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Abbreviations: FF = fat-free, RF = reduced-fat, LF = low-fat, NSA = no-sugar-added





DAIRY Cheese • RF shredded cheese: Sargento, Kraft

• RF/low-calorie slices: Sargento (regular & Ultra Thin), Kraft (regular & Slim Cut)

• RF cheese snacks with 100 calories or less: Mini Babybel, Cabot Serious Snacking, Jarlsberg Minis

• Light string cheese: Frigo, Sargento

• RF crumbled feta cheese: Athenos

• The Laughing Cow Light cheese wedges (Creamy Asiago!)

• RF cream cheese in a tub: Philadelphia

• LF or light (not part-skim) ricotta cheese: Frigo, Galbani

• LF cottage cheese with & without fruit: Knudsen/Breakstone's On the Go!/Snack Size & Doubles, Friendship Fit to Go 1%

• Almond cheese & soy cheese (low in fat): Lisanatti Foods, Go Veggie

• Grated Parmesan cheese

• Elli Quark (yummy yogurt alternative)



Yogurt • FF yogurt: Yoplait Light, Dannon Light & Fit

• FF & RF Greek yogurt with & without fruit: Fage, Chobani (check out Simply 100), Oikos, Yoplait (Greek 100, Greek 100 Whips!, 2% Whips & more), Dannon Light & Fit Greek

• Yogurt with crunchy toppings: YoCrunch, Chobani Flips



Egg Products • FF liquid egg substitute: Egg Beaters Original, Better'n Eggs, Nulaid ReddiEgg

• Liquid egg whites: AllWhites, Egg Beaters 100% Egg Whites, Eggland's Best

• Eggs (for hard-boiled whites & more): Eggland's Best



Milk, Milk Swaps & Creamers • FF dairy milk

• Unsweetened almond milk (refrigerated & shelf-stable): Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, So Delicious Dairy Free, Silk

• Unsweetened cashew milk (refrigerated & shelf-stable): Blue Diamond Almond Breeze (almond-cashew blend), Silk, So Delicious Dairy Free

• Light vanilla soymilk (refrigerated): 8th Continent, Silk

• Unsweetened coconut milk beverage (refrigerated & shelf-stable): So Delicious Dairy Free, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze (almond milk & coconut milk blend), Silk

• Low-calorie non-dairy liquid creamer: Coffee-mate Natural Bliss (including Almond & Coconut varieties), So Delicious Dairy Free Original Coconut Milk Creamer, Silk Almond Creamer



Sour Cream & Butter • Light sour cream

• Light buttery spread & light butter in a tub: I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light!, Brummel & Brown, Land O'Lakes





CEREAL Cold Cereal • High-fiber bran cereal: Fiber One Original, All Bran Original, Nature's Path SmartBran

• Other cereals with about 150 calories & 4 grams of fiber per cup: Kashi Heart to Heart Warm Cinnamon Oat Cereal, Kashi Simply Maize, Fiber One (all varieties), Barbara's Puffins (all varieties), Multi-Grain Cheerios (love the Dark Chocolate Crunch), Cheerios + Ancient Grains



Hot Cereal • Old-fashioned oats: Quaker

• Instant oatmeal packets: Quaker (classic, Protein, High Fiber, Supergrains, Weight Control, Organic, and Steel Cut Quick 3 Minute), Nature's Path Organic, BetterOats

• Pacific Organic Unsweetened Steel-Cut Oatmeal (ready-made)

• Oat bran





MEAT & SEAFOOD Poultry • Boneless skinless chicken breast & turkey breast (both raw & ready to eat): Tyson Grilled & Ready, Applegate Naturals

• Lean chicken burgers: Al Fresco (refrigerated & frozen)

• Fully cooked chicken sausage (refrigerated): Al Fresco, Applegate Organics, Trader Joe's

• Al Fresco All Natural Chicken Meatballs (refrigerated & frozen)

• Lean ground turkey (7% fat or less)

• Lean turkey burger patties (refrigerated & frozen)

• Turkey pepperoni: Hormel, Applegate Naturals Uncured Mini

• Turkey sausage patties: Jimmy Dean



Beef • Extra-lean ground beef (4% fat or less): Laura's Lean Beef

• Extra-lean & lean steak (top round, top sirloin, strip, tenderloin, t-bone & shoulder)



Pork • Extra-lean & lean pork (tenderloin, top loin chops, top loin roast, center loin chops, center rib chops & sirloin roast)



Bacon • Center-cut bacon or turkey bacon: Oscar Mayer, Hormel, Jennie-O, Applegate Naturals & Organics

• Precooked real crumbled bacon: Oscar Mayer, Hormel

• Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Bits



Packaged & Deli Meats • Extra-lean turkey breast, chicken breast, ham & roast beef slices (look for lower-sodium): Boar's Head, Oscar Mayer (Selects Natural), Applegate Naturals, Butterball, Healthy Ones, Sara Lee

• Extra-lean & lean hot dogs: Hoffy Extra Lean, Hebrew National 97% FF, Ball Park (Lean Beef, White Meat Smoked Turkey)



Seafood (fresh & frozen) • Tilapia, tuna, salmon, cod, sea bass & other fish fillets

• Shrimp

• Crab: Chicken of the Sea Lump Crabmeat, Trade Winds, MeTompkin

• Imitation crabmeat

• Gorton's Smart & Crunchy Breaded Fish Products



Shelf-Stable Seafood & Other Proteins • Canned & pouched albacore tuna (packed in water)

• Canned & pouched boneless & skinless pink salmon (packed in water)

• Pouched seasoned tuna & tuna salad: StarKist (Tuna Creations, Tuna Creations BOLD, Ready-to-Eat Tuna Salad, Gourmet Selects Pouches)

• StarKist Salmon Creations





MEAT SUBSTITUTES • Frozen meatless hamburger-style patties: Boca Original Vegan, Amy's Bistro, MorningStar Farms Grillers Original

• Frozen meatless veggie-burger patties: Gardenburger, Boca, Amy's, MorningStar Farms, Dr. Praeger's

• Frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles: Boca Meatless Ground Crumbles, MorningStar Farms Meal Starters Grillers Recipe Crumbles (love the Chipotle Black Bean Crumbles)

• Meatless meatballs (frozen): Nate's, MorningStar Farms, Amy's

• Faux grilled chicken (frozen & refrigerated): MorningStar Farms, Lightlife, Beyond Meat

• Frozen meatless sausage: MorningStar Farms Original Sausage Patties

• Meatless Buffalo wings (frozen & refrigerated): MorningStar Farms, Lightlife

• Lightlife Fakin' Bacon Organic Smoky Tempeh Strips (refrigerated)





PRODUCE Fresh Fruits Choose your favorites!



Bagged Produce • Lettuce mixes

• Broccoli cole slaw

• Green Giant Fresh Cauliflower Crumbles



Veggies as Carb Swaps • Spaghetti squash

• Zucchini (z'paghetti!)

• Turnips (noodles & fries)

• Cauliflower (for rice & mashies)

• Butternut squash (fries!)

• Carrots (more fries!)

• Portabellas (pizza-bellas!)



More Fresh Veggies Choose your favorites!



Frozen Vegetables • Stir-fry veggies

• Cauliflower & broccoli florets

• Sweet corn kernels

• Steam-in-the-bag veggies: Green Giant Steamers

• Trader Joe's Organic Riced Cauliflower

• Frozen sweet corn kernels

• Green Giant Riced Veggies

• Green Giant Veggie Tots



Frozen Fruit (NSA) • Strawberries

• Dark sweet cherries

• Mixed berries

• Mango chunks

• Peach slices





CANNED & JARRED FOODS Fruit & Veggies • Pineapple packed in juice

• Mandarin orange segments packed in juice

• Peach slices packed in juice

• NSA applesauce

• Pure pumpkin: Libby's 100%

• Crushed tomatoes (sauce swap! just add seasonings)

• More tomatoes (diced, stewed, seasoned, etc.)

• Pickles (refrigerated & shelf-stable)



Soup • Low-calorie soups: Amy's (Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque! Light in Sodium varieties!), Progresso Light, Progresso Good Natured, Campbell's Healthy Request & Soup on the Go (check stats), Campbell's Well Yes!, Pacific Foods, Boulder Organic! Soups (refrigerated; check stats)

• LF turkey & veggie chili: Amy's Organic Medium Black Bean, Hormel, Health Valley Organic

• Chicken, beef & vegetable broth (look for lower-sodium)



Beans • Black beans

• Red kidney beans

• Cannellini (white kidney) beans

• Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)

• Refried beans





SNACKS Crackers, Chips & Other Crunchy Snacks • Crackers with fiber (especially flatbread-style): Ryvita, Wasa, Doctor Kracker, Old London Melba Toast & Snacks, Van's Gluten Free Baked Crackers

• RF baked & popped chips: Popchips, Quaker Popped, Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips, Lay's Oven Baked, Cape Cod 40% RF/Less Fat, Special K Cracker Chips, Good Thins

• LF baked & popped tortilla chips: Guiltless Gourmet All Natural Baked Not Fried Tortilla Chips, Tostitos Oven Baked Scoops!

• Chickpea snacks: The Good Bean, Saffron Road, Biena, Hippeas Organic Chickpea Puffs

• Enlightened Roasted Broad Bean Crisps

• Seaweed snacks: GimMe Organic, Annie Chun, Ocean’s Halo

• Ready-to-eat light popcorn: Smartfood Delight, Cape Cod, Angie's Boom Chicka Pop (select varieties)

• Freeze-dried fruit: Karen’s Naturals (formerly Just Tomatoes Etc!), The Funky Monkey, Crispy Green, Sensible Foods, Sunkist Fruit Chip Medleys, Snack Factory Fruit Sticks, Crunchies

• Crunchies Freeze-Dried Beets



Portion-Savvy Sweet Treats • Lollipops & hard candy: Dum Dums, Tootsie Pops, Jolly Rancher

• Cookies: Nonni's Biscotti (Salted Caramel!) & THINaddictives

• Matt's Munchies Premium Fruit Snacks



Snack Bars • Cereal bars & chewy granola bars: Quaker, Fiber One, Special K, Kashi, Quest Beyond Cereal Protein Bars, Simply Eight Junkless

• "Mini-meal" bars: Kind, Luna (especially Protein & 5g Sugar), Larabar, Corazonas HeartBar Oatmeal Squares, Quest Bars



Nuts & Seeds • Pistachios in the shell: Wonderful

• Sliced almonds

• 100-calorie packs of almonds & cashews: Blue Diamond, Emerald

• Chia seeds



Jerky & Other Meat Snacks • Beef, chicken, turkey, pork & meatless jerky: Jack Link's, Tillamook Country Smoker, Oberto, Krave, Primal Spirit Foods, Lorissa's Kitchen

• Vermont Smoke & Cure Minis Meat Sticks





BREAD • Light/thin/whole-grain bread slices: Nature's Own Life Bread, Arnold Bakery Light Bread, Sara Lee Delightful, Pepperidge Farm Light Style & Very Thin, Fiber One, Dave's Killer Bread Thin Sliced Organic Bread

• 100-calorie flat sandwich buns: Arnold/Brownberry/Oroweat Sandwich Thins, Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats

• Light English muffins: Thomas' (Double Protein & High Fiber)

• High-fiber pitas: Western Bagel Alternative

• Large high-fiber flour tortillas with about 110 calories each: La Tortilla Factory (Non-GMO Low Carb, 100 Calorie), Mission Fajita Carb Balance, Tumaro's (Low-in-Carb, New York Deli-Style, Tex-Mex Style)

• Light high-fiber flatbreads: Flatout (Hungry Girl Foldit, Light, ProteinUP CarbDown, Pinwheel Lavash, Artisan Thin Pizza Crust, & Gluten Free)

• 6-inch corn tortillas

• Corn taco shells (flat-bottomed)

• Light & thin bagels: Western Bagel Alternative 2.0, Thomas' Bagel Thins





FROZEN MEALS & MEAL STARTERS • LF waffles: Eggo Nutri-Grain LF, Van's Lite

• Breakfast sandwiches, bowls, wraps & more: Jimmy Dean Delights Breakfast Sandwiches & Bowls, Special K Flatbread Breakfast Sandwiches, Cedarlane Egg White Omelettes & Frittatas

• Burritos & wraps: Amy's, Cedarlane, Red's

• Lean Cuisine Pizzas

• Classic entrees: Kashi, Healthy Choice (Café Steamers), Lean Cuisine, Cedarlane, Amy's (Light & Lean), MorningStar Farms, Lightlife

• Garden Lites (Souffles & more)

• Low-calorie soups: Tabatchnick (Benje's Naturals)

• LF veggie chili: Tabatchnick (Benje's Naturals)





FROZEN DESSERTS • Light ice cream cartons: Dreyer's/Edy's Slow Churned, Enlightened, Halo Top, Arctic Zero

• Single-serving light ice cream: Dreyer's/Edy's Slow Churned

• Frozen yogurt: Dreyer's/Edy's Slow Churned Yogurt Blends, Stonyfield Organic Frozen Nonfat & Low Fat Yogurt

• Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt (bars & sandwiches)

• So Delicious Dairy Free Almond & Coconut Milk Frozen Desserts (Minis!)

• Enlightened The Good-For-You Ice Cream Bars

• JC's Nudies

• LF fudge bars: Healthy Choice Premium, Skinny Cow, NSA & LF Fudgsicles

• Fruit bars: Fruitfull Bars, Nestlé Outshine (try Fruit & Veggie), Fruttare (plus Coconut & Milk and Banana & Milk bars), Chloe's Pops

• All-Natural GoodPop

• Mini fillo shells: Athens

• Light whipped topping: Truwhip (Original or Skinny), So Delicious CocoWhip! Light

• Dole Dippers (Strawberry, Banana, and Pineapple)





SAUCES, SALAD DRESSING & CONDIMENTS • Light & LF salad dressings: Newman's Own (Sesame Ginger!), Bolthouse Farms (esp. yogurt dressings), Kraft Lite, Litehouse Opa, Margie's, Marzetti Simply Dressed Light, Panera at Home (select varieties; check stats)

• Vinegar (balsamic, rice, seasoned rice, red wine, white wine, cider): Nakano Seasoned Rice Vinegars (Mango!), Pompeian (Jalapeño!)

• BBQ sauce (with 45 calories or less per 2-tbsp. serving): Stubb's

• Light mayonnaise

• Hellmann's/Best Foods Dijonnaise

• Mustard (honey, Dijon, spicy brown, yellow & fun flavors like the ones by French's)

• Ketchup: Heinz (Jalapeño, No Salt, Reduced Sugar, Organic, Simply, Balsamic Vinegar)

• Hot sauces: Frank's RedHot Original, Tabasco

• RF peanut butter: Jif RF, Skippy RF Creamy & RF Super Chunk

• Justin's Nut Butters (portion-controlled packs)

• Powdered peanut butter: Jif, Just Great Stuff, PB2

• Low-sugar fruit preserves & jam: Smucker's Low Sugar

• Marinades (30 calories or less per tbsp.): Lawry's, Mrs. Dash, Margie's

• LF marinara, pasta & pizza sauce: Classico, Dei Fratelli

• Salsa: La Victoria, Pace, Newman's Own

• Hummus: Lantana (esp. varieties like Sriracha Carrot), Green Giant, Tribe

• Single-serving guacamole: Wholly Guacamole Minis

• Sabra Veggie Fusions Guacamole

• Reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce

• Slawsa





BEVERAGES • Spring water

• Flavored water (check calories & servings per container): Nestlé Splash, Vitaminwater Zero

• Low-calorie & light juice beverages: Diet V8 Splash, V8 V-Fusion Light, Trop50, Ocean Spray Diet & Light, Bai

• Low-calorie drink mixes: True Lemon, Crystal Light, Starbucks VIA Instant Refreshers

• Diet soda & club soda: Zevia, Honest Fizz, Blue Sky Zero, Coke Zero (& other Zeros)

• Unsweetened sparkling water: Dasani, LaCroix, Nestlé Pure Life Exotics, Spindrift Seltzer, Perrier

• Unsweetened & diet iced tea: Tejava, Diet Gold Peak Tea, Argo (unsweetened)

• Unsweetened instant iced tea mix: Lipton

• Tea bags: Red Rose Sweet Temptations, Celestial Seasonings, Tazo, Stash, Bigelow, Good Earth

• Ready-to-brew coffee: Dunkin' Donuts (Bakery Series!), K-Cups, Starbucks (Blonde Roast!)

• Instant coffee granules: Folgers, Nescafé Taster's Choice

• Starbucks VIA Ready Brew

• Cold-brew coffee: Chameleon, Trader Joe's, Starbucks

• Mamma Chia Organic Chia Squeeze Vitality Packs (beverage/snack hybrids)





BAKING PRODUCTS & PANTRY STAPLES • Whole-wheat flour

• Whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs (or regular panko)

• Pancake mix: Aunt Jemima Whole Wheat Blend, Hungry Jack Complete Extra Light & Fluffy, Bisquick Heart Smart, FlapJacked

• Protein powder with about 100 calories per serving: Quest, Designer Whey, Tera's Whey, Rainbow Light, Jay Robb

• Mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

• Unsweetened cocoa powder

• Unsweetened coconut flakes

• McCormick Color from Nature Food Colors

• Nonstick cooking spray: Pam (Original, Purely Olive Oil, Butter Flavor, Simply Coconut), Pompeian (Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, 100% Grapeseed Oil)

• Grapeseed oil and/or olive oil: Pompeian 100% Grapeseed Oil, Pompeian OlivExtra Premium Mediterranean Blend Oil

• Annie's Organic Crescent Rolls (refrigerated)

• High-fiber pasta: Barilla (ProteinPLUS, White Fiber, Whole Grain), Ronzoni (Healthy Harvest, Smart Taste)

• House Foods Tofu Shirataki Noodle Substitute (refrigerated tofu section!)

• No-calorie sweetener packets: Truvia, SweetLeaf, Stevia In the Raw, Splenda (Splenda Naturals), Equal

• No-calorie granulated sweetener (comes loose, not in packets): Truvia, Stevia In The Raw, Splenda





HG Heads-Up: This isn't a be-all and end-all list! There are more foods we love, and things you love that may not have been included. But it's a good primer to keep you from wandering the aisles, feeling clueless… Your clues are right here!



