Low Calorie Foods
Written by Daisy Whitbread, MScN
For those looking to lose weight eating fewer calories is an essential step. This article provides you with a list of low-calorie foods to incorporate in your diet. These foods should be eaten without added sugars, fats, and salt.
Low calorie foods include water, tea, coffee, soup, vegetables, fruits, fish, tofu, eggs, unsweetened soymilk, non-fat milk, baked potatoes, yogurt, and grits. People on a weight-loss diet should aim to eat between 1500-1800 calories per day, depending on how active they are. Below are 16 high low-calorie foods, for more see the extended list of Less Common Low Calorie Foods.
#1: Water
0 calories in 1 serving 8 fl oz (237g)
0 calories in 100 grams
Plain Tea and Coffee (unsweetened with no milk) are also very low in calories providing just 2-10 calories per cup.
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#2: Vegetables (Watercress)
4 calories in 1 cup, chopped (34g)
11 calories in 100 grams
Almost all vegetables are a low calorie food.
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#3: Soup Broth
11 calories in 1 cup (221g)
5 calories in 100 grams
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#4: Vegetable Soup
67 calories in 1 cup (241g)
28 calories in 100 grams
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#5: Fruits (Grapefruit)
69 calories in 1 cup sections, with juice (230g)
37 calories in 1/2 fruit (3-3/4" dia) (123g)
30 calories in 100 grams
Almost all fruits are a low calorie food.
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#6: Fish (Cod)
71 calories in 3 oz (85g)
84 calories in 100 grams
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#7: Tofu (Firm)
76 calories in 1/5 block (91g)
83 calories in 100 grams
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#8: Egg (Hard Boiled or Poached)
78 calories in 1 large (50g)
211 calories in 1 cup, chopped (136g)
155 calories in 100 grams
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#9: Soymilk (Unsweetened)
80 calories in 1 cup (243g)
33 calories in 100 grams
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#10: Milk (Non-fat or Skim)
83 calories in 1 cup (245g)
34 calories in 100 grams
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#11: Shrimp
84 calories in 3 oz (85g)
99 calories in 100 grams
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#12: Sweet Potato (Baked)
103 calories in 1 medium (2" dia, 5" long, raw) (114g)
180 calories in 1 cup (200g)
90 calories in 100 grams
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#13: Potatoes (Boiled)
118 calories in 1 potato (2-1/2" dia, sphere) (136g)
87 calories in 100 grams
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#14: Yogurt (Plain Non-fat)
137 calories in 1 cup (8 fl oz) (245g)
56 calories in 100 grams
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#15: Corn Grits
182 calories in 1 cup (257g)
71 calories in 100 grams
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#16: Lima Beans
189 calories in 1 cup (180g)
105 calories in 100 grams
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