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

molomom
molomom Posts: 1
in Food and Nutrition
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!

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  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Nope.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    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
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    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
    now_or_never13 Posts: 1,575 Member
    Not true at all.
  • Kennkaru
    Kennkaru Posts: 210 Member
    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
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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. :tongue:
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 Member
    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. :wink:
  • magerum
    magerum Posts: 12,589 Member
    There is no such thing as negative calorie food. Carry on.
  • RobinvdM
    RobinvdM Posts: 634 Member
    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
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    FALSE!
  • purpleipod
    purpleipod Posts: 1,147 Member
    I really doubt your body is going to burn enough calories digesting celery for it to matter one bit towards your weight loss.
  • melinda200208
    melinda200208 Posts: 525 Member
    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
    Bridget28152723 Posts: 372 Member
    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
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    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. :wink:

    False

    The only thing that has takes has "negative calories" is ice cold water.
  • Liz12mae
    Liz12mae Posts: 57 Member
    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. :wink:

    hahahha!!!!
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    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
    garyduv3 Posts: 5
    THIS IS NOT TRUE!

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