Low(er)-calorie foods that we couldn't live without...

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  • Sparklewolfie
    Sparklewolfie Posts: 271
    Mixed Nuts! sometimes I have that as my snack between lunch and dinner
    Peanut Butter! I have a big weakness for PB so I really have to watch how much I eat. Half a ping-pong ball is about 1TBS, so I try to stay at 1 or 2 TBS

    Celery + PB is a very good snack for me!
  • lethalbanana
    lethalbanana Posts: 17 Member
    I'm super hooked on jello! Also the low sugar instant oatmeal is the perfect breakfast, quick and easy and keeps my full way longer than toast or cereal. I've also gotten some of those cinnamon sugar graham crackers for a sweet, crunchy snack.
  • elloradannon
    elloradannon Posts: 111
    VITA-TOPS!!! They are delicious, 100 calories, 1.5 g of fat and FULL of vitamins and minerals. If you haven't tried them, you must! They sell them at Costco
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    VITA-TOPS!!! They are delicious, 100 calories, 1.5 g of fat and FULL of vitamins and minerals. If you haven't tried them, you must! They sell them at Costco

    I don't think I've ever heard of them... what are they? A cracker?
  • bushman124
    bushman124 Posts: 85 Member
    My favs are: weight watches toffee crunch icecream bars (100 cal), fiber one keylime pie yogurt, dlish (50 cal), light wheat thins with french onion laughing cow cheese, grapes, shrimp, pepperidge farm cinnamin swirl bread (80 cal).
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I am a "bread head" so one staple for me is Nature's Own 35 calorie per slice bread. It has a nice texture and tastes great.

    A few other staples in our kitchen these days:
    Bananas, apples, oranges
    Salad stuff... really loving fresh mushrooms and broccoli lately
    Boneless skinless chicken breasts... George Foreman grilled with various seasonings
    Popcorn for snack attacks
    Fresh veggies
    Equal for my coffee
    and for those hectic mornings when breakfast would generally be skipped I grab a Solo cup and pour in one cup of cereal with 1/2 cup of 1% milk


    For days when I need to boost up my caloric intake... toast with real peanut butter (so delicious) or a crunchy granola bar.

    I am also a big fan of pasta, which is sad since the options are all high cal. I have learned of shirataki noodles lately, but none of our local grocery stores carry them. Also checked in an Asian grocery store and they don't have them either. May order online in the near future. Has anyone tried them?

    I did. they weren't for me. They had a slight fishy taste (ew) and a strange rubbery texture. Even though they are almost no calories, I tossed them. But I'm a picky eater about textures, so take it with a grain of salt. Lots of people do like them, so you might give it a go...
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    VITA-TOPS!!! They are delicious, 100 calories, 1.5 g of fat and FULL of vitamins and minerals. If you haven't tried them, you must! They sell them at Costco

    I don't think I've ever heard of them... what are they? A cracker?

    I think it is more like the top of a muffin. They are chocolate and they look like a flat-ish muffin top. Sort of cake-like?
  • Amara15
    Amara15 Posts: 211 Member
    bump- i'm going to have to make my grocery list from this thread!
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    LOVE LOVE LOVE the Tuscan Herb Wheat Thin Flatbreads! I made pesto a couple weeks ago and the flat bread was PERFECT for the pesto. SO, so tasty. :bigsmile:
  • SP0472
    SP0472 Posts: 193 Member
    Has anyone found greek yogourt in Canada, I even went to a Greek market and they had no idea what I was after. It sounds like something I would really like.

    I'm in Canada and I found it at Fortino's [Loblaws]. I didn't like it. I bought the Chiobani brand. It was like regular Balkan yogurt. I bought another brand - Skotidakis - it was WAY too thick and it put me in mind of eating cream cheese straight out of the container.

    I found these by contacting the companies directly and asking where they sell it in Toronto. Try doing that. It's worth it - I got huge lists from each company.
  • lock0134
    lock0134 Posts: 19
    Hershey kisses for my chocolate fix
    Strawberry or Raspberries for my sweet sugary fix
    Lemons in my 8 glasses of water
    Almonds and Sunflower seeds
  • allief
    allief Posts: 16
    LF String cheese
    Aunt Millie's 90 cal thins (taste/feel more like a hamburger bun)
    Lite Pringles (when I need that salty/chip fix)
    Lite Fr Onion dip from Marzetti's - yummo! (Doesn't taste "diet" to me at all) w/ carrots
    Carrot STICKS (not those baby carrots in a bag - hate those!)
    WW tortillas
    Laughing Cow ice cream treats
    No sugar/No Fat Fudgescicles
  • HerbieSue
    HerbieSue Posts: 288
    Think Thin bars are soooo delicious and filling because of all the protein.................and NO sugar!!! Love them!
  • bigmama65
    bigmama65 Posts: 2,529 Member
    Thanks for posting this. Some great lower calorie foods.
  • chatal36
    chatal36 Posts: 167 Member
    pre made salads ?? where like fast food ?
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