Negative Calorie Food List

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We're all aware of the calories present in various foods. How many of us are aware that there are negative calorie foods too? Tap through the Story to know more about the various negative calorie foods.

There are certain foods that provide fewer calories, but need more energy to digest. These are known as negative calorie foods. Incorporating these in one's diet, can actually go a long way in attaining healthy weight loss. However, no diet is without its pros and cons. Similar is the case with the negative calorie diet, which has faced harsh criticism from many health professionals. In other cases, many people have claimed that it has worked wonders for their health.

List of Fruits & Vegetables with Negative Calories

Negative Calorie Fruits Peaches Guava Tangerines Apples Cranberry Oranges Papaya Pineapples Grapefruit Lemon Raspberries Mango Strawberries Watermelon Apricots

Negative Calorie Vegetables Carrots Garlic Chili Peppers Zucchini Lettuce Celery Cucumbers Broccoli Spinach Onions Beetroot Turnip Cauliflower Cabbages (Green) Asparagus

Negative Calorie Recipes

The good thing about negative calorie foods is that they can be eaten separately, or combined with other foods; so it really doesn't seem like you're striving to lose weight, or working really hard for it. It is considered a method of natural weight loss. Here's a negative calorie soup recipe, that you may add to your daily diet.

Ingredients 4 stalks celery - sliced 2 ucchinis - peeled and diced 1 cup cabbage - cut into pieces 2 cans green beans 4 large carrots - peeled and sliced 1 medium onion - peeled and diced 4 turnips - peeled and diced 16 ounces tomato juice 16 ounces water

Procedure Add all the ingredients in a pot and boil them. Cover the vegetables and allow them to simmer. Cook until all the vegetables are tender.

This recipe can be made in bulk and refrigerated, so that one can eat it whenever hungry. Other ways of consuming negative calorie foods would be in the form of salads, fruits, or vegetables. It is known that eating a salad before any meal will considerably reduce your appetite, thereby, reducing the quantity of food you eat.

Negative Calorie Diet

As aforementioned, negative calorie foods are those that require more calories to be burnt, than those they provide. This does not mean that these foods do not have calories. This also does not mean that you can eat only negative calorie foods to lose weight.

For instance, a medium-sized apple contains 80 calories, while it takes around 100 calories to digest it. As a result, the body uses a surplus of 20 calories, already available to the digestive system, to burn the calories contained in an apple, thereby aiding weight loss.

The best part about the negative calorie diet is that it recommends the consumption of fiber-rich foods. These foods are also rich in minerals and vitamins. However, there are no proven results of the efficacy of this diet. Also, it appears to be more speculative than functional.

Some health professionals claim that feasting on negative calorie foods isn't the answer to quick, easy, or healthy weight loss. On the other hand, it has been found that consuming these, tends to increase the metabolic rate, thereby helping in losing weight.

One may therefore conclude that, the key here, lies in moderation. Consuming a moderate amount of negative calorie foods, as a part of the regular diet, with a good amount of daily exercise will considerably help in losing weight.