Some people believe that negative calorie foods are nothing short of a miracle when it comes to weight loss tips, techniques, and calorie restriction. There is even a negative calorie diet dedicated to the idea. We’ll discuss this diet later on, but let’s focus on the foods to start with.
Simply put, negative calorie foods cause us to burn more calories through digestion than the food actually contained in the first place. It sounds a little bit confusing doesn’t it? And we’ll discover the negative calorie diet a bit later. But first let’s take a look at a quick example:
1. Imagine your favorite candy bar; it contains 250 calories. In order for your body to digest the candy bar it only burns up 75 calories. So you are left with a net gain of 175 calories.
2. Now imagine eating a raw apple; this food contains roughly 55 calories. In order for your body to digest this food, it uses up 70 calories. This time you are left with a net loss of 15 calories.
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So it seems as though these negative calorie foods could be a great weapon in our battle to lose weight, right? Let’s find out more about them.
The Negative Calorie Effect
No food actually contains “negative calories”; the name comes from the negative calorie effect. This is what you can see taking place in example 2 above.
So what causes this effect? Well, all foods contain micronutrients (i.e. carbohydrates, protein, fat), vitamins and minerals. The number of calories contained within a food depends on the quantity and structure of these micronutrients.
Once you eat the food, the micronutrients stimulate our cells to produce enzymes that break down (digest) the nutrients. Negative calorie foods stimulate the production of so many enzymes, that not only are the calories in the food burned, but also extra calories from the body are used up too!
But don’t worry, this process is completely harmless. In fact it has positive health effects!
Calories From Natural Foods
I’m going to give you a sample list of these foods in a moment, but it might not come as a surprise to find that they are all natural, fresh and unprocessed foods.
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you’ll know that I am a great believer in natural and unprocessed foods; I think they are vital to losing weight, burning fat, building a lean physique and promoting a healthy immune system.
One of the reasons for this is that all of the calories in unprocessed foods come from natural sources. That means that they are jam-packed with the nutrients you need to boost your metabolism and create a fat burning hormonal response in your body.
Free List Of Negative Calorie Foods
Negative Calorie Fruits:
Apples
Oranges
Strawberries
Raspberries
Mango
Tomato
Blueberries
Grapefruit and many more…
Negative Calorie Vegetables:
Asparagus
Broccoli
Hot Chilli
Spinach
Onion
Celery
Cabbage
Turnips and the list goes on…
Just look at all of the nutritional powerhouses in the free list of negative calorie foods above!
Negative Calorie Diet?
If you are burning more calories than you are eating, it seems like an excellent opportunity for us to burn up our fat stores, right? Heck, there is even a negative calorie diet, or zero calorie diet on offer.
One word of warning though, it doesn’t matter how many negative calorie foods you eat, you’ll never shift your unwanted weight if your diet still includes too many processed, junk foods.
I believe that it is all about creating a balanced nutritional program, and negative calorie food certainly has its place. We’d be crazy not to use such a potent fat fighting weapon, right? But don’t go believing you can survive on these foods alone!
What do you think about negative calorie foods? Do they have a place in your diet, or is it just a bunch of hype? Why not leave a comment below and let me know what you really think.
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Junk food to me is any food that is in a box or comes from a restaurant. Not all restaurants serve junk but the majority do. Making vegetables and fruits the biggest portion of my diet has helped me lose a lot of weight.
Hi Maniaci,
I’m with you on the fruit and veg. In fact, one of the best ways to lose weight fast (but in a healthy way) is to fill up on fruit and veg rather than whole grains or starchy carbohydrates (bread, potatoes etc).
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that potatoes (cooked in the right way) and certain breads are bad for you (stay well away from white) – far from it. But they are quite calorie dense.
On the other hand broccoli, spinach, onion, tomato etc are NUTRIENT dense. So if you fill up on these guys you’ll be getting loads of the good stuff with fewer calories to boot.
Just a little pointer the next time you’re deciding which veg to have with your grilled chicken breast.
This was a really great article and video
Clear, concise and to the point.
And the guy doing the video had a really nice voice, and therefore kept me watching so WELL DONE!
Thanks Hayley, I always think my voice sounds a bit boring, so I’m glad you liked the video.
I liked the video, and even though most people know the healthy way to eat they choose not to do so. MAYBE this will get some people to rethink their way of living and in return they will be able to refine their tastebutts and enjoy the naturality of foods rather then what our society made out of them.
For me personally, this was just another reminder of rather giving my body what is good for it (of course also to get those last 8 pounds of babyfat after my four kids off my body) and granted, I loved listening to the voice behind the video and would like to see the guiy behind it too. Such a nice voice. Really liked the vid!
Yep I agree! Awesome voice
I’m vegan and I think that combining veganism with tips like those in this article is a no fail way to lose weight. Being vegan, means consuming no animal by products or flesh. That means no cholesterol and no nasty fats, etc.
I think that it’s impossible to be overweight if you avoid any white rice, bread, etc and load up on veggies/fruits and whole grains. Try it and you’ll see the weight drop off!
Great video! Thanks!