Best low calorie cutting foods

[redrex94]

Im from Australia and just about to cut, wondering what are your favourite low calorie cutting foods?

Also what are your favourite take out high protein/low calorie meals when cutting?

I'll rep good answers.

[ilirmarku]

Nothing and I repeat NOTHING is better than grilled chicken breast....atleast for me lol.

Honestly, just eat something with a decent amount of protein per serving and you'll be good.

And just remember that you don't only have to eat "good cutting food" all the time. Indulge once in a while.

[Electricheadd]

Egg Whites + Ham + Cheese (Taste great and will stuff you on 400 calories)
Oatmeal + Greek Yogurt + Protein Powder
Brocolli + Chicken Breast + Sriracha
Tuna + Cucumber + Fat Free Mayo + Wrap
Shirataki Noodles + Chicken Breast + Chicken Stock + Sesame Oil + Veggies

[redrex94]

Nothing and I repeat NOTHING is better than grilled chicken breast....atleast for me lol.

Honestly, just eat something with a decent amount of protein per serving and you'll be good.

And just remember that you don't only have to eat "good cutting food" all the time. Indulge once in a while.

Chicken breast is good. Lol if you look at my sig you will see IIFYM, so i have no problems eating nice food and bulking/cutting at the same time. Im doing two carb refeeds a week since im cutting pretty hard so there my fun days.

Egg Whites + Ham + Cheese (Taste great and will stuff you on 400 calories)
Oatmeal + Greek Yogurt + Protein Powder
Brocolli + Chicken Breast + Sriracha
Tuna + Cucumber + Fat Free Mayo + Wrap
Shirataki Noodles + Chicken Breast + Chicken Stock + Sesame Oil + Veggies

Repped some good idea's here. What about take away? Im thinking seared chicken wrap x2 or a double meat subway salad, only got 400 calories left.

[1slo5oh]

Chicken breast is good. Lol if you look at my sig you will see IIFYM, so i have no problems eating nice food and bulking/cutting at the same time. Im doing two carb refeeds a week since im cutting pretty hard so there my fun days. Repped some good idea's here. What about take away? Im thinking seared chicken wrap x2 or a double meat subway salad, only got 400 calories left.

Double meat Roasted Chicken Breast on wheat from Subway....I have my concoction down to about 500cals for that sandwich at 35-40g of protein....could probably get it a little lower but I refuse to eat bland food for the sake of losing .5 more lbs a week. I have lost a total of 115 over the last year and a half and that sandwich was/is a staple in my weekly meals....

[Mightymuff]

Intermittent fasting - no need for low calorie foods!

[SugarFree1]

I get bored of plain chicken very fast. Much rather have a good steak. Wife makes me filet migon 2-3 times per week.

[Katelyn15]

Lots of celery has been a godsend so far for me

[nlite2000]

Sugar-Free Jello. No nutritional value whatsoever, but if you just want to mindlessly eat something that tastes good, this stuff is gold.

[marcp10]

Tuna and chiken is your friend
+ salad

[igglesphan]

Fat Free Greek Yogurt topped with Lucky Leaf Lite pie filling and Splenda/Truvia... it's extremely filling and is almost pure protein!

[th3pwn3r]

Fat Free Greek Yogurt topped with Lucky Leaf Lite pie filling and Splenda/Truvia... it's extremely filling and is almost pure protein!

I think I'll have to give that a try one of these days, looks pretty good.

[igglesphan]

I think I'll have to give that a try one of these days, looks pretty good.

It's really good... that 16 oz bowl is 350 cals (70 from the filling) and 46g of protein. They make a lite apple also but the cherry is better imo.

[egobeater]

Intermittent fasting - no need for low calorie foods!

I don't understand how IF negates the need for low calorie food as you still have to try to fit your macro's into your reduced calorie diet no matter how often, or when, you eat your food. So, to me that means keeping unnecessary fat or carbs (beyond my macro needs) out of my diet since I struggle to get the amount of protein I need while staying within my calorie restriction.

So...that said, I still like to eat a sandwich for lunch so I use a lower calorie bread to hold my protein of choice for the day. Not sure if you can get it in Australia, but Nature's Own Honey Wheat is only 35 calories per slice and makes it much easier to keep my calories in check.

http://www.naturesownbread.com/NAT_V...0&ProductID=18

Nature's own also makes a 100 calorie sandwich round which can take the place of a traditional bun as well.

Also, protein pankcakes made from protein powder are great with some Walden Farms zero calorie syrup.

[th3pwn3r]

It's really good... that 16 oz bowl is 350 cals (70 from the filling) and 46g of protein. They make a lite apple also but the cherry is better imo.

That's pretty good and I'm not all that concerned with low calories meals but if it's low cal, high protein and tastes great I'm all for it.

I struggle to get the amount of protein I need while staying within my calorie restriction.

If that's true then you really are what I'd consider a noob. It's pretty simple getting in adequate protein, lean meats do wonders. Of course you can supplement with protein powders too but I like chewing food personally. I eat 2lbs of lean meat per day so getting my protein intake well beyond what it most likely needs to be seems simple to me.

[egobeater]

If that's true then you really are what I'd consider a noob. It's pretty simple getting in adequate protein, lean meats do wonders. Of course you can supplement with protein powders too but I like chewing food personally. I eat 2lbs of lean meat per day so getting my protein intake well beyond what it most likely needs to be seems simple to me.

Wow, strong mad post for no apparant reason. Perhaps my calories needs are different then yours?

[Mightymuff]

I don't understand how IF negates the need for low calorie food as you still have to try to fit your macro's into your reduced calorie diet no matter how often, or when, you eat your food. So, to me that means keeping unnecessary fat or carbs (beyond my macro needs) out of my diet since I struggle to get the amount of protein I need while staying within my calorie restriction.

I'm a bit confused by your post. Why are you after low calorie food? Low calorie food is low in macronutrients so you have to eat more of it to reach the same macros as higher calorie foods. Low calorie foods are used to "fill you up" when you are on a diet. If you're going to eat a 800 calorie lunch and a 1200 calorie evening meal (as an example on IF) then you can eat what you want to fill those calories/macros.

Hitting protein is pretty easy if you eat a decent amount of meat and if you can't then you just supplement with protein shakes. If you are struggling to fit protein into your diet because your are eating too much fat/carbs then either your food choices can be improved to incorporate better protein sources or you have set your protein level too high.

Low calorie foods do nothing to hit macros, they are there to fill you up.

[buildhealth]

Have a fast for a day so that there will be no need of having less calories lol

[egobeater]

I'm a bit confused by your post. Why are you after low calorie food? Low calorie food is low in macronutrients so you have to eat more of it to reach the same macros as higher calorie foods. Low calorie foods are used to "fill you up" when you are on a diet. If you're going to eat a 800 calorie lunch and a 1200 calorie evening meal (as an example on IF) then you can eat what you want to fill those calories/macros.

Hitting protein is pretty easy if you eat a decent amount of meat and if you can't then you just supplement with protein shakes. If you are struggling to fit protein into your diet because your are eating too much fat/carbs then either your food choices can be improved to incorporate better protein sources or you have set your protein level too high.

Low calorie foods do nothing to hit macros, they are there to fill you up.

I agree, but why would you still not be interested in some low calorie options to help reach satiety even when eating during an eight hour window on IF if you are still eating less calories then you need for maintenance?

I do reach my protein levels daily, and I shared some examples of how I do that. But if it's not an issue for you or someone else then feel free to ignore my suggestions. Just thought from the title of the thread this is exactly what others were interested in.

[Katelyn15]

Fat Free Greek Yogurt topped with Lucky Leaf Lite pie filling and Splenda/Truvia... it's extremely filling and is almost pure protein!

Think im going to have to add this to my shopping list

[Mightymuff]

I agree, but why would you still not be interested in some low calorie options to help reach satiety even when eating during an eight hour window on IF if you are still eating less calories then you need for maintenance?

Well I look at it this way. Usually I bulk with 3 meals a day. I eat my brekky around 8, lunch 1ish and tea 7-8ish. By the time I get to lunch I'm hungry and after lunch I'm full. I am then starting to get hungry again at 7pm when I have my tea.

On a cut I do IF. I don't eat brekky I get a little hungry in the morning and have a strong black coffee to suppress that early hunger. At 1pm I'm hungry again (same as if I had eaten brekky) and after lunch I'm full (same as if I had eaten brekky).

So from lunch onwards I'm eating the same quantity of food as when I'm bulking, it's the 1000 caloire breakfast that transitions the cut to a bulk so as long as I have my cup of coffee in the morning to suppress that hunger, the 8 hour feeding window is just like a normal non dieting day.

Now if I was trying to still eat 3 meals a day and had my brekky, suddenly I have less calories to eat for lunch and tea so I probably would be hungry and require low calorie snack foods to fill me up, but I don't since I'm doing IF.

That was the point of my initial post, the thread asked for low calorie foods, I was offering a suggestion that would mitigate the need for them. Hope that clears up the misunderstanding.

I do reach my protein levels daily, and I shared some examples of how I do that. But if it's not an issue for you or someone else then feel free to ignore my suggestions. Just thought from the title of the thread this is exactly what others were interested in.

You made it sound as if you were struggling to hit your protein requirements because of the excess fat/carbs, this has nothing to do with low calorie foods. What your post was implying was that you needed more protein dense foods.

[bdrusse]

A big ol Salad made up the way you like it, but with ranch dressing and a full chicken breast slathered in honey BBQ sauce. Learned it from buffalo wild wings.

I go green leaf lettuce, cheddar cheese, light ranch or FF ranch if you prefer, bacon bits, croutons, hard boiled egg, cucumbers, maybe tomatoes if you prefer, grill chicken breast and honey BBQ, and sometimes some Cajun seasoning. Measured right, it's good for about 600 to 700 cals, and very filling/satisfying.

Of course you can manipulate any ingrediants to make it very low cal, high protien.

[ScSc0rP]

Will never give up my pb+protein shakes

[DefiningMoments]

Sara Lee 45 calorie slice bread or Franz
the 5 calorie sugar free jellos/gelatin
sugar reduced ketchup

not really low calorie but "lesser calories" is the Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter and Cinnamon Raisin Swirl peanutbutter from PB&Co. Usual peanut butter is 200 calories per serving these are 170 and 160...... I know about PB2 but I like getting my fats from Peanut butter.

[Infiniti81]

Can of tuna mixed with salsa eaten with whole wheat or multi-grain tortilla chips.

This is the best way I've found to eat tuna, just have to make sure you don't go overboard with the chips.

[Swayz87]

Raw Sweet Potatoes all day!!!! They are super good carbs to eat while cutting because they give you made energry stores and are super good for you! Now it may seem like they would suck...But they actually just taste like a starchy carrot!!! try em brah no homo!

[Ninjaturtle3502]

Try 200g tilapia w a little sea salt, lemon pepper and blackened seasoning at 400 degrees 20 min, with a small side (70g) of brown rice boiled then add adobo and curry seasoning. About 400-450 cal and taste amazing for a light dinner...

[igglesphan]

Try 200g tilapia w a little sea salt, lemon pepper and blackened seasoning at 400 degrees 20 min, with a small side (70g) of brown rice boiled then add adobo and curry seasoning. About 400-450 cal and taste amazing for a light dinner...

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