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jameses
jameses Posts: 22 Member
edited September 26 in Recipes
What foods can you eat lots of that are very low in calories?

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  • LilBrat71
    LilBrat71 Posts: 59 Member
    Ahhhhh... good question! I'd like to see responses for this!
  • bestdaysahead
    bestdaysahead Posts: 90 Member
    Lettuce! LOL!!
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    Vegetables... carrots, celery, broccoli, asparagus, lettuce, snow peas, bok choy, yu choy, sqaush, zuchinni...
  • easilychanged
    easilychanged Posts: 14 Member
    Wasa crisp n light crackers. They are the size of a grahm cracker but have just 20 calories! Ill eat them plain, or add a laughing cow cheese wedge with some veggies.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Raw veggies or steamed veggies without salt or butter. (except corn).
  • Niliii
    Niliii Posts: 22 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.
  • jenfunfur
    jenfunfur Posts: 263 Member
    leafy green things & air popped popcorn is'nt too bad just quite bland :(
  • cmmull67
    cmmull67 Posts: 170 Member
    Spinach. One of those pre-packed bags has about 40-50 calories. Broccoli, about 2 cups, steamed, has about 50 calories.
  • MimerT
    MimerT Posts: 195 Member
    Non starchy veggies: cucumber, lettuce, spinach, celery, green beans, Italian green beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower. When having pasta, I eat a serving (or smaller) and eat a cup of cauliflower (or other non starchy veg) with some of the sauce.............. It fills me up without the added calories. (Raw or cooked)

    I would have to say though, moderation is the key. :smile:
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    Love this question : )
  • DanOhh
    DanOhh Posts: 1,806 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.

    Carrots are a natural sugar not the same as a processed sugar. Enjoy your carrots.
  • eating4balance
    eating4balance Posts: 743 Member
    I like to have a can of unsalted green beans- only 70 calories!
    1 bag of baby carrots is 140 calories
    Butternut squash, cut up into fry form, broiled for 40 minutes- 1 cup is about 70 calories
    Lettuce!!!!
    A very large apple is 130 calories, take small bites and it last FOREVER...
    Plain popcorn is 120 calories for a serving (5 cups I think)
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.

    A whole cup of carrots has only 6 grams of sugar. Don't get brainwashed by the low-carb foolishness.
  • sweetsarahj
    sweetsarahj Posts: 701 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.

    Carrots are a natural sugar not the same as a processed sugar. Enjoy your carrots.

    Exactly. Lots of vitamins too.
  • lynnemhall
    lynnemhall Posts: 2 Member
    Puffed wheat cereal. One cup is only 50 calories so you can easily have two cups for breakfast..
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    Ratatouille - vegetable stew with tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms.
  • jameses
    jameses Posts: 22 Member
    Thanks for all the replies, keep going with the ideas im liking them.
  • sam23030
    sam23030 Posts: 76
    If I need to bulk up my dinner I'll add on a basic salad, some lettuce, sliced peppers, cherry tomatoes and some sliced onion, have a low fat dressing or a bit of balsamic vinegar and lemon juice and munch away.

    I also just got a big bag of stir fry veggies and bean sprouts and half the bag would be a large portion at 150g but only 60 or so calories.
  • bigfrosty
    bigfrosty Posts: 3
    If I need to bulk up my dinner I'll add on a basic salad, some lettuce, sliced peppers, cherry tomatoes and some sliced onion, have a low fat dressing or a bit of balsamic vinegar and lemon juice and munch away.

    I also just got a big bag of stir fry veggies and bean sprouts and half the bag would be a large portion at 150g but only 60 or so calories.


    Totally agree, I eat mixed salad with loads of meals now, it piles up your plate and my brain thinks 'wooorrrrr, pile of food for me'

    Same with stir fry, when i am in need of a lots of food, i put a whole packet in the wok, a couple of table spoons of chili sauce and bake some plain cod or just white fish, to put on the top - (Iceland - whitefish fillets only about 80 cals each) such a mountain of food for so few calories.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Stir fry veges - you can have a cup of brown rice, a bit of chicken or pork and HEAPS of veges and it will give you a really filling dinner for under 400 cals :)
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.

    Carrots are a natural sugar not the same as a processed sugar. Enjoy your carrots.

    Exactly. Lots of vitamins too.

    I believe the point of the original person's comment was not to discourage carrots per say but just point out that out of all the veggies, carrots are possibly the highest in sugar and calories. Until WW introduced their point’s plus program they were one of the only veggies that had points (that and corn). Nothing wrong with them but if you are looking for a little variety and sweetness a fruit would bring more satisfaction.
  • jpw430
    jpw430 Posts: 20 Member
    To be able to have larger portions of favorite comfort foods, I add veggies to a lot of dishes that didn't originally call for them. For instance, I love potatoes and potato dishes that traditionally have lots of calories/fat/sodium and I'm sure many other unhealthy things. When I want all of that naughtiness, I might make the dish with healthy swaps (low-fat/low-sodium cheeses etc.) - and then add a bunch of green beans (canned without salt), extra onion to original recipe, also green/red/orange peppers and celery. The added veggies combined into a "comfort food" potato dish really makes it so you can have satisfying "man sized" portions, but with far less of what you don't need. The comfort part is still just as good, but the unhealthy dish has become a healthy one.

    So - add veggies to favorite dishes and have the portion size that you would normally have, but the fat/calories will be far less. Experiment.
  • Niliii
    Niliii Posts: 22 Member
    easy on the carrot, it has lots of sugar in it.

    Carrots are a natural sugar not the same as a processed sugar. Enjoy your carrots.

    Exactly. Lots of vitamins too.

    I believe the point of the original person's comment was not to discourage carrots per say but just point out that out of all the veggies, carrots are possibly the highest in sugar and calories. Until WW introduced their point’s plus program they were one of the only veggies that had points (that and corn). Nothing wrong with them but if you are looking for a little variety and sweetness a fruit would bring more satisfaction.

    in deed, thanks :)
  • JennDoesKeto
    JennDoesKeto Posts: 244 Member
    campbells select light soups less than 00 calories for the all veggie ones, you can spice them up with extra water, spinich, onion, green peppers, tomatoe, just about anything you like. can make a huge meal.
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