Negative calorie foods is a term that is widely circulated in the world of weight loss and body building, but what does it mean for a type of food to have negative calories, how does that work, and despite all the hype, are these foods for real?
These foods require your body to burn more calories for their digestion than the energy provided by the food. That means not only do you not have to count the calories of these foods in your daily diet but they have a negative effect.
Most of these foods should be eaten raw for maximum effect. Cooking them makes it easier for the body to digest them in most cases. That's counterproductive. Most of these types of foods belong to the fruit and vegetables food categories. Some examples are as follows: cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, celery, lettuce, radish, cucumber, lemon/lime, grapefruit and others.
Foods that use more energy to digest than they contain are most effective when used on their own, or in combination with each other but certainly not in combination with calorie-rich foods, something that would render the use of negative calorie foods useless. In other words don't put cheese sauce on your broccoli or dip your celery sticks in peanut butter.
Negative calorie foods are not miracle foods that will make you lose weight in no time without any effort on your part. Rather, they can help you in your efforts to lose weight, complementing the effects of a balanced, low fat diet and exercise program. While these foods will not spare you the effort it usually takes to achieve positive results in weight-loss, they will help you get there faster.
Try consuming two servings of a negative calorie food with every meal. You'll get more vitamins, fiber, and burn more calories. Another alternative is to eat nothing but negative calorie foods for one meal every day. Lunch is probably the easiest. Have a big salad loaded with leafy greens, broccoli, celery slices and dressed with lemon juice and olive oil.
One of the best negative calorie foods isn't really a food at all. It's ice water. Yes, an 8 ounce glass of ice water requires your body to burn up 25 calories in order to raise its temperature back to normal after consuming the water.
This is not intended to be medical advice. See your doctor before starting any weight loss program.
Author Resource:-
Free report Tips to Lose Weight Fast. Dee Power is the author of several nonfiction books and the novel, "Over Time." She and her partner have developed the Capital Connection website to provide small business financing resources, including private investors, venture capital and loans to entrepreneurs.
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