31 Flavorful Low-Cal Foods

Anyone trying to lose weight can quote one simple fact: It's the calories that count. Use our handy lists to compare the portions and calories in many of your favorite foods, and perhaps find a few new favorites for snacktime or mealtime:

50 calories

9 ounces of low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail
1 snack-size Nestle Crunch bar
1 Frookie Spice fat-free cookie
20 cheddar Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers
5 mini Quaker apple cinnamon rice cakes
1/2 cup mashed butternut squash
2 small raw tomatoes
1 cup mixed frozen vegetables

100 calories

1 cup Kellogg's Corn Flakes
2/3 Lender's Original plain bagel
1 1/4 fresh apples
3 plums
1 medium banana
1/2 plain baked potato with skin
4 1/3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 ounces roasted tip round beef
3 ounces baked or broiled haddock
1/4 cup hummus
1/2 cup vanilla soft-serve frozen yogurt

200 calories

22 thin pretzel sticks
1 1/2 slices French toast
2 1/4 buttermilk pancakes
1 ounce Kix cereal with 1 cup skim milk
2 ounces Alpine Lace cheddar-flavored cheese
2 whole-wheat matzo crackers
8 ounces flounder fillet, unbreaded
3 ounces broiled pork center loin
7.5 ounces Chef Boyardee cheese ravioli with meat sauce
1 cup cooked long-grain white rice
1 ounce dried walnuts
3 navel oranges

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