Negative Calorie Foods

[glen]

Hi guys, I am interested in compiling a list of negative calorie foods. I mean foods that take energy to eat and thereby allow me to lose weight and become mr skinny!



I hear that celery fits the bill.



Are there any other ones?



Cheers, Glen

[Kara85]

good thinking .... this might come in handy <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

Oh oh! bad news! Water is the only one to work?

Water is the only thing that, when cold, uses up calories instead of giving them.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_calorie_food"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_calorie_food[/url]

[glen]

Bad news about celery (but not very bad):

Celery is about 95 per cent water, 2.2 per cent digestible carbohydrates and 1.8 per cent indigestible carbohydrates. There are also insignificant amounts of protein and fat.



The digestible carbs in 100 grams of celery will give you 32 kilojoules, while the indigestible carbs will give you 16 kilojoules. And the energy needed to process all these carbs will be about 4 kilojoules — which leaves you with about 44 kilojoules. That's a small number, but definitely not a negative number. So you do get a few calories or kilojoules from eating celery.

[url="http://abc.gov.au/science/articles/2007/04/19/1900762.htm?topic=enviro"]http://abc.gov.au/science/articles/2007/04...tm?topic=enviro[/url]

[glen]

I found this list of Negative calorie vegetables (i guess we can at least assume they are low calorie if not negative calorie):



Asparagus

Fennel (YUCK!!!!) <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Aubergine

Gourd

Broccoli

Leek

Cabbage

Lettuce

Carrots

Marrow

Cauliflower

Peppers

Celery

Radish

Chicory

Spinach

Cress

Tomato

Cucumber

Turnip



[url="http://www.weightlossforall.com/negative-calorie-foods-list.htm"]http://www.weightlossforall.com/negative-c...-foods-list.htm[/url]

[iblis.raeb]

[quote name='glen' post='28012' date='Jul 13 2010, 01:32 PM']while the indigestible carbs will give you 16 kilojoules[/quote]

Ain't that an oxymoron. I would've thought that something needs to be digested in order to provide energy for the body.



I probably should've quoted where i got my information on celery... might have been ask yahoo or something similarly unreliable and unscientific.

[glen]

Here is another list I found:



<table width="400" border="1"> <tr> <td width="50%">Low calorie food</td> <td width="50%">Calories per 100 grams</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Beans runner boiled</td> <td width="50%">25</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Broccoli</td> <td width="50%">30</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Brussels sprouts</td> <td width="50%">32</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Yogurt virtually fat-free</td> <td width="50%">40</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Lentils</td> <td width="50%">50</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Porridge oats (with water)</td> <td width="50%">55</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Noodles (boiled)</td> <td width="50%">70</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Potatoes (boiled)</td> <td width="50%">70</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Tofu</td> <td width="50%">73</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Cottage cheese low fat</td> <td width="50%">80</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Macaroni (boiled)</td> <td width="50%">95</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Beans mung dried boiled</td> <td width="50%">100</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Spaghetti (boiled)</td> <td width="50%">101</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Pasta (wholemeal boiled )</td> <td width="50%">105</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Fish any white fresh poached</td> <td width="50%">110</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Pasta ( normal boiled )</td> <td width="50%">110</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Peas chick boiled</td> <td width="50%">115</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Rice ( Brown )</td> <td width="50%">135</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Rice (white long grain)</td> <td width="50%">140</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="50%">Muesli sugar-free</td> <td width="50%">360</td> </tr> </table>



[url="http://www.weightlossforall.com/low-calorie-food-list.htm"]http://www.weightlossforall.com/low-calorie-food-list.htm[/url]

[glen]

I quite like Brussels sprouts with Cream sauce..Though I guess the sauce ramps up the calorie count!!!

[iblis.raeb]

On the subject of Astronauts, i watched a bizarre movie just yesterday... a movie titled "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell. Has anybody had the pleasure/pain?

[glen]

Yeah I have seen Moon. It was pretty cool movie. I had no idea what to expect. I wonder if I have a clone somewhere? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':laugh:' />

[iblis.raeb]

"Moon" could have done with a better musical score but i digress, i've though of a consumable that has negative calories, Epicac. Here is a link if you're wonder'n: [url="http://www.spike.com/video/family-guy-epicac/2710024"]http://www.spike.com/video/family-guy-epicac/2710024[/url]

[glen]

oh no!!! yeah I guess anything that makes you throw up would have a negative calorie effect!