38 Foods and/or products that have helped me stay on track? What's yours?

My Quick List: Foods that are helping me get back on track. Some may be new finds for you, others are really quite popular. (I invite you to suggest your own)

(1.)Fit and Active Yogurt about 60 Calories (Made with Splenda)

(2.)Laughing Cow light Cheese about 35 Calories a triangle

(3.)Cool-Aid (Yes you heard me right) Just make with two Splenda cool-aid Packets (Makes lovely Tea as well---just use the flavor YOUR choice)

(4.)Sugar Free Jell-o about 10 Calories

(5.)Sugar Free Pudding Cups about 60 Calories

(6.)Fudge Pops about 40 Calories

(7.) Lean Pockets (Whole Grain) Supreme Pizza About 210 Calories

(8.)1 Cup Of Strawberries, tossed with Splenda and topped with two Tablespoons of fat free Cool whip About 60 Calories

(9.)Progressive Soups Between 200-300 Calories a can

(10.)Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches (???) I think 140 correct me if I'm wrong PLEASE!

(11.)Fiber One Bar (Peanut butter or chocolate) about a 140 calories (35% of your daily fiber) and the chocolate one tastes like a candy bar to me.

(12.)100 Calorie Packs make your choice---Hostess, Oreo, Nutty Buddy, The list goes on

(13.)Turkey Bacon about 35 Calories a slice

(14.) Blue Bonnet Light Margarine About 40 Calories a tablespoon

(15.) Kozy Shack Rice Pudding (No Sugar Added) about 90 Calories per serving (Made with Splenda)

(16.) Light Flat Out Wraps: whole grain, 90 calories, 16 Carbs, 6-net carbs, and they work for wraps, tacos or as the base for a veggie pizza. www.flatoutbread.com

(17.)Light Bread, several brands including Hot Dogs and hamburger buns Calories vary but the bread is about 40 Calories per slice.

(18.)Kroger's Sugar Free banana Popsicles about 15 calories

(19.)Creamsicle About 20 Calories for a single pop

(20.)Garden Burger About a 100 calories per burger

(21.)Mrs. Dash& Accent Both used for seasoning 0 Calories

(22.) Cooking Spray

(23.) Light Miracle Whip

(24.)Smith's Low Fat Cottage Cheese about 80 calories per ½ cup

(25.)1% Milk about 100 Calories for an 8oz glass

(26.)Ball Park "Light" Hotdogs 40 Calories a piece

(27.) 2% Kraft Shredded cheese about 80 calories per ¼ cup

(28.) Tuna Canned (in water) about 150 Calories a can

(29.)Hunts Spaghetti Sauce 60 Calories per ½ cup

(30.)Chef Boyardee Pizza Sauce 35 calories for ¼ cup

(31.)Chef Boyardee Pizza Mix (You control the thickness of the crust, the quality of toppings you add and the type---I've made this for as little as 120 Calories per slice.

(32.)Tilapia frozen Fish about 100 Calories per piece

(33.)Rice Cakes 60 Calories for seven ( Chocolate is my fav) but they have  savory flavors as well.

(34) Honey Nut Cherrio's 3/4 Cup 110 Calories

(35) 2% Borden Cheese Singels 50 Calories

(36) Fresh Fruits& Veggies (All kinds)

(37) Baked Corn Chips By Tostitos "Scoops" 120 Calories for 15 chips

(38) South Beach Diet chicken pizza About 330 cals


Now I know that some of these aren't the lowest calorie options available, but I'm making changes that I can live with. I'm looking for more suggestions to widen my choices, so if you have any. Please add onto the list below.

SmartDogs veggie hot dogs - 45 calories apiece and fat free (delicious btw)

Boca Burgers, original vegan - 70 calories apiece

Fat free Pringles - 70 calories for 14 pringles

Nature's Own 100% whole wheat bread: 50 calories a slice

Nature's Own hot dog and hamburger buns: 80 calories and tons of fiber

Nature's Path Flax Plus Cereal: 110 calories a serving, packed with fiber and delicious

PB2: an amazing Peanut Butter substitute, all natural, and only 54 calories for 2 tbsp

Quaker Old Fashioned Oats - 150 calories a serving

If I think of any more I will add them.

EDIT: Kraft fat free cheese, 30 calories a slice

Toufayan whole wheat pitas, 70 calories for 1/2.  Perfect for a sandwich.

Precut stir-fry veggies (from the produce section... saves time)

Microwaveable bags of veggies (also from produce section)

Frozen bags of green beans, peas, roasted corn

Frozen blueberries (for smoothies)

Precut pineapple (from produce section... what can I say? I'm lazy!!)

Bananas (I have one each day)

Prewashed baby spinach

Walnuts, pistachios, fresh-ground peanut butter

Kashi Go Lean cereal

Fiber One cereal

Nonfat plain yogurt by the tub

Flash-frozen chicken breasts

Flash-frozen precooked shrimp

Canned tuna

Kalamata olives, capers, garlic, onion, gingerroot, fresh basil, fresh parsley, dried chili peppers - adds flavor and spice to steamed and stir-fried veggies and to salads

Lean Cuisine Pannini's (these really are quite scrumptious and addicting!)

Kashi frozen entree's (try the lemongrass chicken, it's fantastic)

Skinny cow bars - the fudgsicles are awesome

Whole wheat pita, the small size (only 80 cals)

Saltines - for when I crave salty foods. Not the best choice, but heh.

Rice, quinoa, buckwheat - not so much right now, since it's summer

Trader Joe's flash-frozen fish, esp the salmon roulette

Feta cheese

Bocca burgers for my burger cravings

8th continent soy milk

Olive oil

Balsalmic vinegar (higher the quality, the better)

Fresh ground pepper

Not 37, but here are a few more:

-Raw cabbage (mostly chopped salad)

-Stir fried scallops

-Tostadas with salsa (50 calories each circle)

-Unsweetened homemade yogurt (2% milk works best)

-Wheat bran (to dilute flour in recipes)

-No sodium added low fat cottage cheese

-Dried apricots

-Any kind of berry, fresh or frozen, unsweetened

not 37 but here are some of mine...

• quaker oats weight control instant oatmeal- i like the banana bread the best- only 160 calories and really filling!
• silk light vanilla soy milk
• fruit- cantelope, strawberries, watermelon, grapefruit, grapes, cherries
• veggies- broccoli, spinach, celery, baby carrots 
• Green giant has varities of "medleys" with seasonings, potatoes, and frozen vegetables.. SOO good usually only 40-70 cals per serving
• rice cakes- esp white cheddar- only 35 cals per cake
• hummus- roasted eggplant and roasted garlic are my fav- only 40 cal per 2 tablespoons
• south beach high protein cereal bars- 140 cals per bar- flavors like chocolate, cinnamon raisin, and peanut butter
• morningstar tomato basil pizza burgers- about 120 cals.. these are UNBELIEVABLE.. you would have no idea they are actually a healthy food
• crystal light on the go packets- they have like 10 flavors, no sugar added.. great change of pace when water gets boring, and really filling!
• planters "nut-ritional" mixes- i usually get just almonds
• vlasic pepperoncini- only 5 cals per pepper
• cedars stone wheat wraps (i usually eat them with low sodium turkey deli meat)- only 70 cals, 9 g fiber and 6 g protein!
• klondike "slim-a-bear" no sugar added ice cream sandwiches- only 100 cals!

One of mine is Quaker's Corn Bran Squares cereal. It's only 120 calories for a whole cup and they are SOOO tasty. I eat them like chips.

Sugar Free Pudding
Oatmeal
Cheerios
Apples
Light Cheddar Cheese
Low Carb Tortillas
Soy Milk
Egg Whites
Boca Burgers
Whole Grain Bread
Low Fat Yogurt
Blueberries
Grapes
Microwaveable Veggies
Making Better Choices...

My staples include (but are not limited to):
Kashi GoLean cereal
Cheerios *generic brand*
All Bran Extra Fiber
Light Yogurt
Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Hummus
Deli turkey (and sometimes ham)
La Tortilla Wraps
Kangaroo Whole Wheat Pitas
Cambells' Soups-at-Hand, Other Soups
Silk Plain Soymilk
Whole Wheat Pastas, Couscous, Brown Rice
Salsa
Claussen Pickle Spears
Veggies: Spinach, Baby carrots, my own home-grown tomaters, broccoli, celery, cucumber, beets, mushrooms, sometimes corn (but that's a grain, I guess), probably more
Fruits: apples, oranges, nectarines, blueberries, raspberries (also home-grown), sometimes bananas, grapes, grapefruits, plums, etc
Chicken breasts
Canned tuna in water
Black & Garbanzo beans
String cheese (occasionally)
Deli-sliced cheeses (swiss, colby-jack, or provolone)
Shredded sharp cheddar (occasionally)
Tofu
And the occasional Luna/Clif-Z Bar, Toffuti Cutie, Or York Peppermint Patty (as a special treat, of course)

Oh, and OATMEAL!!!

For spices I like Jamaican Me Crazy Sea Salt Blend, Garlic, Lemon or Lime Pepper, Black Pepper, Cayenne, Curry, Sage, Rosemary... the usual.  :)

(1) baby carrots

(2) wwheat wonderbread

(3) silk plain or vanilla soymilk

(4) all natural peanut butter

(5) campbells goldfish pasta in chicken broth (wholewheat noodles!)

(6) english cucumber

(7) danone creamy yogurt

(8) yogurt tubes

(9) minigo

(10) toffuti cutie or skinny cow sanwiches

(11) honey maple turkey breast deli meat

(12) tomatos

(13) gardenburger veggie burgers

(14) string cheese

(15) luna bars

(16) teddy grahams

(17) cheerios and corn bran squares

(18) organic granny smith apples

1(9) amy's organics shepards pie, soups and veggie burgers

(20) tall coffee frappuchinos from starbucks, only 180 calories and about a zillion times better than the light...i like my caffiene :D

1. multigrain cheerios- have a really sweet taste to them and are very filling

2. wonder bread whole grain white bread- so soft you wouldn't know it's whole grain

3. low fat/ low carb tortillas- only 50 cals for 1 tortilla

4. wishbone just 2 good ranch dressing- 40 cals and 2 fat grams for 2 tbsp

5. wheat thins veggie crisps

6. all of the light versions of potatoe chips (they are made with olestra which affects some people negatively but does not seem to have made a difference for me so far)

7. yoplait fat free thick and creamy yogurt- sooooo delicious!

8. turkey hill- duettos- it is soft serve vanilla ice cream and cherry italian ice- soooo yummy for only 120 calories

9. kraft 2% milk american cheese

10. gorton's shrimp temptations shrimp scampi- 120 calories for a huge serving of shrimp scampi- serve over whole wheat pasta with broccoli for a restaurant quality meal

11. mrs. dash and mccormick seasonings- make chicken breasts and other meat so tasty

12. 100 calorie pack of hostess golden vanilla cupcakes- they actually taste like the real thing!

13. 95% lean ground beef- actually has less calories and fat than any version of ground turkey i have found

My Top Ten List:

1.  Oscar Mayer deli select shaved meats (smoked turkey or ham)...because they are easy to measure out portions and easy to take a half portion.

2.  Whole wheat low carb or lite bread...because eating a sandwich makes me feel like I really had lunch.

3.  Tomatoes, leaf lettuce and pickles...because they make a little sandwich BIG with good nutrition/fiber and not many calories.

4.  Fruit, especially nectarines... because it satisfies fruit cravings

5.  Fat free Tostido "Scoops" with fresh tomatilla salsa...because it tastes as good or better than any junkier snack and isn't as bad for you.

6.  EAS AdvantEDGE carb control drinks...because they give a good protein boose on days when my protein is down (17 g. protein, 3 net carbs and 3 g. fat).

7.  Slim-a-bear ice cream sandwiches...because they're preportioned and I'm less likely to go overboard with my servings.

8.  Breakstone's Live Active 2% Cottage cheese...good protein and deliscious, plus has probiotic fiber for digestion

9.  Kid's meals at fast food joints with the fruit option...because with being so busy, sometimes fast food is just wayyyy easier.

10. The calorie free individual packets of green tea to add to water bottles...because tap water grosses me out, so when I'm out and finish my water, I can refill it from a tap and add the flavoring and somehow it's not as bad.  (I know...isn't that weird?)

Foods that help me stay on track:
Living Lettuce
Corn Thins
Fat Free Cream Cheese
Apples
Fresh Ground Peanut Butter
Bananas
Beans
Salsa
Guiltless Gourmet Chips
Homemade Croutons
Pepperoncinis
Yves Veggie Turkey
Oroweat Light Wheat bread
Raisins
Homemade Granola
Nancy's Nonfat Yogurt
Nancy's Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Yoplait Light Indulgent flavours
Miso Soup
Grilled Tofu
Vegan Pesto (no cheese)
Sparkling water
Ranier cherries
It's nice to see what others are eating and get some ideas.

Eggo low fat whole grain waffles with 1/2 serving light syrup and frozen fruit, defrosted, with the juice

Wegman's wheat flakes w dried strawberries (110 cal per cup)

Corn flakes or Cheerios w Splenda

Dunkin Donuts egg and cheese on english muffin for lunch (280 cal) when I'm tired of salad bar

Subway veggie sub w cheese, no sauce or mayo, just extra tomatoes to keep it moist (280 cal)

Mint tea

mushrooms and onions fried w no stick spray

Sugar free pudding made with skim milk and light cool whip mixed in

Egg or tuna salad made w mustard and light mayo

quorn (meat substitute- tastes a lot like tender chicken without the gristle, but slightly saltier) heated up with lots of veggies and soy sauce or Terriyaki sauce

scrambled egg with lots of stir fried or steamed veggies and soy sauce or Terriyaki sauce

canned tomatoes as a base for vegetable stews (with any low cal vegetables)

candy out of vending machines that don't dispense much

a bunch of veggies, fruit and other stuff people already posted- I got some good new ideas too!

apples
strawberries
blueberries
blackberries
pineapple
cucumbers
lettuce
broccoli
carrots
cauliflower
brown rice
whole wheat pasta
100% whole wheat bread
fat-free greek yogurt
kashi cereal
plain cheerios
luna bars
luna tea cakes
angel food cake
fat-free cream cheese
silk vanilla soymilk
fat-free cheddar cheese
wishbone spritzers
lean cuisine frozen meals
soup of virtually any kind
tuna
88% dark chocolate - so rich, you only want one bite!
and water.

I?ve definitely got a few more items to add to my grocery list now, and a few new ideas---thank you guys! :)

I found Indian Flatbreads at Trader Joe's which are large enough for my mother and I to share. (240 calories for the whole piece, 120 for half...and virtually no fat!) and we topped them with a salsa and all sorts of veggies then baked them for about 10 minutes. They were delicious and less then 200 calories.

Another thing I didn't see on the list was tea...which is my staple drink.

Orbit gum is great when you want something minty or fruity and it only has three calories per piece plus it's sugarfree.

Rice cakes are actually very tasty and I love the carmel ones (50 cals per cake)...

lean cuisine chicken carbarona (sp?)- the best!

south beach diet cheese slices- so good, I just discovered these, so much better than Kraft fat free.

dark chocolate, so good and healthy too!

smart pop popcorn- sometimes the 100 cal kind and sometimes the bigger bag.

smoothies made with frozen berries, banana, splenda and water.

subway oven roasted chicken breast sandwich with no cheese, sweet onion teryaki sauce and lots of veggies. The big hunk of meat is very satisfying.

weight watchers chocolate cake

fiber one bars, yummm

sweet and salty bars, the chocolaty, peanut ones- they are so, so good and the nuts are healthy.

1. Emergen-C Coffee flavor (zero calories)
2. Stevia (sweetener with no calories)
3. Tomato paste (eaten out of a can with a spoon)
4. Pre-washed bagged spinach / mixed greens
5. Cherry Tomatoes
6. Grass-fed Bison
7. Grass-fed Beef
8. Ostrich
9. Wild King Salmon
10. Steelhead/Ruby Trout
11. Garlic Brussel Sprouts (made by Whole Foods)
12. My Dad's Cipinno & Puttenesca & Clam Sauce
13. Steamed Leeks
14. Salsa with olives
15. Nori sheets
16. Frozen vegetables!
17. Bison Brats
18. Elk 
19. Xenergy drinks
20. Socko Energy Drinks (Sugar Free)
21. Bell Peppers22. Zuchinni
23. Onions 
24. Eggplant 
---Those foods have made me the person I am! Of course I eat more than that but, those are the most amazing out of anything!

1. Eggs: 70 cals a pop
2. Yup. The Laughing Cow light cheese snacks. I live for those things. Sooo good!
3. Alpine Lace low fat cheese slices.
4. Any low fat cold cuts, 25-35 cals a slice.
5. Polly-O 2% string cheese
6. Low fat cottage cheese. 80-90 cals per 1/2 cup.
7. Couscous
8. Barley
9. Lentils
10. Turkey bacon
11. Canadian bacon
12. Whole grain pita
13. Hummus
14. Low Fat Coffee Mate. So much better tasting than fat free half & half
15. Ronzoni whole grain pastas
16. Eggplant
17. Spaghetti squash with tomato sauce
18. Pureed steamed cauliflower with a dab of low fat sour cream. Not entirely unlike mashed potatoes.
19. Low fat parmesan cheese. Put it on anything and it tastes better.
20. Pesto. Not low cal but just a teaspoon makes everything taste really yummy and that's only what, 30-40 cals?
21. Fat free sugar free instant Jell-o puddings
22. Sugar free light whipped cream
23. Almonds, pistachios & cashews. Again, not low cal but just a few combined with #21 & 22 above and you've got a yummy low cal desert.
24. Chicken soup
25. Spinach
26. Broccoli
27. Garlic makes everything taste good.
28. Low fat riccotta
29. Whole grain wraps
30. Salsa
31. Low fat shredded cheese
32. Chicken breast
33. onions
34. peppers
35. low fat sour cream
36. guacamole. Again, not completely low cal but just a little goes a long way and it's soooo good.
37. Cumin, chili powder
38. Put #29-37 together and that's what I call dinner

• Egg Whites
• Kraft Fat-Free American Singles
• Berries (Strawberries, bluberries, raspberries...)
• Thomas' Light Multi Grain English Muffins
• Skim Milk
• Boca Burgers
• Amy's Organics frozen meals and veggie burgers
• Hewbrew's National 97% Fat-Free Hot Dogs
• Healthy Life 100% Whole Grain Flaxseed Bread
• Healthy Life Hamburger Buns
• Green Beans
• Broccoli
• Green Peppers
• Peas
• Red Potatoes
• Black Beans
• Kidney Beans
• Carrots
• Pineapple
• Pink Lady Apples
• Naked Juice 'Blue Machine' Superfood Smoothie
• Krema All-Natural Peanut Butter
• Boar's Head All-Natural Roasted Chicken Breast
• Romaine Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Cedarlane Low-Fat Beans, Rice, and Cheese Burritos
• Amy's Fat Free Chunky Vegtable Soup
• Boca Ground Burger
• Grass-fed Bison
• Chicken Breast
• Tilapia, Salmon, and Organe Roughy
• Raisins
• Almonds
• Luna Bars
• Quaker Rice Cakes
• Unsalted Mini Pretzels
• Laughing Cow Cheese
• Edy's Fat-free No Sugar Added Ice Cream
• Canned Pumpkin
• Spagetti Squash
• Whole Grain Penne Pasta
• Organic Plain Yogurt
• Ground Flaxseed
• Power Bars
• Grapes
• Bananas
• Zucchini

The list goes on...

This thread is awesome......filled with ideas.

Here are a couple more to add to the list....

Ground Turkey....I have tried many brands....I have found that I only like the Louis Rich

I can't believe it's not butter spray....very low in fat and calories

Wishbone salad spritzers....1 calorie per spray and very flavorful

Wylers (on the go) packs.....Way cheaper that Crystal Light

Steamed cauliflower or broccoli with a few sprays of I can't believe it's not butter