Favorite LOW calorie foods

sarahmict · June 2016

What are your favorite low calorie foods? I'm talking about anything...breakfast foods, snacks, homemade, or microwave...I wanna hear it

I am on a less than 1400 calorie diet (works great btw...I have lost 25 lbs in 3 months on this!) and am ready to experience some new foods

My favorite include -
Breakfast - 120 cals - Cream of Wheat - maple and brown sugar.
Snacks - 100 cals - baked lays
- 100 cal popcorn bags
- 50 cals can of tuna with mustard

lunch/dinner - 250-300 cals each ...
- Pace complete meals
- sandwich made with Delightful 45 bread (only 45 cal per slice)
- frozen healthy choice cafe steamers

Whatcha got?!

RoxieDawn · June 2016

I cannot eat things that are packaged as 100 calories or 120 calories.. these are usually described as "diet something" and usually not very tasty..

I take half a portion or a portion of a portion of something that I already love and it comes to lower calories!

sarahmict · June 2016

RoxieDawn wrote: »

I cannot eat things that are packaged as 100 calories or 120 calories.. these are usually described as "diet something" and usually not very tasty..

I take half a portion or a portion of a portion of something that I already love and it comes to lower calories!

I LOVE my baked lays, popcorn, and the tuna...those are 3 of my staples for snacking. I love the crunchiness that I get from the 1st 2, and the tuna I feel satisfied after.

Need2Exerc1se · June 2016

eggs, pb2, spaghetti squash (incredibly filling for such a low cal food!), shrimp cocktail, that fake crab stuff with cocktail sauce (I love spicy cocktail sauce), green beans, pears, sangria made with diet cranberry juice...

rosebarnalice · June 2016

Overall, I like FIBER and WATER because I like to feel full.

So,
BREAKFAST: Break Free egg product omelet (no cheese) with 300- 400 grams of mixed veggies (100 mushroom, 100 onion, 100 spinach, 100 peppers). About 200 calories and very filling.

LUNCH: Salad as big as my head. Literally. I have a plastic bowl with a lid that I pack almost every day for lunch that is. . . well. . . as big as my head. I start with a base of about 500 grams some combination of lettuce, bok choy, spinach, baby chard, baby kale, napa cabbage, and cole slaw, then add some tomato, cucumber, and celery. A low calorie dressing (I like the Bolthouse Farm yogurt-based dressings) , and thats ~ 300 - 350 calories. I sometimes add some protein (tuna, baked tofu, hard boiled egg, cheese) for an extra 90 - 150 calories on a workout day.

DINNER: Tomato and Cabbage soup (a whole pot is about 600 calories, and it's HUGE); OR I'm back to the veggies--onions, napa cabbage, carrots, celery, spinach, eggplant, squash, ect. . .-- for a stir fry with a small amount of protein (chicken, tofu, pork, fish) and lots of bold flavors like curries or salsas.

Need2Exerc1se · June 2016

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

eggs, pb2, spaghetti squash (incredibly filling for such a low cal food!), shrimp cocktail, that fake crab stuff with cocktail sauce (I love spicy cocktail sauce), green beans, pears, sangria made with diet cranberry juice...

And mushrooms! I can't believe I forgot mushrooms.

Zipp237 · June 2016

Tuna, edamame, strawberries and cherries

tequila5000 · June 2016

for an afternoon snack, i like to slice up a cucumber and sprinkle chili powder and salt. its crunchy and spicy and salty and so good!

capaul42 · June 2016

Orville Redenbachers popcorn chips, sweet and salty or butter! 28g for 120 calories.

lolitax789 · June 2016

Arctic Zero icecream ...150 calories a pint, 4 gr of fiber ...and it is sooooo good.

jen3frg22 · June 2016

Greek yogurt with pb2

Shells918 · June 2016

Tuna with mustard? I have to try that!

I love turkey rolled up with avocado and cheese, an apple with peanut butter.
A bit of unsweetened cocoa in my coffee.

It's amazing what becomes delicious.

hollyrayburn · June 2016

Breakfast

1 serving of plain Greek yogurt, .5-1 serving of honeu, and chop up blackberry and mix it together. About 200 calories.

Cottage cheese mixed with PB2. 120 calories.

Dunkin donuts ham egg and cheese wake up wrap. 170 calories.

Beef jerky and cheddar cheese cubes. 210 calories.

Lunch:

1 can tuna, 1 tsp full flavor mayo, and a honey wheat sandwich thin. 300 calories.

2 Hard boiled eggs, then mix the yolk with 1/4 avocado, cilantro, lemon juice, and garkic and stuff to make deviled eggs stuffed with avocado. 240 calories.

Big *kitten* bowl of spinach, with Tyson grilled chicken, dried cranberries, honeycrisp apple slices, walnuts, feta cheese, and a low calorie dressing. About 400 calories.

Dinner.

Grilled tilapia, uncle Ben's rice and quinoa blend, and steamed broccoli. 450 calories.

Taco bell steak cantina burrito. 470 calories.

Grilled fajita chicken with peooers, onions, and mushrooms, top with a smidgen of sour cream and cheese and eat in lettuce wraps instead of tortillas. Side of refried beans. 500 calories.

fitpal4242 · June 2016

Sounds weird, but an omelette with cottage cheese& strawberries on the side. I first tried it at a diner, then started making my own healthy version at home. Filling, high protein & a lot of food for not that many calories.
Also sweet potatoes.
I love cereal- not exactly a healthy food, but if you measure your portion and eat with a nice amount of skim milk, there is nutrition there. Eating something like golden grahams or cookie crisp is like eating dessert.

motivatekait · June 2016

Personally I love sugar free jello's-- particularly the chocolate mousse. Add a little whipped cream and it's like 60 cal. Plain greek yogurt with sugar free maple syrup, egg whites and extra lean ground chicken, 100g chicken breast + 100g broccoli + 1/4c low fat campbells cream of mushroom soup is fantastic.

ponycyndi · June 2016

Salsa. 5 cals a tbs. I put it on everything.

Unsweetened Almond milk. Creamy, has some fat, only 30 cals a cup. I use it mostly for iced coffee, smoothies and protein shakes.

Booked egg whites. Super cheap, easy to make and keep on hand. I can have 3 with salsa in each for less than 100 cals, lots of protein.

sarahmict · June 2016

So many ideas you guys have thrown out there I am excited about!!

Ummm...what is pb2?

hollyrayburn · June 2016

sarahmict wrote: »

So many ideas you guys have thrown out there I am excited about!!

Ummm...what is pb2?

Powdered peanut butter. Not as rich as the good stiff, but 45 calories for two tablespoons mixed with water, and 7 grams protein. I think it's very tasty! Next to the nut butters in almost any grocery store.

ClarissaMcDaniel · June 2016

Spinach, Wholly Guacomole Minis (I like the classic and ranch), scrambled egg whites, MorningStar Veggie Crumbles, Turkey Breakfast Sausage, Jicama, Blueberries, Artic Freeze (cookie shake) Pint, FiberOne Desserts, Cucumbers, Chocolate Cheerios, Light N Fit Vanilla Greek Yogurt

sarahmict · June 2016

hollyrayburn wrote: »

sarahmict wrote: »

So many ideas you guys have thrown out there I am excited about!!

Ummm...what is pb2?

Powdered peanut butter. Not as rich as the good stiff, but 45 calories for two tablespoons mixed with water, and 7 grams protein. I think it's very tasty! Next to the nut butters in almost any grocery store.

Perfect!! I LOVE peanut butter...gonna go look for it today after work

Thank you!

hellonew2015 · June 2016

sarahmict wrote: »

hollyrayburn wrote: »

sarahmict wrote: »

So many ideas you guys have thrown out there I am excited about!!

Ummm...what is pb2?

Powdered peanut butter. Not as rich as the good stiff, but 45 calories for two tablespoons mixed with water, and 7 grams protein. I think it's very tasty! Next to the nut butters in almost any grocery store.

Perfect!! I LOVE peanut butter...gonna go look for it today after work Thank you!

PB2 does not taste good on it's own, I love it in yogurt and shakes.

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