Low Fat Foods
Fruits
Fresh fruits often constitute a healthy and nutritious diet. However, if you are planning to eat fruits as a part of your weight control diet, then you must eat only those fruits that are low in fats. Not all fruits have a low fat content. Here is a low fat food list of fruits and berries.
Most of the vegetables cannot be eaten raw or consumed as juices. Hence, their cooking method is important in determining their fat content. Vegetables should always be cooked in minimal cooking oil to extract maximum benefit from them. Low fat vegetables include:
Fruits
Fresh fruits often constitute a healthy and nutritious diet. However, if you are planning to eat fruits as a part of your weight control diet, then you must eat only those fruits that are low in fats. Not all fruits have a low fat content. Here is a low fat food list of fruits and berries.
- Apple
- Apricot
- Avocado
- Banana
- Cantaloupe
- Casaba melon, Crenshaw melon
- Fig
- Grape
- Grapefruit
- Honeydew melon
- Lemon
- Lime
- Kiwi
- Mango
- Orange
- Papaya
- Peach
- Pear
- Persimmon
- Pineapple
- Plums
- Pomegranate
- Tangerine
- Watermelon
- Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Gooseberries, Loganberries, Raspberries, Strawberries
Most of the vegetables cannot be eaten raw or consumed as juices. Hence, their cooking method is important in determining their fat content. Vegetables should always be cooked in minimal cooking oil to extract maximum benefit from them. Low fat vegetables include:
- Acorn squash
- Artichoke
- Asparagus
- Bean sprouts
- Beets
- Brussels sprouts
- Butternut squash
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Carrots
- Celery
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Green beans
- Hubbard squash
- Iceberg lettuce
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Potatoes( Baked)
- Rutabaga
- Sweet potatoes
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Wax beans
- Zucchini
- Dark Green Leafy Vegetables such as Bok choi, Broccoli, Collard Greens, Kale, Mesclun, Mustard Greens, Romaine Lettuce, Spinach, Water Crest, Beet Greens, Chard etc.