Low Calorie-yet-yummy Food Items?

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I am addicted to myfitnesspal.com. Not because I'm a numbers nut who finds all this much like a game of monopoly- such as when I eat chocolate, I feel as though I should go directly to jail. No--- it's mostly the shock factor in finding out things like "a few table spoons of peanut butter= 190 calories? whaaaaa....?" Or realizing that coleslaw is about the same amount of calories as mashed potatoes. When once I believed that greens were the trade-off alternative to yummy mashed carbs, an idea I greatly suffered from in many of my previous dieting moments; I can now breathe easy realizing that there are food items out there, tasty, and to some degree rather healthy. At the same time, sometimes substituting items for something more tasty (and surprisingly less calories) hits the spot. Just to name a few:

Tabouli
Strawberry & Rasberry Preserves (Rather than peanut butter and jelly)
Yellow Mustard (set aside the honey mustard)
Thin everything bagels (110 calories for a while bagel)
Mini popcorn bags sans butter
Spinach with a bit of garlic
Sugar fee popsicles
Cucumber and tomatoes with a sprinkle of salt and lemon
Baked tostito chips
Salsa - all kinds, and many colors
Sugar-free ice cream or yogurt is surprisingly delicious!
Fruit cup: cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon
Chicken legs (keep the skin on)



One thing to note... don't be fooled by that ranch/blue cheese/ tasty salad dressing salads. They have quite a bit of calories and it might even be best to indulge yourself in some other item, such as a mini donut, over those dangerous green concoctions.

Feel free to include other items...