Calorie Free Foods

Lotte34

even water has calories (a grand total of 1 per gallon) however this negative calorie thing does work, if you eat certain raw veg and fruit your body burns more calories digesting it than it gets from them. However i don't actually think there is a good with 0 calories. List below:

Fruits

apple
cranberries
grapefruit
lemon
mango
orange
pineapple
raspberries
strawberries
tangerine

Vegetables

asparagus
beet
broccoli
cabbage (green)
carrot
cauliflower
celery
Chile peppers (hot)
cucumber
dandelion
endive
garden cress
garlic
green beans
lettuce
onion
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnip

mikeyrp

I think we might be being a bit pedantic here.... The difference between 'Calorie free' and 'virtually calorie free' is pretty insignificant in this context.

When I started dieting and I was trying to substitute snacking on 'bad' foods for snacking on 'good' foods, my favourite was slicing cucumber into a bowl, adding just a little salt and pepper and eating these like crisps. It probably was 10 calories for the bowl max. That may as well be zero - I probably burned 10 calories walking to the fridge and chopping the cucumber up.

The thing is - this will not fill you up. Its better to eat something high in protein and low in fat if you want to feel full at low calories. So - if you're hungry - 200g of (raw) chicken breast without skin will be aprox 200 calories and will fill you up. (Obviously cook it before you eat it!!!) I'd rather invest the calories in something substantial than snack all day, consume the same calories and never feel full or get the health benefits of good protein.

Jorra

even water has calories (a grand total of 1 per gallon) however this negative calorie thing does work, if you eat certain raw veg and fruit your body burns more calories digesting it than it gets from them. However i don't actually think there is a good with 0 calories. List below:

See list of links on page one that explain why what you're saying is absolutely false.

Regarding your own list, an apple can have as much as 110 Calories depending on the size. In this context, Calories are actually kilocalories, or 1000 calories (based on the scientific definition of the unit). There is no way the body would use up 110,000 calories of energy to digest one piece of fruit.

luv_lea

No no no no. There is no calorie free food. Celery, broccoli, veggies in general are low calorie, full of fiber, and filling. But they're not 0 calories.

^^This.

kennethmgreen

I think we might be being a bit pedantic here.... The difference between 'Calorie free' and 'virtually calorie free' is pretty insignificant in this context.

When I started dieting and I was trying to substitute snacking on 'bad' foods for snacking on 'good' foods, my favourite was slicing cucumber into a bowl, adding just a little salt and pepper and eating these like crisps. It probably was 10 calories for the bowl max. That may as well be zero - I probably burned 10 calories walking to the fridge and chopping the cucumber up.

The thing is - this will not fill you up. Its better to eat something high in protein and low in fat if you want to feel full at low calories. So - if you're hungry - 200g of (raw) chicken breast without skin will be aprox 200 calories and will fill you up. (Obviously cook it before you eat it!!!) I'd rather invest the calories in something substantial than snack all day, consume the same calories and never feel full or get the health benefits of good protein.

I like this response. "Calorie free" discussions often devolve into debating the "Negative calorie" myth. Like the great Muscle Weighs More Than Fat Debate of 2011, we tend to get a little hung up on semantics and interpretation.

But you are right - it's likely what people are really seeking is a way to snack and keep calories low. And I agree that protein is key for feeling full. Personally, I like cottage cheese. The amount of cottage cheese you can eat per 100 calories is enough to tide me over. Sometimes I'll throw in a little bit of strawberry preserves for a sweet late night snack.

Celery, cucumbers, veggies - all great foods that I eat. But for really getting that full feeling I need protein and some fat.

vim_n_vigor

ice
pencils (don't eat or swallow it)
water
finger nails (as long as you don't eat them)

OK, really, no, there aren't no calorie foods. If you load up on veggies though, they tend to be very low calorie and very filling.

MikeSEA

I like this response. "Calorie free" discussions often devolve into debating the "Negative calorie" myth. Like the great Muscle Weighs More Than Fat Debate of 2011, we tend to get a little hung up on semantics and interpretation.

But you are right - it's likely what people are really seeking is a way to snack and keep calories low. And I agree that protein is key for feeling full. Personally, I like cottage cheese. The amount of cottage cheese you can eat per 100 calories is enough to tide me over. Sometimes I'll throw in a little bit of strawberry preserves for a sweet late night snack.

Celery, cucumbers, veggies - all great foods that I eat. But for really getting that full feeling I need protein and some fat.

I wish protein kept me feeling full. It definitely keeps my energy up, though. A huge stack of sliced red bell pepper was around 80cal, and a little bit of hummus makes for a good snack. It definitely kept me feeling full for awhile.

So, for me, fiber > protein for feeling full.

eatmeingo

Water. :P If you use those 0 calorie water flavors and make ice cubes out of them they curb cravings when you suck on them and taste better than plain ice.

eatmeingo

Just google it. There's a list.

Here is a list I found on Google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fairy_and_sprite_characters

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LittleMissDoll

green onions! not much of a snack though

TNoire

green onions! not much of a snack though

not to mention bad breath :laugh:

sarahp86

Dust?