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A balanced meal has both calorie-dense as well as low-calorie foods. It also helps make meals more filling and satisfying. Here is a list of foods with the least number of calories
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A cup of apple provides only 62 calories. Besides being low in calories apples are rich in nutrients such as fibre, vitamin c and potassium and antioxidant compounds. Best eaten as a snack.
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Broccoli is an extremely nutritious vegetable. A cup of broccoli provides only 54 calories and 100% of all the vitamin C a person needs in a day. Broccoli can be eaten as a snack, part of a meal and can be added to salads too.
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Strawberries are quite a treat with just 53 calories per cup sliced. They are also rich in a special type of fiber pectin which helps slow digestion and keeps you fuller for longer.
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This is a cruciferous vegetable that comes in a variety of colors including green, red, and white. It's commonly used in salads and fermented dishes kimchi. It is very low in calories with only 22 per cup.
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This is a cruciferous vegetable that comes in a variety of colors including green, red, and white. It's commonly used in salads and fermented dishes kimchi. It is very low in calories with only 22 per cup.
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An entire cucumber has about 28 calories! They're not just a popular salad ingredient but are also used to flavour water. Cucumber can also be juiced or used as snack sticks.
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One large egg provides 6g proteins and 70 calories. Research shows that eggs can curb your calorie intake at your next meal too. Peppers
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Spinach is another low calorie leafy green loaded with vitamins and minerals. It's high in vitamin K, provitamin A, and folate, and it contains bioactive compounds important for eye health. 1-cup of spinach has only 7 calories. It can be used in several ways - make a curry of it, add it to eggs, bakes, sandwhiches, salads, etc.
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Research shows that bell peppers, available in different colours and versatile in nature, are particularly high in antioxidants, such as vitamin C and lycopene. There are only 24 calories in 1 cup (92 grams) of sliced red bell peppers.
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These low-cal foods are good to taste and contain nutrients that benefit your health. But just because a food is lower in calories doesn't mean it makes a better choice than higher calorie foods.
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Our body needs both to function optimally. It isn't a good idea to choose foods based simply on their calorie content.
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