What are your favorite "zero" calorie foods?

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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    Celery sprinkled with salt and black pepper is one of my favourites
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    shell1005 wrote: »
    corryigo wrote: »
    I will have to look it up, but I know there was a study based on the thermogenics of hot peppers and how they could be a negative calories, but again the problem is we have really no true way of detection throughout the entire process. Far to many variables. If you are nervous or relaxed will vary in calories burned on a macro level and would play into trying to determine the effects. That said If anyone finds a Zero Calorie Pizza that tastes exactly like a Pizza Hut Pan Pizza let me know.

    One of my three Genie wishes is to have pizza not only have no calories, but instead each slice burn 400 calories. Go for a run....nah, I'll eat two slices of pizza and boom....800 calories burned. Sadly, I still have found no Genie in a bottle.

    Please, no. I'd waste away.
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Water
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  • Pelamblue
    Pelamblue Posts: 177 Member
    edited July 2015
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.
  • MadSoupChef
    MadSoupChef Posts: 7 Member
    Green Tea and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    You are making an assertion, but you've posted no proof. Go to Google Scholar and try to find something to back up your claims. That's how this works.

  • LunaKye
    LunaKye Posts: 16 Member
    I'm in love with Mio. I love my water, but sometimes I crave flavor, so I just grab some strawberry and squirt it on in there. It taste just like Kool-Aid to me :p Also, Spark. It's like 45 calories a scoop, but the strawberry mango is soooo sweet, and actually keeps me focused.
  • emalethmoon
    emalethmoon Posts: 178 Member
    Coffee & vanilla coke zero are my go-to zero calorie items. For low calorie foods, I'm a little obsessed with PB2 and 50 calorie string cheese.
  • PneumaVision
    PneumaVision Posts: 44 Member
    Water. Tulsi lemon grass tea. Black pepper.
  • klmnumbers
    klmnumbers Posts: 213 Member
    I'm with you on tea. Sometimes water can just be so boring...
  • PneumaVision
    PneumaVision Posts: 44 Member
    Let go, let go... Like a deep breath of fresh air, a long drink of cool water...
    "But ask the animals, and they will teach you;
    the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
    ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you;
    and the fish of the sea will declare to you."
  • roselemonade
    roselemonade Posts: 53 Member
    corryigo wrote: »
    That said If anyone finds a Zero Calorie Pizza that tastes exactly like a Pizza Hut Pan Pizza let me know.

    I took the train to Louisiana to meet up with a great voodoo priestess who gave me a grisgris bag that you just wave over pizza and--BAM!--no more calories. Sadly, I have to sacrifice a goat every time and well--do you have any idea what a goat costs these days? Neither do I, but the local petting zoo has been getting real suspicious about how many have "jumped the fence" in the past few months...

  • octhawk
    octhawk Posts: 51 Member
    Salt! I'm in love with salt.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    edited July 2015
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
  • faithyang
    faithyang Posts: 297 Member
    faithyang wrote: »
    Oh I suddenly remembered these cashew cookies I bought on discount at the supermarket which I thought were high in calories and to my shock horror it was only 35 cal each, very dense (feels like you're eating a very calorific high fat biscuit but without the side effect, the morish effect and the cal) and nice and buttery/crumbly.

    Those sound really good, though something tells me they're not available in the US. I like ginger thins a lot (from Ikea, because I do all my grocery shopping at the furniture store) which are 28 calories, though they're very thin (who would guess?) and not that satisfying.

    @roselemonade, usually its the other way around for me! :smiley: When I lived in the US I was gobsmacked at the variety of brands and goods you guys have access to! Its good and bad in a way I guess, less brands mean less to indulge but in a way its good that you are more empowered to make healthy choices! :smile:

    Ooh, ginger thins from IKEA? I'll defo check them out! Maybe because of its low cal you can even add some strawberries or a 'light' sweet spread on it.

    I just checked the brand it's an Aussie brand "Ital Classic European Hazelnut Fiorentini" and by the looks of it I haven't been able to find it much at my local supermarket recently so I'm guessing you may be able to find it online...Though its probably not worth it haha.ital_fiorentini.jpg

  • BruceHedtke
    BruceHedtke Posts: 358 Member
    shell1005 wrote: »

    One of my three Genie wishes is to have pizza not only have no calories, but instead each slice burn 400 calories. Go for a run....nah, I'll eat two slices of pizza and boom....800 calories burned. Sadly, I still have found no Genie in a bottle.

    Could you ask your Genie to do the same for fried chicken? But, for balance, have him/her double the calories of ice cream and cheesecake. We do need calories to stay alive, after all.
  • Pelamblue
    Pelamblue Posts: 177 Member
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    Pickles!!! And Coke Zero - preferably from a fountain.
  • BodyByBex
    BodyByBex Posts: 3,685 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it

    You are right in that there are no hard studies that debunk the negative calorie argument. However, there are no hard studies in favor of it either.

    At least @PeachyCarol posted a clinical study of some sort. You provided nothing.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it

    You are right in that there are no hard studies that debunk the negative calorie argument. However, there are no hard studies in favor of it either.

    At least @PeachyCarol posted a clinical study of some sort. You provided nothing.

    Really, the list of zero calorie foods doesn't need a study, it's just illogical. I kinda get where people would latch onto the celery argument, but most of the other foods don't withstand the vaguest amount of critical consideration.
  • TheGoktor
    TheGoktor Posts: 1,138 Member
    If you leave chocolate on a high shelf the calories fall out. So chocolate :p

    Also, if you break a cookie in half, the calories fall out. So cookies. :p
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,309 Member
    Pickles. Cucumber w/lime & Tajín seasoning or salt. 40 calorie soup. I did this thread once before. lol.
  • radicalfae
    radicalfae Posts: 7 Member
    Diet soda is a guilty pleasure ( I know it's appetite increaser but I manage to control it). Ultra low calorie pleasures I love that take almost as many calories to digest as they provide include Watermelon (mostly water), cucumbers (also mostly water), carrots, celery, onions, garlic, homemade vinaigrette on greens, tomatoes, and an endless list of herbs and spices. Oh and dry white popcorn sprinkled with Cajun spices or chili powder (I like spice). I sometimes dip my veggies in salsa which is a lot more low calorie than most veggie dips or dressings. I find a little spice or seasoning is way better alternative than other high flavor foods like butter, bacon, anything deep fried, or food plastered with corn syrup.
  • Pelamblue
    Pelamblue Posts: 177 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it

    You are right in that there are no hard studies that debunk the negative calorie argument. However, there are no hard studies in favor of it either.

    At least @PeachyCarol posted a clinical study of some sort. You provided nothing.

    And you have provided ...what exactly.... ??? You have jumped on someone else train with no opinions for yourself , other than to 'debunk'as ypu like to say ...other people's opinions.
  • KaneNLN
    KaneNLN Posts: 39 Member
    Salsa.

    Like you know the dips you can buy for crisps ( or as american say) chips?

    It's basically just tomatoes and spice and you're looking at 30/40 cal per 100g, you can get mild/hot and the difference it makes to vegetables and chicken is insane, gives it an amazing taste.. coming from someone who used to eat bland food salsa is a life saver.

    Extra light mayo at 70 cal per 100g is pretty good, only need 10g serving at a time.. umm also for using spaghetti bolegnese instead of using dolmio premade sauce I just throw in a tin of chopped tomatoes which is like 100cal for 400g, tastes alot more flavourful.

    Maybe they're not 0 cal alright fair enough but they're just small in calorie density and they don't half make a difference.
  • msmindyf
    msmindyf Posts: 133 Member
    Definitely water. Love my water. On rare occasion I will opt a Diet Mountain Dew. I do have daily cup of joe, tho.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,224 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it

    You are right in that there are no hard studies that debunk the negative calorie argument. However, there are no hard studies in favor of it either.

    At least @PeachyCarol posted a clinical study of some sort. You provided nothing.

    And you have provided ...what exactly.... ??? You have jumped on someone else train with no opinions for yourself , other than to 'debunk'as ypu like to say ...other people's opinions.

    I'm sorry, but you can't have an 'opinion' that there are negative calorie foods. There's opinion and there is fact. When you have an 'opinion' about a fact which is contrary to that fact, that's not an opinion, that's just being wrong.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    ceoverturf wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    richln wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    psulemon wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Pelamblue wrote: »
    Can't be bothered reading full thread bit in case anyone has already written this then apologies. Negative calorie food's are real... they are just food's that need more calories to break them down than they actually produce.. a lot of veg falls into this .

    That's completely debunked. There are no negative calorie foods, that's a myth that has been dead for decades but keeps getting resurrected.

    Really !! I suggest you research this and come back

    please enlighten us as to how a food would contain negative calories..?

    A food doesn't contain negative calories... a particular food may contain say 20 calories as an example ... the body has to break this down using energy... this may take 25 calories of energy to do so.... is that simple enough or perhaps a picture is needed...

    You may want to do some more research, starting with the link that peachycarol posted.

    How interesting..... What a broad selection of the population for coming to these obviously conclusive results.. A whole 15 females all with certain height and weight parameters. I mean this must be fact. ha ha ha. To come to any sort of conclusion in any study on the way we as humans burn calories then surely a large spectrum of people must be tested ?? Would you not agree ?? Do think that I that that I would burn of 100g of celery at the same rate as someone half my size ??? Clearly not. This 'study' is simply an observation on a select group. Do you seriously think this is undeniable and conclusive evidence ??

    Not really worth funding a study for this. I am surprised that somebody actually paid for the one that peachycarol linked. Let's say you find some outlier subset of the population that has negative 1 calorie response to eating a pound of celery. How would that knowledge be beneficial at all?

    It's just not not in depth enough to settle the argument. ..granted all food has calories. .that's a given.. the question is does it take more to burn than it provides .... as we are all different you just can't give a substantial enough answer.

    Well so far the studies posted are 1 against; 0 for.
    Like I said previously this is more an observation than a study. Its just not broad enough.

    And yet, you still haven't provided anything of the contrary but continue to tell the majority to do more research. So yes, while it may not be the best study or observation, it is still more than anything else i have seen that isnt someones blog.

    Honestly, i am all for more information so if you have it i would love to see it. If its solid, i may reconsider my position.
    Firstly I'm not preaching as your are clearly insinuating. Secondly I am big enough and stupid enough to admit when im in the wrong. The study posted above is not substantial and anyone reading it should not take it as gospel as there are clearly not enough elements of reasearch to it.... however having looked into it further It would seem I am wrong. .hands up. Every day is a school day . Thanks for the argument I enjoyed it

    then admit you are wrong about negative calorie foods and move on….

  • _onebeauty
    _onebeauty Posts: 100 Member
    edited August 2015
    my staples; fig newton's (strawberry flavor, mmm!) (2 newton's, 100 calories), skinny pop or some form of popcorn that is 150 calories or less, coffee w/ almond milk & equal "sugar" packets (11 calories per cup) (plus its good, but also an appetite suppressant!! keeps me from snacking!), watermelon (super low in calories), cherries (pretty low in calories also), Progresso light vegetable soup (120 calories per can) chicken noodle (140 calories per can), tofu, frozen veggies (super low in calories, I use this as a side dish instead of rice), Gardein vegan nuggets (like chicken nuggets, but vegan) (2 nuggets, 100 calories)
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