My favorite low-cal substitutes and options! All under 50 calories.
Feel free to add to this! I didnāt include everything out there :)
Drinks š§
0 cal - herbal tea š«
0 cal - green tea šµ
0 cal - water flavoring like Mio
0 cal - Diet Coke š„¤
0 cal - pretty much any diet soda
2 cal - Black Coffee āļø
2 cal - black tea
10 cal - monster ultra (I like paradise and fiesta especially)
20 cal - other sugar free energy drinks
39 cal - shot of sake š¶
Breakfast (snacks, smoothies, etc)
25 cal - 1 large egg white š³
32 cal - 100g Strawberries (~50 cal per cup) š
40 cal - 1/4 c low fat cottage cheese š¦“
42 cal - 1 kiwi š„
42 cal - 84 g (1 thick slice) pineapple š
47 cal - 154g (1 c) watermelon š
50 cal - 1/2 grapefruit š
50 cal - 3 oz plain Greek yoghurt
50 cal - 2 tbsp serving powdered peanut butter š„
50 cal - 4 oz (120ml) low fat milk š„
Meals (mix and match this shit!) š“
0-10 cal - serving shirataki noodles š
0-20cal - Broth š„
5 cal - 1 c lettuce š„¬
6 cal - 28g (1 oz) pickled onion (do this yourself! So easy! So good on everything) š§
7 cal - 1 c spinach š„
16 cal - 70g (1 c sliced) mushrooms
17 cal - 1/2 c kale
20 cal - 1 c zucchini š„
20 cal - 82g (1 c. cubed) eggplant š
21 cal - 1 tbsp parmesan cheese š§
25 cal - whole tomato š
25 - 148g (1 med) bell Pepper š«
30 cal - 78g (1 med) Carrot š„
30 cal - 116g (1 c) pumpkin
30-40 cal - 1/2 pack or can tuna š
35 cal - 1/2 serving (1.5 oz) cod š
36 cal - 1 c miso soup š²
37 cal - 40g shelled edamame
38 cal - 1 c Brussels sprouts
39 cal - 1/2 hard or soft boiled egg š„
39 cal - 1/2 serving (42g) halibut (white fish) š
40 cal - 1 c arugula š„
40 cal - 186g (10 spears) asparagus
45 cal - 148g (1 med) broccoli š„¦
45 cal - 6 med raw oysters š¦Ŗ
45 cal - 3 oz/85g lite tofu
50 cal - 100g (1/2 small-med) sweet potato š
50 cal - 1/2 corn cob š½
50 cal - 50g shrimp š¤
Snacks š¬
0-8 cal - pickles š„
5-10 cal - 1 tbsp salsa
17 cal - 1 passion fruit (18g)
23 cal - 1 tbsp hummus
25 - serving seaweed snack
25 - 1 med bell Pepper š«
30 cal - 22 Organic Yogis (okay technically this is baby food but itās just freeze dried Greek yoghurt and fruit so shut up itās good) šš
30 cal - 300g/1 Cucumber š„
35 cal - 1 cutie (small orange/tangerine) š
40 cal - 1 light babybel š§
47 cal - 1.5 c Air popped popcorn šæ
50 cal - 6 oven-baked parm crisps š§
50 cal - >1/2 c unsweetened apple sauce š
50 cal - 3 dried apricots š
50 cal - 15 pistachios š°š„
Dessert š
0 cal - Diet Root Beer (I donāt care that itās a drink! Itās so insanely sweet and it kicks the ass of my cravings. Also, my list my rules. Sue me) šŗ
5 cal - serving Sugar Free Jello š®
5 cal - 1 tbsp Hersheyās Sugar Free Syrup š«
~14 cal - WHOLE BOTTLE Too Tarts sweet sour spray candy (so a few sprays is just 0-3 cal)
20 cal - 2 tbsp Frozen Cool Whip Lite (seriously, eat this frozen) šØ
20-50 cal - baked fruit (bake some peaches, apples, etc. and mix with Splenda, cinnamon, etc.) šš
23 cal - fun size sweet tart pack
25 cal - no sugar added small outshine popsicles š§
25 cal - 1 pack smarties (American) š¬
35 cal - swiss miss reduced calorie hot chocolate āļøš«
40 cal - small Outshine Popsicles ļæ¼
40 cal - 5 sugar free hard candies š¬
42 cal - 1 Hershey assorted mini š«
43 cal - fat free green yoghurt with sugar-free jam š§
46 cal - 2 regular marshmallows
48 - 8 mini Cinnamon Sugar skinny pop Rice Cakes
50 cal - 1-2 squares dark chocolate š«
50 cal - 2 Dum dum suckers š
50 cal - ~25 sugar free jelly beans
50 cal - halo top pops (lots of flavors) š¦
Miscellaneous
0-2 cal - any herb/spice šæ
4 cal - 1 clove garlic š§
5 cal - 1 stick sugar free gum
50 cal - 1/4 container White cheddar seasoning (2 cal per 1/4 tsp) š§š§
50 cal - 10 sugar free mints š±
Disclaimer: actual calorie counts many vary depending on serving, brand, tracker, etc.
