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HCG Approved Foods

Seafood (avg. 98 calories) 

Cod (3.5 oz) – 83 calories

Crab Meat (3.5 oz) - 100 calories

Flounder (3.5 oz) - 90 calories

Haddock (3.5 oz) - 88 calories

Halibut (3.5 oz) - 110 calories

Lobster (3.5 oz) - 98 calories

Red Snapper (3.5 oz) - 110 calories

Shrimp (3.5 oz) - 110 calories

Tilapia (3.5 oz) - 94 calories

Very Lean Beef (avg. 152 calories)

93/7 Lean Ground Beef (3.5 oz) - 150 calories

Cube Steak (3.5 oz) - 160 calories

Sirloin Tip Side Steaks (3.5 oz) - 130 calories

Top Round Steak (3.5 oz) - 166 calories

Tri-Tip Steak (3.5 oz) - 154 calories

Veal (avg 114 calories)

Veal, sirloin (3.5 oz) - 110 calories

Veal, loin chop (3.5 oz) - 117 calories

Chicken

Chicken Breast (3.5 oz) - 87 calories

Vegetables (avg. 18.8 cal) 

Asparagus (3.5 oz) - 20 calories

Asparagus (2” tip) - 1 calories

Asparagus (small spear) - 2 calories

Asparagus (medium spear) - 3 calories

Asparagus (large spear) - 4 calories

Beet Greens (1 cup raw)-8 calories

Celery (3.5 oz) - 15 cal

Celery (medium stalk) - 6 calories

Cabbage (3.5 oz) - 24 calories

Cabbage (1 cup shredded) - 17 calories

Chard, Swiss raw (1 cup)-7 calories

Cucumber (3.5 oz) - 12 calories

Cucumber (small) - 19 calories

Cucumber (medium) - 24 calories

Cucumber (large) - 34 calories

Cucumber (English long) - 60 calories

Vegetables CONT. (avg. 18.8 cal)

Fennel (1 cup,sliced)- 27 calories

Lettuce, all varieties (3.5 oz) - 10 cal.

Lettuce, all varieties (1 cup) - 8 cal.

Lettuce, all varieties (small head) 32 calories

Onions (medium yellow, raw)- 64 calories

Red Radishes (3.5 oz) - 12 calories

Red Radishes (one medium) - 1 cal.

Spinach, raw (3.5 oz) - 20 calories

Spinach, raw (1 cup) - 7 calories

Spinach, frozen (3.5 oz) - 23 calories

Spinach, frozen (1 cup) - 41 calories

Spinach, cooked (3.5 oz) - 31 calories

Spinach, cooked (1 cup) - 48 calories

Tomato (3.5 oz) - 20 calories

Tomato (cherry) - 3 calories

Tomato (plumb) - 11 calories

Tomato (small) - 16 calories

Tomato (medium) - 22 calories

Tomato (large) - 33 calories

Fruit

Apple (small) - 55 calories

Apple (medium) - 72 calories

Apple (large) - 110 calories

Lemon- 24 calories

Lime- 20 calories

Orange (navel) - 69 calories

Orange (Florida) - 65 calories

Orange (California) - 59 calories

Strawberries, 12 large - 72 calories

Strawberries, 20 medium - 80 calories

Pink Grapefruit (1/2 large) - 53 calories

Pink Grapefruit (1/2 med.) -41 calories

Bread

Grissini Breadstick (3 g) - 12 calories

Melba Toast (3 gram) - 12 calories

Melba Toast (5 gram) - 20 calories

*Data from: CalorieCounter.com, SparkPeople.com and CalorieKing.com

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