All calories are not the same. For example, a single potato chip or French Fry provides about 70 calories. A large apple provides the same number of calories. However, the effects of both foods are different on your body. They both contain the same number of calories, but which is more filling? You would have little difficulty in eating 10-20 potato chips. After that you can still eat a full meal and there would be little difficulty in eating a few more chips. But can you eat 10-20 apples? NO, because you feel full after you eat a few apples.
The effect of eating so many potato chips would be adding fat to your body because they contain too much fat for frying (note that potatoes themselves are not fattening!), and it takes about zero energy for your body to turn this fat into body fat. On the other hand, the apple will be doing much more good to your body than you think. Your body has to work hard in order to extract calories from it. Simply the number of calories does not tell you just how fattening that food is likely to be.
The body has to work hard in order to extract calories from certain foods. Even though foods may contain an equal number of calories, much less of these calories can possibly turn into fat in fat burning foods (negative calorie food), thus fewer calories can are actually available to the body. This gives these foods a tremendous natural fat-burning advantage.
Example: If you eat 100 calories of food that requires 150 calories to digest, then you have burned an additional 50 calories simply by eating that food! Typically, a 25 calorie piece of broccoli requires 80 calories to digest into the body, resulting in a net loss of 55 calories from body fat. Processing such foods through the digestive system consumes more calories that the actual calorie content of the food itself. Thus, the more you eat the more you lose weight!!!!!
Listed on the next page are important foods that have negative calorie effects. Take a careful look at the foods and formulate the best way to add them to your diet. You should feel free to eat them in very generous portions without frying and with no butter, margarine or fatty toppings. You will be surprised how your diet, metabolism and figure will improve.
Negative Calorie Foods
Apples (unpeeled) |
Coriander |
Kale |
Pineapple |
Dried Apricots |
Chickpeas – Garbanzo |
Kidney Beans |
Pomegranites |
Fresh Apricots |
Bottle Gourd, Loki |
Kiwi Fruit |
Prunes |
Artichokes |
Chili Green |
Kohlrabi |
Pumpkin |
Asparagus |
Red Chili |
Lettuce |
Quince |
Bamboo Shoots |
Cloves |
Lentils Mung Beans |
Radishes |
Basil |
Chickory |
Lemon, Lime |
Raspberries |
Green Beans |
Chives |
Mango |
Rhubarb |
Beets |
Corn |
Mint |
Sage |
Green Beets |
Cranberries |
Mushrooms |
Sauerkraut |
Bitter Melon Bitter |
Cucumber |
Mustard Greens |
Savory |
Gourd |
Dandelion |
Mustard Seeds |
Spinach |
Blackberries |
Dill |
Nectarines |
Squash |
Black Eyed Peas |
Endive |
Okra |
Sweet Potato |
Broccoli |
Garden Cress |
Onion |
Strawberries |
Brussel Sprouts |
Gram Black Chana |
Orange |
Tangerines |
Cabbage |
Garlic |
Oregano |
Thyme |
Carrots |
Grapes |
Papaya |
Tomato |
Cantaloupe |
Grapefruit |
Parsley |
Turnips |
Cauliflour |
Guava |
Parsnip |
Watercress |
Celery |
Green Onions |
Peaches |
Watermelon |
Cherries |
Green Peppers |
Pears |
Zucchini |
Cilantro |
Horseradish |
Green Peas |
Yams |