What's Considered a Red Food on Noom? Here's a List, Including Some Surprises

Although nuts and seeds contain healthy fats, fibre, and protein, they're high in calories. To stay within your calorie budget, you'll need to limit these foods, including nutrient-rich choices like almonds, peanuts, chia seeds, and sunflower seeds. The same goes for any butters and spreads made from nuts and seeds.

While most whole grains are on the green list, and many more grains (including rice, non-whole grain pasta, and corn tortillas) are categorized as yellow, the processed flour and sugar in foods like white bread, flour tortillas, and pastries land them on the red list.

Lean meats fall under the yellow category on Noom, but fattier cuts of beef, pork, and lamb — including processed foods like bacon, sausage, and hot dogs — are red foods.

You should try to stick with water and unsweetened beverages, like black coffee and tea, as often as possible, followed by less calorie-dense options like light beer, juice, or diet soda. When those won't do, treat yourself to one of these red drinks:

• Red wine
• White wine
• Beer
• Tequila
• Vodka
• Rum
• Sodas
• Sweet tea