g protein

 

 

 

5.  Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Shake

 Chocolate Peanut Butter Shake

 

Ingredients:
  • 1 scoop of chocolate whey protein (110)
  • 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter (100)
  • water

 

Nutrition:
210 calories, 28g protein

 


 

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  • LeanItUP

    @Thrive90 Thanks for the shout out! Much appreciated :D

  • coolchic

    These are great!  I would love to be able to print out the list of 30 snack ideas so that I can reference them but I can’t find an easy way to do this.  Any ideas or am I missing something obvious on the site?

    • http://leanitup.com/ Bryan @ Lean It UP

      That’s a great idea — I’m going to start including printer-friendly version for recipes, lists, and workouts.
       
      I’ve added a “print it out” link to the end of the original article, but you can download the printer-friendly version directly from here:
      http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bwc75nzcy4y1fb5

    • http://leanitup.com/ Bryan @ Lean It UP

      That’s a great idea — I’m going to start including printer-friendly versions for all recipes, lists, workout plans, etc.
       
      I’ve added a “print it out” button to the end of the original article, but you can download the printer-friendly version directly from here:
      http://www.mediafire.com/view/?bwc75nzcy4y1fb5

  • Ash

    This is great! Thanks for making a printable version! :)

  • RiaKat

    Awesome … thanks. Printed out … no excuses :)

  • lhet2 sanchez

    first tym on pinterest…awesome!!

  • http://pinterest.com lhet2 sanchez

    first tym on pinterest…awesome!!tnx 4 d ideas

  • jj_onthemountain

    I’m curious as to how #9, with 2 eggs, tomatoes and hot sauce can be nearly double the protein of the similar 2 egg dishes? 52 grams seems pretty high.

    • http://LeanItUP.com/ Bryan DiSanto

      It’s 2 CUPS of egg whites, not 2 eggs. That’s why the protein count is so ridiculously high.

      Egg whites are one of the purest sources of protein with a very high protein-to-calorie ratio.