Wow - That had how few calories ?!!?

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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited January 2018
    Sour cream. Parmesan cheese (the cheap kind in the plastic tub) sugar. Only 15 calories for a tsp! Shredded cheese in general... when it’s shredded it always seem like you get more lol. Oh yeah pineapple. You get quite a lot for very few calories. Also cheese its. Oh and bacon.
  • Terebynthia
    Terebynthia Posts: 75 Member
    Parmesan is fantastic for flavour to gram ratio. I'm also obsessed with spices and herbs and eat a lot of curry, chili, herby stews and the like.

    0% greek yogurt, not because I'm scared of the fat but because I'm a tiny human and every calorie counts and I need the protein. Tinned tuna, ditto.

    Lemon juice. Traditional mushroom ketchup. Vinegars of all sorts. Miso. Bovril.

    Mushrooms. Courgettes. Tomatoes are pretty good too. Cucumbers and related pickles. Sauerkraut. Anything with a low calorie to high flavour ratio, high volume ratio or high protein ratio really.
  • dailyzey
    dailyzey Posts: 82 Member
    gamerbabe14 wrote: »
    Grilled cheeses. I can make a bomb grilled cheese for less than 200 calories.

    What!! How? You must tell me! I love grilled cheese sandwiches but can rarely have them due to calories
  • EatingAndKnitting
    EatingAndKnitting Posts: 531 Member
    gamerbabe14 wrote: »
    Grilled cheeses. I can make a bomb grilled cheese for less than 200 calories.

    What's your secret? My grilled cheeses are like double that. I use mayo instead of butter, because butter is so hard to spread, and I go very light on the mayo, but I'd say there's like eighty to a hundred calories right there between both slices. I don't like not using any oil on my bread. And my cheese is 70 calories a slice.

    I would kill for a bomb cheese at 200.

  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    meringues
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    Bacon. Popcorn. Sour Cream. Egg whites.

    All have been listed, but these were my biggest surprises when I really started paying attention.
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    OMG egg whites are my savior.
  • WanderingRivers
    WanderingRivers Posts: 612 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    KurumiSophia wrote: »
    Eelkov wrote: »
    demarcan wrote: »
    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"..

    What's Wheatbix?

    It's a Brit/Aus Hot breakfast cereal. I believe it's similar to Farina or Cream of wheat.

    Although my Google fu suggests that it's a cold cereal more like the old school giant Kellogg's shredded wheat bricks.

    Interesting. Never seen it down in the Midwest.
  • nlland84
    nlland84 Posts: 3 Member
    Lunch has always been my disaster meal and where I usually blow out so I’m always looking for new ideas.
    My current ‘go-to’ low cal lunch is 250g chicken breast grilled with some herbs on a 225g bed of DIY coleslaw w/ minimal south-west style dressing. 350kcal, about the same as a bare-bones subway 6in but super filling, full of protein and tastes amazing.
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Strawberries, cashew milk, zucchini, cauliflower, mushrooms, asparagus, lean pork chops, 0% greek yogurt, egg whites, salsa, spaghetti squash, kabocha, . Vegetables in general
  • BoosDimples
    BoosDimples Posts: 2,826 Member
    KurumiSophia wrote: »
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    KurumiSophia wrote: »
    Eelkov wrote: »
    demarcan wrote: »
    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"..

    What's Wheatbix?

    It's a Brit/Aus Hot breakfast cereal. I believe it's similar to Farina or Cream of wheat.

    Although my Google fu suggests that it's a cold cereal more like the old school giant Kellogg's shredded wheat bricks.

    Interesting. Never seen it down in the Midwest.


    Weetabix:

    stock-photo-white-bowl-with-three-whole-wheat-breakfast-biscuits-isolated-on-white-with-no-milk-368261429.jpg[img]Usually made with hot or cold milk. very different texture from Shredded Wheat:[/img]th?id=OIP.v4U9QyjUr0yz5stntqP43QHaEK&w=300&h=168&c=7&o=5&pid=1.7][img][/img]
  • ryenday
    ryenday Posts: 1,540 Member
    edited January 2018
    Fat free Feta cheese at 30 cals a serving (28 g)!

    And OP thank you! I love this thread!!!!
  • workinonit1956
    workinonit1956 Posts: 1,043 Member
    Fage 0%, berries, pecorino romano cheese—a tablespoon really flavors veggies for around 20 calories.
  • dailyzey
    dailyzey Posts: 82 Member
    Oranges! A fuji apple (which I love) is about 130 calories, but an orange which is just as sweet is about 80 calories. That really surprised me.
  • amfmmama
    amfmmama Posts: 1,420 Member
    I had a recipe that a called for making sauce. I thought I would be lazy and just grab a jar of sauce from the supermarket. I realized that the calories seemed to jump, I looked it up and the jarred sauce vs. simmering with crushed tomatoes was over 200 calories! I also learned that it is incredibly easy to make a simple sauce.
  • lightenup2016
    lightenup2016 Posts: 1,055 Member
    Raw vegetables and hummus--a great appetizer for about 100 calories. Fage 2% Greek yogurt, 12 g of protein and only 130 calories. Kimchi--almost no calories!
  • caiteh86
    caiteh86 Posts: 243 Member
    edited February 2018
    Whipped cream >:):)
  • Crafty_camper123
    Crafty_camper123 Posts: 1,440 Member
    I just made buffalo chicken stuffed spaghetti squash for dinner last night, and couldn't get over how low in cals it was! 250 for 1/4 of the recipe.... I over-logged what I ate, because it just seemed like there was no way it could be that low!
  • gmalekirad
    gmalekirad Posts: 1 Member
    cottage cheese
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    gamerbabe14 wrote: »
    Grilled cheeses. I can make a bomb grilled cheese for less than 200 calories.

    What kind of cheese are you using? I love cheese but 2oz of cheddar for a sandwich is over 200 cals even before any bread and oil/butter to grill it in.
  • EatingAndKnitting
    EatingAndKnitting Posts: 531 Member
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    SCoil123 wrote: »
    gamerbabe14 wrote: »
    Grilled cheeses. I can make a bomb grilled cheese for less than 200 calories.

    What kind of cheese are you using? I love cheese but 2oz of cheddar for a sandwich is over 200 cals even before any bread and oil/butter to grill it in.

    Not the one asked, but thought I would respond.

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    Maybe not a "bomb" but it does the trick. Some salsa to dip it in and it hits the 200 cal mark.

    @Tacklewasher Where do you get this bread? The stuff I buy is 80 calories a slice (generic bread from HEB). Do you spray the Pam on the bread or the pan? I tried it on the pan and the sandwich was so dry.

    A good thing on grilled cheese is a sprinkle of onion and garlic powders right after they done cooking (or after one side is done, the powders burn easily). Add just a little salt if you want to make the flavors really pop too.
  • tess5036
    tess5036 Posts: 942 Member
    edited February 2018
    Heinz big soup (chicken and veg) only 200 calories for the whole tin
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