Food List Low in Calories

Diet Bites list of healthy foods that are low in calorie values...

Looking for a list of foods that are low in calories? Almost all foods that reside on this list tend to be super foods - and foods that are closest to their natural state.

We certainly won't find fried mushrooms on our list - but as to freshly harvested mushroom still caked with Good Father Earth - oh yes indeed, those make our list.

As a tip for weight loss, combining several of the low calorie foods can create a tasty meal that's satisfying amid the weight loss process. We'll provide an example menu following the low calorie food list which you can use as a pattern to create more tasty, low calorie recipes for your daily menus.

To keep foods low in caloric values, avoid these additives: oil, margarine, butter and all regular (or whole milk-based) dairy products such as ice cream, sour cream and cream cheese.

Also avoid or heavily limit salad dressings that aren't reduced in fat content, fatty gravy which is generally cream-based, batters - such as flour and egg base, and desserts other than fresh fruit.

Foods Low in Calorie Content

Protein Group: Food Source & Serving Size	Caloric Value
Tuna Packed in Spring Water, 3 ounces drained albacore	110
Almond,1 out of the shell	7
Pumpkin Seeds, 1/8 cup of shelled	90
1/2 Chicken Breast - in raw state, lean meat only, no skin	135
Beef Jerky, 3 ounces	80
Ground Beef, 95% extra lean for three ounces, raw state	116
Egg, small - one fresh	54
Turkey, dark and white meat mix of 1/2 cup chopped	120
Pinto Beans, 1/2 cup cooked	120
Kidney Beans, 1/2 cup cooked - all varieties	112
Peanut Butter, reduced fat - 1 Tablespoon	95
Vegetable Group: Food Source & Serving Size	Caloric Value
Celery, 1/2 cup	10
Cabbage, 1/2 cup of common green	15
Lettuce, 1 cup of most varieties	5
Carrot, 1 medium	30
Asparagus, 1/2 cup	25
Beets, 1/2 cup	25
Zucchini, 1/2 cup cooked	15
Zucchini, 1/2 cup cooked	15
Cucumber with peel - one that is about eight inches in length	45
Cucumber Slices - with peel, 1/2 cup	8
Fruit Group: Food Source & Serving Size	Caloric Value
Tomato, 1 medium red in raw form	25
Apricot, 1 fresh	17
Strawberries, 1 cup whole, fresh	45
Banana, 1 small fresh	90
Apple, 1 small fresh	80
Peach, 1 fresh, small	51
Kiwi, 1 fresh	42
Grapefruit, 1/2 fresh pink or white	35
Melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew), 1 cup cubes or balls	50
Blueberries, 1/2 cup fresh, whole form	35
Grain Group: Food Source & Serving Size	Caloric Value
Whole Grain Bread, 1 slice	70
Diet Bread, 1 slice	35
Rice, white and cooked, 1/2 cup	100
Pasta, all types, 1/2 cup cooked	100
Rice Cake, one plain	35
Popcorn, air popped, 1 cup	31
Popcorn Cake	38
Pretzels, one serving of pretzel rods	110
Couscous, 1/2 cup cooked	90
Corn Tortilla, one	45
Dairy Group: Food Source & Serving Size	Caloric Value
Skim Milk, 1 cup	80
Reduced Fat Sour Cream, 1 Tablespoon	20
Fat Free Cream Cheese, 1 Tablespoon	19
Reduced Fat Cottage Cheese, 1 cup	110
Reduced Fat Colby Cheese or Skim Mozzarella Cheese	50
Reduced Fat Ice Cream, 1 Cup of Vanilla	130
Yogurt, sugar free and fat reduced, 6 ounces	60
Yogurt, sugar and fat reduced, 8 ounces	110
String Cheese, low fat	50
Coffee Creamer, liquid form, fat reduced per Tablespoon	25

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