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Post by auntieemu on Feb 11, 2006 13:29:58 GMT -5
Negative calorie foods are foods that require more energy to digest than they offer in food value. Examples are: Vegetables: asparagus beets broccoli cabbage (green) carrots cauliflower celery chicory chili peppers cucumbers endive garlic lettuce onions papayas spinach turnip zucchini Fruits: apples cranberries grapefruit lemons mangos oranges pineapple raspberries strawberries tangerines Read more here: www.healthrecipes.com/list_negative_calorie_foods.htm |
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Post by dlangland on Feb 11, 2006 19:41:34 GMT -5
What a neat list and site, auntie, and a wonderful reminder. I didn't take time to download the site, but will later. A few other things came to mind, too. I was thinking of watermelon, radishes, kohlrabi, and pickles, would they count? I don't honestly know if that is true or just something I heard...I was bummed I didn't see tomatoes, for I am sitting here feeling guilty wishing my hot salsa was a negative calorie food, and it may be close, but what I am eating it with certainly isn't. Oh, oh. :-*Deb  |
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Post by auntieemu on Feb 11, 2006 20:23:57 GMT -5
:-[cheesecake is NOT a negative calorie food either is it? |
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Post by dlangland on Feb 11, 2006 20:31:29 GMT -5
:-[cheesecake is NOT a negative calorie food either is it? Actually, auntie, I already forwarded the site to a friend who knows he needs to work on his weight. The thing is, I see primarily healthy eating habits, but when a person takes those same negative calorie foods, say asparagus...any vegetable, but lathers it in butter or whatever...That rather defeats it.  I have been trying to gently and tactfully work on him a little that way. He likes to pretend I just make stuff up for the fun of it, so, I thought, wow, that was from a real website. He can read this for himself, or not. Thank you. Deb  |
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Post by dec429 on Feb 12, 2006 12:50:09 GMT -5
Hard boiled eggs are also considered a negative calorie food.
Each one contains 90 calories and takes the human body 110 calories to digest!
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Post by dlangland on Feb 12, 2006 12:57:15 GMT -5
Hard boiled eggs are also considered a negative calorie food. Each one contains 90 calories and takes the human body 110 calories to digest! Ohhh, that is a good one, except I don't eat eggs. A friend once went on a diet for about a week, only eating hard-boiled eggs and fresh oranges. She said she never even felt hungry, and she was trying to quit smoking at the same time. Deb |
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Post by dec429 on Feb 12, 2006 12:59:35 GMT -5
OH MY!! On a diet and quitting smoking??!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2006 19:59:33 GMT -5
A friend once went on a diet for about a week, only eating hard-boiled eggs and fresh oranges. She said she never even felt hungry, and she was trying to quit smoking at the same time. Deb I wouldn't feel hungry, either, if I spent most of the day vomiting up eggy oranges. Ugh.  ----- I'm curious about the cucumbers. I thought I remembered reading they were nothing but carbs. If a food has a lot of carbs but is a negative calorie food, I wonder if I can lose weight by including it in my diet?  I'm happy to see spinach on the list because I've been eating a lot of that lately. I used to hate spinach but now I think it's really yummy! (I eat it raw, not cooked in butter  ) /VM |
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Post by dlangland on Feb 12, 2006 20:19:17 GMT -5
A friend once went on a diet for about a week, only eating hard-boiled eggs and fresh oranges. She said she never even felt hungry, and she was trying to quit smoking at the same time. Deb I wouldn't feel hungry, either, if I spent most of the day vomiting up eggy oranges. Ugh. ----- I'm curious about the cucumbers. I thought I remembered reading they were nothing but carbs. If a food has a lot of carbs but is a negative calorie food, I wonder if I can lose weight by including it in my diet? I'm happy to see spinach on the list because I've been eating a lot of that lately. I used to hate spinach but now I think it's really yummy! (I eat it raw, not cooked in butter ) /VM Well, back when I was in college, the rage was coffee and popcorn diets. That was rather sad, if you think about it. Maybe it was a band thing... Deb |
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Post by starfire on Feb 12, 2006 23:29:09 GMT -5
This is interesting to me I have never heard of Negative Calorie Foods before. I will have to check this out more.
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Post by Kathy on Feb 12, 2006 23:59:37 GMT -5
I found this site with some more tips when using the Negative Calorie diet. www.webterrace.com/diet/negative.htmThere does seem to be some controversy surrounding the science behind negative calorie diets. But from what I've been reading; most of the listed items would still be helpful on any diet since they're all fairly low calorie, low/mod carb and high fiber. Beets and carrots would be less desirable on a low carb diet though.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2006 19:27:56 GMT -5
What with so many people dieting I as a great cook and hostest Ialways remove ALL calories from MY guest meals. (ok I saw the funny icons where are they now) It's a special talent I have.
I used to do fancy cooking for dinner parties and I would have to keep track of certain peoples dietary needs I had special menus to hide that some one had a special need.
If anyone is interest in some tricks I pulled I will type them up.
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Post by Kathy on Feb 13, 2006 19:45:05 GMT -5
kasilofhome, yes I'd love to know your secret tips!! I entertain and like most folks-there are always friends who have special dietary requirements. So those would sure come in handy. |
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