Negative Calorie Foods To Lose Weight
What are negative calorie foods?
Negative calorie foods or negative carb foods are ones which burn more calories in the digestion process than you get by eating them.
Some examples are celery, cabbage, cucumbers, chili peppers and broccoli.
Negative calorie foods are terrific to include in your weight loss program because they are filling due to the high fiber content and you still get plenty of vitamins and minerals from them. It is a win-win situation.
Anything that is not fat or protein is a carb — that includes all of your veggies, dairy, fruits, sugars, and grains.
All carbs are not created equal though.
The nutrient content plays a big role in a carb’s value as does the fiber content.
When buying processed carbs always pick those with whole foods in the ingredient list.
After that when you look at the nutritional analysis check out the fiber content.
To get a good indication of the total carbs deduct the fiber from the carbs and that will give you the net carbs.
Which Ones Are Negative Calorie Foods
Legumes are carbs and they are really good for you but they are not negative carbs.
Actually they have a pretty high carbohydrate content. They also have a lot of fiber.
Hence, the song beans, beans the musical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot!
That song is not 100% true.
The more you eat, I mean on a daily basis putting a handful in your salad, or omelets or soup the healthier you will be.
I am not talking about eating a big plate of baked beans. When you actually eat beans (legumes) every meal or at least every day, you will become accustomed to them and you will not toot!
Potatoes are carbs.
Sweet potatoes are better than whites because they have more fiber.
Vegetables like potatoes, corn, legumes, rice are considered carbs in your diet while NON-starchy veggies are your negative calorie foods.
It is the fiber that the processed food diet is missing.
Processed foods have no fiber, or very little fiber.
So when you are eating processed foods, not only are you getting white grains, stripped of nutrients, you are also not getting the fiber.
It is the fiber that reduces the carb count to less than zero is some cases.
It is the fiber that keeps your metabolism burning.
It is the fiber that aids in weight loss.
White carbs, processed carbs, are all sugar, no vitamins, nutrients or fiber.
OK, I know some of you are saying, that they are enriched.
Great, let’s strip our food of everything and throw in a handful of man-made vitamins!
Other Negative Calorie Foods
Other negative or close to negative calorie foods include:
There are many more foods that are close to being negative calorie and you can probably figure out which ones those are intuitively.
If you ate nothing but negative calorie foods for the rest of your life, then you would waste away to nothing!
Your body would be deficient in calories for energy and over time you would become more and more weak and eventually just disappear!
Incorporating negative calorie foods into your weight loss program will fill you up, give you vitamins, minerals, fiber and most of all it will keep your metabolism roaring like a bonfire!
Add some negative calorie foods into every meal to feel full and still lose weight.