I mean something that clearly has calories but you don’t track it.
For me it’s carrot chips – the fact that I’m munching on something that’s not empty calories AND has so many nutrients is a win. It’s a big cheat code for me – if I think of them as calories I don’t have to track, I’m choosing carrot chips over regular chips everytime. Plus I honestly can’t eat that many in one sitting, they’re very filling.
(photo of current “80 calorie” snack: 80 calorie parmesan plus carrot chips)
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Stuff like kimchi, seasonings, cucumbers, pickled veg, diet/energy drinks under 20 cals
Wegman’s sweet and spicy jalapeños. Apparently it’s 60 calories a serving but in my mind it’s 0
Pickles. I know they obviously have some calories, but it’s so minimal that my brain says, “No big deal, let’s eat half the jar!” And then I’m a bloated blimp the next day thanks to the sodium and my poor willpower.
Raw vegiissss
celery
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I don’t track raw veggies to the exact gram and they’re always allowed regardless of how many calories I have left for the day. Because if I want a snack, it might as well be a healthy one.
Basically any raw vegetable. Cucumber slices, bell peppers, celery, lettuce. I don’t count any of those. I’m never going to be eating too much only because I ate a whole cucumber!
I also don’t count salt or vinegar or hot sauce, herbs, spices. Probably a few other things I can’t think of.
That splash of plant milk in my morning coffee
The berries I throw on top of my cottage cheese and the coffee I mix in with my protein shake
Anything that is a leaf, pickled, or vinegar-based. I might estimate a rough number for greens in a large salad but I don’t stress it.
Low sugar/SF/fat free condiments & sauces.
Listen, I still use reasonable portion sizes and I KNOW they don’t taste the same, but you can pry my fat-free ranch & Zesty Italian from my cold, dead hands.
Hidden Valley actually has a decent fat-free ranch, in my humble opinion.
Celery
Lettuce (but I still track it anyway)
Bone broth. I make it myself and have no idea of the calories and carbs. I just log a generic that’s like 100 calories and 5 carbs. In my mind it’s like taking a medicine, so many benefits and I’d do it regardless of my diet program
Pickles, kimchi, and lettuce
almost all veggies except for peas, corn, and potatoes
and berries
Strawberries
Hearts of palm; high in fiber and protein (and low calorie count).
Dried apricots.
cucumbers, cabbage, tea and plant based milk(oats, almond)
Most veggies.
Like others have said, if I’m choosing carrots over Cheetos I’m doing ok.
my brain just doesn’t compute that steamed broccoli has calories. when i was younger, it was one of the only vegetables my sister ate so my mom would always leave some available on the side of a meal so i guess it’s just very nostalgic to me.
Blue berries!!!
cotton candy grapes. i grab two at a time from the freezer so its basically nothing but it probably adds up realistically lol
Sugarfree salad dressings…those are a “this doesn’t count” for me.
Apples
Vegetables. I track the oil they’re cooked in but whether it’s 1 cup or 4 cups of veg I track the veg itself at no more than 50-100 calories for the serving. Usually I don’t bother tracking the veg at all— just the oil!
Crystal light
Raw vegetables because the parts I be getting im for sure burning all those calories
Tomatos. A good sized tomato is only 20-30 calories. Makes a great hunger killer diced up and tossed with a couple dashes of red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Sometimes I’ll use 2 tomatos, add a tsp of olive oil mayo, and some Italian seasoning and balsamic and it’s a pretty filling meal.
any sugarfree drink- come on, i’m not logging 5 calories for a sugar free ice tea, i’ll burn that off by breathing 😭
Jalapeño or blue cheese stuffed Olives, they have a lot of fat but three are oddly filling.
If I’m making something like a salad I’ll track everything – not because I’m worried about calories – because sometimes you hit an amazing ratio of things and I got tired of trying to chase that high 😅
I love banana peppers and jalapeños. I incorporate them with almost every meal. I refuuuuuse to track them.
all fresh vegetables.
Peppers, Onions, Garlic, Tomato, Spinach, Lettuce, Celery, Carrots, Cucumbers etc…
NOT Avocado though. learned the hard way that a 200 gram Avocado is basically a meal in terms of calories
non-starchy vegetables
I know that they have calories but if I have three or fewer tortilla chips in a day I do not count them.
watermelon & strawberries
Hot sauce, definitely.
Lots of fruits and veggies I don’t bother tracking, stuff like broccoli, cucumbers, celery, grapefruit, berries etc.
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Celery. Always celery. Or iceberg.
Pickles, blueberries.
Seasoning