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These are my personal favorites:
Chicken broth from bullion (10 cals/cup)
Penguins "only 8" fro yo (8 cals/ounce)
Strawberries (50 cals/cup)
Sugar free jello (20 cals/cup)
Mixed salad greens (8 cals/cup)
Asparagus, yummier grilled (>4 cals/spear)
Shrimp, with lemon (8 cals each)
Apples (10 cals/slice)
Subway turkey sub (140 cals/half 6")
Sugar free popsicles (15 cals/each)
Pickles (5 cals/ea)
Pria bars (110 cals/ea)
Low cal cocoa (60 cals/cup)
Recipes:
Frozen lemonade
Crystal light blended with water and ice to desired consistency, and topped with light cool whip. Makes the perfect creamy treat in the summer time.
Lower cal mac
Somehow I ended up with like, 50 boxes of mac and cheese. I prepare it with the 0 cal spray butter and water, then add 2-3 cups of broccoli and 2 cans of tuna. Those little adjustments cut the cals per cup in half. No kidding. Leftovers are easily revamped with a couple squirts of the spray butter.
Lean Cuisine
Okay, so maybe this isn't a recipe, but some of those things have less than 200 cals each, and are really good. Definitely worth checking out.
Tuna Salad
Apparently kicks ass with mustard instead of mayo, but I haven't tried it yet. It's my site and I can curse if I want to, ha ha ha.
90 cal Chocolate Shakes
Blend a cup skim milk, 1/4 box pudding mix, and a drop of vanilla. Add a couple of cup of ice cubes and blend again. Let it stand a few minutes to thicken up.
Flourless peanut butter cookies:
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup of splenda
1 egg
1 tsp of vanilla
Bake for 10-12 mins. Makes 24 cookies, 69 calories each.
Oil-free Potato Chips
1/3 lb potatoes, peeled and sliced, thinly 1/4 Teaspoon Salt, Water
In a bowl combine the potatoes and salt. Add cold water to cover and let soak for 30 minutes. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place the potatoes in a single layer on the sheet and bake 350° for 35-45 minutes turn often. Cool.
How to prepare spaghetti squash
Pierce the squash before cooking, then microwave on high for about 5 min per pound in a microwavable container. When it is done it should be very soft. Then cut in half and remove the seeds. After that take a fork and scape the inside of the spaghetti squash to get a bunch of little strands.
Low Cal Chili
PER SERVING:- makes 10 servings Cals: 55 Fat: less than 1gr Fiber: about 2 gr Protein: almost 4 gr Ingredients: 2 onions, finely chopped 1 cup pinto beans (yeild after cooking) 1 qt. beef broth, low sodium 1 15oz. can of tomato sauce, low sodium 1/2 tsp. Allspice 2 tsp. garlic powder (or more, if you're like me!) 6 tbsp. chili powder 3 tsp. cumin 1tsp. cayenne pepper 1/2 tsp. cloves 6 drops tabasco sauce (or more... I like 10 or so) 2 tsp. paprika 4 bay leaves 2 tsp. worcestershire sauce 1/2 tsp. sea salt Directions: EASY... put it all in a pot and simmer for 2-3 hours. That's it. Thanks to Aimlesskyleen of PASS
Pumpkin "pie"
Take a small can of pumpkin...add 10-15 packets of Splenda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a oven-safe dish sprayed lightly with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until slightly brown on top. So yummy warm!!! You can eat the entire can (which is a ton!) for only 140 calories and it has lots of fiber so it fills you up.
50 foods for under 50 calories:
1. 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (33)
2. 15 frozen grapes (46)
3. 2 tbsp craisins (45)
4. turkey, mustard, & lettuce rolled up (35)
5. bell pepper strips (20)
6. 15 goldfish crackers (35)
7. low-cal cocoa—really fills you up, try adding peppermint extract (45)
8. kiwi (46)
9. 1 oz canadian bacon (40)
10. 3 cups popcorn w/spray butter—pop from plain kernals to be sure (45)
11. 2 scrambled egg whites w/ salsa (45)
12. sugar free popsicle (15)
13. celery w/ a tsp of peanut butter (33)
14. 4 strawberries w/ 2 tbsp FF cool whip (29)
15. 2 cups of any lettuce w/ vinegar as dressing (16)
16. Tbsp sunflower seeds (50)
17. Pickle spear (5)
18. 1/4 cup raisin bran—you need more fiber anyways (50)
19. 15 oyster crackers (39)
20. Unsweetened apple sauce (50)
21. 1/2 cup fresh cherries (40)
22. Large carrot (30)
23. Slice of FF american cheese (30)
24. 1 oz roast beef (30)
25. 1 cup watermelon (50)
26. 1 scallop (20)
27. 1/2 special k bar (45)
28. Unsweeted fruit roll ups (50)
29. 4 animal crackers (45)
30. Egg drop soup w/ 2c broth, 1 egg white, chopped green onion & soy sauce (25)
31. 1/4 c cinnamin toast crunch (40)
32. 1/2 grapefruit (37)
33. 10 asparagus-my fave veggie (40)
34. 1 cup sauerkraut (26)
35. 1 chicken mcnugget (42)
36. Dairy Queen fudge bar (50)
37. Subway veggie salad (51) close enough, damn it
38. 1/4 cup Cal-smart ice cream (45)
39. 1 oz salmon (41)
40. Rice cake—I like carmel (50)
41. Apricot (17)
42. 1 tsp jam (50)
43. 1/2 catalope (50)
44. 1/2 ear of corn (39)
45. 4 oz spaghetti squash (37)
46. Cucumber slices (25)
47. 1/2 can mixed veggies
48. Chinese mix—1/2 can ea of bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts w/ celery & soy sauce (50)
49. 5 shrimp (39)
50. plum (36)
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Substitutions
Mustard for mayo
Spray margarine for butter
Water and a spritz of spray butter for milk, in recipes
Splenda for sugar--they taste exactly the same don't waste your cals
Egg whites for eggs
Ground turkey for ground beef
Big Meal Ideas
No one would dare call you anorexic (not even your stomach) after you down one of these surprisingly low-cal meals.
Chinese meal
Egg drop soup (25)
Small salad w/ vinegar (10)
5 medium shrimp in their shells, boiled (38)
1/2 can of mixed chinese veggies in soy sauce (26)
2 apricots (34)
Total: 133
Seafood meal*
Small salad with vinegar (10)
3 scallops (60)
1 cup of sauteed spinach (41)
5 Asparagus (19)
Serving of SF jello (10)
Total: 140
*Spray butter is your friend with this meal!
Giant fruit salad
1/4 cantaloupe (25)
Chopped apricot (17)
1/4 cup fresh cherries (20)
1/2 a chopped green apple (40)
1/2 cup honeydew (30)
Total: 132
Lunch
1/2 turkey sandwich w/lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle & mustard (95)
Salad w/ vinegar (10)
1 cup watermelon (50)
Total: 155
“Pasta”
Romaine w/1 tbsp FF Caesar Italian dressing (12.5)
4 oz Speghetti squash (37)
1/4 cup tomato sauce* (25)
Garlic toast (low cal bread, spray butter, and garlic seasoning) (60)
Total: 134.5
*Tip: Don’t get marinara sauce. Get the actual little can of tomato sauce and add stewed tomatoes, garlic, basil, onion powder, zuccini, etc as you see fit. It will be, like 1/3 of the calories.
Frozen things meal
Salad w/ vinegar (10)
Lemon Fish (100)
Cup of broccoli w/ FF american cheese melted on (57)
Total: 167
Desserts:
Two servings SF jello w/ 2 tbsp FF cool whip (35)
Two SF popsicles (30)
SF chocolate pudding (34)
Half slice of angel food cake (71)
Chocolate banana slice* (31)
1/2 cup Cal-smart ice cream (70)
10 candy corn (63)
1/2 100 cal oreo pack w/ 2 tbsp FF cool whip inside (65)
1 cup strawberries, some mashed, some quartered w/ splenda to taste (46)
*Drizzle 1 tbsp melted chocolate chips (with a little spray butter added to stretch it) onto half a banana. Cut into four slices.
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