Wow - That had how few calories ?!!?
Eelkov
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Since logging what is the one food that blew your mind for having so few calories but still taste great?
What has surprised you the most.
Things like Sour Cream, Mushrooms and Eggs surprised me for how few calories they have... and vegetables remain amazing...
What has surprised you the most.
Things like Sour Cream, Mushrooms and Eggs surprised me for how few calories they have... and vegetables remain amazing...
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I second sour cream, but also just vegetables in general. I've been on a green bean kick and eat like 200g at a time for less than 70 cals steamed. I love putting a ton of veggies on my plate so it feels like I'm pigging out.
Also, I'm really happy that I didn't have to give up milk in my coffee. Frothing a half cup of 2 percent milk for a latte is a lot less than I thought it would be. Just had to switch from half and half.16 -
Most root veg and all winter squashes.
Pineapple -- seems like it should be much more than it is.12 -
Strawberries - I just wish they were cheaper!
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Wow, didnt know that, thanks!lemurcat12 wrote: »Pineapple -- seems like it should be much more than it is.
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don't bite my head off but SUGAR. a teaspoon is only 15 calories. very satisfying tastewise and psychologically if you sprinkle some on fruit/whatever else you want or in your hot beverage of choice. makes you realize how much sugar is packed into so many of our foods... because a little can go a long way.95
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don't bite my head off but SUGAR. a teaspoon is only 15 calories. very satisfying tastewise and psychologically if you sprinkle some on fruit/whatever else you want or in your hot beverage of choice. makes you realize how much sugar is packed into so many of our foods... because a little can go a long way.
Actually, I completely agree... considering sugar is "the bad guy" simply adding a teaspoon or two of sugar to your wheatbix is actually fine...
The war should be on "Hidden Sugar"..
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Lean ham.
Cooked bacon.
Watermelon.
Pineapple.
Also, although I knew the calorie count per tablespoon or gram for oil, butter, and sugar, I was surprised that the amount of oil I typically use for cooking, the amount of butter I use for toast, and the amount of sugar I occasionally add to tea or cooked cereal really didn't amount to a horrendous of number of calories. It turned out I was using less than I thought.15 -
Bacon!14
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Canadian bacon, oil free pita bread, Laughing Cow cream cheese, eggplant, egg whites, 0% greek yoghurt, tuna.8
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Watermelon
Most vegetables, particularly when steamed
Oppo/ Halo Top ice cream
Lean ham6 -
Egg whites and popcorn!8
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0% fage Greek yougurt - protein & low calories!
Apples - the fill you up for next to nothing
Popcorn
Little squares of carte d’or chocolate - only 56kcal9 -
Concur on the 0% yogurt ... 170g pot gives you 18g protein at only 100kcal !!!!!!9
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Potatoes. They do not have more calories than sweet potatoes - they're about the same. It's a huge myth.24
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Lean meat in general. I am not a fan of fatty meat and i love that own cuts still allow me to have a big steak out a huge serve of chicken or pork.5
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don't bite my head off but SUGAR. a teaspoon is only 15 calories. very satisfying tastewise and psychologically if you sprinkle some on fruit/whatever else you want or in your hot beverage of choice. makes you realize how much sugar is packed into so many of our foods... because a little can go a long way.
Agreed. 3 -
Heck chicken sausages. Unreal for the calories 99 calories for two
I'm in the UK. Not sure which other countries sell them.
https://www.heckfood.co.uk/product/chicken-italia-chipolatas14 -
kombucha. i think a whole bottle is only 60 calories.7
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Sounds delicious... do you put boiled, fried or poached egg with your popcorn?Javimonster wrote: »Egg whites and popcorn!
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Heck chicken sausages. Unreal for the calories 99 calories for two
I'm in the UK. Not sure which other countries sell them.
https://www.heckfood.co.uk/product/chicken-italia-chipolatas
WHAT !!!! ..... I ate a meagre 3 Tesco chippolatas yesterday that whacked in at 300kcal !!!!! ....... looks like I need to change brand to Heck Chicken !
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Heck chicken sausages. Unreal for the calories 99 calories for two
I'm in the UK. Not sure which other countries sell them.
https://www.heckfood.co.uk/product/chicken-italia-chipolatas
WHAT !!!! ..... I ate a meagre 3 Tesco chippolatas yesterday that whacked in at 300kcal !!!!! ....... looks like I need to change brand to Heck Chicken !
Web search say that their nutritional values appear to be for GRILLED. Most nutritional values are for raw product. My spide-y senses are tingling. Could be sour grapes 'cause I'm sure they're not available in Canada; but, I suspect that there might be some fine print about how exactly you must grill them to get that low caloric value... Tesco/other sausages are probably for raw product... (just as with bacon the more fat you render the lower the calories for the edible portion...)3 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Heck chicken sausages. Unreal for the calories 99 calories for two
I'm in the UK. Not sure which other countries sell them.
https://www.heckfood.co.uk/product/chicken-italia-chipolatas
WHAT !!!! ..... I ate a meagre 3 Tesco chippolatas yesterday that whacked in at 300kcal !!!!! ....... looks like I need to change brand to Heck Chicken !
Web search say that their nutritional values appear to be for GRILLED. Most nutritional values are for raw product. My spide-y senses are tingling. Could be sour grapes 'cause I'm sure they're not available in Canada; but, I suspect that there might be some fine print about how exactly you must grill them to get that low caloric value... Tesco/other sausages are probably for raw product... (just as with bacon the more fat you render the lower the calories for the edible portion...)
Must be different in Canada, in the UK I've never seen a brand of sausages that didn't say for grilled or prepared.
No fat comes out at all when you cook them, there chicken breast so that is why they are lower calories.
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Heck chicken sausages. Unreal for the calories 99 calories for two
I'm in the UK. Not sure which other countries sell them.
https://www.heckfood.co.uk/product/chicken-italia-chipolatas
WHAT !!!! ..... I ate a meagre 3 Tesco chippolatas yesterday that whacked in at 300kcal !!!!! ....... looks like I need to change brand to Heck Chicken !
Web search say that their nutritional values appear to be for GRILLED. Most nutritional values are for raw product. My spide-y senses are tingling. Could be sour grapes 'cause I'm sure they're not available in Canada; but, I suspect that there might be some fine print about how exactly you must grill them to get that low caloric value... Tesco/other sausages are probably for raw product... (just as with bacon the more fat you render the lower the calories for the edible portion...)
Must be different in Canada, in the UK I've never seen a brand of sausages that didn't say for grilled or prepared.
No fat comes out at all when you cook them, there chicken breast so that is why they are lower calories.
Ahhh, chicken breast! Must be nice
I can't say that I buy sausages often enough to have a large sample; but I haven't noticed them mentioning grilled / cooked for the ones I've bought (locally) before!
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I'm kinda with you on the bacon. I can eat a few slices and it doesn't even throw off my breakfast. I just need to think of it as primarily a source of fat rather than protein, and avoid eating it in bulk.
If I routinely ate 150g of bacon (like I do with baked chicken breast almost daily), I'd probably think differently.3 -
(Roughly) 45 cals a slice, mang!8 -
Regular and sweet potatoes, squashes, veggies in general, fish, caviar.4
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HALO TOP ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Pint of the chocolate has 280 calories and one pint of the red velvet has 360! It's so freaking good and it's been a life saver when trying to eat well.12
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I recently bought ham and was surprised how lean it was.4
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