Weight-Loss Negative Calorie Foods? True or not?

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Snopes says that basically the calories expended are about that of watching paint dry:


and that's with celery...


Uncle Cecil over at the Straight Dope has more to add -


So basically eat it if you like it but don't expect it to burn off the calories of a meatball parmesan sub or an extra large pepperoni pizza :D
 
maleficent said:
Snopes says that basically the calories expended are about that of watching paint dry:


and that's with celery...


Uncle Cecil over at the Straight Dope has more to add -


So basically eat it if you like it but don't expect it to burn off the calories of a meatball parmesan sub or an extra large pepperoni pizza :D
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I guess it's just wishful thinking then. :p Though it did say Rhubarb had greater negative calories than celery, it was the highest rated there. :eek: Maybe one day there will be a weight loss super food. :eek:

-RJ
 
Mmm Rhubarb......

RJ91 said:
I guess it's just wishful thinking then. :p Though it did say Rhubarb had greater negative calories than celery, it was the highest rated there. :eek: Maybe one day there will be a weight loss super food. :eek:

-RJ
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I used to LOVE chowin down on rhubarb out of the garden when I was a kid. And I could see why it would have the highest negative-calorie effect. Without sugar and that powerful lip puckering sourness how could you eat enough in one sitting to gain weight? I personally love sour, but rhubarb is pretty potent stuff.

Wish I could find some now...... Mmmmmm, Rhubarb.......

sirant
 
That's interesting. We have rhubarb in our garden, I've never tasted it but it doesn't look too appetizing.
 
rhubarb is super bitter but it's really good when mixed with apples as an apple/rhubarb pie - takes some fo the bitterness away from it and doesn't need all that much sugar...
 
This entire list includes fruits, veggies and meats. Entire list of over 100 negative calorie foods remember that these foods alone cause the body to recognize starvation and this shuts down fat burning process so you must provide the protein and some fat, preferably keep a minimum of 1,500 calories and then kick in the exercises.
These foods burn more calories when eaten than they provide. That is why you see them in most diets. A good diet must provide many of these and a good protein source some fats ie from nuts and dairy. Don't forget some exercise preferably in the morning to jump start your metabolism each day and keep it burning for up to 8 hours. Much hugs, kisses and affection also go a long way towards making the diet a success or at least makes the diet more bearable...haha and serves as a behavorial dessert to just going to the gym.
Vegetables:
Artichokes
Asparagus
Green beans
String beans
Beets
Beet greens
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celeriac
Celery
Chervil
Chicory
Chives
Squash
Tomato (fresh/canned)
Corn (cob/canned)
Cucumbers
Dandelion greens
Dill pickles
Eggplant
Endive
Garlic
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Mustard greens
Okra
Onions
Parsley leaves
Turnips
Watercress
Parsnips (raw/boiled)
Peas
Peppers (green/red)
Pickles (sour/sweet)
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rappini
Red cabbage
Rhubarb
Rutabagas
Sauerkraut
Salsify
Scallions
Shallots
Sorrel
Spinach
Fruits:
Apples
Apricots
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cantaloupe
Cherries
Cranberries
Currants
Damson plum
Figs
Fruit salad (fresh/canned)
Grapefruit
Grapes
Honeydew melon
Huckleberries
Kiwi
Kumquats
Lemons
Limes
Loganberries
Mangoes
Muskmelons
Nectarines
Oranges
Papaya
Peaches
Pears
Pineapple
Pomegranates
Prunes
Quince
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tangerines
Watermelon
Meat:
Abalone
Bass (fresh water/sea)
Buffalo fish
Catfish
Clams (cooked)
Cod Steaks
Crab
Crayfish
Flounder
Frog legs
Mussels
Oysters (half shell)
Shrimp
Terrapin
Trout
Tuna
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Remember these negative calorie foods are plentiful and allow you to never be hungry. You can eat 6 times a day and give yourself large quantities of foods from this list and then kick in 1,500 calories from protein and fat sources such as eggs, dairy and meats and you will have a real winner. Will it do it on its own. Probably not. But the body requires calories just to maintain the chores of living when you provide 1,500 calories a day and all of these negative calorie foods to not ever be starving the body realizes it doesnt have to hoard energy stores and can burn fat. Then your exercises expecially if done in the morning really do the good.
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Ummmm...That's great and all, but how come I'm not a rail then? LOL!
When I was a vegetarian before I was pretty thin from eating this way, but not real thin as I was Lacto Ovo, however, now I've gone pure vegetarian and most of these fruits and veggies comprise my diet. It is interesting to know this, not that I'm losing at break neck speed. If I didn't have nuts, my body would think I was nuts.
 
Your butcher may look at ya kinda funny if you go in and ask for a nice sized buffalo fish and mud catfish however. hahaha:icon_bs::seeya::angelsad2::waving::hurray:
 
if in theory the negative calorie effect exists, i dont think it would be enough of a difference other than a few calories than normal. I mean normal food takes calories to digest also so technically all food has some sort of negative calorie effect. just not always to the same amount.
Veges are low calorie, doesnt really matter if its negative calorie or not, you can eat a crapload of food for few calories and feel nice and satisfied and then eat some some calories for the yummy stuff like a piece of steak or something. Good for those who need to feel full or have the munchies.

I do pity the poor women who had 100 calories of salad, thats a crapload of salad (1 cup lettuce is 11 calories or something, can you imagine eating 9 cups of lettuce!)
 
Negative Calorie Foods

Calorie is a unit of energy. The energy can be measured by many methods. The calories in foods depend on their composition and the calorie value of a food is not actually its measured values, but is the average energy of a large number of different samples of the food.

1 calorie = 4.18400 joule = 4.18 kJoloule
1 negative calorie = -4.18400 joule = -4.18 kJoloule

Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories food actually contains! Calories from these foods are much harder for the body to use. In other words, the body has to work hard in order to extract calories from these foods. Even though a food may contain equal amount of calories, much less of these calories can possibly turn into fat in negative calorie foods as fewer calories are actually available to the body. This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage.
 
new here- negative calorie foods

i am new. i desperately want to lose weight. I trying to reduce my daily calorie intake.
any ideas on negative calorie foods

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suggestions welcome
 
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Negative calorie foods?

So I found this list of . Can anyone tell me more about this? Would I include such foods in to my daily calories consumed? I'm pretty confused about it. Thanks! :D
 
maleficent said:
rhubarb is super bitter but it's really good when mixed with apples as an apple/rhubarb pie - takes some fo the bitterness away from it and doesn't need all that much sugar...
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My mother used to stew rhubarb and then add a package of jello to sweeten and thicken it. Sugar free jello works well and keeps it low cal.
 
I have heard this before and always assumed that in the case of the veg it was prob true (the maths kinda stacks up) but the cal content of sweet fruits is much higher than that of broccoli or celery....not sure if im gonna start muching on those all the time but i wll def be increasing the intake of broccoli!! I do soooooo love amngo and pineapple tho!
 
Negative calorie foods; I'm confused

I recently heard about negative-calorie foods. For those who don't know, negative-calorie foods are those that actually cost more calories to chew and digest than they provide in energy. Celery is (allegedly) one such example.

I'm a bit confused as to whether the whole 'negative calorie' thing is true. Which foods, if any, are 'negative calorie'?

Up until now I've been recording my daily caloric intake; studiously weighing each individual ingredient and entering the value on fitday.com. Well, if it's true that certain foods are 'negative calories', why should I bother recording their caloric value?

Many thanks, Colin.
 
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I've always wondered about this too...

Anything that is REALLY low in calories, like has a low calorie density, will probably use more energy to digest than the actual food itself. The only foods I can think of with really low calories is celery and lettuce, maybe cucumber.

I always record it, no matter how small it is
 
no such thing as negative calorie food, but technically an ice cold glass of water is negative calorie compared to a room temp glass, as your body warms it up to your body temp using energy -hence negative calories, im gonna sell cold water in a can , claim its negative calorie drink and make a fortune :willy_nilly:
 
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