How Much Food Can You Get for 200 Calories??

Last Wednesday was a busy day - a doctor's appointment (Reed's 5-year checkup), parent-teacher conferences, and baseball practice.  So, rather than have our babysitter fight the fight with the kids to try to feed them what was on the menu for that night (our super-yummy-healthy-mushroom-beans-turkey-celery-onions chili; they gag on it and insist they hate it, but being the mean parents we are, we make them eat it anyway), I decided the kids could have pizza while we were at conferences.

Instead of gobbling down some pizza, I had time to make myself a quick egg scramble.  This is also what I eat for breakfast most mornings: egg whites (6-8 of them), mushrooms, onion, and spinach.  It's a huge meal, very filling and packed with protein and useful carbs.  It also only comes out to about 200 calories.  I took a picture of my plate next to the plate of pizza I was saving for Asa to eat after conferences:

Like I said, the plate on the left is about 200 calories.  Just ONE of the pieces of pizza on the right is around 200 calories; that whole plate of food is probably 500-600 calories.  I felt full and proud of myself for making the healthy choice, knowing my dinner - which was almost as quick as the pizza - would fuel me for the next morning's workout.

Unfortunately, I got home and didn't resist the leftover pizza, adding about 400 calories (and an upset stomach) to my evening...but at least I made one good choice!  Next time, it's about not ordering enough to even have leftovers!