Nutrition

Using Negative Foods to Burn Fat

February 5, 2008
By J White

Using negative foods to burn fat is a no brainer. But, what are negative foods you ask. Well, believe it or not, these are foods that require more energy to digest than they supply to your body.

You may be wondering: “What’s so hot about that?” Look at it this way. If a food contains a serving of 100 calories, but it takes 110 calories to completely digest, then after everything is all said and done, you have lost 10 calories out of this exchange. And since fat is the primary energy source used in digestion, you’ve burned 10 calories of fat- not your precious muscle!

So why haven’t you heard about them before? Chances are you have, but you didn’t realize that you were eating them. In reality, there’s nothing mysterious about them. You probably have some in your kitchen now. What you didn’t know is that making them the staple part of your diet, you can start burning fat immediately.

Okay, enough already. What are they? The following are a partial list of some of the many negative calorie foods out there:

Artichokes, Asparagus, Green beans, String beans, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Mustard greens, Okra, Onions, Parsley leaves, Turnips, Peppers (green or red), Pickles (sour or sweet), Pumpkin, Radishes, Red cabbage, Rhubarb, Rutabagas, Sauerkraut, Corn (cob or canned), Cucumbers, Garlic, Kale and Spinach

As you see, you should recognize most if not all of these foods. Also notice that the foods listed are natural. Nothing on the list has been processed. This one fact alone should give you an idea of why they are classified under negative calorie foods.

So how should you prepare them? Some, of course can be eaten raw, but turnips for example, need to be cooked. Just remember that when you cook these items, don’t garnish them with oils, butters or anything that could add calories. You’ll just be defeating their purpose. Other than that, use your own judgement when it comes to deciding whether you prefer them cooked or raw.

But what about fruit? Yes, there are fruits that also have negative calories. Check them out below.

Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupe, Cherries, Cranberries, Currants, Plums, Figs, Fruit salad (fresh or canned), Grapefruit, Grapes, Honeydew melon, Huckleberries, Kiwi, Kumquats, Lemons, Limes, Loganberries, Mangoes, Nectarines, Oranges, Papaya, Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Pomegranates, Prunes, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tangerines and Watermelon.

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