What are healthy food choices for someone who wants to lose 40 pounds?

fruit and veggies lots of them it called a summer diet

Try shrimp, you can eat a lot of shrimp for only a few fat grams.

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well i lost 5 lbs in one month and i just eat high protien stuff like eggs are realy good and lay off the soda drink alot of water and jogg/walk daily!eat small meals 5-6 times a day heres some snacks onli 100 cal

100 foods under 100 calories

1. ½ cup fresh blueberries 45(cals approx)
2. 1 sesame breadstick 42
3. 3 cups plain popcorn 23
4. 1 whole ripe tomato or ½ cup cherry or grape tomatoes 33
5. 1 small banana 81
6. 5 saltine crackers 60
7. 1 medium apple 80
8. ½ plain bagel (small 2 oz)83
9. celery sticks (10 small) 20
10. frozen juice bar 75
11. 1 large dill pickle 15
12. 1 medium orange 77
13. 1 cup puffed wheat cereal 43
14. 1 hard boiled egg 81
15. ½ medium grapefruit 38
16. 1 cucumber 10
17. 1 cup vegetable juice 50
18. ½ English muffin, with 1 tsp. Peanut butter 95
19. 1 ¼ cups whole strawberries 60
20. 2 oz. water packed tuna 70
21. 1 string cheese stick 72
22. 1 medium ear corn on cob, dusted with Creole seasoning80
23. 1 small baked potato 80
24. ½ cup stewed tomatoes 36
25. 1 whole fresh peach 37
26. 1 slice whole grain toast 85
27. 1 cup skim milk 90
28. 6 oz. non fat, sugar free yogurt 86
29. 7 medium fresh shrimp 70
30. ½ cup fruit cocktail, in own juice 60
31. ½ cup red raspberries 41
32. 8 dried apricot halves 60
33. ½ cup raw cauliflower 14
34. 1 medium tangerine or 2 small clementines 37
35. 1 cup green tea with 2 tsp. sugar (or 1tsp of honey) 30
36 17 fresh grapes (frozen for a hot weather treat) 52
37. 10 almonds 70
38. ½ cup apple cider 58
39. 1 cup cantaloupe cubes 48
40. 2 Tbsp. dried cranberries (Craisins) 45
41. 2 cups watermelon cubes 84
42. 50 small pretzel sticks 60
43 ½ cup pineapple chunks, in own juice 64
44. 1 cup fresh cherries 65
45. 3 dried, orange flavored prunes 60
46. ½ cup Corn Bran cereal 82
47. 1 cup grapefruit juice 65
48. ½ cup regular gelatin 82
49. 1 cup gelatin (sugar free) 16
50. ½ cinnamon raisin English muffin 75
51. 1 cup minestrone soup 83
52. 8 baked tortilla chips with 3 Tbsp. salsa 93
53. 20 peanuts 90
54. ½ cup raw baby carrots 25
55. ½ cup low fat cottage cheese 70
56. 3 graham cracker squares 80
57. 3 oz., “kiddie size” frozen yogurt (96% fat free) 78
58. 1 cup Cheerios 88
59. 1/3 cup vegetarian baked beans 78
60. 6 pieces Melba toast 75
61. 1 ounce honey turkey 32
62. 4 Hershey kisses 98
63. 3 dried whole dates 68
64. ½ cup sugar free pudding made with skim milk 80
65. ½ cup fat free refried beans 80
66. 8 animal crackers 90
67. 1 cup tossed salad (mixed lettuce greens,cucumbers,carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, etc.) with 1 Tbs. dressing 83
68. 1/2 cup split pea soup 67
69. 2 small plums 60
70. 15 Teddy Graham crackers 82
71. 2 Tbs. hummus spread on 1/4 pita pocket bread 93
72. ½ large red, yellow or green bell pepper, cut into strips 20
73. 5 Saltine crackers 60
74. 1 small banana 60
75. 2 Tbsp. Sunflower seeds 90
76. 1 small baked sweet potato 59
77. 2 Tbsp. raisins 60
78. 1 fig bar 53
79. 4 Brazil nuts 93
80. 2 pieces Wasa crispbread 50
81. 1 medium pear 98
82. 6 oz. calcium fortified orange juice 84
83. ½ cup three bean salad 90
84. 1 sugar free Popsicle 20
85. 20 pistachio nuts 70
86. 3 gingersnaps 89
87. 2 Tbs. light cream cheese, on 2 medium celery sticks 67
88. ½ cup corn flakes with ½ cup skim milk 98
89. ½ cup oatmeal, 73
90. 30 Goldfish crackers 70
91. ½ cup vanilla ice milk 92
92. sugar free hot cocoa mix, made with 4 oz. skim milk plus water 95
93. 1 medium kiwi fruit 46
94. 1 oz. jalapeno jack cheese 90
95. 1 frozen pudding bar, not chocolate covered 80
96. ½ cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal 80
97. 1 oz. Canadian bacon 40
98. 2 Tbsp. soybean nuts 97
99. ½ grapefruit 37
100. 5 passion fruit 87

Vegetables!!! the best healthy food. you can eat alot and still not have as much fat content as a bag of chips. vegetables!!

it would be good to cut back on grains and sweets, but to make sure that your getting carbs to give you energy to excercise

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Lettuce & tomatoes
Carrot & celery sticks
Baked potato
Broiled chicken or fish
Tuna
Non-fat yogurt
Non-fat pudding
Sugar-free jello
Cheerios
Shredded Wheat
Oatmeal
All fruits
All vegetables
All juices
1% milk

NO SODA, MAYO, SUGARY ANYTHING, FRIED ANYTHING, FAST-FOODS (except salad or baked potato).

First of all, it sounds like when you do eat, you are famished. Instead, try eating five to six “small meals” a day. When I say small meals, I mean like apple slices with peanut butter or an ounce of cheese with whole wheat crackers, things like that…
As active as you are, you need complex carbs like grains and such. I’d suggest eating a lot of lean protein like chicken and fish (esp. salmon). The good news is you can eat as much veggies as you like, as long as they aren’t drowning in oil and dressing.
Seriously though, as active as you are, try eating small meals all day long and make healthy choices… like breakfast bars, yogurt, nuts and, of course, fruit and veggies…
Weight will come off.

Here is a healthy foods list and a sample meal plan:

The first thing to do would be to cut out all sugar, especially sodas, and processed foods like bread and pasta. Whole grain versions of bread and pasta are OK. Eat plenty of healthy protein like chicken breasts, eggs, fish - those will help stave off hunger. Eat lots of fiber-rich foods, like fruit, veggies and whole grains. Drink lots of water. Sometimes you think you are hungry when your body really needs more fluids. Be mindful of your calories - it is much better to eat a whole orange than to drink a glass of orange juice. Don’t be afraid of fat, but choose your fats carefully - fats like peanut butter are good, but saturated fats, like hamburger aren’t as healthy. You are doing good by exercising! Good luck.