I posted this in a Livestrong.com thread and thought I’d make a post here for those of you that didn’t see. This is a list of some of my favorite low-cal food, drinks, condiments and “filler” foods in no particular order:
Joseph’s pitas with flax = 60 cal each
6oz Fage Total 0% plain yogurt = 90 cal
1/2 cup strawberries = 25 cal
106g apple = 55 cal
2 pieces Weight Watcher’s reduced fat cheddar cheese = 90 cal
1 slice Sargento reduced fat Swiss cheese = 60 cal
Mini Babybel light cheese = 50 cal each
Salsa = usually about 10 cal per 2 TBSP (make it at home or check labels)
Tumaro’s Gourmet low sodium soy wraps = 90 cal each
1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese = 90 cal
1 Stonyfield Farms YoKids mini yogurt = 80 cal
1 cup Calorie Countdown fat free “milk” = 45 cal
3oz baby carrots = 38 cal
1 medium peach or nectarine = about 60 cal
2oz turkey breast = 60 cal
Martin’s 100% whole wheat potato rolls = 80 cal each
14g Snyder’s unsalted mini pretzels = 55 cal
About a cup of asparagus, broccoli or string beans = 30 cal
1 large hard boiled egg = 75 cal
Vitamin Water 10 = 10 cal per serving
1 Applegate Farms uncured turkey hot dog = 45 cal
Mini Luna bars = 80 cal each
1oz Cabot 75% reduced fat cheddar cheese = 60 cal
1/2 cup Egg Beaters = 60 cal
3 cups fresh baby spinach = 20 cal
2oz Trader Joe’s no salt added wild Alaskan salmon = 60 cal
2oz Bumble Bee very low sodium tuna = 70 cal
5 medium black olives = 25 cal
Laughing Cow light cheese wedges = 35 cal each
58g blueberries = 38 cal
5 no salt added bread & butter pickle chips = 25 cal
Bolthouse Farms blue cheese yogurt dressing = 2 TBSP, 70 cal
Bolthouse Farms honey mustard yogurt dressing = 2 TBSP, 45 cal
14g Kettle Bakes baked potato chips = 60 cal
1 small clementine = 30 cals
1 average plum = 30 cal
1/2 oz almonds = 90 cal
1/2 oz walnuts = 90 cal
2 slices Alvarado Street sprouted grain flax seed bread = 100 cal
2 TBSP PB2 powdered peanut butter = 54 cal
1/2 cup pineapple = 70 cal
1/4 cup Polly-O fat free ricotta cheese = 50 cal
3 slices Butterball thin & crispy turkey bacon = 50 cal
1 TBSP parmesan or pecorino romano grated cheese = 20 cal
VitaMuffins and VitaBrownies = 100 cal each
166g pear = 96 cal
1 TBSP balsamic vinegar = 10 cal
1 TBSP red wine vinegar = 2 cal
Fruit Leather = 45 cal each strip
1 cup skim milk = 90 cal
1 slice Martin’s 100% whole wheat potato bread = 70 cal
1 slice Alvarado Street No Salt! sprouted grain bread = 90 cal
1 cup Cookie Crisp cereal = 100 cal
1/2 cup Friendship nonfat pineapple cottage cheese = 110 cal
4oz ground turkey breast = 120 cal
1oz fresh mozzarella = 80 cal
1 small plum tomato = 15 cal
1 package tofu shirataki noodles = 40 cal
1 skinless chicken leg = 75 cal
1 cup cantaloupe = 50 cal
1 cup honeydew melon = 64 cal
1 Stonyfield Oikos vanilla nonfat Greek yogurt = 110 cal
1 Chobani vanilla yogurt = 120 cal
1 TBSP Naturally More peanut butter = 85 cal
1 Kashi GoLean waffle = 85 cal
170g red potato = 120 cal
Wholly Guacamole 100 cal pack = 100 cal
1 cup Health Valley no salt added tomato soup = 100 cal
1 cup Health Valley no salt added vegetable soup = 90 cal
1 can Trader Joe’s low sodium chicken noodle soup = 110 cal
1 whole wheat Matzo cracker = 110 cal
1 Quorn meatless chicken cutlet = 80 cal
Hellmann’s olive oil mayo = 50 cal
2 TBSP Hick Lickin’ Good BBQ sauce = 30 cal
1 teaspoon yellow mustard = 5 cal
1 teaspoon dijon mustard = 5 cal
1 TBSP/5g grated parmesan or pecorino romano cheese = 20 cal
1oz Kettle Bakes baked potato chips = 120 cal or 60 cal for half serving
2 slices Applegate Farms smoked turkey breast = 60 cal
2 slices Applegate Farms cooked ham = 60 cal
80g bell pepper = 20 cal
30g red onion = 15 cal
1 TBSP grape, strawberry, raspberry or apricot Polaner All Fruit = 40 cal
2 TBSP Fifty 50 maple syrup = 35 cal
124g red grapes = 85 cal
Clif Kid’s Zbars = 120 or 130 cal
1 medium banana = 110 cal
1/2 cup black beans = 110 cal
1/2 cup kidney beans = 100 cal
1/2 cup chickpeas = 110 cal
1/4 cup peas = 35 cal
1/4 cup Egg Beaters egg whites = 25 cal
4oz 96% lean ground beef = 140 cal
Fage Total 2% yogurt with side fruit = 130 cal
130g raw sweet potato = 99 cal
1oz reduced fat blue cheese crumbles = 80 cal
1 Boca All American Flame Grilled meatless burger = 120 cal
1 MorningStar Farms Chik’n patty = 140 cal
1 Dr. Praeger’s California veggie burger = 110 cal
1 TBSP Heinz no salt added ketchup = 25 cal
1 cup Kashi GoLean cereal = 140 cal
What are some of yours?
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The fresh mozzarella was a great alternative though.
We instantly fell in love! And guess what? They happened to be having an open house that day, so we went to it!! But first we went to Panda’s Parlor for some lunch and ice cream, which also doubled as my post-workout meal and “cheat meal” for the weekend.
It was worth it though. 
and I ordered a chicken salad sandwich on walnut raisin bread and a $3 bottle of water 
. Unfortunately, it sounded more glamorous than it actually was. 
That’s ok though, there’s a lot of extra leeway with calories and junk food post-workout. Post-workout is the best time to indulge in things like this; it’s when your body can use it the most to replace your glycogen stores and repair your muscles. And the scale is going down. YAY for losing water weight!! When I workout hard it really pays off. Plus I get to eat a lot more when I earn it via activity. 
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