So last night, I got home and i didn’t know what to make for dinner, I didn’t really have all that much to choose from, so I had to improvise with what I could find. I had some Frozen Shrimp and Calamari (non breaded of course) and some Quinoa. So I just threw together the shrimp and calamari and grilled them with a splash of olive oil and lots of garlic. I also grilled some spinach to have my veggie fix and my iron fix. I only made 1/2 cup of Quinoa because I knew that there was a lot of carbs in there, but I wasn’t exactly sure about how many calories it had.
Well, much to my surprise, I checked on that today, and I was very surprised by the results. For 1/2 cup of Quinoa, there are about 318 calories!! I couldn’t believe that, I thought it was maybe half that. All in all, it wasn’t so bad, because even with that, I still managed to stay pretty much within my 500 calorie meal. But it just goes to show, that if you are counting calories to lose weight, really look at everything, because sometimes, you’ll eat something healthy (like Quinoa), but the calories contained in some of these foods can come as big surprise and add up really fast.
I found an awesome recipe on http://www.besthealthmag.ca/eat-well/recipe/grilled-vegetable-and-bulgur-salad. They suggest using Bulgur, but i replaced that with Quinoa instead and it was AWESOME! I also threw in some grilled Shrimp in there for added protein and deliciousness.
