The 10 Best Low Calorie Foods for Weight Loss

For those looking to lose weight, including low-calorie foods in your diet is an essential step. This article provides you with a list of healthy, low-calorie foods to incorporate.

Low-calorie foods include water, tea, salad greens, soup broth, mushrooms, strawberries, vegetable soup, whole grain toast, cod, eggs, and low-fat cottage cheese. An average woman on a weight-loss diet should aim to eat between 1500-1800 calories per day, depending on how active they are. Men will require approximately 500 calories more.

Below are 10 healthy low-calorie foods, for more see the full ranking of all foods low in calories.

• 1. Water

  Calories per 8oz Cup	Calories per 100g
  0 calories	0 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Tap Water. (Source)

  Club soda, herbal and green teas also have 0 calories. Green tea has also been shown in studies to aid fat loss.

  See the complete ranking of beverages low in calories.

• 2. Salad Greens (Watercress)

  Calories per Cup	Calories per 100g
  4 calories	11 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Raw Watercress. (Source)

  More Salad Greens Low in Calories

  • 5 calories per cup of arugula
  • 5 calories per cup of lettuce
  • 16 calories in a cup of cucumber

  See the list of low calorie vegetables.

• 3. Broth

  Calories per Cup	Calories per 100g
  11 calories	5 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Vegetable Broth. (Source)
• 4. Vegetables (Mushrooms)

  Calories per Cup	Calories per 100g
  15 calories	22 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Raw White Button Mushrooms. (Source)

  More Vegetables Low in Calories

  • 19 calories per cup of radishes
  • 35 calories per cup of eggplant
  • 40 calories per cup of asparagus

  See the list of low calorie vegetables.

• 5. Fruits (Strawberries)

  Calories per Cup	Calories per 100g
  53 calories	32 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Strawberries. (Source)

  More Fruits Low in Calories

  • 60 calories per cup of peaches
  • 60 calories per cup of cantaloupe
  • 62 calories per cup of grapes

  See the list of low calorie fruits.

• 6. Vegetable Soup

  Calories per Cup	Calories per 100g
  67 calories	28 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Vegetable Soup. (Source)
• 7. Whole Grain Toast

  Calories per Slice	Calories per 100g
  69 calories	288 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Multi-Grain Toast. (Source)
• 8. Cod

  Calories per 3oz Fillet	Calories per 100g
  71 calories	84 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Cooked Cod. (Source)

  More Seafood Low in Calories

  • 94 calories in 3oz of scallops
  • 98 calories in a cup of blue crab
  • 101 calories in 3oz of shrimp

  See all fish low in calories.

• 9. Eggs

  Calories in 1 Large Egg	Calories per 100g
  78 calories	155 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Hard Boiled Eggs. (Source)
• 10. Low-Fat Cottage Cheese

  Calories per Oz	Calories per 100g
  81 calories	72 calories

  Nutrition Facts for Lowfat Cottage Cheese (1%). (Source)

  More Cheese Low in Calories

  • 19 calories in 1 tablespoon of cream cheese
  • 44 calories in 1oz of non-fat cheddar
  • 72 calories in 1oz of low-fat mozzarella

  See all dairy foods low in calories.

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Data Sources and References

1. U.S. Agricultural Research Service Food Data Central