Negative Calorie Foods Chart

All foods contain some energy as they include certain amount of protein, fat or carbohydrate either alone or in mixed amounts. Negative calorie foods contain little energy. In order to digest and absorb this little energy the body uses more energy. It means by eating negative calorie foods alone, there is a possibility for a net loss of calories from the body. This loss in energy results in weight loss. This articles gives you negative calorie foods chart and their importance in weight loss.

Negative Calorie Foods Chart
List for vegetables
Cabbage, peppers, carrots, radish, cucumber, tomato, cauliflower, spinach, celery, broccoli, fennel, asparagus, chicory, marrow, aubergine, cress, turnip, lettuce, leek and gourd.

List for fruits
Guava, blackberry, raspberry, lemon, grapefruit, rhubarb, melon canteloupe, apricot, clementines, blackcurrant, honeydew melon, damsons, mandarin orange, peaches, strawberry, plums, tangerine and water melon.

Fruits and vegetables helps in weight loss because they

• burn calories effectively
• are low in fat
• are high in vitamins, minerals and fiber
• are very low in calories
• help in eliminating wastes quickly and reduce eagerness for sweets
• boost metabolic rate
• keep energy levels study
• are rich in enzymes, vitamins and minerals that fulfill the nutrient requirements of body with less food.

Negative calorie recipes

• Add negative calorie foods to foods in any recipe. It gives balanced meal. For example, if you prepare spagetti with meatballs, use chunks of zucchini instead of these fattening meatballs.
• Try to add a mixed salad to every meal. Leave the foods which are high in calories. Use very light foods.
• Substitute this low calorie foods in the place of other foods.

Eating only negative calorie foods will surely lead to quick and long term weight loss. But the difficulty with it is many people feel hard to eat only these types of foods for more than two weeks. Even though these foods are fiber rich and very healthy, many people are not satisfied by them. A negative calorie diet is the best diet used for quick and healthy weight loss.