Veggies are always prized as being low in calories, but do you ever wonder exactly what that means? Check out the chart below to see what 100 calories of your favorite veggies looks like. You won't believe how many cherry tomatoes you'd have to eat to reach 100 calories!
Food |
Amount |
Calories |
Asparagus [1] |
33 spears |
109 |
Avocado [2] |
1/3 of the fruit |
107 |
Beet (sliced) [3] |
2 3/4 cups |
103 |
Bell pepper (green) [4] |
4 1/2 medium peppers |
104 |
Bell pepper (red) [5] |
3 1/2 medium peppers |
106 |
Broccoli (raw) [6] |
3 1/2 cups (chopped) |
105 |
Brussels sprouts [7] |
14 sprouts |
106 |
Carrot (baby) [8] |
29 |
102 |
Cauliflower (raw) [9] |
3 3/4 cups (chopped) |
100 |
Celery [10] |
18 (7-inch stalks) |
101 |
Corn (sweet white) [11] |
1 3/4 ears |
104 |
Cucumber [12] |
2 1/4 cucumbers |
102 |
Green beans [13] |
2 1/4 cups |
98 |
Kale (cooked) [14] |
3 cups |
109 |
Lettuce (romaine) [15] |
1 head |
106 |
Mushroom (chopped) [16] |
6 1/2 cups |
98 |
Onion (raw) [17] |
2 medium |
97 |
Peas (cooked) [18] |
3/4 cup |
94 |
Potato (russet) [19] |
3/4 small |
100 |
Potato (sweet) [20] |
1 medium |
100 |
Radish (raw) [21] |
70 large |
101 |
Spinach (raw) [22] |
15 cups |
104 |
Summer squash (raw) [23] |
2 3/4 cups (sliced) |
99 |
Tomato (cherry) [24] |
33 |
101 |
Tomato (roma) [25] |
9 |
100 |
Zucchini [26] |
3 medium |
100 |
Links:
[1] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-asparagus-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD0xMjczMDgmZWlkPTU1NjEzNjE1NiZwb3M9MSZwYXI9JmtleT1hc3BhcmFndXM.html
[2] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-fruits-avocados-average-all-types-raw_f-Y2lkPTM3MDY4JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02Mzg1NCZlaWQ9NTU2MTM2NzIxJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PUF2b2NhZG8.html
[3] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-beets-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MzM2MyZlaWQ9NTU2MTM3MTk1JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PUJlZXRz.html
[4] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-peppers-bell-or-sweet-green-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MDkzNSZlaWQ9NTU2MTM3ODQ3JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PWdyZWVuIEJlbGwgUGVwcGVy.html
[5] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-peppers-bell-or-sweet-red-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD0xMjM3NTEmZWlkPTU1NjEzODIzNCZwb3M9MSZwYXI9JmtleT1yZWQgQmVsbCBQZXBwZXI.html
[6] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-broccoli-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MzMzNCZlaWQ9NTU2MTY4NTc1JnBvcz0yJnBhcj0ma2V5PWJyb2Njb2xp.html
[7] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-brussels-sprouts-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MzM0MSZlaWQ9NTU2MTY5MjIzJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PUJydXNzZWxzIFNwcm91dHM.html
[8] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-carrots-baby-raw_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MjY4MyZlaWQ9NTU2MTY5NTk3JnBvcz0yJnBhcj0ma2V5PWNhcnJvdHM.html
[9] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-cauliflower-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MzI5NCZlaWQ9NTU2MTY5ODA5JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PUNhdWxpZmxvd2Vy.html
[10] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-celery-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD02MzMwMCZlaWQ9NTU2MTcwMzU4JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PUNlbGVyeQ.html
[11] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-vegetables-corn-sweet-white-kernels-on-cob-boiled_f-Y2lkPTE0NzAmYmlkPTEmZmlkPTYyNzM5JmVpZD01NTYxNzQyNjQmcG9zPTImcGFyPSZrZXk9Y29ybg.html
[12] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-cucumber-with-peel-raw_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MDgyNiZlaWQ9NTU2MTc1NjU2JnBvcz0yJnBhcj0ma2V5PUN1Y3VtYmVy.html
[13] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-beans-green-snap-or-string-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD0xMjczMTImZWlkPTU1NjIwNzYwNSZwb3M9MiZwYXI9JmtleT1ncmVlbiBiZWFucw.html
[14] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-kale-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD0xMjczMjMmZWlkPTU1NjE3NjMyMiZwb3M9MyZwYXI9JmtleT1LYWxl.html
[15] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-lettuce-cos-or-romaine-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MDg5NyZlaWQ9NTU2MTc2NjEwJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PXJvbWFpbmUgbGV0dHVjZQ.html
[16] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-mushrooms-white-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MTA1NiZlaWQ9NTU2MTc3NTU3JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PW11c2hyb29tcw.html
[17] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-onions-all-types-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MDk1MCZlaWQ9NTU2MTc5ODAyJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PU9uaW9ucw.html
[18] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-vegetables-peas-green-boiled-drained-no-salt-added_f-Y2lkPTE0NzAmYmlkPTEmZmlkPTExMzM3NSZlaWQ9NTU2MTgwMTA1JnBvcz0yJnBhcj0ma2V5PVBlYXM.html
[19] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-potatoes-russet-flesh-skin-baked_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD0xMzgxMDUmZWlkPTU1NjE4MDczMyZwb3M9NyZwYXI9JmtleT1Qb3RhdG8.html
[20] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-sweet-potato-baked-in-skin-no-salt-added-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MTEzMyZlaWQ9NTU2MTgxMTIzJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PXN3ZWV0IHBvdGF0bw.html
[21] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-radishes-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MTA5NCZlaWQ9NTU2MjA4MzA3JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PXJhZGlzaGVz.html
[22] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-spinach-raw-edible-portion_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MTAyOCZlaWQ9NTU2MTgxNTE4JnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PVNwaW5hY2g.html
[23] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-crookneck-or-straightneck-squash-boiled_f-ZmlkPTEyNzMzMg.html
[24] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-red-tomatoes-ripe-raw_f-ZmlkPTcxMDA0.html
[25] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-red-tomatoes-ripe-raw_f-ZmlkPTcxMDA0.html
[26] http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-fresh-or-dried-vegetables-squash-summer-zucchini-with-skin-raw_f-Y2lkPTE0Nzc1JmJpZD0xJmZpZD03MTAyNiZlaWQ9NTU2MTg0MDQwJnBvcz0xJnBhcj0ma2V5PVp1Y2NoaW5p.html