any food that has ZERO calories?

kated930

mustard has 0 cals, try dipping something in mustard like celery, cucumber or carrots! Thats what I do!

barbhak

Shiritake noodles. Google it. Amazing find!!

tjradd73

less than 10cals/serving:

lettuce, pickles, sugar free jello, celery, Walden farms ranch dressing, walden farms peanut butter (not very good though), sugar free popsicles
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stay far away from Walden Farms foods. They are FRANKENFOODS!!

How about if you just don't worry about it. Going over on one day will not ruin everything. And stress is bad for weight loss.

LMAO!!!! I wasn't a big fan of either, so I threw them both away!!!! thanks for the FYI though!

tjradd73

wait, wait, wait... hold the damn presses!

there is a ranch dressing with less than 10 calories?!?!?!

is it good?

omg please say it's good.

MEH....I wouldn't say good...totally artificial and totally runny...but a good zero cal dip for celery when you have nothing to spare!

keya1976

Thank your for the ideas!

feellikeamillion

Mushrooms - fresh, have next to nothing. Raw cabbage is another one that digests slowly and burns more than it is worth during the process. Water. Weight Watcher followers consider many vegetables free to eat (they don't count the calories) and give them a zero point value (you can google WW zero food lists easily)

But here is a partial list:

asparagus
beets
broccoli
brussels sprouts
cabbage
carrots
cauliflower
celery
cucumber
diet soda
eggplant
leeks
lettuce
mineral water
mushrooms
okra
peppers
pumpkin
radishes
salsa
sauerkraut
scallions
snow peas
soy sauce
spinach
sprouts
squash
tomatoes
turnips
watercress

Txifonly

Why do you call Walden Farms "frankenfood"? I have tried several of their zero calorie salad dressings and they are all pretty tasty. What am I missing?

Moonbyebye

Celery is VERY low in calories.
Water/ice.
Pickles have 5 calories per serving (if they're dill.)

SueInAz

Mushrooms - fresh, have next to nothing. Raw cabbage is another one that digests slowly and burns more than it is worth during the process. Water. Weight Watcher followers consider many vegetables free to eat (they don't count the calories) and give them a zero point value (you can google WW zero food lists easily)

Weight Watchers participants don't count calories at all, so you can't compare their "free" foods to using MFP. As I stated to another member earlier today, many fruits and vegetables have over 100 calories per serving, you can't ignore that when you're counting calories. I am only saying this so newer members don't get confused.

Why do you call Walden Farms "frankenfood"? I have tried several of their zero calorie salad dressings and they are all pretty tasty. What am I missing?

I think the poster means "processed, chemically created food". Some people here are very against eating anything but whole, "clean" foods.

ClariRose

Frankenfood can also refer to foods that are genetically altered.

Josie_lifting_cats

I hate to be a buzzkill, but just because it has zero calories per serving does not mean that there are zero calories if you eat 8 servings. It just means there is less than 1 calorie - so if you get all crazy eating something with zero calories all day long you might end up with a few calories in the end.

Not that 20 calories makes a difference. Just had to throw that out there.

I thought if it's less than 5 cals, they can legally mark it as zero calories. I never looked it up myself, but it makes sense.

I think you're right!

crewsicka

Cardboard.

firesoforion

All food is zero calories if you forget to log it :laugh:

Yes! :bigsmile:

Loudmom01

All food is zero calories if you forget to log it :laugh:

My faves: if you eat standing up it doesnt count and broken cookies have no calories :laugh: :noway:

gzmacc

Philly swirls in the ice cream section of the grocery store have 14 calories!! and they are yummy!

WilliamsYaYa

These aren't zero calorie they are NEGATIVE calorie. How cool is that???

20 "Negative Calorie" Foods
We’ve all heard of those magical foods with "negative calories"... are they for real?!
The key to understanding the way negative calorie foods work is to first realize that no food actually has "negative calories" -- everything you eat has calories! Various fruits and veggies, however, contain such a small amount that your body uses more energy to digest them than they actually contain.
Try working these foods into your afternoon snack to give your body a natural, fat-burning advantage!
1. Celery Calorie Count: 3 cal per stock (5" long)
2. Tomato Calorie Count: 22 cal per tomato (medium)
3. Carrots Calorie Count: 1 cal per slice
4. Broccoli Calorie Count: 49 cal per stalk (5" long)
5. Grapefruit Calorie Count: 104 cal per fruit (medium)
6. Radish Calorie Count: 1 cal per radish (large)
7. Guava Calorie Count: 45 cal per fruit (medium)
8. Raspberries Calorie Count: 1 cal per raspberry
9. Peaches Calorie Count: 38 cal per peach (medium)
10. Asparagus (Cooked) Calorie Count: 3.25 cal per stock
11. Apple Calorie Count: 95 cal per apple (medium)
12. Cabbage (Cooked) Calorie Count: 17 cal per cup
13. Tangerines Calorie Count: 37 cal per tangerine
14. Watermelon Calorie Count: 86 cal wedge (approx 1/16 of melon)
15. Green Beans (Cooked) Calorie Count: 44 cal per cup
16. Cucumber Calorie Count: 45 cal per cucumber (8")
17. Chile Peppers (hot) Calorie Count: 18 cal per pepper
18. Pineapple Calorie Count: 28 cal per slice
19. Spinach Calorie Count: 7 cal per cup
20. Honeydew Melons Calorie Count: 45 cal per wedge (1/8 of melon)

ItsTiffanyFTW

At night, if I'm still hungry, I do a serving of sliced deli turkey. 6 slices of the oscar meyer lunch meat I buy is only 50 cal and is at least a little bit of substance!

CaptainGordo

These aren't zero calorie they are NEGATIVE calorie. How cool is that???

20 "Negative Calorie" Foods
We’ve all heard of those magical foods with "negative calories"... are they for real?!
The key to understanding the way negative calorie foods work is to first realize that no food actually has "negative calories" -- everything you eat has calories! Various fruits and veggies, however, contain such a small amount that your body uses more energy to digest them than they actually contain.
Try working these foods into your afternoon snack to give your body a natural, fat-burning advantage!
1. Celery Calorie Count: 3 cal per stock (5" long)
2. Tomato Calorie Count: 22 cal per tomato (medium)
3. Carrots Calorie Count: 1 cal per slice
4. Broccoli Calorie Count: 49 cal per stalk (5" long)
5. Grapefruit Calorie Count: 104 cal per fruit (medium)
6. Radish Calorie Count: 1 cal per radish (large)
7. Guava Calorie Count: 45 cal per fruit (medium)
8. Raspberries Calorie Count: 1 cal per raspberry
9. Peaches Calorie Count: 38 cal per peach (medium)
10. Asparagus (Cooked) Calorie Count: 3.25 cal per stock
11. Apple Calorie Count: 95 cal per apple (medium)
12. Cabbage (Cooked) Calorie Count: 17 cal per cup
13. Tangerines Calorie Count: 37 cal per tangerine
14. Watermelon Calorie Count: 86 cal wedge (approx 1/16 of melon)
15. Green Beans (Cooked) Calorie Count: 44 cal per cup
16. Cucumber Calorie Count: 45 cal per cucumber (8")
17. Chile Peppers (hot) Calorie Count: 18 cal per pepper
18. Pineapple Calorie Count: 28 cal per slice
19. Spinach Calorie Count: 7 cal per cup
20. Honeydew Melons Calorie Count: 45 cal per wedge (1/8 of melon)

Sorry to burst your bubble, but negative calorie foods do not exist. If you hope to track your calorie intake accurately, they should be counted, like any other food. Check the facts in the previous comments. :flowerforyou:

WilliamsYaYa

These aren't zero calorie they are NEGATIVE calorie. How cool is that???

20 "Negative Calorie" Foods
We’ve all heard of those magical foods with "negative calories"... are they for real?!
The key to understanding the way negative calorie foods work is to first realize that no food actually has "negative calories" -- everything you eat has calories! Various fruits and veggies, however, contain such a small amount that your body uses more energy to digest them than they actually contain.
Try working these foods into your afternoon snack to give your body a natural, fat-burning advantage!
1. Celery Calorie Count: 3 cal per stock (5" long)
2. Tomato Calorie Count: 22 cal per tomato (medium)
3. Carrots Calorie Count: 1 cal per slice
4. Broccoli Calorie Count: 49 cal per stalk (5" long)
5. Grapefruit Calorie Count: 104 cal per fruit (medium)
6. Radish Calorie Count: 1 cal per radish (large)
7. Guava Calorie Count: 45 cal per fruit (medium)
8. Raspberries Calorie Count: 1 cal per raspberry
9. Peaches Calorie Count: 38 cal per peach (medium)
10. Asparagus (Cooked) Calorie Count: 3.25 cal per stock
11. Apple Calorie Count: 95 cal per apple (medium)
12. Cabbage (Cooked) Calorie Count: 17 cal per cup
13. Tangerines Calorie Count: 37 cal per tangerine
14. Watermelon Calorie Count: 86 cal wedge (approx 1/16 of melon)
15. Green Beans (Cooked) Calorie Count: 44 cal per cup
16. Cucumber Calorie Count: 45 cal per cucumber (8")
17. Chile Peppers (hot) Calorie Count: 18 cal per pepper
18. Pineapple Calorie Count: 28 cal per slice
19. Spinach Calorie Count: 7 cal per cup
20. Honeydew Melons Calorie Count: 45 cal per wedge (1/8 of melon)

Sorry to burst your bubble, but negative calorie foods do not exist. If you hope to track your calorie intake accurately, they should be counted, like any other food. Check the facts in the previous comments. :flowerforyou:

Sorry, Captain, it wasn't my intention to imply you shouldn't count the calories my thought was that if you choose from this list you would YES count the calories but the choice would help towards your weight loss even if you went over your calorie goal. If you are still hungry, you have to eat but if you choose wisely and carefully you can still lose.

Thulpa

Ok, I know of a magical 0 carlorie food. There is a noodle package at certain health food stores, it looks like rice noodles in water. It is solely meant to be eaten late at night when you have run out of calories. To me it looks rather sickly, though it is zero calories. I would always set aside 200-300 calories a day just in case you find yourself late at night craving food.

CaptainGordo

Sorry to burst your bubble, but negative calorie foods do not exist. If you hope to track your calorie intake accurately, they should be counted, like any other food. Check the facts in the previous comments. :flowerforyou:

Sorry, Captain, it wasn't my intention to imply you shouldn't count the calories my thought was that if you choose from this list you would YES count the calories but the choice would help towards your weight loss even if you went over your calorie goal. If you are still hungry, you have to eat but if you choose wisely and carefully you can still lose.

The thermogenic-burn-canceling-out-the-food-you-ate concept is a myth, based on the science. If you have reached your calorie goal for the day, and then consume more, you are lowering the deficit that has been created by MFP, and will lose less weight.

Of course, you're welcome to do so anyway. :flowerforyou:

castadiva

How about just going over a little today, so that you can eat a sensible meal, and balancing it out against deficits for the rest of the week, if a few hundred calories extra is a major concern to you?

bethanylaugh

It's not the act of chewing that makes celery "negative" calories, it's because it is a catabolic food. Any catabolic food is great for dieting, this is a good starter list! If you eat your calories in these foods versus processed or carby foods, you'll (supposedly) burn more calories and loose weight faster!
http://www.drkaslow.com/html/catabolic_foods.html

insatiable_need

wait, wait, wait... hold the damn presses!

there is a ranch dressing with less than 10 calories?!?!?!

is it good?

omg please say it's good.

Personally, I love the Walden Farms Ranch & Bacon Ranch dressings. They say it's zero calories per serving, but if you check online it's actually 2-5 calories per serving. Either way, I really like them

*Edited because my laptop posted too early*

Lose_It_Leo

I THINK CELERY IS ZERO!

Well, technically celery is not zero, but it might as well be... It takes more calories to digest it because of the indigestible fibre. So, it is a bit like eating negative calories (albiet not by much... something like one or two calories per stick?)

SnazzyTraveller

I THINK CELERY IS ZERO!

yah they say u burn more cals EATING celery than it actually leaves with u. haha!

kristinamck

Negative Calorie Foods: It takes your body more calories to consume these foods than what they actually are:

• Apple
• Cranberries
• Grapefruit
• Lemon
• Mango
• Orange
• Papaya
• Pineapple
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Tangerine

• Asparagus
• Beets
• Broccoli
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chile peppers
• Cucumbers
• Dandelion (weird)
• Endive (kinda like chicory)
• Garden Cress
• Garlic
• Green beans
• Lettuce
• Onion
• Radishes
• Spinach
• Turnip
• Zucchini

FluffyMamaNeeds2Lose

the Walden Farms ranch tastes like straight vinegar.. its awful

LethaSue

Walden Farms has a whole line of foods that claim zero calories. I saw them at a health food store. Never tried them, not sure what the hell it could be. They also have a web page.

rc630

Negative Calorie Foods: It takes your body more calories to consume these foods than what they actually are:

• Apple

The first item on this list should be an indicator that something isn't right here. The average apple is estimated to have 80 calories. If you eat 6 average apples a day without counting it, you'll have already eaten back your deficit and won't lose weight over time.