True or False...celery neg. cal. food??

molomom

i was recently told to eat a few (plain) sticks of celery before bed and it would help my body burn cals while sleeping because its a neg cal food. is this correct?
thanks!

auddii

Nope.

Docmahi

i dunno if its truly negative I have heard that claim before

but its virtually calorie free - its basically water and cellulose, hence why it is so much dietary fiber, our bodies cant break down cellulose so we can't use it as an energy source. This is all based off my knowledge of biochem when i took a long long time ago lol

wellbert

True. It's worth -2 calories per stalk.. Rather than dieting or exercise, consider instead eating 350 celery stalks per day to lose weight.

now_or_never13

Not true at all.

Kennkaru

True. It's worth -2 calories per stalk.. Rather than dieting or exercise, consider instead eating 350 celery stalks per day to lose weight.

YEAH! This is what Dr. Oz told me to do! Great idea!

cwolfman13

No such thing...celery has calories...not many, but it does have calories. If I ate 2,600 calories worth of celery, I'd gain weight...but it would be a **** ton of celery. Best to eat your celery in moderation.

JenSD6

Cucumber is another one that apparently takes more calories to digest than is ingested. I think of it as a guilt-free hummus delivery system.

magerum

There is no such thing as negative calorie food. Carry on.

RobinvdM

I used to believe in negative calorie food, then I was like noway and went back to eating real food. Celery does have its place. Stuffed with PB or cheez whiz or something >.> If youre hungry at bedtime eat something, an orange, apple, celery stalk if you feel the need.. It won't hurt you unless it has glass in it, or you swallow wrong :bigsmile:

Have a good day!

Ready2Rock206

FALSE!

purpleipod

I really doubt your body is going to burn enough calories digesting celery for it to matter one bit towards your weight loss.

melinda200208

I've heard you burn more calories from the process to actually chew and eat celery than what celery has in it. But, I dont think it will really help you lose weight. But, you could probably eat as much as you want!

Bridget28152723

I have heard it is..even if its not eating it before bed is a good idea, better than eating anything else....basically the the process in which your body has to digest it , etc. will be more calories burned than the 30 something calories it is..so yeah that means it turns out to be zero calories consumed in the end

Cr01502

Cucumber is another one that apparently takes more calories to digest than is ingested. I think of it as a guilt-free hummus delivery system.

False

The only thing that has takes has "negative calories" is ice cold water.

Liz12mae

Cucumber is another one that apparently takes more calories to digest than is ingested. I think of it as a guilt-free hummus delivery system.

hahahha!!!!

dakitten2

Celery has calories. However, a very minimal number. I think the old thinking was that you burned more calories in chewing the celery than is actually in the celery, thus creating a negative value. I dont look at it that way, anything that I eat goes on my diary. I even log zero calories like mustard tho, so I'm a little OCD about logging it all. But I should note that hasnt been true the last week, cause of being on a semi-vacation and multiple birthday celebrations.

garyduv3

THIS IS NOT TRUE!