Foods you have 'discovered' on your way to healthier eating

steffiejoe

Quest bars
Jay robb protein powder
Stevia
mashed cauliflower
PB2
Almond milk
Almond flour
egg whites
oat bran
Artic Zero
Carb smart products

Myhaloslipped

Kale chips
Protein shakes and bars
Juiced fruits and veggies
Almond milk
Palm oil
Coconut oil
Brown rice
Balsamic vinegar as salad dressing
Greek yogurt
Chia seed pasta
Chia seeds
Going berries
Flax seeds

EmilyAnn89

hummus
zucchini
Michigan small curd cottage cheese (the only kind I can eat)
almond milk
greek yogurt with ranch mix for dipping veggies
laughing cow cheese
pb2
edamame
turkey bacon

danamarich

cottage cheese!

qtgonewild

quest bars. greek yogurt. chicken. brown rice.

crose0056

Bacardi run gold only 98 calories for 1 shot.

crose0056

I second the almond milk, best thing since the MFP

crose0056

love my bolt house dressings, best find in a long time

Mechanikitty

Omega-bump for L8R!

Off the top of my head:

Milk Lollies
Couscous
Salads(lol, really)
Roasted Butternut Squash with honey and garlic(mmm, also AMAZING in a wrap with lettuce and a little sour cream and chive sauce -just chop the chives and mix 'em in. Also the squash keeps REALLY well in the fridge so you could heat it up and have it the next day on couscous)
Sweet potato wedges
Nakd bars
Thai lychee honey(for greek yoghurt not the squash)
Quorn(pretty much eat it every day)
Frozen stir-fy veg(chuck it in a wok with a lil soy sauce and bam -yummy!)

TitaniaEcks

Well, my list is more like "foods I've discovered on my way to lower-calorie eating", although I'm sure I'm getting much better nutrition than when I was subsisting on nothing but pizza and beer ;-)

Pasta Zero (shirataki noodles)
Walden Farms dressings
Pork tenderloin, but you have to marinate it in liquid for a whole day or it comes out rock-hard
Bags of frozen tilapia - super-cheap
Cantaloupe (thought I hated it but now I love it)
Friendship pot-style cottage cheese w/ Jane's Crazy Mixed-Up Salt - tastes like seasoned feta!
Hot sauce on everything - well, not fruits, but you know.
Starfruit (carambola)
Papayas, but they're a b1tch to peel
Jimmy Dean precooked turkey sausage links
Diet Cheerwine soda, more tart than your usual cherry soda
Perrier Citron
Molly McButter powdered fake butter
Pam spray
Wishbone Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch Lite Dressing - the best-tasting lite ranch out there

And here's a few things I've eaten in past dieting stints which tasted good and filled me up for low calorie cost:

-Broiled or pan-cooked zucchini, halved, w/ melted provolone on top
-Steamed veggies w/ garlic and seasonings
-Vegetable soup - bouillon cubes + water + assorted veggies (I usually used broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, yellow squash, and sometimes carrots). You could eat a whole pot of this and spend like no calories, but the sodium content isn't great.
-Spaghetti squash w/ lite homemade sauces - my favorite used one small can basil/oregano tomato paste, one can basil/oregano diced tomatoes, and one small can salmon... simmer for several hours to get the fishiest flavor; serves 4-6

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Foods I've discovered suck for dieting even though they claim to be diet food, either because they're a carb explosion that leaves you starving two hours later, or just because they don't live up to their hype:

-Slim-Fast shakes
-Fat-free hot dogs, because you still need the bun
-Fruit juices and most fresh fruits
-Many things that say "low-fat" or "fat-free", because they often just add more sugar to compensate for the lost flavor
-Veggie burgers
-"Sugar-free" things that merely swap sugar for sugar alcohols - yeah, those are getting digested too, just not as quickly. The calories still count.
-Any and all breakfast cereals, hot or cold!
-Vegetarian diets in general... they're almost impossible to get right, so you end up skinnyfat due to lack of the right proteins and nutrients. Although I guess it matters less if you're a woman. I have many vegetarian friends and only one of them is not skinnyfat, and he eats fish, eggs and dairy, so that doesn't even count. IMO the only good reason to go vegetarian is for ethical concerns. As a weight loss or health diet, it blows.

Ramble ramble blah blah blah.

ilovescarymovies

greek yogurt and almond milk!

xoxobollywood2

cottage cheese and avocado

themommie

Quinoa, hummus, snap peas, outshine coconut water with pineapple popscicles, baked sweet potatoes, and sunflower butter, roasted potatoes and vegetables, mashed cauliflower

XTSH

Okra, mushrooms, watercress soup! Low calories and so yummy.

Purplewaxhand

Salads
Granola bars
Vegetables (used to avoid them)
Spinach (I discovered I love it)
Sushi (A bit mixed on it)

bunbunzee44

cottage cheese deffinitely! I never liked it before. and this chocolate protein pudding is deffinitely a favorite of mine! so delicious
what else.. basmati rice. love it. yeah it's white, so what x) aand these fruits and nuts bars are enjoyable too

Mini_horse_lover

Sugar Free 70% Peppermint Dark Chocolate.

LumpySpacePrincess1

Greek yogurt and honey
Cottage cheese on toast
Salmon salad (could eat it forever)
Various awesome soups
Fruit muesli with yogurt (addicted)
Cranberry juice :drinker:

AllyCatXandi

Shirataki and kelp noodles. I discovered they were revolting :noway:

jadedhippo

Cottage cheese and muesli.

Ooh, and bok choy!