hi can someone give me a list of negative calorie foods other than the commonly known celery, lettuce and apples?
2006-11-15 06:55:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
"All foods have some calories. No food is actually "negative calorie" food. BUT the overall effect of certain foods in our body is that of "negative calories". Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain!
Calories from these foods are much harder for the body to breakdown and process. In other words, the body has to work harder in order to extract calories from these foods. This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage.
Negative Calorie Foods ~ Vegetables
asparagus
beets
broccoli
cabbage (green)
carrots
cauliflower celery
chicory
chili peppers
cucumbers
endive
garlic lettuce
onions
papayas
spinach
turnip
zucchini
Negative Calorie Foods ~ Fruit
apples
cranberries
grapefruit
lemons mangos
oranges
pineapple raspberries
strawberries
tangerines
2006-11-15 07:06:53 · answer #1 · answered by Psycho Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous answerers don't seem to know that although a food may have a number of calories, it may have so much rough fiber that the PROCESS of digesting it USES more calories than the food contains. The more fiber a food has, the more energy your body has to use up in order to digest it. That's why Weight Watchers Points scale adjusts with fiber as a key variant.
Celery, water chesnuts... and the last time I heard, the huge amount of fiber in carrots, despite the fact that they have some sugar, has put them back on the "unlimited" list for Weight Watchers. I didn't verify that, but it seems plausible to me.
I hope I'm not helping some Anorexic do something stupid. There are plenty of low-calorie fruits and veggies that you can eat and still lose or maintain weight. And use a good multi-vitamin if you are dieting. Don't worry, they don't contain any calories.
2006-11-15 07:11:27 · answer #2 · answered by thyladydulcinea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't think apples on the list. Too much sugar.
Almost any low sugar, high fiber, high water content foods qualify.
2006-11-15 06:57:37 · answer #3 · answered by Sophist 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the only one i know for totally sure is celery and it is -1 calories
2006-11-15 07:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grapefruit
water
apples have 100 calories, to much to be considered negative
2006-11-15 07:00:35 · answer #5 · answered by terra_chan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These foods have calories. They are positive numbers.
2006-11-15 06:58:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Apples are not negative.
2006-11-15 06:57:26 · answer #7 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There Are NONE
2006-11-15 07:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by Fred 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋