This Healthy Baked Potato is just 149 calories, and comes with 10 low calorie toppings.
To help you keep this low calorie baked potato healthy, each of the 10 low calorie toppings include their number of calories. So that you can pick and choose and easily calculate the calories in your baked potato.
Baked potatoes in oven are a great way to meal prep, or just make an easy dinner side dish. And with this guide youāll be making the best low calorie baked potatoes ever.
Healthy Baked Potato
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How to Make a Low Calorie Baked Potato
Itās so easy to make low calorie baked potatoes in the oven. With the help of olive oil spray, you can get the perfect crispy skin without adding loads of calories and fat.
The olive oil spray lets out just a light list of oil, instead of a heavy drizzle. And if you really must have butter, add 1/4 teaspoon to the toppings instead. Youāll get all the flavor without add the fat and calories.
These directions will make the best baked potatoes! As a reminder the best baking potato is the russet, but you can use these directions for all potatoes.
How to Make Skinny Baked Potatoes:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Pierce the potatoes all over with a fork, and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and spray with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and add back to the hot oven.
- Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, until soft.
- Remove from the oven and serve with desired toppings. Or cool and use in meal prepping
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Low Calorie Baked Potato Toppings
Now that you know how to make the perfect baked potato, letās discuss healthy potato bar toppings.
You can make loaded baked potatoes in a healthy new way. Iāve swapped out sour cream for metabolism boosting Greek Yogurt (it tastes exactly the same!) and omitted the butter. Because itās always better to load up your baked potato with zero calorie, or low calorie toppings so you wonāt miss the butter.
These low calorie baked potato toppings are packed with flavor and nutrition.
Greek Yogurt tastes just like sour cream, but it boosts metabolism and is a fraction of the calories. And toppings like chives, green onions, hot sauce and jalapeƱos add virtually no calories to your healthy baked potatoes.
Low Calorie Baked Potato Toppings:
- Greek Yogurt (2 tablespoons adds 10 calories)
- Chives (1 tablespoon adds 1 calorie)
- Green onions (1 tablespoon adds 1 calorie)
- Cooked and crumbled turkey bacon
- Sharp cheddar cheeseĀ (1/8 cup adds 46 calories)
- Salsa or hot sauce (1 tablespoon adds 4 calories)
- JalapeƱos (3 slices adds 1 calorie)
- Cooked chicken (1/4 cup adds 55 calories)
- Cooked BroccoliĀ (1/4 cup adds 32 calories)
- Low Calorie Chili (1/2 cup adds 41 calories)
All of these low calorie potato bar toppings will help you stay on diet. You will see I included cheese. But I recommend sharp cheese, the flavor is stronger so you wonāt need as much!
Healthy Baked Potato Recipe
I recommend making this recipe with russet potatoes, they are the best potato for baking. But you can make any potato with the directions below.
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Low Calorie Baked Potato + 10 Toppings
IngredientsĀ Ā
Low Calorie Baked Potatoes:
- 2 medium russet potatoes
- Olive Oil Spray
- Ā½ teaspoon salt
Healthy Baked Potato Toppings (optional):
- Greek Yogurt in place of sour cream
- Chives
- Green onions
- Cooked and crumbled turkey bacon
- Sharp cheddar cheese use sparingly
- Salsa or hot sauce
- JalapeƱos pickled or fresh
- Cooked chicken
- Cooked Broccoli
- Low Calorie Chili
InstructionsĀ
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Pierce the potatoes all over with a fork, and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and spray with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and add back to the hot oven.
- Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, until soft.
- Remove from the oven and serve with desired toppings. Or cool and use in meal prepping
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Article History:
- Originally written and published July 28, 2020 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on October 6, 2023 by Audrey Johns
Delicious!!! I used zero calorie butter spray like usual and it was deliciousā¦ Thank you
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