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Counting Calories In Vegetables - Food Calories

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So many delicious options for dieters when it comes to vegetables. They are naturally low in fat which in turn equals naturally low in calories.

Calories are amplified when we become too busy with preparation. Oils, batters and dips are delicious but add a plethora of calories to our innocent vegetables.

Vegetables make a healthy choice for anyone - dieting or not! Steaming your vegetables or enjoying them raw without added sauces/oils is the absolute healthiest means of preparation, though because they are so low in calories, a bit of sauce/glaze will certainly keep vegetables well within 'diet calorie range'.  Be sure to wash all vegetables well  before use to remove harmful bacteria and insecticides. No calorie butter spray can be used generously, so squeeze that bottle and in turn, squeeze those unwanted pounds away by enjoying something healthy and diet smart!

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FOOD

SERVING SIZE & PREPARATION

NUTRITION NOTES

CALORIES

Calories in Kohlrabi

1/2 cup, boiled

Cancer-fighter.  Resembles turnip, but much sweeter. Leaves also edible.

24

Calories in Lamb's Quarters

1/2 cup, boiled

Nutritious yet rarely-used leafy green.  Cancer-fighter and helps lower blood pressure naturally. Eat with foods high in heme iron (such as lean beef) to maximize nonheme iron absorption.  Individuals with a history of kidney stones should eat sparingly.

29

Calories in Laver

1 ounce raw

sushi wrapper, snack

A variety of red seaweed abundant in iodine so do not eat in high doses.

10

Calories in Leeks

1/2 cup boiled

Cancer-fighter.  Split down its length and wash thoroughly as grit collects within the stalk and leaves.

16

Calories in Lettuce (Butterhead, Iceberg, Looseleaf, Romaine)

1 cup raw

If you are allergy-sensitive, handling lettuce may trigger hives.

Lettuce is so low in calories it's a Dieter's Dream!

Butterhead - 5

Iceberg - 18

Looseleaf - 10

Romaine - 9

 

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