A friend asked me what my favorite low-cal meals and snacks are. I ended up compiling a huge list! Click 'more' to see it...

First of all, hub got me a couple of indispensible tools from Linens and Things - a Misto, which is an olive oil sprayer (better than Pam!), and a food scale so I know precise portions.

apples - about 80 cals per medium
baby carrots - 20 small/medium carrots for 40 calories (these round out a lot of my meals)
Genisoy crisps - good source of soy protein and fiber, taste tons better than rice cakes - 10 cals/crisp, I think - I like the Garlic and Herb flavor
Nature's Own bread and buns - 40 cals/slice of bread, wheat or sourdough; 90 cals/bun for wheat buns
Lean Cuisine (or is it Healthy Choice?) breakfast sausage - 70 cals for 3 patties; in the freezer section
McDonald's Cobb Salads - order without chicken, which is yucky; salad + dressing = 300 cals
H.E.B. tubs of pot roast, barbecue beef, etc. - usually use less than recommended serving size on a sandwich; around 100 cals
Tuna and chicken salad lunch kits - around 200 cals per kit; can swap crackers in kit for low-cal bread and have a sandwich instead
Sauteed summer squash and/or zucchini - mince garlic, chop squash into cubes, sautee in non-stick pan with a spray of olive oil until soft; serve with salt and black pepper and some grated parmesan cheese - about 150 cals for 1 squash and 3 Tb cheese
Butternut squash or sweet potatoes - either slice into fries or rings, spread on a cookie sheet and spray with olive oil, top with salt, bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, turning halfway - 88 cals for 8 oz
Shrimp! Especially going out to eat. 4 lg shrimp = 28 cals; 3 oz shrimp = 90 cals
Light microwave popcorn - I like Orville Reddenbacher Kettle Corn - 240 cals for an entire bag, good fiber too
Dinty Moore entrees (in the cup o' soup aisle, usually) - around 200 calories per, the beef stew, chicken and dumplings, and chicken and rice are delish
Broccoli slaw (prepackaged near bag salads) mixed with Just Too Good dressing - 4 oz broccoli = 30 cals, dressing is 20 cals/tablespoon
Sugar free Jello (filling and good for sweet cravings) calorie free!; sugar free/fat free pudding (really filling!) about 130 calories for the whole thing
Skinless, boneless chicken breasts - marinate in garlic powder and teriyaki sauce, then broil 10-15 mins until internal temp is 160 - they come out really juicy, even hub likes them! 130 cals for 4 oz
Kashi GoLEAN cereal - the dried cranberry is tasty and around 100 cals/serving.
Spaghetti squash - cut in half, remove seeds, put face-down in dish in the microwave and cover with plastic wrap, cook on high in 5 minute intervals until tender, then scrape strands out of the skin. 1 cup - 40 cals, add Newman's Own spaghetti sauce for around 70 cals/serving
Turkey burgers - mix ground turkey with garlic and teriyaki sauce, form into patties, fry in nonstick pan until cooked through - 170 cals for 4 oz patty
La Tortilla whole wheat tortillas - not the best, but good if you want a taco, and 8 grams fiber each(!) - 60 cals each (regular tortillas are anywhere from 110-150 each)
grape tomatoes - I use them to round out meals like I do baby carrots - do not store in the fridge - around 3 cals each
Blue Bunny fudgesicles - 40 cals each
Sauteed mushrooms - slice mushrooms, mince garlic, saute with a spray of olive oil and some balsamic vinegar - 8 oz around 60 calories
Frozen broccoli and cheese sauce - I can't remember the brand but it's 70 calories per cup.