Please give me some tips of healthy, great tasting, foods, low in calories and fat Options

[Mrs. Slimedog]

Low fat, not fat free, unless it is an exception and it tastes great.

Like the Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese Potatoes Au Gratin, No artificial flavors, no preservatives, 1/2 c 90 calories, Fiber 2g, Fat Calories .5.

[Woody Goodbeat]

general gau's chicken

[sue]

Most soups (non-cream ones), actually.

[LocalWiseMan]

Pickles.

[coughlin]

Pickles.

yep
and olives
hummus / tabouleh / pita
water
rice 'n' beans

[sue]

yep
and olives
hummus / tabouleh / pita
water
rice 'n' beans

Good ones, but I think she could probably come up with water on her own.

[coughlin]

Good ones, but I think she could probably come up with water on her own.

you do read her posts, right?
(just bustin', mrs.)

[rdevine]

For dessert I make angel food cake covered in berries (bluberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc.) and low fat cool whip. Actually, regular whipped cream is very low in fat as well.

My husband has a big sweet tooth and he loves this.

[MrWhirly]

one of my fave things to whip up is a bowl of frozen blueberries topped with low fat yogurt. i mix them together and the yogurt firms up. a nice frozen treat.

[AckAckAckAck]

grilled chicken with lettuce + goat cheese in one of those flax and whole grain pitas. shit is delicious as fuck.

[Dan from providence]

vodka and club soda, with a lime

[Mrs. Rockit]

One of my favorites:

Mocha Ricotta Creme

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp of unsweetened cocoa (Rockit bought Ghiradelli for me)
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 package sugar substitute (I use Wholesome "ZERO")
Dash of espresso powder
5 mini choc. chips. (I use 80% dark chocolate chunks)

Mix the sugar sub, espresso, & cocoa together. Add the ricotta and vanilla. Mix again (obviously) Put those chunks o' choc on top.

Eat.

This post has been edited by Mrs. Rockit: Oct 31 2008, 03:39 PM

[lisalisa]

Guinness, so yummy.
Greek style non fat yogurt with honey and strawberries. The greek style yogurt is very thick. This is very tasty.

[sugar daddy]

Popcorn (you can eat as much as you want) and Cornflakes.

[Flipper]

Re: Yogurt

If you like the stuff, go with this brand: http://fageusa.com/?gclid=CPevuqve0pYCFQO2...oducts/classic/

Unbelievably good...

Even the 0% fat kind.

[FrankD]

Guinness, so yummy.
Greek style non fat yogurt with honey and strawberries. The greek style yogurt is very thick. This is very tasty.

accurate!

they got this at Trader Joe's.

[Mister Shhh]

Miller High Life

[Mrs. Slimedog]

you do read her posts, right?
(just bustin', mrs.)

[Mark VI]

vodka and club soda, with a lime

i dropped 30 pounds doing that. i didn't eat any solid food, though.

[Look Sharp!]

shit is delicious as fuck.

yeah, but i like grilled chicken with lettuce + goat cheese in one of those flax and whole grain pitas better

[junkstar]

First, stop snacking. Next quit booze. Third, get some regular exercise (unfair to assume this is about maintaining a healthy weight?)...

When I'm on the wagon, my favorites are:

celery sticks with scoops of Green Mountain Gringo salsa (unless you make your own salsa)

salad with grilled chicken and salsa

peas with homemade marinara sauce

grilled vegetable kabobs (peppers, onion, tomato, squash, etc seasoned with prudhommes vegetable rub)

hummus with japanese sesame rice crackers

yogurt, granola and fruit parfait (I'm addicted to apples)

but most importantly, state of mind. I buy a salad everyday at lunch. It is so painful to walk into the lunch place and do it over and over again, but I have made a promise to myself. Once I start eating it, I'm loving it. Sometimes it's the mental battle when shopping and cooking - resisting temptation - that poses the greatest challenge.

[Blodwyn]

Guinness, so yummy.
Greek style non fat yogurt with honey and strawberries. The greek style yogurt is very thick. This is very tasty.

I was just about to come to this thread and recommend Greek yogurt.

[me_]

if you shop Trader Joe's one of my favorite low fat, low calorie treats from there is their Spanikopita (frozen spinach pie). it's a pretty big tray, 4 servings, 4grams of fat and like 260 calories per serving. A slice for lunch (1/4 and it's decent sized) with salad is heaven.

[Mrs. Slimedog]

For dessert I make angel food cake covered in berries (bluberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc.) and low fat cool whip. Actually, regular whipped cream is very low in fat as well.

My husband has a big sweet tooth and he loves this.

I have a sweet tooth too and this sounds delicious

one of my fave things to whip up is a bowl of frozen blueberries topped with low fat yogurt. i mix them together and the yogurt firms up. a nice frozen treat.

grilled chicken with lettuce + goat cheese in one of those flax and whole grain pitas. shit is delicious as fuck.

One of my favorites:

Mocha Ricotta Creme

1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/2 tsp of unsweetened cocoa (Rockit bought Ghiradelli for me)
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 package sugar substitute (I use Wholesome "ZERO")
Dash of espresso powder
5 mini choc. chips. (I use 80% dark chocolate chunks)

Mix the sugar sub, espresso, & cocoa together. Add the ricotta and vanilla. Mix again (obviously) Put those chunks o' choc on top.

Eat.

I had forgotten about this -- they recommended something like this in the South Beach Diet. But this recipe sounds better, I think.

Guinness, so yummy.
Greek style non fat yogurt with honey and strawberries. The greek style yogurt is very thick. This is very tasty.

I love Greek yogurt.

accurate!

they got this at Trader Joe's.

if you shop Trader Joe's one of my favorite low fat, low calorie treats from there is their Spanikopita (frozen spinach pie). it's a pretty big tray, 4 servings, 4grams of fat and like 260 calories per serving. A slice for lunch (1/4 and it's decent sized) with salad is heaven.

I can't believe the spanikopita could be that low in fat.


Thanks, guys, great suggestions -- I'm so hungry!!

[coughlin]

if ya wanna actually cook somethin' that ain't too complicated, this looks great:
Flat bread, feta and chickpea salad - Gordon Ramsay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aYWzBavoRA