Low Calorie Food List

An often followed or advised general guideline is to lose 1lb/week. 1 lb is approximately equal to 3,500 calories. If you are not obese or overweight, and just want to maintain your current weight, adjust your diet such that your daily intake stays to around 2,000 calories. Of course, the calorie intake and diet requirements will need alterations according to your body's daily energy expenditure and the amount of hard manual labor you put in, apart from any physical exercise.

Let's simplify this: In common parlance, a calorie is a measure of the amount of energy present in a particular food. The calories we consume through food are more than what our daily activities require. Hence, we overfill our bodies. Our body does not waste these excessive calories, instead, it stores them by converting them from food to fat. In order to burn this unsightly storage of fat, we need to reverse the process. We need to consume less than we need to fuel our daily processes, and force the body to use the available fat storage as the energy source of the body. And to reduce calorie consumption, we need to focus on light food items.

Celery = 11
Watercress = 12
Radish = 16
Zucchini = 17
Swiss Radicchio = 20
Rhubarb = 22
Pumpkin = 22
Yellow Squash = 23
White Button Mushrooms = 24
Tomatoes (Green/Yellow) = 25
Eggplant = 25
Portobello Mushrooms = 25
Broccoli = 30
Parsley = 30
Peach = 31
Okra = 31

Acorn Squash = 42
Egg Whites = 44
Carrots = 45
Boysenberries = 49
Kale = 51
Apple = 57
Butternut Squash = 58
Pineapples = 60
Pearl Onions = 60
Plums = 64
Lentils = 70
Mangoes = 70
Figs = 74
Cranberries = 76
Corn Kernels = 78
Bananas = 90
Boiled Macaroni = 95
Sliced Lean Ham = 96
Shrimp = 99
Lobster = 103

Cottage Cheese = 118
Brown Rice = 128
Noodles = 134
White Rice = 140
Tofu = 148
Fried Fish = 149
Fat-free Skim Milk = 90
Orange Juice = 47
Cranberry Juice = 38
Coconut Water = 19
Turnip/Turnip Greens = 33
Honeydew Melon = 34
Pear = 35
Mixed Berries = 37
Turban Squash = 40

Green Chillies = 11
Cucumber = 12
Oyster Mushrooms = 16
Tomatoes (Red/Orange) = 18
Crimini Mushrooms = 20
Rocket Arugula = 22
Asparagus = 23
Bell Peppers = 24
Cabbage/Bok Choy = 25
Shiitake Mushrooms = 25
Cauliflower = 25
Mustard Greens = 28
Brussels Sprouts = 30
Boiled Green Beans = 31
Water Chestnuts = 31
Strawberries = 32
Winter Squash = 33

Tangerine = 34
Cantaloupe = 35
Papaya = 39
Pea Pods = 41
Bitter Gourd = 44
Oranges = 45
Grapefruit = 48
Seaweed = 50
Oat Porridge = 55
Apricots = 57
Kiwi = 60
Passion Fruit = 60
Pomegranate = 63
Boiled Potatoes = 70
Parsnips = 70
Cherries = 70
Lotus Stem = 74
Green Onions= 78

Scallops = 79
Lemon Grass = 91
Yam = 95
Baked Sweet Potatoes = 96
Grilled Fish = 100
Canned Prunes = 106
Fava Beans = 122
Grilled Chicken Breast = 131
Lean Canadian Bacon = 134
Ground Turkey = 140
Poached Fish = 148
Chicken Dumplings = 150
Lemon Juice = 61
Apple Juice = 48
Grapefruit Juice = 38
Drinking Water = 1