10 Foods Under 50 Calories
10 foods under 50 calories. Everyone wants to lose weight and feel fit. Eating lower-calorie foods keep you more energized. Here are 10 foods that are under 50 calories and will benefit you lose weight.
If you’re anything like me – especially if you are over 50 – you look for lower calorie foods to consume throughout the day. The key here is to really know what you are putting into your mouth. I have found eating foods – lower in calories – keep me way more energized during the day and I feel full longer.
10 Foods Under 50 Calories
1. Celery
The thing I love about celery is that there are many ways you can eat it. Chopped up in soups and salads and casseroles or dip it into a healthy dip for a quick snack or at lunch. 1 celery stalk has a mere 16-17 calories.
2. Orange
I love oranges, one small orange has only 45 calories! You can add them to smoothies, cut them up and eat them for snack or lunch, or a tasty treat when you get that mid-day snack attack.
3. Brussels Sprouts
Raw brussels sprouts contain excellent levels of vitamin C and vitamin K at only 38 calories per cup! My favorite way to eat them is with a little EVO and balsamic vinegar splashed over them, then baked for 30 minutes in the oven. So delish.
4. Cabbage
I think cabbage gets a bad rap! 1 cabbage leaf has only 6 calories and can be eaten raw or cooked.4 With zero calories, this is a staple vegetable in my house.
5. Cucumber
With only 16 calories in a cup5, this is one vegetable you should be eating! I find healthy cucumber recipes in a variety of places, think outside the salad!
6. Lemon
I personally have been eating lemons – since I was a kid – like they are apples. One lemon has only 17 calories in it and 51 percent of your vitamin C.
7. Romaine Lettuce
There are only 10 calories8 in 1.5 cups of this leaf lettuce. This is one of the easiest salads to grow and re-grow! To regrow, just cut the leaf down about 1 inch from the bottom. Place remaining stem in a shallow dish of water (about 1/2 inch). Place on the window sill and watch it grow! Change the water every few days.
8. Cauliflower
1 cup chopped cauliflower has only 27 calories. I love all the newest ways to swap cauliflower for your high-carb foods like the crust on your pizza and making mashed potatoes!
9. Watermelon
1 cup diced watermelon has only 46 calories and 20 percent of your vitamin C. Who doesn’t like watermelon?
10. Tomatoes
There are only 22 calories in one whole tomato! You can eat them raw or in a variety of dishes!
We sure hope you love this list of 10 foods under 50 calories.
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April and Dave are the creators of Skinny Over 40 which is about living a healthy lifestyle over 40, and under. We give you the skinny on detoxing and weight loss.
13 Comments
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
This is a great list. I love celery because it’s full of fiber, and it actually takes more calories to digest than it actually has in it.
Mimi Green
This is a great list and it totally makes me feel better about myself. It lets me know that I am doing okay in the eating department.
marysa
We are trying to eat healthier, and I find that a big veggie platter in the fridge is a great way to go. So much better to be nibbling on veggies instead of reaching for greasy snacks. Thanks for sharing!
Gingermommy
This is a great list! Totally makes eating healthy easier. I love celery as a snack, it gives that crunch I crave without all the empty calories of chips.
Nancy at Whispered Inspirations
LOVE Cucumber. Honestly, it is a great way to freshen up your water too. Thank you for this awesome list, makes snacking a lot easier.
Joanna Everyday Made Fresh
These are all foods that I love to munch on. I also love a few of these diced up and in my water.
jennifervanhuss
This is a very interesting list! I didn’t realize that all of these are under 50 cals! Its a great list to have on hand when I feel hungry!
fashionbeyondforty
This made me so happy because these are the foods I am already munching on! So tasty as long as one does not add a bunch of stuff like dressings they are healthful and you won’t gain weight!
Wendy Polisi
Watermelon is our number one food around here during summer. It’s hard to get good ones during the winter though!
Up Run for Life
I will eat a few of the things that you listed. Others not so much. Time to go grocery shopping to stock up on my favorite fruits and veggies.
Marielle Altenor
Watermelon for the win!!! So glad it made the list. I could eat a whole one by myself if I didn’t have to share!
Lynndee
Love all the foods that are on this list. And I’m going to try what you said – EVO and balsamic vinegar on brussels sprouts. Sounds good! I’ve only tried EVO plus salt and pepper.
Adaleta Avdić
I love cucumbers, lemon, watermelon, ahh so glad those make the cut! Great list!