Best foods for weight loss
Highest satiety-per-calorie composite — filling for few calories.
1. Lambsquarters, raw (Northern Plains Indians)87/100
2. Spearmint, fresh85/100
3. Grape leaves, canned84/100
4. Collards, fresh, cooked, no added fat83/100
5. Mustard greens, frozen, unprepared83/100
6. Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt82/100
7. Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt82/100
8. Capers, canned82/100
9. Chrysanthemum, garland, raw82/100
10. Chrysanthemum leaves, raw82/100
11. Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled with salt82/100
12. Stinging Nettles, blanched (Northern Plains Indians)82/100
13. Broccoli raab, raw81/100
14. Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt81/100
15. Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw81/100
16. Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native)81/100
17. Broccoli, frozen, spears, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt80/100
18. Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt80/100
19. Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt80/100
20. Lentils, from dried, no added fat80/100
21. Peppermint, fresh80/100
22. Broccoli and cauliflower, cooked, no added fat80/100
23. Mushrooms, morel, raw80/100
24. Greens with ham or pork80/100
25. Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared80/100
26. Pumpkin leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt80/100
27. Cauliflower, green, cooked, with salt80/100
28. Kale, raw79/100
29. Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt79/100
30. Thyme, fresh79/100
31. Mushrooms, shiitake, stir-fried79/100
32. Brussels sprouts, frozen, unprepared79/100
33. Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt79/100
34. Mushrooms, white, microwaved79/100
35. Beet greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt79/100
36. Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt79/100
37. Water convolvulus,raw79/100
38. Malabar spinach, cooked79/100
39. Taro, leaves, cooked, steamed, with salt79/100
40. Taro leaves, raw79/100
41. Mushrooms, straw, canned, drained solids79/100
42. Dock, raw79/100
43. Broccoli, flower clusters, raw78/100
44. Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw78/100
45. Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt78/100
46. Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt78/100
47. Mushrooms, white, stir-fried78/100
48. Cilantro, raw78/100
49. Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, low sodium78/100
50. Black beans, from canned, no added fat78/100
51. Artichokes, (globe or french), raw78/100
52. Chives, raw78/100
53. Greens, fresh, cooked, no added fat78/100
54. Split peas, from dried, no added fat78/100
55. Mushrooms, oyster, raw78/100
56. Beans, fava, in pod, raw78/100
57. Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw78/100
58. Chicory greens, raw78/100
59. Alfalfa sprouts, raw78/100
60. New zealand spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt78/100
61. Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned78/100
62. Broccoflower, raw78/100
63. Pokeberry shoots, (poke), raw78/100
64. Spinach, baby77/100
65. Spinach, mature77/100
66. Mushroom, crimini77/100
67. Basil, raw77/100
68. Mushrooms, portabella, grilled77/100
69. Mushrooms, portabella, exposed to ultraviolet light, grilled77/100
70. Beans, great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt77/100
71. Beans, from dried, NS as to type, no added fat77/100
72. Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt77/100
73. Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt77/100
74. Mung beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt77/100
75. Hearts of palm, canned77/100
76. Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran77/100
77. Beans, small white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt77/100
78. Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt77/100
79. Sweet potato leaves, raw77/100
80. Mushroom, pioppini77/100
81. Parsley, fresh76/100
82. Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt76/100
83. Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt76/100
84. Edamame, frozen, unprepared76/100
85. Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw76/100
86. Lettuce, red leaf, raw76/100
87. Squash, zucchini, baby, raw76/100
88. Chard, raw76/100
89. Buffalo sauce76/100
90. Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt76/100
91. Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, canned, drained solids76/100
92. Pinto beans, from dried, no added fat76/100
93. Endive, raw76/100
94. Escarole, cooked, boiled, drained, no salt added76/100
95. Nopales, cooked, without salt76/100
96. Kidney beans, from dried, no added fat76/100
97. Spices, chervil, dried76/100
98. Beans, yellow, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt76/100
99. Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt76/100
100. Jute, potherb, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt76/100
Calculated from USDA nutrients — energy-density satiety composite (Rolls). Informational only.