Free List of Negative Calorie Foods

In the never-ending quest for effortless weight loss, what could be more helpful than a free list of negative calorie foods? Eat food, burn calories-- it sounds too good to be true. Is it?

Negative Calorie Food Theory

First of all, all foods have some calories, or energy. All foods also require some energy by the body to burn them, and that is where the "negative calorie" comes in. If a food requires more of the body's energy to burn than the food actually produces, then that food helps create a calorie deficit. As we all know, calorie deficits lead to weight loss. As the theory goes, you can eat to your heart's content of negative calorie foods and never gain weight. Not only that-- you'll lose weight!

Remember: Cooking Counts

Before you head out to the grocery store to stock up on these wonder foods, remember that cooking can add calories. If you saute your veggies in butter, you're piling on the calories and the fat. Please remember to evaluate any additions you make as you're assessing your calorie intake. For greatest nutritional value, many of these foods can be eaten raw. If you prefer to cook your veggies, the following methods add very little-- if any-- calories:

• Boiling
• Sauteing with nonfat cooking spray
• Steaming

Free List of Negative Calorie Foods: Vegetables

If you love vegetables, you're in luck: quite a few veggies turn up on the [[Calorie Free Diet|calorie free list. If you're testing this theory, you're free to eat:

• Asparagus
• Aubergine
• Beets
• Brocolli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chicory
• Chili peppers
• Cress
• Cucumbers
• Dandelion
• Endive
• Fennel
• Garlic
• Green beans
• Lettuce
• Onions
• Radishes
• Spinach
• Turnip
• Zuccini

Fruit With Negative Calories

Turns out, you can even feed your sweet tooth on a negative calorie food diet... with juicy, sweet fruit. The following can be enjoyed freely:

• Apples
• Apricots
• Blackberries
• Cantaloupes
• Cranberries
• Grapefruit
• Guava
• Lemons
• Mangoes
• Oranges
• Papayas
• Peaches
• Pineapples
• Plums
• Prunes
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Tangerines
• Tomatoes
• Watermelon

What About Protein

Protein and dairy are noticeably absent from the free list of negative calorie foods. Unfortunately, there are no meats, poultry, or dairy foods that have fewer calories than it takes to digest them. For this reason, it would be difficult to eat a truly balanced diet consisting solely of negative calorie foods, especially in the long term. A more moderate approach is to simply add negative calorie foods into your diet, rather than making them the entire focus of your eating plan.