What diet friendly foods have you found you love?

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  • karalynnbsu
    karalynnbsu Posts: 2
    Edy's Fruit Bars - with antioxidants - Acai Blueberry, Pomegranate, white goji grape - 50 calories - very tasty!
  • lynheff
    lynheff Posts: 393 Member
    frozen yoplait yogurt. I keep it in the freezer and it tastes like ice cream-- but with protein and calcium. It comes in so many yummy flavors too. Only 100 calories.
  • lauren3382
    lauren3382 Posts: 372 Member
    Unsweetened Almond Milk. It's lower in calories than milk and doesn't upset my stomach.

    Same for me! Plus it has more calcium.
  • JAT63
    JAT63 Posts: 17 Member
    I used to eat Ice Berg lettuce (which has no nutritional value) and now I love Romaine lettuce..what a difference!
  • p_e_wright
    p_e_wright Posts: 47 Member
    I try to keep a batch of my homemade guacamole in the fridge, most times. It has magical, transformative properties when applied to other foods. Mine has diced tomato, minced shallot, lime juice, and a bit of salt, in addition to the avocado (which I mash, because the texture is so much better than blended). I use the stuff on everything, from tortilla chips (I like Tostitos Artisan ones. Roasted Garlic and Black Bean is the best!), to lean chicken burgers, sandwiches and wraps (in place of even fattier things like sour cream, mayo, butter, and even cheese). It is also really good topped on an omelet! I make an egg white omelet with sliced crimini mushroom, green onion, fresh ground pepper and salt. It tastes good on its own, but the guac brings it to another level.

    how do you keep it from turning brown? I LOVE the Roasted Garlic and Black Bean Tostitos!
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Cheese
    Eggs
    Peanut butter
    Chicken
    Soy Sauce
    Twinkies
    Diet Soda
    Ground Beef
    Steak
    Tuna
    Talapia
    Halibut
    Cheese
    French Bread
    Greek Salad
  • lambeas
    lambeas Posts: 229 Member
    Couscous,....
    black beans
    lentils
  • jessicae1aine
    jessicae1aine Posts: 885
    Flax in general. I've got some amazing BetterOats in Blueberry Muffin with flax seed, and I could live off of Oroweat's Whole Wheat with Flax Sandwich Thins. (Arnold's, in some part of the country.)

    Also, seriously love Crystal Light on days my water tastes too chlorinated.
  • pennyrtyler
    pennyrtyler Posts: 79 Member
    i bought dry puy lentils that i cooked in veggie stock and white wine. it was delicious and so simple to make!

    Yum - thank you for sharing. I've been looking for an easy way to "discover" lentils. I've never had them before.
  • MrsSorenson
    MrsSorenson Posts: 450 Member
    Weight Watchers - Jalepeno Cheese Wedges / Spread on a sami for only 35 calories is so good!

    Rice Cakes - White Cheddar! 45 calories

    Hummus - Sabra Red Pepper OMG so good! 50 calories!
  • southpaw211
    southpaw211 Posts: 385 Member
    PB2. The idea of it grossed me out at first, but WOW! I love my JIF, but when I can have peanut butter and have it with so much less fat and calories (and so much more often because of that), why not?

    It's good as peanut butter. It's good in a protein shake. I even made some with a little extra water to make it saucy to have over vanilla frozen yogurt.

    Definitely the best thing I've found!
  • jenbroussard71
    jenbroussard71 Posts: 282 Member
    Asparagus
    Sweet Potato
    Carrots
    Hummus
  • pennyrtyler
    pennyrtyler Posts: 79 Member
    Also, rediscovered one of my favorite childhood snacks --- peeling a big "cooking" carrot and chewing on it!! Awesome crunch, really sweet, and you get to just chew ... and chew ... and chew!!
  • ltosti
    ltosti Posts: 27 Member
    Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (40 calories and awesome!)
    Watermelon
    Canteloupe
    Special K Chips Sour Cream
    Weight Watcher String Cheese (tastes better than sargento IMO)
    Thomas everthing bagel thins with 3 oz rotisserie chicken (from deli) and laughing cow garlic cheese (makes a great lunch sandwich)
    packages of fajita chicken on Flat out wraps with salsa
    Pet Light Ice cream sandwiches (140 calories)
    Multi Grain Cheerios (1 cup can always fill you up as a snack and with almond milk you dont sacrifice too many calories)
    Jimmy Dean Turkey Sausage Patties ( two patties on a Thomas everything bagel is a good breakfast)
    EAS Protein Shakes (100 calories and 17 g of protein and they taste great) vanilla or strawberry for me
    Eggo Nutrigrain Blueberry waffles with Smuckers sugar free syrup (add some turkey sausage for a great breakfast)
    Weight Watcher southwestern chili (pre-packaged for lunch) Its really good and filling.
  • RaeN81
    RaeN81 Posts: 534 Member
    Strawberry spinach salad (eating that right now)
    Greek yogurt (seriously only tried this stuff because people talk about it all the time on mfp)
    Oatmeal (never liked it as a kid)
    Crispy minis
  • terpsoccer
    terpsoccer Posts: 22 Member
    Roasted brussel sprouts
  • peppiee
    peppiee Posts: 84 Member
    2% cottage cheese
    100 calorie mini microwave popcorn , seriously eat this every night
    clif mini bars
    bolthouse farms ranch dressing
    one square of dove dark chocolate promises
    tilapia fish tacos made with corn tortillas (used to only eat flour, but love the corn) and tilapia
    wakim's tomato and basil hummus and lentil salad
    campari tomatoes
    a hoagie made with turkey, hot peppers, sweet peppers, mustard , lettuce, tomatoe and I add my own sargento light cheese
    turkey burgers
    only true diet stuff is diet ice tea (liquid crack) and diet pepsi
  • EAnderson1205
    EAnderson1205 Posts: 16
    I also discovered unsweetened Almond Milk! I absolutely love it and use it in my cereal all the time.:flowerforyou:
  • callikia
    callikia Posts: 226 Member
    Spinach :) Good in salads, on burgers, fajitas.....and so much more. One day I will be brave and try it in a smoothie.

    Be brave! You don't even taste it, it just changes the color and boosts the health factor!

    As for me? Spinach is a big one. And bell peppers. Used to hate bell peppers and onions and now I use them in almost every dish I make!
  • high5girl
    high5girl Posts: 90 Member
    salad w/ raspberry dressing
    lean cuisine
    sugar free/jello, popsicle
    fish
  • Child369
    Child369 Posts: 11
    No offense but I hope you don't suggest that to your clients. Have you read about the diet soda? I've read it is 200 times more addictive than sugar.
  • LauraJo08
    LauraJo08 Posts: 219 Member
    Spaghetti squash instead of noodles for spaghetti (about 1/5th of the calories in noodles, delicious and filling)
    Butternut squash
    Using presidente feta instead of normal cheese (so much more flavorable but with 2/3 the calories)
    Skinny cow mint bars
    Kashi- fiber twig cereal (add a few oatmeal squares for flavor and you have truly filling cereal full of protein)
    HUMMMUS on everything
    Snap peas for snacks
    Greek yogurt, frozen fruit, vanilla protein powder, and kale for smoothies
    bagel thins
    smuckers natural chunky peanut butter (great in oatmeal)
    Luna bars (not really a diet food, but I use them for after workouts if I'm on-the-go and need a protein/sugar boost)
    light string cheese
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    String cheese
    Tuna (used to hate it!)
    Whey protein powder.
    Greek yogurt
    Berries and melon
    Sugar free jelly
    I can't believe its not butter spray
    Jerky
  • thenessasavitsky
    thenessasavitsky Posts: 10
    bump!
  • Neisah
    Neisah Posts: 9 Member
    Homemade cashew butter and apple slices/baby carrots. It is sooo good!
  • karenwill2
    karenwill2 Posts: 604 Member
    Sushi

    THIS!!!!!
  • mamabearcushing
    mamabearcushing Posts: 30 Member
    butternut squash! I also found that having a little bit of fruit to my meals makes my veggies taste sooo much better.
  • mamabearcushing
    mamabearcushing Posts: 30 Member
    Homemade cashew butter and apple slices/baby carrots. It is sooo good!

    I started making cashew butter , walnut butter, even almond butter for my daughter and fell in love with it. Add some cranberries mmmm
  • exacerbe
    exacerbe Posts: 447 Member
    Scotch.
  • jadamuriel76
    jadamuriel76 Posts: 58 Member
    - Steamed shrimp
    - apples

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