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Your Favourite Food Items for Calorie Control?

Go4it1985

Hey there,
I'm curious - what are your favourite or more frequently eaten items in your healthy eating plan every day? What do you use to keep the caloric intake low and feel full?

Personally here are some of my favourites below. BTW, I'm from Australia so maybe you may not recognise some of the brands...

Chobani yoghurts (protein to keep me feeling full for longer and less than 200 cals)
Multigrain Corn Thins - at only 47 calories for 2 pieces. They are like eating popcorn

Up & Go Protein Drinks - great for breakfast. 200 cals.
John West Tuna & 3 Beans - great for lunch! Omega 3 source and Protein at just over 300 cals.
Frozen Meals (Weight Watchers, Lean Cuisine) for convenience and low calories
Packaged Asian salad with some crunchy noodles.
Small cans of tuna (90g) - loving the flavours here but Tuna with Springwater is still good with crackers.
Nana's Frozen Waffles for a treat (40 calories per waffle)
LaZuppa soups (some under 200 cals)

What are Your Top Foods?

Replies

Makoce

Fruits & eggwhites mostly - super low calorie. ( 20 - 100 calories usually )

peasantsong

I love Dave's Killer Bread thin sliced at 60 cals a slice and super hearty, big giant salads full of romaine lettuce to keep me full all day, unsweetened almond milk at 35 cals a cup, Amy's low sodium frozen meals, peppered tofurkey deli slices, cottage cheese, and stevia sodas like Steaz, Zevia, or Honest Fizz.

SeriousBen

Find a huge bowl, add a whole pack of prepackaged salad (here they are 340g, I like the iceberg with carrots and red cabbage mix) with 100g of poached chicken breast and a few tbsp of half-the-fat mayo.

Taste good (to me at least), it's cheap, around 300 calories total, low carbs, low sodium, plenty of protein and vitamins. If I manage to finish the whole thing, I'm so full that I feel like I ate a large pizza.

_EndGame_

Fruit
Vegetables
Fish
Boiled rice
Eggs

Outside the above mentioned, I eat vast amount of different foods, but they are regular and what I would class as healthy.

Go4it1985

Find a huge bowl, add a whole pack of prepackaged salad (here they are 340g, I like the iceberg with carrots and red cabbage mix) with 100g of poached chicken breast and a few tbsp of half-the-fat mayo.

Taste good (to me at least), it's cheap, around 300 calories total, low carbs, low sodium, plenty of protein and vitamins. If I manage to finish the whole thing, I'm so full that I feel like I ate a large pizza.

Yes, I love salads though I usually must have some sort of meat in there (chicken breast is perfect). Tuna nicoise salad sounds tempting. At the moment I love the Asian salads ready-made at my local supermarkets. They have celery, cabbage, mixture of lettuce and the noodles provide a great crunch. It's very filling at under 300 cals

Go4it1985

I love Dave's Killer Bread thin sliced at 60 cals a slice and super hearty, big giant salads full of romaine lettuce to keep me full all day, unsweetened almond milk at 35 cals a cup, Amy's low sodium frozen meals, peppered tofurkey deli slices, cottage cheese, and stevia sodas like Steaz, Zevia, or Honest Fizz.

Cottage cheese - I have actually never ever tasted that (I wonder what it tastes like?). I think mentally I associate it with the appearance of cellulite (lol) so it's unattractive to me. However, it's really super low calorie and healthy.

I wish we had more low sodium packaged meals here in Australia! Whilst I love that my packaged soups are 200cals or less the sodium is sky high...

robinsondel

I'm just starting out, but I like boiled cabbage with a little bacon in it. Also, the big *kitten* bowl of salad mix like mentioned above and of course, boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I can season it different ways, throw different combinations of peppers/onions/veggies on it as it baked it doesn't get as redundant. Last night, I took some red, orange and yellow bell peppers, with some onion and minced up garlic, roasted in a skillet(no oil or butter) then put them on top of my lemon peppered chicken breasts then baked them. After that, I sliced up the chicken and dumped the concoction into a big bowl of the salad mix and it was actually awesome. I'm discovering that with a little patience and creativity, I can make tasty and filling meals that are about 300 calories.

_EndGame_

I'm just starting out, but I like boiled cabbage with a little bacon in it. Also, the big *kitten* bowl of salad mix like mentioned above and of course, boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I can season it different ways, throw different combinations of peppers/onions/veggies on it as it baked it doesn't get as redundant. Last night, I took some red, orange and yellow bell peppers, with some onion and minced up garlic, roasted in a skillet(no oil or butter) then put them on top of my lemon peppered chicken breasts then baked them. After that, I sliced up the chicken and dumped the concoction into a big bowl of the salad mix and it was actually awesome. I'm discovering that with a little patience and creativity, I can make tasty and filling meals that are about 300 calories.

That last recipe you concocted does actually sound awesome. Chicken is the only meat I eat anymore these days (still eat lots of fish) think I'll steal that idea off of you bro!

Go4it1985

I'm just starting out, but I like boiled cabbage with a little bacon in it. Also, the big *kitten* bowl of salad mix like mentioned above and of course, boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I can season it different ways, throw different combinations of peppers/onions/veggies on it as it baked it doesn't get as redundant. Last night, I took some red, orange and yellow bell peppers, with some onion and minced up garlic, roasted in a skillet(no oil or butter) then put them on top of my lemon peppered chicken breasts then baked them. After that, I sliced up the chicken and dumped the concoction into a big bowl of the salad mix and it was actually awesome. I'm discovering that with a little patience and creativity, I can make tasty and filling meals that are about 300 calories.

That sounds delicious! I love creating salads (so much freedom). I think I might give that one a try...
Dressings are my biggest worry so I usually go for lemon juice, vinegar.

One of my favourite salads is green beans blanched with some capers with crushed walnuts drizzled with some lemon juice for a kick

I'd be interested in knowing what your other 300 calorie meals are...
I haven't yet tried out cooking one. Most of my low caloric meals are prepackaged.

Francl27

Frozen grilled chicken (cause I'm lazy, can't grill to save my life, and those are tender and delicious)
Greek yogurt
Beef jerky
Quest protein bars

Mutant13

Jerky
Feta
Grilled tomatoes with salt and pepper
Popcorn
Raw green beans
Egg white omelettes
Clear broth soups
Oatmeal (very filling for the calorie count)
Cottage cheese with peanut butter
Apple slices with light Philly and honey or black pepper (seriously try it)
Grilled zuchinni with pasta sauce and Parmesan
Zuchinni fritters
Frozen low fat canned whip with fruit or jelly

burnooger

chobani plain fat free yogurt with powdered peanut butter and some agave
Egg white omlettes
Fiber one bars
cottage cheese
salmon burgers
oatmeal with flax seed
water

Go4it1985

chobani plain fat free yogurt with powdered peanut butter and some agave
Egg white omlettes
Fiber one bars
cottage cheese
salmon burgers
oatmeal with flax seed
water

What is agave? I'm from Australia. I don't think I've heard of it

burnooger

Agave nectar is a low glycemic sweetener that is slowly absorbed by the body made from agave plants. it is sweeter that sugar. it is a liquid

sheepysaccount

Top ten most used food in my diary:

Milk, coffee, toast, cheese, fruit cups, yoghurt gums (my "candy" treat), eggs, butter, apples, rice wafers (is use those in stead of bread sometimes)

Tuala42

Plain greek yogurt with stevia and fresh fruit
Oatmeal
Spinach salad with tiny bit of crumbled bleu cheese, strawberries and raspberry vinaigrette
Stir fry with chicken, plenty of tomatoes, zucchini and yellow squash
Hard boiled eggs
Good Earth brand sweet and spicy tea (with stevia)

aealair

I eat lots of soup -- filling and often quite low-calorie. Just watch out for sodium; best if you can make your own soup at home!

Almond milk is great.

I love the non-fat Fage Greek yogurt. 100 calories, filling, tons of protein.

And as others have mentioned, huge salads!

NeverTooLateJudy

eggs/egg whites, oatmeal, whole grain bread, chicken, fish, an abundance of fruits and veggies, almond milk, greek and/or lowcarb yogurts, pb2, beans, popcorn.

Go4it1985

Agave nectar is a low glycemic sweetener that is slowly absorbed by the body made from agave plants. it is sweeter that sugar. it is a liquid

Thanks for clueing me in

teamAmelia

Pre-peeled mandarin orange slices in water. Yumm. The juice is even delicious. Love those.

Go4it1985

I eat lots of soup -- filling and often quite low-calorie. Just watch out for sodium; best if you can make your own soup at home!

Almond milk is great.

I love the non-fat Fage Greek yogurt. 100 calories, filling, tons of protein.

And as others have mentioned, huge salads!

You are soo right about the sodium levels - they are sky-high. I've been trying to pick ones with the lowest. I haven't gotten round to cooking yet but post uni-exams I will

I'll have to try almond milk one day - I've seen a lot of people mention it.

I love Greek Yoghurt too! It's a double-whammy winner

randomtai

Quest bars

Stage14

Babybel mini cheese wheels. They have a strong taste so one is all I ever need, and I like to pair in with an apple or pear.

Greek yogurt with fruit.

8oz of milk mixed with 22g of chocolate protein powder. This is my bedtime treat more often than not.

elyelyse

That sounds delicious! I love creating salads (so much freedom). I think I might give that one a try...
Dressings are my biggest worry so I usually go for lemon juice, vinegar.

I LOVE to use fat free plain Greek yogurt as a base for creamy dressing! Mix in a little balsamic vinegar, or mustard, or even one of those dressing-packets that are supposed to be mixed with sour cream...and you have a low call dressing that is just delicious. If I have some calories to spare, I'll mix the yogurt with some guacamole...gives you some healthy fats and is yummmmyyyyyy.

Also great for adding flavor but not calories to salads: hot peppers like banana peppers or pepperoncini (rinse first to reduce sodium) or olives (I cut them into pieces bc they do have calories but the flavor is strong enough that small bits work (sometimes I toss them into the salad, sometimes I mix them into the dressing).

wwest21

Bump for later.

dellaquilaa

Fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains

Go4it1985

Bump for later.

Thank you. I love reading what types of food people are using to help them on their journey. I know that I have a small "stable" of foods that I usually partake from

MelsAuntie

I just eat whatever I want to and watch the total calories. I'm not about to spend time and effort obsessing about it or planning meals according to which food has however many calories.

ummyasminah

Lentils are amazing -- 210 calories for a cup, and keeps me feeling full for hours. I also eat a lot of fruits and vegetables; a meal of hot stir-fried vegetables is both low in calories and filling to the stomach and to the eyes in term of volume.

Peachy1962

I like to make a big plate of raw veggies yellow or orange bell pepper strips, cucumbers and thin sliced radish and serve with some dip!

string cheese

boiled eggs

Coconut flavored almond milk is wat I use in my protein shake!!

Hot tea made with splenda and a lil powdered creamer

Nature's own double fiber bread with light butter n sugar free jam!!

Celery sticks with a smear of peanut butter