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Zero Calorie Foods?

skinnylove912
skinnylove912 Posts: 19 Member
edited January 7 in Health and Weight Loss
Real, or fake? What are your thoughts?

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  • cwashkowiak
    cwashkowiak Posts: 44 Member
    Everything I've tasted has been terrible, but honestly, I've only tried a few things.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    There is no such thing. Besides, why would you want to eat ANYTHING with no nutritional/energy value?
  • stonel94
    stonel94 Posts: 550 Member
    there's no food that is zero calories but some foods, like celery, are considered zero calorie or negative calorie foods because they only have like 2 calories and you burn more calories than that chewing and actually eating it.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Food is defined by having calories.
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....
  • Stdavis53
    Stdavis53 Posts: 233 Member
    Shiritaki noodles, while they by themselves have 0 calories and no nutritional value *besides 1 gram of fiber* make it so that you can enjoy foods you wouldn't normally be able to due to its filler value. Who wants to eat 1 cup of pad thai with real noodles, when you can have 2-3 cups for the same caloric costs with shiritaki?
  • envy09
    envy09 Posts: 353 Member
    If I burn more calories eating/preparing a food, then I would consider that food calorie free.
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....

    Black coffee can have up to five calories per serving, more if it's a flavored coffee.
  • SunshineDecember
    SunshineDecember Posts: 70 Member
    I'd be awfully suspicious of any food that claims to have zero cals - it's probably chocked up with sketchy chemicals... unless it's like lettuce or celery, and even those have some calories :)
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....

    8 oz. of coffee has 2 calories.
    Mustard has 3 calories in 1 teaspoon
    ice is water and not a food?

    Most foods that are actual FOODS (key word here) actually DO have calories. They can be advertised as "0" calories if they are less than 5 calories per the FDA.

    Again though, your body NEEDS calories, and nutrition. Why would you purposely consume things with little to none?
  • Stdavis53
    Stdavis53 Posts: 233 Member

    Most foods that are actual FOODS (key word here) actually DO have calories. They can be advertised as "0" calories if they are less than 5 calories per the FDA.

    Again though, your body NEEDS calories, and nutrition. Why would you purposely consume things with little to none?

    I know I eat Shiritaki noodles which is 0, so that I can enjoy meals that I couldn't usually have on a lower calorie lifestyle. People who eat only 0 calorie foods without anything added, that I don't understand.
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    Shiritaki noodles, while they by themselves have 0 calories and no nutritional value *besides 1 gram of fiber* make it so that you can enjoy foods you wouldn't normally be able to due to its filler value. Who wants to eat 1 cup of pad thai with real noodles, when you can have 2-3 cups for the same caloric costs with shiritaki?

    because they resemble worms
  • djames92
    djames92 Posts: 990 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....

    Black coffee can have up to five calories per serving, more if it's a flavored coffee.
    if your really going to count those " up to 5 calories" i think you have a problem
  • Snail313
    Snail313 Posts: 214 Member
    Pickles
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....

    Black coffee can have up to five calories per serving, more if it's a flavored coffee.
    if your really going to count those " up to 5 calories" i think you have a problem

    Coffee has calories, Judgey McJudger. Whether it's counted or not, and whether people who do count it 'have a problem', is irrelevant.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Pickles

    Yeah, cucumbers have calories. Pickle manufacturers just portion control the slices to make them less than 5 calories so they can report it as "0". They have calories.
  • mommycordillia
    mommycordillia Posts: 259

    if your really going to count those " up to 5 calories" i think you have a problem

    I count every single calorie.....when I put spinach on a wrap it is only like 3 calories....but those small calories add up quickly, so i count them just so I know exactly what I've put in.
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    Other than Water. NO. Feel free to pretend all you want that your food doesn't have calories - but when your scale won't budge don't complain that all you eat are zero calorie foods.
  • LiftAllThePizzas
    LiftAllThePizzas Posts: 17,857 Member
    Again though, your body NEEDS calories, and nutrition. Why would you purposely consume things with little to none?
    For the same reason that people have sex with no intention of procreating.
  • Yaya1976
    Yaya1976 Posts: 357 Member
    ice.....

    ICE, love it :drinker:
  • rose313
    rose313 Posts: 1,146 Member
    I bought a jar of pickles and was surprised to see that it said zero calories on the label.

    If you're out of calories for the day and still hungry, eat a piece of grilled chicken and some vegetables. It'll be fine.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    black coffee
    mustard
    ice.....

    Black coffee can have up to five calories per serving, more if it's a flavored coffee.
    if your really going to count those " up to 5 calories" i think you have a problem

    If I'm cutting, I keep my diary super accurate- logging spices, coffee, etc. When I'm maintaining, I loosen the ropes a bit. Accuracy is not a problem- for many people it's THE solution.
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